Wordle 1686 (Fri, 1/30) ***SPOILERS***

[MissMillie]

Wordle 1,686 3/6

⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 AUDIO
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 TURBO
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 JUMBO

[Casandia]

1. 5

Wordle 1,686 5/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ flush
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ unity
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ quack
⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ rumor
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 jumbo

[2naSalit]

2. Ouch! -6-

Wordle 1,686 6/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ADIEU
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ SOUPY
⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛ CLOUT
🟨🟩⬛⬛🟩 BUNKO
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 GUMBO
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 JUMBO



Connections
Puzzle #964
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪

[Onthefly]

3. 4

Wordle 1,686 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ Train
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ Mouse
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 Jumbo
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Gumbo

[10 Turtle Day]

4. 3/6

Wordle 1,686 3/6

⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩audio
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩gumbo
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩jumbo

[mnhtnbb]

5. 3

Wordle 1,686 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜steal
🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨opium
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩jumbo

NY Times average 4.6 and Wordlebot in 4.

[nuxvomica]

6. 3

Wordle 1,686 3/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ BREAK
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ HOIST
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 JUMBO

WordleBot
Skill 88/99
Luck 59/99


Connections 🌈
Puzzle #964
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨

Skill 99/99
Uniqueness 1 in 131


Strands #698
“We're not lost ...”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵


[Bracket City]
January 30, 2026

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

Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 66
🎯 Minimum Required: 66

Total Score: 100.0
🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪

[livetohike]

7. 5

Wordle 1,686 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ RAISE
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ POUTY
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ CLOUD
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 GUMBO
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 JUMBO

[Liberal In Texas]

8. -4-

Wordle 1,686 4/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ STEAL
🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 OPIUM
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ MOUND
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 JUMBO

And from 2 weeks ago...

[underpants]

9. 3

Wordle 1,686 3/6

🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ought
⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜rumor
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩Jumbo

[Marthe48]

10. Got it in 3

Wordle 1,686 3/6

⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ AURIC
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ LUMEN
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 JUMBO

[Chipper Chat]

11. 6

Wordle 1,686 6/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜BELCH
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ROBIN
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜STOOP
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩MAMBO
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩GUMBO
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩JUMBO

[hay rick]

12. 6

Wordle 1,686 6/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ STEAL
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ MINOR
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ COUGH
🟨🟩⬜🟨🟨 BUXOM
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 DUMBO
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 JUMBO

Ugh. Sloppiest I ever played- made obvious mistakes 3 straight turns. Fortunately it's just a game.

[Colorado Liberal]

13. Four

Wordle 1,686 4/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛CHEAT
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛SPURN
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛GUILD
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩JUMBO

[AllyCat]

14. 4

Wordle 1,686 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ steal
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ mound
⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ rumor
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Jumbo

[SKKY]

15. 4/6* Damn it!!!!

Wordle 1,686 4/6*

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ SALET
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ROUND
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 GUMBO
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 JUMBO