Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

2naSalit

(100,305 posts)
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 04:57 AM 5 hrs ago

***Wordle 1,675 * SPOILERS***

Wordle 1,675 5/6

🟨⬛⬛🟩⬛ ADIEU
⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛ GAVEL
🟨🟩⬛🟩⬛ NAMES
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 TAKEN
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WAXEN

Ouch!

20 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
***Wordle 1,675 * SPOILERS*** (Original Post) 2naSalit 5 hrs ago OP
5 for me as well 10 Turtle Day 4 hrs ago #1
I literally ran out of... 2naSalit 4 hrs ago #3
4. Buckeye_Democrat 4 hrs ago #2
needed all 6 today MissMillie 4 hrs ago #4
4 Casandia 4 hrs ago #5
4 Onthefly 4 hrs ago #6
6 Chipper Chat 4 hrs ago #7
5 I made up a word (waney) that turned out to be a word livetohike 3 hrs ago #8
I do that all the time. BigmanPigman 3 hrs ago #9
Most of the time my made up words don't work , livetohike 1 hr ago #18
4 mnhtnbb 3 hrs ago #10
Two days in a row of unusual words markodochartaigh 3 hrs ago #11
Indeed. 6 underpants 2 hrs ago #13
Ouch is right...-6- Liberal In Texas 3 hrs ago #12
Got it in 5 Marthe48 1 hr ago #14
4 surfered 1 hr ago #15
took me all 6 Taylor Picker 1 hr ago #16
5 nuxvomica 1 hr ago #17
4 hay rick 1 hr ago #19
5 Nittersing 1 hr ago #20

10 Turtle Day

(1,077 posts)
1. 5 for me as well
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 05:34 AM
4 hrs ago

Wordle 1,675 5/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜audio
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜later
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩haven
🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩waken
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩waxen

Giving all the seldom used letters a workout today: v, w, k, x

Buckeye_Democrat

(15,501 posts)
2. 4.
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 05:43 AM
4 hrs ago

Wordle 1,675 4/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨 SLATE
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 RAMEN
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 OAKEN
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WAXEN

MissMillie

(39,572 posts)
4. needed all 6 today
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 05:48 AM
4 hrs ago

an error in guess #3 didn't help

Wordle 1,675 6/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ AUDIO
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 STALE
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ GREAT
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 HAVEN
🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 WAKEN
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WAXEN

Casandia

(1,812 posts)
5. 4
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 06:03 AM
4 hrs ago

Wordle 1,675 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ flush
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ emoji
⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 vegan
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 waxen

Onthefly

(1,173 posts)
6. 4
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 06:05 AM
4 hrs ago

Wordle 1,675 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 House
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ Tread
🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 Waken
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Waxen

Chipper Chat

(10,785 posts)
7. 6
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 06:22 AM
4 hrs ago

Wordle 1,675 6/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜SHIRT
🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜EAGLE
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜PACED
🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜WAVEY
🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩WAKEN
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩WAXEN

livetohike

(24,027 posts)
8. 5 I made up a word (waney) that turned out to be a word
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 06:31 AM
3 hrs ago

Wordle 1,675 5/6

⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 RAISE
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ GAVEL
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ DATED
🟩🟩🟨🟩⬜ WANEY
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WAXEN

BigmanPigman

(54,641 posts)
9. I do that all the time.
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 06:38 AM
3 hrs ago

I make up words based on process of elimination. It's a gamble but it helps in the long run.

I taught "word study" to 1st graders for over 15 years and that experience comes in handy for Wordle.

livetohike

(24,027 posts)
18. Most of the time my made up words don't work ,
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 09:05 AM
1 hr ago

so this was a nice surprise. Years ago, I taught remedial reading to 4th-6th graders .

mnhtnbb

(33,164 posts)
10. 4
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 07:06 AM
3 hrs ago

Wordle 1,675 4/6

⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜steal
⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨mange
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩raven
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩waxen

NY Times average 4.9 and Wordlebot in 4.

markodochartaigh

(5,093 posts)
11. Two days in a row of unusual words
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 07:13 AM
3 hrs ago

Wordle 1,675 4/6

⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ PARTY
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 LOUIE
⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩 SHEEN
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WAXEN

I was surprised that there weren't more -en words I could think of that fit the parameters.

Strands #687
“Shaking things up”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🟡🔵🔵🔵

Connections
Puzzle #953
🟩🟨🟦🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

underpants

(195,183 posts)
13. Indeed. 6
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 08:10 AM
2 hrs ago

Wordle 1,675 6/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜music
🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜alert
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨grave
⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜panel
🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜naked
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩Waxen

Liberal In Texas

(16,023 posts)
12. Ouch is right...-6-
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 07:29 AM
3 hrs ago

Wordle 1,675 6/6
Another beating...
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ STEAL
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ CAGEY
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ FAZED
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ PAVER
🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 WAKEN
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WAXEN

Marthe48

(22,770 posts)
14. Got it in 5
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 08:37 AM
1 hr ago

Wordle 1,675 5/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ AURIC
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 PASTE
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ GAVEL
🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 WAKEN
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WAXEN


Taylor Picker

(3,936 posts)
16. took me all 6
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 08:52 AM
1 hr ago

Wordle 1,675 6/6*

⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ TREAD
⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 LANCE
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 MAVEN
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 OAKEN
🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 WAKEN
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WAXEN

nuxvomica

(13,913 posts)
17. 5
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 08:57 AM
1 hr ago

Wordle 1,675 5/6

⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ BREAK
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ HOIST
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ CLUMP
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ FAXED
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WAXEN

WordleBot
Skill 80/99
Luck 43/99


Connections
Puzzle #953
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Skill 97/99
Uniqueness 1 in 1,253


Strands #687
“Shaking things up”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵🔵


[Bracket City]
January 19, 2026 🟢 (Easy)

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

Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 70
🎯 Minimum Required: 70

Total Score: 100.0
🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪

hay rick

(9,396 posts)
19. 4
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 09:11 AM
1 hr ago

Wordle 1,675 4/6

⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ STEAL
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ABODE
🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ WAGER
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WAXEN

Nittersing

(8,137 posts)
20. 5
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 09:13 AM
1 hr ago

Wordle 1,675 5/6

🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ ADIEU
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ STORY
⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ PANEL
🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 WAKEN
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WAXEN (A word I didn't know... but probably could figure out in context.)

Latest Discussions»The DU Lounge»***Wordle 1,675 * SPOILER...