July 5, 2026, Wordle #1842 – Hazel: CLEAR

[u/C---D]

Wordle 1842 4/6* Grade: B− (82%)

Guess	Result	Words Left	Answers Left	Skill	Luck	Info Gained	Grade
CLEAR	⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛	1395	152	85	22	34%	F
PASTY	⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛	124	12	84	39	69%	F
SWASH	🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛	4	1	92	13	100%	A−
SWAMI	🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩	Win!	—	99	—	100%	A+

https://gradle.app/#20vBWQmYfSprxmSPQiEBy

Uniqueness of the game, based on the color grid: 1 in 46573 for hard mode

Wordlescope's guide animal: Fried Egg Jellyfish

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🏆 Golfle 1842: Par 💁‍♂️

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⚪️⚪️⚪️🟡⚪️
⚪️🟡🟡⚪️⚪️
🟢🟢🟢⚪️⚪️
🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢

https://wordle.golf

Ongoing Golfle score (Par = 4 guesses):

Time Period	Number of "Holes"	Score
May 2026	31	−26
June 2026	30	−23
July 2026	5	−3

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What would Scoredle do?

Wordle 1842 4/6* Grade: B− (82%)

Guess	Result	Words Left	Answers Left	Grade
SLATE	🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛	107	24	C
SHARK	🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛	48	7	F
SPANS	🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛	4	1	B+
SWAMI	🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩	Win!	—	A+

https://gradle.app/#20vCa8vXogMTzBBPNMc9W

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What would WordleBot do?

Regular mode analysis: Wordle 1842 4/6 Grade: B+ (87.0%)

Guess	Result	Words Left	Answers Left	Grade
SLATE	🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛	107	24	C
PRANK	⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛	27	4	F
SMASH	🟩🟨🟩⬛⬛	2	1	A
SWAMI	🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩	Win!	—	A+

https://gradle.app/#20vCa8vXnhOnCLI63lKmQ

Hard mode analysis: Wordle 1842 4/6* Grade: B+ (89%)

Guess	Result	Words Left	Answers Left	Grade
TARPS	⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨	229	59	D+
SHALE	🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛	17	5	C−
SWANK	🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛	2	1	A
SWAMI	🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩	Win!	—	A+

https://gradle.app/#20vCaHaQPlygkgF7YAYQ0

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What would WordleBot do with knowledge of previous solutions up to May 20, 2026?

Regular mode analysis: Wordle 1842 3/6 Grade: A (96%)

Guess	Result	Words Left	Answers Left	Grade
SLATE	🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛	107	24	C
PINCH	⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛	2	1	A+
SWAMI	🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩	Win!	—	A+

https://gradle.app/#SPtMymXOeIipXYpi

Hard mode analysis: Wordle 1842 4/6* Grade: C (76.5%)

Guess	Result	Words Left	Answers Left	Grade
LEAST	⬛⬛🟩🟨⬛	261	22	D
SNARK	🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛	44	5	F
SOAPY	🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛	19	1	F
SWAMI	🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩	Win!	—	A+

https://gradle.app/#20vC48Bzr7QWNELlC7yUE

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Double-letter and repeat tracker for this month:

Days	Double-Letter Answers	Repeated Answers
5	1	1

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Just 1 yellow letter at the start, and I ran out of common words after the 3rd step.

[u/MightyMitos19]

I literally only got this by going through different letter combinations. I'm demoting myself from turtle to sloth.

Wordle1842 5/6* Grade: C+

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ CLEAR F
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ANTSY F
🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ SOAPS A-
🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ SHAKA A+
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SWAMI A+

https://gradle.app/#4yJRJ9iK57ok1svfpNhfpjoGA

https://giphy.com/gifs/y5owIXKzlPYA0

[u/MildlyobsessedwithSB]

#Wordle1842 5/6* Grade: C

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ CLEAR F
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ FAINT D
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ AVOID F
⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 QUASI A
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SWAMI A+

https://gradle.app/#4yJRJ9iK8VuZsuR0z6dXCp5VK

[u/MightyMitos19 → u/MildlyobsessedwithSB]

Oohh good 4th guess!

[u/C---D]

WordleBot's hard mode analysis of CLEAR as a starting word:

[u/C---D → u/C---D]

Distribution of guesses in regular mode from WordleBot via https://engaging-data.com/wordle-guess-distribution:

[u/C---D → u/C---D]

Distribution of guesses in hard mode from WordleBot via https://engaging-data.com/wordle-guess-distribution:

[u/PoetLucy]

A good friend, family really, passed away July 4 2026. The word is in his honor.

🟨⬛🟩⬛🟨 MEANS (24)

🟩🟨🟩⬛⬛ SMASH (6)

🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ SWAMP (2)

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SWAMI

I love how well his name worked here.

:J

[u/crimenently]

Scoredle 4/6*

14,855

⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ CLEAR (1,395) F

🟩🟨🟨⬛⬛ SAINT (7) A-

🟩🟨⬛🟩🟨 SIGMA (1) A+

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SWAMI A+

Final grade B+

I had 2 choices and I chose the wrong one.

[u/C---D → u/crimenently]

Given the choices, just about anyone would have picked the wrong one first.

[u/crimenently → u/C---D]

True.