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***Spoilers*** Wordle May 17th (Original Post) AllyCat 11 hrs ago OP
3 nuxvomica 11 hrs ago #1
3. Buckeye_Democrat 11 hrs ago #2
4 Onthefly 8 hrs ago #3
4 Casandia 8 hrs ago #4
4/6 10 Turtle Day 8 hrs ago #5
3 mnhtnbb 7 hrs ago #6
3 underpants 7 hrs ago #7
3 livetohike 7 hrs ago #8
Four Ohiya 6 hrs ago #9
5 Marthe48 6 hrs ago #10
3 Chipper Chat 6 hrs ago #11
-4- Liberal In Texas 6 hrs ago #12
4 Nittersing 5 hrs ago #13
4 hay rick 4 hrs ago #14
Five Colorado Liberal 4 hrs ago #15

nuxvomica

(14,195 posts)
1. 3
Sun May 17, 2026, 03:05 AM
11 hrs ago

Wordle 1,793 3/6

🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ BREAK
🟩🟨⬜🟩⬜ BLOAT
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BYLAW

WordleBot
Skill 71/99
Luck 70/99


Connections 🌈
Puzzle #1071
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨

Skill 99/99
Uniqueness 1 in 54


Strands #805
“Strike one!”
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🔵🔵🔵


[Bracket City]
May 17, 2026

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

Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 53
🎯 Minimum Required: 53

Total Score: 100.0
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Flashback for May 16, 2026

25 points
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Play here:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/05/15/upshot/flashback.html

Buckeye_Democrat

(15,538 posts)
2. 3.
Sun May 17, 2026, 03:39 AM
11 hrs ago

Wordle 1,793 3/6

⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ SLATE
⬛🟨🟩⬛🟨 RALLY
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BYLAW

Onthefly

(1,374 posts)
3. 4
Sun May 17, 2026, 06:10 AM
8 hrs ago

Wordle 1,793 4/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ Train
🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ Aloud
⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ False
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Bylaw

Casandia

(1,952 posts)
4. 4
Sun May 17, 2026, 06:15 AM
8 hrs ago

Wordle 1,793 4/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ flush
🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ learn
⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 daily
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 bylaw

10 Turtle Day

(1,309 posts)
5. 4/6
Sun May 17, 2026, 06:38 AM
8 hrs ago

Wordle 1,793 4/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜audio
🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜later
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜scalp
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩bylaw

mnhtnbb

(33,497 posts)
6. 3
Sun May 17, 2026, 06:58 AM
7 hrs ago

Wordle 1,793 3/6

⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨steal
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨allay
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩bylaw

NY Times average 4.3 and Wordlebot in 5.

underpants

(197,157 posts)
7. 3
Sun May 17, 2026, 07:30 AM
7 hrs ago

Wordle 1,793 3/6

🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜blare
🟩🟨⬜⬜🟨basil
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩Bylaw

livetohike

(24,413 posts)
8. 3
Sun May 17, 2026, 07:41 AM
7 hrs ago

Wordle 1,793 3/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ RAISE
🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ABOUT
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BYLAW

Ohiya

(2,768 posts)
9. Four
Sun May 17, 2026, 07:57 AM
6 hrs ago

Wordle 1,793 4/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ Raise
🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ About
🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ Black
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Bylaw

WordleBot
Skill 93/99
Luck 45/99

Marthe48

(23,429 posts)
10. 5
Sun May 17, 2026, 08:08 AM
6 hrs ago

Wordle 1,793 5/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ AURIC
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 SOAPY
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 HYENA
🟩🟩🟨🟩⬜ BYWAY (big mistake!)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BYLAW




Chipper Chat

(10,925 posts)
11. 3
Sun May 17, 2026, 08:14 AM
6 hrs ago

Wordle 1,793 3/6

⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨STRAY
🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜LOYAL
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩BYLAW

Liberal In Texas

(16,416 posts)
12. -4-
Sun May 17, 2026, 08:28 AM
6 hrs ago

Wordle 1,793 4/6
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 STEAL
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨 ALLAY
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ MYLAR
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BYLAW

Nittersing

(8,500 posts)
13. 4
Sun May 17, 2026, 09:30 AM
5 hrs ago

Wordle 1,793 4/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ADIEU
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 STORY
⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ KAYAK
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BYLAW

hay rick

(9,716 posts)
14. 4
Sun May 17, 2026, 10:20 AM
4 hrs ago

Wordle 1,793 4/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ TASER
🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ALIGN
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 VOCAL
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BYLAW

Colorado Liberal

(604 posts)
15. Five
Sun May 17, 2026, 10:24 AM
4 hrs ago

Wordle 1,793 5/6
⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛CHEAT
⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛ROMAN
⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛SQUAD
⬛⬛⬛🟩🟨PAPAL
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩BYLAW

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