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Bob Lai
@chefteacher.bsky.social
I am a former news editor for KPIX/CBS in San Francisco and am now a semi-retired chef/instructor.
Wordle 1,596 5/6*

🟨⬛⬛⬛🟨
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨
⬛🟨🟨⬛🟨
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #874
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Strands #608
“It's not polite to lick your plate”
🔵🔵🔵🟡
🔵
November 1, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Wordle 1,595 5/6*

⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛
⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #873
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Strands #607
“Good bones”
💀🦴🦴🦴
🦴🦴🦴🦴
October 31, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Wordle 1,594 4/6*

🟨⬛🟨⬛🟩
⬛🟨🟨🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #872
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🟪🟨🟪🟨
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Strands #606
“"If I'm being picky ..."”
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October 30, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Wordle 1,593 3/6*

⬛🟨🟩⬛🟩
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #871
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Strands #605
“"Nevermore!"”
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October 29, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Wordle 1,592 X/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
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⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #870
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Strands #604
“The write stuff”
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October 28, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Wordle 1,591 4/6*

🟨⬛⬛⬛🟨
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨
🟨🟩🟩⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Uncommon word.

Connections
Puzzle #869
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Strands #603
“Witch way?”
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October 27, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Wordle 1,590 4/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #868
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🟨🟨🟨🟨
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Strands #602
“Fall-ing”
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October 26, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Wordle 1,589 5/6*

⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩
⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩
⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩
🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #867
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🟦🟦🟦🟦
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Strands #601
“Quite a transformation!”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵
October 25, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Wordle 1,588 5/6*

🟩🟨⬛⬛🟨
🟩🟨🟨⬛⬛
🟩⬛🟨🟨⬛
🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #866
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Strands #600
“Through the ages”
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October 24, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Wordle 1,587 5/6*

⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛
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⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛
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Connections
Puzzle #865
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Strands #599
“Please don't eat me!”
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🔵🔵
October 23, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Wordle 1,586 4/6*

🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛
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🟩🟨⬛🟨🟩
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Connections
Puzzle #864
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Strands #598
“Catch all”
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October 22, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Wordle 1,585 5/6*

🟨⬛⬛⬛🟨
⬛🟨⬛🟨🟨
⬛🟨🟨⬛🟨
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #863
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Strands #597
“Banding together”
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🔵💡🔵🔵
October 21, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Wordle 1,584 5/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛🟨🟨🟨
⬛⬛🟨🟨🟩
🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Strands #596
““It's in the mail””
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October 20, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Wordle 1,583 6/6*

⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨
⬛🟨🟨⬛🟨
⬛🟨🟩🟩⬛
⬛🟨🟩🟩⬛
⬛🟨🟩🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #861
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Strands #595
“For the picking”
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🔵🟡🔵🔵
October 19, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Wordle 1,582 4/6*

⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨
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⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #860
🟨🟨🟦🟨
🟩🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟨🟦🟨
🟩🟨🟦🟨

Too many overlaps.

Strands #594
“Get to work ...”
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🔵🔵🟡🔵
October 18, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Wordle 1,581 4/6*

⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #859
🟪🟪🟪🟪
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🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨

Strands #593
“Gait keeping”
🔵🔵💡🔵
💡🔵🟡🔵
🔵
October 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Wordle 1,580 4/6*

🟨⬛🟨🟨⬛
⬛⬛🟨🟨🟨
⬛🟩🟩🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #858
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🟪🟪🟪🟪

Strands #592
“And the category is ...”
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October 16, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Wordle 1,579 6/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #857
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🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Strands #591
“Going up?”
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🔵🔵🔵
October 15, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Wordle 1,578 5/6*

⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #856
🟦🟨🟨🟦
🟦🟦🟨🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟨🟦🟦
🟦🟨🟦🟦

Too many crossovers.

Strands #590
“This & that”
🔵🟡🔵💡
🔵🔵🔵🔵
October 14, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Wordle 1,577 6/6*

⬛🟨🟩⬛🟨
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🟨🟩🟩⬛⬛
⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #855
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Strands #589
“Bring binoculars”
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🔵🟡🔵🔵
October 14, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Wordle 1,576 4/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #854
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Strands #588
“Follow suit”
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🔵🔵🟡
October 12, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Wordle 1,575 3/6*

🟨⬛🟩🟩⬛
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #853
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Strands #587
“That's branding”
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🔵🔵🔵
October 11, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Wordle 1,574 5/6*

⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨
⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #852
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🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Strands #586
“I'm a ladle hungry”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵🔵
October 10, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Wordle 1,573 5/6*

⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨
⬛⬛🟨🟨🟨
🟨🟩🟨⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #851
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🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Strands #585
“Just in case”
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🔵🔵
October 9, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Wordle 1,572 5/6*

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨
🟨🟨⬛⬛🟩
🟩⬛🟨🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #850
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🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟪🟪🟪
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Strands #584
“Now, hear this!”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵
October 8, 2025 at 7:19 AM