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MissMillie

(39,705 posts)
Wed May 20, 2026, 04:47 AM Wednesday

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

10 Turtle Day

(1,317 posts)
1. I played it the same as you!
Wed May 20, 2026, 06:03 AM
Wednesday

Wordle 1,796 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜audio
⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜stern
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩wreck

Onthefly

(1,383 posts)
2. 4
Wed May 20, 2026, 06:06 AM
Wednesday

Wordle 1,796 4/6

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

nuxvomica

(14,224 posts)
5. 2
Wed May 20, 2026, 06:39 AM
Wednesday

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

(33,508 posts)
6. 3
Wed May 20, 2026, 06:48 AM
Wednesday

Wordle 1,796 3/6

⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜steal
🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩creek
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩wreck

NY Times average 3.6 and Wordlebot in 4.

underpants

(197,214 posts)
8. 4
Wed May 20, 2026, 07:03 AM
Wednesday

Wordle 1,796 4/6

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

livetohike

(24,433 posts)
9. 3
Wed May 20, 2026, 07:16 AM
Wednesday

Wordle 1,796 3/6

⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ARISE
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ TREND
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WRECK

Liberal In Texas

(16,436 posts)
14. -3-
Wed May 20, 2026, 07:48 AM
Wednesday

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

Casandia

(1,959 posts)
15. 5
Wed May 20, 2026, 07:48 AM
Wednesday

Wordle 1,796 5/6

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

Marthe48

(23,462 posts)
20. 3
Wed May 20, 2026, 08:05 AM
Wednesday

Wordle 1,796 3/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 AURIC
🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 CREEK
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WRECK


Chipper Chat

(10,932 posts)
21. 4
Wed May 20, 2026, 08:19 AM
Wednesday

Wordle 1,796 4/6

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

Nittersing

(8,509 posts)
22. 4
Wed May 20, 2026, 08:35 AM
Wednesday

Wordle 1,796 4/6

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

MN2theMax

(2,311 posts)
23. 3/6
Wed May 20, 2026, 08:52 AM
Wednesday

Wordle 1,796 3/6

⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ARISE
🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ CREPT
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WRECK

hay rick

(9,728 posts)
24. 4
Wed May 20, 2026, 09:19 AM
Wednesday

Wordle 1,796 4/6

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

Taylor Picker

(3,991 posts)
27. 3
Wed May 20, 2026, 11:39 AM
Wednesday

Wordle 1,796 3/6*

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ SLANT
🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜ CHEWY
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WRECK

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