"Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 3)

[Rebo]

Wordle 1,688 3/6*

STEAL
SPURN
SPINY

[MacDoc]

Wordle 1,689 4/6

no Ai

[Wheelz]

Wordle 1,688 4/6

BUYER
NASTY
SHINY
SPINY

I actually thought of SPINY before SHINY, but decided the latter was more likely. Dangit.

[Chefguy]

Wordle 1,688 4/6

CRANE
HOIST
SWING
SPINY

[chela]

Wordle 1,688 3/6*

Aura
Ebony
Spiny

[SuntanLotion]

Wordle 1,689 3/6

[SuntanLotion]

SHARE
VIRAL
CIGAR

[MrDibble]

Wordle 1,689 4/6 MONDAY

AUDIO
VIRAL
SITAR
CIGAR

[Cugel]

Spoiler for 1689

CIGAR has been used previously, so has the era
of the repeat begun?

[psychobunny]

Wordle 1,689 3/6

RATIO
VIRAL
CIGAR

Apparently we all like the same second word.

[psychobunny]

It’s not like they didn’t tell us just 4 days ago. Wasn’t CiGAR one of the first answers, though? Hope they’re not going to just repeat them in order.

[Cugel]

@psychobunny

It’s not like they didn’t tell us just 4 days ago.

Yeah, it is.

[psychobunny]

Are you being sarcastic

or did you not know (post 6634).
https://www.tomsguide.com/gaming/wordle-just-confirmed-major-change-for-next-week-and-its-controversial

[Bullitt]

Wordle 1,689 4/6 — 2026-02-02 Mon

STARE — because words can now be reused, I’m using different starting words STARE DOILY PUNCH
DOILY
PUNCH
CIGAR — there it is, CIGAR is the first reused word

[Bullitt]

@psychobunny

Hope they’re not going to just repeat them in order.

I highly doubt it.

(And I don’t know how to spoiler a quote for text that was originally spoilered, like @psychobunny ‘s was)

[pjd]

Wordle 1,689 5/6*

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\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Q}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}
\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}

[Gordon_G]

It’s a big day! NY Times has heard our complaints and made amends!
Wordle 1,689 4/6

SLATE
CRONY
CHIRP
CIGAR
For now I’ll stick with some probes I’m used to.
#3 was a Brain-F*rt. Oh well.

[chela]

Wordle 1,689 3/6*

Ditch
Vicar
Cigar

[Gordon_G]

@psychobunny

Are you being sarcastic

or did you not know (post 6634).
… Wordle just confirmed major change for next week — and it's controversial | Tom's Guide

I disagree, and shame on the Times! I noticed NO indication of the change at NY Times, and probably wouldn’t have known if I hadn’t read it here.

[RTFirefly]

Wordle 1689 Happy Groundhog Day

1,191
11

SLANT
CHORE
CIGAR

Could’ve also been CIRCA, but given that CIGAR was the solution to the very first Wordle, I was betting on the FTFNYT having gone with that for their first repeat.

It’s certainly apropos that they would start re-using solutions on Groundhog Day.