Jason Etheridge @jasonetheridge@qoto.org

You know you're getting old when you need to lean back to see your computer screen clearly.

There are few good things about getting older, and this surely isn't one of them.

Wordle 825 4/6*

🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

When I think of a guess, then immediately think of an alternate that also fits, I should go with the alternative. It's send to be often the answer!

Wordle 824 2/6*

🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

And I thought yesterday was quick!

Wordle 823 3/6*

🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩
🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Over far too quickly.

Wordle 822 3/6*

🟨⬛⬛⬛🟩
🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Well, that was quick.

Wordle 821 4/6*

⬛⬛🟩🟨⬛
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Didn't I think I was clever. Wrong again.

Wordle 820 4/6*

🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛
⬛🟨🟩⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

As much as I love today's word, it's just never near the top of my mind. A lifelong fault, perhaps.

While it's probably blindingly obvious to everyone else, my mind was blown when @jeffjarvis (I think) said we don't speak using spaces; they're only for reading, to separate words. I then realised we really do speak without paused between words!

Wordle 819 4/6*

⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨
⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛
⬛🟨⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Not the best, not the worst.

Wordle 818 3/6*

⬛🟨⬛🟩🟨
🟩⬛🟨🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I really thought I had it on the second guess, but yeah, not so much.

Wordle 817 6/6*

⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛
⬛🟩🟨🟩⬛
🟩🟩⬛🟩⬛
🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I've got this... I've got this... maybe I don't have this... oh hell...

Phew.

Wordle 816 3/6*

⬛⬛🟨🟨🟨
⬛🟨🟩🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Smooth ride.

Wordle 815 3/6*

🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

That one letter clue was surprisingly effective at limiting options.

Wordle 814 5/6*

⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩
⬛🟨⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

No swift victory today, it seems. Quite apropos, given it's Monday.

Wordle 813 3/6*

⬛🟨⬛⬛🟩
🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Well, that was easy.

Wordle 812 4/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Perfect logic to get there, unlucky choices when eliminating letters.

Wordle 811 3/6*

🟨⬛⬛🟨🟩
⬛🟨🟨🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Got to it late today! Smooth run, though.

Wordle 810 3/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨
🟨🟨⬛⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

When faced with multiple possibilities, I go with the most common, as the original Wordle creator weeded out less known words. Though now the NYTimes curates, who knows...

Wordle 809 3/6*

🟨⬛🟩⬛⬛
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

That's more like it.