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Wordle 1686 (Fri, 1/30) ***SPOILERS*** (Original Post) MissMillie Yesterday OP
5 Casandia Yesterday #1
Ouch! -6- 2naSalit Yesterday #2
4 Onthefly Yesterday #3
3/6 10 Turtle Day Yesterday #4
3 mnhtnbb 23 hrs ago #5
3 nuxvomica 23 hrs ago #6
5 livetohike 23 hrs ago #7
-4- Liberal In Texas 23 hrs ago #8
3 underpants 23 hrs ago #9
Got it in 3 Marthe48 23 hrs ago #10
6 Chipper Chat 22 hrs ago #11
6 hay rick 22 hrs ago #12
Four Colorado Liberal 21 hrs ago #13
4 AllyCat 20 hrs ago #14
4/6* Damn it!!!! SKKY 8 hrs ago #15

Casandia

(1,826 posts)
1. 5
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 05:05 AM
Yesterday

Wordle 1,686 5/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ flush
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ unity
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ quack
⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ rumor
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 jumbo

2naSalit

(100,725 posts)
2. Ouch! -6-
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 05:26 AM
Yesterday

Wordle 1,686 6/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ADIEU
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ SOUPY
⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛ CLOUT
🟨🟩⬛⬛🟩 BUNKO
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 GUMBO
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 JUMBO



Connections
Puzzle #964
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Onthefly

(1,187 posts)
3. 4
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 06:13 AM
Yesterday

Wordle 1,686 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ Train
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ Mouse
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 Jumbo
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Gumbo

10 Turtle Day

(1,091 posts)
4. 3/6
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 06:28 AM
Yesterday

Wordle 1,686 3/6

⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩audio
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩gumbo
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩jumbo

mnhtnbb

(33,195 posts)
5. 3
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 06:48 AM
23 hrs ago

Wordle 1,686 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜steal
🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨opium
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩jumbo

NY Times average 4.6 and Wordlebot in 4.

nuxvomica

(13,941 posts)
6. 3
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 07:13 AM
23 hrs ago

Wordle 1,686 3/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ BREAK
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ HOIST
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 JUMBO

WordleBot
Skill 88/99
Luck 59/99


Connections 🌈
Puzzle #964
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨

Skill 99/99
Uniqueness 1 in 131


Strands #698
“We're not lost ...”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵


[Bracket City]
January 30, 2026

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

Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 66
🎯 Minimum Required: 66

Total Score: 100.0
🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪

livetohike

(24,060 posts)
7. 5
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 07:23 AM
23 hrs ago

Wordle 1,686 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ RAISE
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ POUTY
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ CLOUD
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 GUMBO
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 JUMBO

Liberal In Texas

(16,064 posts)
8. -4-
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 07:26 AM
23 hrs ago

Wordle 1,686 4/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ STEAL
🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 OPIUM
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ MOUND
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 JUMBO

And from 2 weeks ago...

underpants

(195,439 posts)
9. 3
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 07:28 AM
23 hrs ago

Wordle 1,686 3/6

🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ought
⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜rumor
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩Jumbo

Marthe48

(22,817 posts)
10. Got it in 3
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 07:29 AM
23 hrs ago

Wordle 1,686 3/6

⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ AURIC
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ LUMEN
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 JUMBO

Chipper Chat

(10,802 posts)
11. 6
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 07:50 AM
22 hrs ago

Wordle 1,686 6/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜BELCH
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ROBIN
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜STOOP
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩MAMBO
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩GUMBO
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩JUMBO

hay rick

(9,432 posts)
12. 6
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 08:10 AM
22 hrs ago

Wordle 1,686 6/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ STEAL
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ MINOR
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ COUGH
🟨🟩⬜🟨🟨 BUXOM
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 DUMBO
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 JUMBO

Ugh. Sloppiest I ever played- made obvious mistakes 3 straight turns. Fortunately it's just a game.

Colorado Liberal

(490 posts)
13. Four
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 08:54 AM
21 hrs ago

Wordle 1,686 4/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛CHEAT
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛SPURN
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛GUILD
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩JUMBO

AllyCat

(18,634 posts)
14. 4
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 10:41 AM
20 hrs ago

Wordle 1,686 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ steal
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ mound
⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ rumor
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Jumbo

SKKY

(12,776 posts)
15. 4/6* Damn it!!!!
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 10:39 PM
8 hrs ago

Wordle 1,686 4/6*

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ SALET
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ROUND
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 GUMBO
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 JUMBO

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