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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWordle 1852 (Wed, 7/15) ***spoilers***
This one was NASTY
Wordle 1,852 5/6
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ audio
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ stern
⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 clash
🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ washy
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 pshaw
2naSalit
(105,329 posts)Wordle 1,852 5/6
🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ ADIEU
🟩🟨⬛⬛⬛ PARTY
🟩⬛🟨⬛🟨 POACH
🟩🟩🟨⬛⬛ PSALM
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PSHAW WHAT?
Connections
Puzzle #1130
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🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
Buckeye_Democrat
(15,563 posts)Wordle 1,852 3/6
🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛ SLATE
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ OASIS
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PSHAW
WordleBot
Skill 95/99
Luck 62/99
livetohike
(24,552 posts)MissMillie
(39,780 posts)The "results" page (at the time I saw it) said that 25 people got it in two guesses.
I'm calling B.S.
livetohike
(24,552 posts)some website.
He didnt use it today though and he got it in 5.
True Dough
(27,860 posts)Plenty of cheaters out there, over something this inconsequential! Crazy!
Marthe48
(23,911 posts)I use the past wordle lists. I don't out and out look for the answer, but I do all I can to keep my score down
If I were playing against people, I would avoid my aids. But I'm playing against a machine which doesn't care if I win or lose.
livetohike
(24,552 posts)letter is, if there are any repeat letters and even give you a hint of what the word is. Knowing the start letter is a big help especially if you already have some letters . My husband is playing against my sister and me
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Marthe48
(23,911 posts)I sometimes use hints for Connections. My intake of pop culture ended in the 90s, and I often have no idea of what Connections is asking for.
livetohike
(24,552 posts)I also look at the hints in Connections. I almost never get the purple group and when the connection is revealed, sometimes I still dont see it.
Marthe48
(23,911 posts)It's because they were the last four to pick lol
underpants
(198,081 posts)Wordle 1,852 X/6
⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜float
🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜human
⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜jihad
⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜rehab
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨aghas - thats a word?
🟨⬜🟩🟩⬜schav - I spent 15 minutes trying anything that it would take.
LisaM
(29,720 posts)"Agha" is a word (like the Agha Khan) and I know it from crossword puzzles. But Wordle doesn't do plurals. It seems like a good guess word, though.
underpants
(198,081 posts)Pshaw 🙄
Delphinus
(12,577 posts)I got it in five, but I kept thinking to myself, that's not even really a word!
livetohike
(24,552 posts)Wordle 1,852 5/6
⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ RAISE
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ COAST
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ASSAY
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ USUAL
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PSHAW
mnhtnbb
(33,644 posts)Wordle 1,852 2/6
🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜steal
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩pshaw
NY Times average 4.7 and Wordlebot in 4.
I suspect this requires an explanation. I've said previously that I use Try Hard guides to generate a list of possible word solutions, which I then check against a list of previous answers. Some people think that's cheating, but there are no rules against it. I also consider solving the puzzle an exercise in executive function, which requires using resources at hand for problem solving.
That said, after the first word, there were only two possible answers given the configuration of letters and elimination of others. One answer had recently been used, so I went with pshaw.
Liberal In Texas
(16,594 posts)aggiesal
(11,079 posts)In this case, you would be forced to use the letter 'a' in your subsequent word guesses, instead of using non 'a' words to eat up letters.
"STERN" would have been flagged as an illegal word because it doesn't have the letter 'a' in it.
My sister would do the same.
mnhtnbb
(33,644 posts)Wordlebot does not function in hard mode.
aggiesal
(11,079 posts)You can follow the Hard Mode rules on your own anyway.
Liberal In Texas
(16,594 posts)Wordle 1,852 2/6
🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ STEAL
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PSHAW

livetohike
(24,552 posts)underpants
(198,081 posts)surfered
(15,477 posts)Colorado Liberal
(664 posts)Wordle 1,852 4/6
⬛🟨⬛🟩⬛CHEAT
🟨⬛⬛🟩⬛HUMAN
⬛⬛🟩🟩⬛JIHAD
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩PSHAW (and I'm still not convinced this is a real word)
nuxvomica
(14,415 posts)Wordle 1,852 3/6
⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ BREAK
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ HOIST
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PSHAW
WordleBot
Skill 84/99
Luck 83/99
Connections
Puzzle #1130
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🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
Skill 97/99
Uniqueness 1 in 122
Strands #864
Rose-colored glasses
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[Bracket City]
July 15, 2026
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 44
🎯 Minimum Required: 44
Total Score: 100.0
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Casandia
(1,997 posts)Wordle 1,852 4/6
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 flush
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ shack
🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ ashes
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 pshaw
LisaM
(29,720 posts)I had to resort to putting in a word I knew was wrong just to place a letter (I had four of the letters) once the A was in place, I figured it out.
Marthe48
(23,911 posts)Wordle 1,852 4/6
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ AURIC
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ GABLE
🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ SOAPY
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PSHAW
I first read the word in Little House on the Prairie. Paw would say it occasionally.
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True Dough
(27,860 posts)Half Pint!
Nittersing
(8,629 posts)I saw a spoiler before I played.
It was a word my dear departed Mom used with some frequency.
Miss you Mom.
hay rick
(9,843 posts)Wordle 1,852 4/6
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ TASER
🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ SLAIN
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ABYSS
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PSHAW
surfered
(15,477 posts)
Onthefly
(1,458 posts)Wordle 1,852 5/6
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ House
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ Shark
🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ Washy
🟨🟨⬜🟨🟨 Awash
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pshaw
Psst: Its pshaw. Something you dont want to wear if it is wet.