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MissMillie

(39,703 posts)
Wed May 20, 2026, 04:47 AM 13 hrs ago

WORDLE 1,796 (Wednesday, 5/20) ***SPOILERS***

I had my fourth guess ready to go. Turns out I didn't need it.

Wordle 1,796 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ AUDIO
⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ STERN
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WRECK

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WORDLE 1,796 (Wednesday, 5/20) ***SPOILERS*** (Original Post) MissMillie 13 hrs ago OP
I played it the same as you! 10 Turtle Day 12 hrs ago #1
4 Onthefly 12 hrs ago #2
2 AllyCat 12 hrs ago #3
Wow! Nt spooky3 12 hrs ago #4
Yay! n/t livetohike 11 hrs ago #11
WOW! Liberal In Texas 10 hrs ago #16
Great solve! Marthe48 10 hrs ago #18
Well done! hay rick 9 hrs ago #25
2 nuxvomica 12 hrs ago #5
Awesome 😎 AllyCat 11 hrs ago #7
Great! n/t livetohike 11 hrs ago #10
Nice! Liberal In Texas 10 hrs ago #17
Wonderful! Marthe48 10 hrs ago #19
Excellent! hay rick 9 hrs ago #26
3 mnhtnbb 11 hrs ago #6
4 underpants 11 hrs ago #8
3 livetohike 11 hrs ago #9
I always start with ADIEU and STORY edbermac 11 hrs ago #12
Three Colorado Liberal 10 hrs ago #13
-3- Liberal In Texas 10 hrs ago #14
5 Casandia 10 hrs ago #15
3 Marthe48 10 hrs ago #20
4 Chipper Chat 10 hrs ago #21
4 Nittersing 10 hrs ago #22
3/6 MN2theMax 9 hrs ago #23
4 hay rick 9 hrs ago #24
3 Taylor Picker 7 hrs ago #27

10 Turtle Day

(1,314 posts)
1. I played it the same as you!
Wed May 20, 2026, 06:03 AM
12 hrs ago

Wordle 1,796 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜audio
⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜stern
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩wreck

Onthefly

(1,379 posts)
2. 4
Wed May 20, 2026, 06:06 AM
12 hrs ago

Wordle 1,796 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 House
🟨⬜🟩⬜🟨 Clear
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ Erect
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Wreck

nuxvomica

(14,211 posts)
5. 2
Wed May 20, 2026, 06:39 AM
12 hrs ago

Wordle 1,796 2/6

⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 BREAK
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WRECK

WordleBot
Skill 99/99
Luck 90/99


Connections
Puzzle #1074
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟦
🟩🟦🟩🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Skill 75/99
Uniqueness 1 in a Million


Strands #808
“No rush”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵


[Bracket City]
May 20, 2026

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

Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 46
🎯 Minimum Required: 46

Total Score: 100.0
🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪

mnhtnbb

(33,505 posts)
6. 3
Wed May 20, 2026, 06:48 AM
11 hrs ago

Wordle 1,796 3/6

⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜steal
🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩creek
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩wreck

NY Times average 3.6 and Wordlebot in 4.

underpants

(197,190 posts)
8. 4
Wed May 20, 2026, 07:03 AM
11 hrs ago

Wordle 1,796 4/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨scale
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜chief
⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜gecko
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩Wreck

livetohike

(24,425 posts)
9. 3
Wed May 20, 2026, 07:16 AM
11 hrs ago

Wordle 1,796 3/6

⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ARISE
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ TREND
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WRECK

edbermac

(16,488 posts)
12. I always start with ADIEU and STORY
Wed May 20, 2026, 07:34 AM
11 hrs ago

Covers all the vowels
ADIEU
STORY
CLEAR
REACH
WRECK

Liberal In Texas

(16,431 posts)
14. -3-
Wed May 20, 2026, 07:48 AM
10 hrs ago

Wordle 1,796 3/6
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ STEAL
⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ NIECE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WRECK

Casandia

(1,957 posts)
15. 5
Wed May 20, 2026, 07:48 AM
10 hrs ago

Wordle 1,796 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ flush
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ abort
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 diver
⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ perky
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 wreck

Marthe48

(23,453 posts)
20. 3
Wed May 20, 2026, 08:05 AM
10 hrs ago

Wordle 1,796 3/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 AURIC
🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 CREEK
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WRECK


Chipper Chat

(10,929 posts)
21. 4
Wed May 20, 2026, 08:19 AM
10 hrs ago

Wordle 1,796 4/6

⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜PORCH
🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨CRANE
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩TRECK
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩WRECK

Nittersing

(8,506 posts)
22. 4
Wed May 20, 2026, 08:35 AM
10 hrs ago

Wordle 1,796 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ADIEU
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ STORY
🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ CREPE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WRECK

MN2theMax

(2,309 posts)
23. 3/6
Wed May 20, 2026, 08:52 AM
9 hrs ago

Wordle 1,796 3/6

⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ARISE
🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ CREPT
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WRECK

hay rick

(9,724 posts)
24. 4
Wed May 20, 2026, 09:19 AM
9 hrs ago

Wordle 1,796 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 TASER
🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ REIGN
🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 CRUDE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WRECK

Taylor Picker

(3,990 posts)
27. 3
Wed May 20, 2026, 11:39 AM
7 hrs ago

Wordle 1,796 3/6*

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ SLANT
🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜ CHEWY
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WRECK

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