***Wordle Spoiler 1/18***

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[Casandia]

1. 3

Wordle 1,674 3/6

⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ flush
🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ surge
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 sumac

Almost chose sumac for the 2nd word but went with surge - oh well

[2naSalit]

3. Heh...

I was clueless until after the third try! When the 'U' shows up I have to resist the urge to use 'Q' right away.

[Casandia]

5. Ikr?

[10 Turtle Day]

7. And I fell right into that trap!

[2naSalit]

2. 4

Wordle 1,674 4/6

🟨⬛⬛⬛🟨 ADIEU
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ VAULT
🟩🟨🟨🟨⬛ SCAUP
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SUMAC



Connections
Puzzle #952
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🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩

[MissMillie]

4. 3 for me too

Wordle 1,674 3/6

🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ AUDIO
🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ SUGAR
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SUMAC

[mnhtnbb]

6. 3

Wordle 1,674 3/6

🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜steal
🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜sonar
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩sumac

NY Times average 4.1 and Wordlebot in 3.

[10 Turtle Day]

8. 4/6

Wordle 1,674 4/6

🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜audio
⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜quart
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜human
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩sumac

[livetohike]

9. 3

Wordle 1,674 3/6

🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ARISE
🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜ STAMP
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SUMAC

[Sanity Claws]

10. 3

Wordle 1,674 3/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ heart
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 alias
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 sumac

[Buckeye_Democrat]

11. 3.

Wordle 1,674 3/6

🟩⬛🟨⬛⬛ SLATE
🟨🟩⬛⬛⬛ CURVY
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SUMAC

[surfered]

12. 4

[surfered]

13. All the 3s make me feel stupid

[Liberal In Texas]

14. -4-

Wordle 1,674 4/6
🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ STEAL
🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ SONAR
🟩⬜🟨🟩⬜ SQUAB
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SUMAC

(Apparently SUMAC isn't funny)

[mnhtnbb]

17. Poison sumac

[hay rick]

25. Poison sumac brings back childhood memories.

There was a field across the street that was loaded with poison sumac, poison ivy, and wild strawberries. The sumac was easy to avoid, the poison ivy, not so much. I couldn't resist the strawberries.

[Liberal In Texas]

31. Let me fix that for you...

Last edited Sun Jan 18, 2026, 10:08 PM - Edit history (1)

[mnhtnbb]

32. thanks! I was too lazy to redo it!

[Nittersing]

15. 4

Wordle 1,674 4/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ADIEU
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ STORY
🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ SAUNA
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SUMAC

[Chipper Chat]

16. 4

Wordle 1,674 4/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨AXIOM
🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜MALTY
🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜SMASH
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩SUMAC

[nuxvomica]

18. 3

Wordle 1,674 3/6

⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ BREAK
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ HOIST
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SUMAC

WordleBot
Skill 71/99
Luck 68/99


Connections
Puzzle #952
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Skill 95/99
Uniqueness 1 in 59


Strands #686
“Soft skills”
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[Bracket City]
January 18, 2026 🟢 (Easy)

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

Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 71
🎯 Minimum Required: 71

Total Score: 100.0
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Flashback for Jan. 17, 2026

25 points
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Play here:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/16/upshot/flashback.html

[Taylor Picker]

19. Lucky 2

Wordle 1,674 2/6*

⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ TREAD
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SUMAC

I once had a very UNLUCKY experience with poison sumac.

[underpants]

20. I'm extremely impressed

[hay rick]

26. Good for you!

[underpants]

21. 6. What the hell is that?

Wordle 1,674 6/6

⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜rival
⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜began
⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜today
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜human
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟨pumas
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩sumac

Sumac · Rhus coriaria that is most commonly used for culinary purposes. Sumac is prized as a spice—especially in Iranian cuisine, and other Eastern cuisines—and used as a dye and holistic remedy

[MN2theMax]

22. 5/6

Wordle 1,674 5/6

🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ARISE
🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ SCALD
🟩🟨🟨🟨⬜ SAUCY
🟩🟨🟨⬜🟨 SCUBA
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SUMAC

[hay rick]

23. 3

Wordle 1,674 3/6

🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ STEAL
🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ SONAR
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SUMAC

[SKKY]

24. 4/6*. All these low number kinda make me feel dumb...

Wordle 1,674 4/6*

🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ SALET
🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ SHARK
🟩🟨🟨⬜🟨 SCUBA
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SUMAC

[northoftheborder]

27. Yesterday's Wordle answer?

That was one I was going back to work on but forgot. What was the word??

[True Dough]

28. Yesterday was

fiery

[Colorado Liberal]

29. Three

Wordle 1,674 3/6
🟨⬛⬛🟩⬛CHEAT
🟩🟨⬛🟩⬛SCRAP
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩SUMAC

[AllyCat]

30. 3

Wordle 1,674 3/6

🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ steal
🟩⬜🟨🟩⬜ squab
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Sumac