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spooky3

(38,795 posts)
Tue May 5, 2026, 12:16 AM Yesterday

Wordle *spoiler* Tuesday 5/5

NYT has a strange way of determining “skill.”.”Slate” is one of their favorite opening words.

Wordle 1,781 2/6

⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ slate
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 latch

WordleBot
Skill 51/99
Luck 88/99

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Wordle *spoiler* Tuesday 5/5 (Original Post) spooky3 Yesterday OP
4 nuxvomica Yesterday #1
2 Casandia Yesterday #2
👍 underpants Yesterday #4
Great! n/t livetohike 23 hrs ago #16
Nice! hay rick 23 hrs ago #19
Busted Onthefly Yesterday #3
Bad luck! Nt spooky3 22 hrs ago #25
Sometimes I match but it depends on the batch. Onthefly 22 hrs ago #26
Nice! 4 here underpants Yesterday #5
2 mnhtnbb Yesterday #6
Excellent! n/t livetohike Yesterday #15
Good one! hay rick 23 hrs ago #20
Me TWO ...-2- Liberal In Texas Yesterday #7
Great! n/t livetohike Yesterday #14
Well done! hay rick 23 hrs ago #21
4 Chipper Chat Yesterday #8
I wonder why this one was so easy: 2 mucifer Yesterday #9
Yay! n/t livetohike Yesterday #13
Enjoy! hay rick 23 hrs ago #22
5 Nittersing Yesterday #10
Congrats to spooky3, mnhtnbb, Liberal in Texas, and mucifer!! Casandia Yesterday #11
TY! spooky3 19 hrs ago #27
Great!! 4 here livetohike Yesterday #12
5/6 MN2theMax 23 hrs ago #17
3 hay rick 23 hrs ago #18
2 Taylor Picker 23 hrs ago #23
Nice!! Casandia 18 hrs ago #29
Two Ohiya 22 hrs ago #24
Great!! Casandia 18 hrs ago #30
3 Marthe48 19 hrs ago #28

nuxvomica

(14,172 posts)
1. 4
Tue May 5, 2026, 03:38 AM
Yesterday

Wordle 1,781 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ BREAK
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 HOIST
🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ CLUMP
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LATCH

WordleBot
Skill 97/99
Luck 51/99


Connections 🌈
Puzzle #1059
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨

Skill 99/99
Uniqueness 1 in 64


Strands #793
“Get up!”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵🔵


[Bracket City]
May 5, 2026

https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/

Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 55
🎯 Minimum Required: 55

Total Score: 100.0
🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪

Onthefly

(1,358 posts)
3. Busted
Tue May 5, 2026, 06:01 AM
Yesterday

Wordle 1,781 X/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ House
🟨🟨⬜🟩⬜ Thick
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 Watch
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 Patch
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 Match
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 Batch

underpants

(197,006 posts)
5. Nice! 4 here
Tue May 5, 2026, 06:16 AM
Yesterday

Wordle 1,781 4/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨giant
⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨petal
⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨ultra
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩Latch

mnhtnbb

(33,471 posts)
6. 2
Tue May 5, 2026, 06:45 AM
Yesterday

Wordle 1,781 2/6

⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨steal
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩latch

NY Times average 4.1 and Wordlebot in 3.

Liberal In Texas

(16,374 posts)
7. Me TWO ...-2-
Tue May 5, 2026, 07:06 AM
Yesterday

Wordle 1,781 2/6
Congrats on the other 2s
⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 STEAL
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LATCH

Chipper Chat

(10,912 posts)
8. 4
Tue May 5, 2026, 07:24 AM
Yesterday

Wordle 1,781 4/6

🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ASHEN
🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜HARDY
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩MATCH
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩LATCH

mucifer

(25,711 posts)
9. I wonder why this one was so easy: 2
Tue May 5, 2026, 07:37 AM
Yesterday

Wordle 1,781 2/6

⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ Shame
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Latch

I almost never get a 2.

Nittersing

(8,464 posts)
10. 5
Tue May 5, 2026, 07:49 AM
Yesterday

Wordle 1,781 5/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ADIEU
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ STORY
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 WATCH
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ PLUMB
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LATCH

livetohike

(24,381 posts)
12. Great!! 4 here
Tue May 5, 2026, 08:19 AM
Yesterday

Wordle 1,781 4/6 Forgot to use the C on try 3 🙄

⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ RAISE
🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ CANON
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 LAUGH
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LATCH

MN2theMax

(2,295 posts)
17. 5/6
Tue May 5, 2026, 08:23 AM
23 hrs ago

Wordle 1,781 5/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ARISE
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ BLAND
🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ TALLY
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 FATAL
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LATCH

hay rick

(9,687 posts)
18. 3
Tue May 5, 2026, 08:57 AM
23 hrs ago

Wordle 1,781 3/6

🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ TASER
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ MANGY- FREGOT THE T...
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LATCH

Marthe48

(23,334 posts)
28. 3
Tue May 5, 2026, 01:21 PM
19 hrs ago

Wordle 1,781 3/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 AURIC
⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ CLACK
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LATCH

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