John Velojet
@johnvelojet.bsky.social
Old geezer trying to retain his marbles
When it was clear that the single vowel had to go at the end, there was only one possibility
#Wordle1715 4/6
⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜
⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜
🟨⬜⬜🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1715 4/6
⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜
⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜
🟨⬜⬜🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 27, 2026 at 10:04 PM
When it was clear that the single vowel had to go at the end, there was only one possibility
#Wordle1715 4/6
⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜
⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜
🟨⬜⬜🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1715 4/6
⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜
⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜
🟨⬜⬜🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Despite all the eliminated letters, there were just so many possibilities left, so success on attempt #5 was unexpected
#Wordle1714 5/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle1714
#Wordle1714 5/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle1714
February 26, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Despite all the eliminated letters, there were just so many possibilities left, so success on attempt #5 was unexpected
#Wordle1714 5/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle1714
#Wordle1714 5/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle1714
I took a chance on repeating a letter in my 3rd attempt. It didn't work out but at least it showed me the way to success
#Wordle1713 4/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1713 4/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 25, 2026 at 9:16 PM
I took a chance on repeating a letter in my 3rd attempt. It didn't work out but at least it showed me the way to success
#Wordle1713 4/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1713 4/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Once I'd placed the yellows, there was only one way of filling in the blanks
#Wordle1712 3/6
🟩⬜⬜🟨🟨
🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1712 3/6
🟩⬜⬜🟨🟨
🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 24, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Once I'd placed the yellows, there was only one way of filling in the blanks
#Wordle1712 3/6
🟩⬜⬜🟨🟨
🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1712 3/6
🟩⬜⬜🟨🟨
🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
4 attempts yielding nothing but yellows and blacks till there was only one word left
#Wordle1711 5/6
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1711 5/6
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 23, 2026 at 9:14 PM
4 attempts yielding nothing but yellows and blacks till there was only one word left
#Wordle1711 5/6
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1711 5/6
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Only one word could be built from the remaining letters - and even then it needed using one twice
#Wordle1710 4/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜
⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1710 4/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜
⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 22, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Only one word could be built from the remaining letters - and even then it needed using one twice
#Wordle1710 4/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜
⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1710 4/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜
⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Not the first letter I was expecting with my attempt #3, so a bit of lateral thinking needed
#Wordle1709 5/6
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1709 5/6
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 21, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Not the first letter I was expecting with my attempt #3, so a bit of lateral thinking needed
#Wordle1709 5/6
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1709 5/6
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
So many words with letters 3 and 5! Finally, I had no option but to repeat one of them
#Wordle1708 5/6
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1708 5/6
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 20, 2026 at 8:53 PM
So many words with letters 3 and 5! Finally, I had no option but to repeat one of them
#Wordle1708 5/6
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1708 5/6
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
I thought I had it in 2, but there're more words with letters 1, 2, 3 and 5 than realised
#Wordle1707 4/6
🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1707 4/6
🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 19, 2026 at 9:13 PM
I thought I had it in 2, but there're more words with letters 1, 2, 3 and 5 than realised
#Wordle1707 4/6
🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1707 4/6
🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 18, 2026 at 8:33 PM
The yellow was a vowel.
Attempt #3 showed it had to go in position 4.
Then there was only one word that fitted the remaining letters.
#Wordle1705 4/6
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Attempt #3 showed it had to go in position 4.
Then there was only one word that fitted the remaining letters.
#Wordle1705 4/6
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 17, 2026 at 9:28 PM
The yellow was a vowel.
Attempt #3 showed it had to go in position 4.
Then there was only one word that fitted the remaining letters.
#Wordle1705 4/6
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Attempt #3 showed it had to go in position 4.
Then there was only one word that fitted the remaining letters.
#Wordle1705 4/6
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Bringing in the little used 2nd letter was the breakthrough I needed
#Wordle1704 5/6
🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟨⬜⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1704 5/6
🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟨⬜⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 16, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Bringing in the little used 2nd letter was the breakthrough I needed
#Wordle1704 5/6
🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟨⬜⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1704 5/6
🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟨⬜⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Deduction: That yellow letter in attempt #2 had to be in 1st position
So, the only vowel left standing had to be doubled
#Wordle1703 3/6
🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜
⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
So, the only vowel left standing had to be doubled
#Wordle1703 3/6
🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜
⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 15, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Deduction: That yellow letter in attempt #2 had to be in 1st position
So, the only vowel left standing had to be doubled
#Wordle1703 3/6
🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜
⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
So, the only vowel left standing had to be doubled
#Wordle1703 3/6
🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜
⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Starter gave me a placed consonant
Backup gave me a misplaced vowel
Attempt #3 placed the vowel and gave me a misplaced consonant ...
#Wordle1702 5/6
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Backup gave me a misplaced vowel
Attempt #3 placed the vowel and gave me a misplaced consonant ...
#Wordle1702 5/6
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 14, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Starter gave me a placed consonant
Backup gave me a misplaced vowel
Attempt #3 placed the vowel and gave me a misplaced consonant ...
#Wordle1702 5/6
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Backup gave me a misplaced vowel
Attempt #3 placed the vowel and gave me a misplaced consonant ...
#Wordle1702 5/6
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Starter: just a single yellow
Backup: zilch
Outcome: greatly reduced options and a quick path to success
#Wordle1701 4/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Backup: zilch
Outcome: greatly reduced options and a quick path to success
#Wordle1701 4/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 13, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Starter: just a single yellow
Backup: zilch
Outcome: greatly reduced options and a quick path to success
#Wordle1701 4/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Backup: zilch
Outcome: greatly reduced options and a quick path to success
#Wordle1701 4/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Just one green in my starter and zilch in my backup made it gratifyingly easy
#Wordle1700 4/6
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1700 4/6
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 12, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Just one green in my starter and zilch in my backup made it gratifyingly easy
#Wordle1700 4/6
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1700 4/6
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
With letters 1, 3 and 5 in place on attempt #2, there was only one way to go
#Wordle1699 3/6
🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1699 3/6
🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 11, 2026 at 9:22 PM
With letters 1, 3 and 5 in place on attempt #2, there was only one way to go
#Wordle1699 3/6
🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1699 3/6
🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
All I was doing was trying to find out where the other yellow letter went - and it turned out to be THE word. Nice!
#Wordle1698 3/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1698 3/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 10, 2026 at 9:30 PM
All I was doing was trying to find out where the other yellow letter went - and it turned out to be THE word. Nice!
#Wordle1698 3/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1698 3/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Got the first and last from my starter, but needed to eliminate quite a few letters before filling in the middle correctly
#Wordle1697 4/6
🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩
🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1697 4/6
🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩
🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 10, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Got the first and last from my starter, but needed to eliminate quite a few letters before filling in the middle correctly
#Wordle1697 4/6
🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩
🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1697 4/6
🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩
🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
Reluctance to repeat a letter once again was an obstacle to success
#Wordle1696 4/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1696 4/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 8, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Reluctance to repeat a letter once again was an obstacle to success
#Wordle1696 4/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1696 4/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 7, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Becoming a common story: my starter gave me two vowels. Next attempt placed them correctly. Then it was just a matter of finding the consonants
#Wordle1694 4/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
#Wordle1694 4/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
#Wordle
February 6, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Becoming a common story: my starter gave me two vowels. Next attempt placed them correctly. Then it was just a matter of finding the consonants
#Wordle1694 4/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
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Coming up to attempt #4, I had 2 vowels in their places + 1 consonant in the wrong place - it could either go at the front or the back. My guess paid off
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February 5, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Coming up to attempt #4, I had 2 vowels in their places + 1 consonant in the wrong place - it could either go at the front or the back. My guess paid off
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February 4, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Having 2 vowels in position after attempt #2 made a fairly easy path to success
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February 3, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Having 2 vowels in position after attempt #2 made a fairly easy path to success
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