John Velojet
@johnvelojet.bsky.social
Old geezer trying to retain his marbles
Starter gave me a placed consonant
Backup gave me a misplaced vowel
Attempt #3 placed the vowel and gave me a misplaced consonant ...
#Wordle1702 5/6
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🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Backup gave me a misplaced vowel
Attempt #3 placed the vowel and gave me a misplaced consonant ...
#Wordle1702 5/6
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 14, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Starter gave me a placed consonant
Backup gave me a misplaced vowel
Attempt #3 placed the vowel and gave me a misplaced consonant ...
#Wordle1702 5/6
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Backup gave me a misplaced vowel
Attempt #3 placed the vowel and gave me a misplaced consonant ...
#Wordle1702 5/6
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Starter: just a single yellow
Backup: zilch
Outcome: greatly reduced options and a quick path to success
#Wordle1701 4/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Backup: zilch
Outcome: greatly reduced options and a quick path to success
#Wordle1701 4/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 13, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Starter: just a single yellow
Backup: zilch
Outcome: greatly reduced options and a quick path to success
#Wordle1701 4/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Backup: zilch
Outcome: greatly reduced options and a quick path to success
#Wordle1701 4/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Just one green in my starter and zilch in my backup made it gratifyingly easy
#Wordle1700 4/6
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1700 4/6
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 12, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Just one green in my starter and zilch in my backup made it gratifyingly easy
#Wordle1700 4/6
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1700 4/6
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
With letters 1, 3 and 5 in place on attempt #2, there was only one way to go
#Wordle1699 3/6
🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1699 3/6
🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 11, 2026 at 9:22 PM
With letters 1, 3 and 5 in place on attempt #2, there was only one way to go
#Wordle1699 3/6
🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1699 3/6
🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
All I was doing was trying to find out where the other yellow letter went - and it turned out to be THE word. Nice!
#Wordle1698 3/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1698 3/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 10, 2026 at 9:30 PM
All I was doing was trying to find out where the other yellow letter went - and it turned out to be THE word. Nice!
#Wordle1698 3/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1698 3/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Got the first and last from my starter, but needed to eliminate quite a few letters before filling in the middle correctly
#Wordle1697 4/6
🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩
🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1697 4/6
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🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 10, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Got the first and last from my starter, but needed to eliminate quite a few letters before filling in the middle correctly
#Wordle1697 4/6
🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩
🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1697 4/6
🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩
🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Reluctance to repeat a letter once again was an obstacle to success
#Wordle1696 4/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1696 4/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 8, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Reluctance to repeat a letter once again was an obstacle to success
#Wordle1696 4/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1696 4/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 7, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Becoming a common story: my starter gave me two vowels. Next attempt placed them correctly. Then it was just a matter of finding the consonants
#Wordle1694 4/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1694 4/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 6, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Becoming a common story: my starter gave me two vowels. Next attempt placed them correctly. Then it was just a matter of finding the consonants
#Wordle1694 4/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1694 4/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Coming up to attempt #4, I had 2 vowels in their places + 1 consonant in the wrong place - it could either go at the front or the back. My guess paid off
#Wordle1693 4/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜
⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1693 4/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜
⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 5, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Coming up to attempt #4, I had 2 vowels in their places + 1 consonant in the wrong place - it could either go at the front or the back. My guess paid off
#Wordle1693 4/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜
⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1693 4/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜
⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 4, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Having 2 vowels in position after attempt #2 made a fairly easy path to success
#Wordle1691 4/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1691 4/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 3, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Having 2 vowels in position after attempt #2 made a fairly easy path to success
#Wordle1691 4/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1691 4/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
After all those blanks, there was only one word left standing
#Wordle1690 4/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1690 4/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 2, 2026 at 8:30 PM
After all those blanks, there was only one word left standing
#Wordle1690 4/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1690 4/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 1, 2026 at 9:30 PM
On attempt #2, instead of trying a word that started with the green, I tried my backup. The strategy paid off
#Wordle1688 3/6
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1688 3/6
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
January 31, 2026 at 7:07 PM
On attempt #2, instead of trying a word that started with the green, I tried my backup. The strategy paid off
#Wordle1688 3/6
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1688 3/6
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Again, just 2 vowels in my starter - but what were their rightful places?
#Wordle1687 4/6
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1687 4/6
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
January 30, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Again, just 2 vowels in my starter - but what were their rightful places?
#Wordle1687 4/6
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1687 4/6
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
By attempt #3, I just had 2 vowels. On attempt #4 I got one of them in place and had just one possible position for the other
#Wordle1686 6/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜
🟨🟩⬜🟨🟨
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1686 6/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜
🟨🟩⬜🟨🟨
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
January 29, 2026 at 9:24 PM
By attempt #3, I just had 2 vowels. On attempt #4 I got one of them in place and had just one possible position for the other
#Wordle1686 6/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜
🟨🟩⬜🟨🟨
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1686 6/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜
🟨🟩⬜🟨🟨
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
So many rejected letters that there was only one possible word left
#Wordle1685 4/6
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1685 4/6
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
January 28, 2026 at 9:39 PM
So many rejected letters that there was only one possible word left
#Wordle1685 4/6
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1685 4/6
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
By attempt #4, I only had 2 greens - but just one possible way of filling in the 3 blanks. Nice!
#Wordle1684 4/6
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨
⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1684 4/6
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨
⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
January 27, 2026 at 9:40 PM
By attempt #4, I only had 2 greens - but just one possible way of filling in the 3 blanks. Nice!
#Wordle1684 4/6
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨
⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1684 4/6
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨
⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Rearranging the two yellows and one green from my starter and backup brought me within striking distance on attempt #3
#Wordle1683 4/6
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1683 4/6
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
January 26, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Rearranging the two yellows and one green from my starter and backup brought me within striking distance on attempt #3
#Wordle1683 4/6
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1683 4/6
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Attempt #2: successfully rearranged the 3 yellows.
But it was still a slow and increasingly anxious path to final success
#Wordle1682 5/6
⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
But it was still a slow and increasingly anxious path to final success
#Wordle1682 5/6
⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
January 25, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Attempt #2: successfully rearranged the 3 yellows.
But it was still a slow and increasingly anxious path to final success
#Wordle1682 5/6
⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
But it was still a slow and increasingly anxious path to final success
#Wordle1682 5/6
⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Repeating a letter was once again my unavoidable last choice
#Wordle1681 4/6
🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1681 4/6
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🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
January 24, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Repeating a letter was once again my unavoidable last choice
#Wordle1681 4/6
🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1681 4/6
🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Once again, almost complete lack of initial success led easily to final success
#Wordle1680 4/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
🟨🟩🟩🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1680 4/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
🟨🟩🟩🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
January 23, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Once again, almost complete lack of initial success led easily to final success
#Wordle1680 4/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
🟨🟩🟩🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1680 4/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
🟨🟩🟩🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Counterintuitively, it's more difficult when fewer letters are eliminated
#Wordle1679 5/6
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January 22, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Counterintuitively, it's more difficult when fewer letters are eliminated
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Thin pickings in my starter and backup gave a speedy path to success
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Thin pickings in my starter and backup gave a speedy path to success
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