#Wordle1245 4/6* Grade: B

⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛ C (138)
🟨🟩⬛⬛⬛ F (44)
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ A- (3)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#20ru1imk0lYyNACGr7n9m

What are you saying, Wordle? I thought I looked good in this hippie shirt today.

You knew where the L was after four guesses. You didn’t have to give up there.

#Wordle1244 5/6* Grade: C

🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛ D- (431)
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨 F (96)
🟨⬛⬛🟩⬛ D (15)
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩 B (3)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#4yAtAnSG9zfqjeSAahDq62T4Y

@[email protected] Hey, what’s the big idea with trying to end our streaks this week? We broke our own streaks in solidarity with @[email protected] and started again this Tuesday. Are you trying to erase our new 3 day streaks that we all started on the same day? I expect better from the press.

My loyal airheads, I must report that we no longer have the most threads of any Mbin magazine. The strongest lifting gas [email protected] has overtaken us. I’ve sent them a post congratulating them, but they might not take it well. In a few weeks, I’m probably doing that for [email protected] too.

In the era of the first powered airships, hydrogen was generated by pouring lots and lots of sulfuric acid over lots and lots of iron filings. While hydrogen production is far safer now, hydrogen is currently banned as a lifting gas in the US. With the correct precautions, I think we’re due for a hydrogen renaissance. I’d rather save the helium for MRI machines, honestly.

#Wordle1243 5/6* Grade: C+

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ F (1,860)
⬛⬛🟩🟨⬛ B (17)
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ D+ (5)
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ B- (2)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#4yAsC07TYGMFJnyOUtxtIu5PN

I’ve heard this word from video games, but I didn’t think it was a real word. Looks like we’re back to business as usual with NYT Wordle.

@[email protected] Is the strike over? Is it time to begin new streaks? If there’s still a picket line, we aren’t going to cross it.

From this Mastodon post and its replies, the NYT Tech Guild says we can go back to playing Wordle. I’ll start a new streak with this puzzle after midnight.

Edit: I played the puzzle and we’re back in business. 1 streak.

#Wordle1242 4/6* Grade: A

🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛ C+ (78)
⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛ A+ (2)
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+ (1)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#20rsJwspYATQFeAq0eDg1

Shout outs to Voyager developer and paraglider @[email protected] ! I wonder if he knows any other stylish freeflying-types.

Wandi Wang from Chongqing, China gave up her career in newscasting to paraglide full time and posting on YouTube and Instagram. This video of her dressed up as a witch is getting ripped off relentlessly, but I tracked down the source so flyhellodidi can get the exposure she deserves. Keep on finding pathways to the sky!

My partner actually told me about this last week, but recent events here in the US have taken my energy away and I just watched this today. I’m catching up, though!

#Wordle1241 3/6* Grade: B+

⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ F (1,331)
⬛🟨🟨⬛🟨 A- (8)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#SNEehhIxUjDOBSym

I accidentally had the wrong starting word in my head today and made the game difficult to play, especially on gradle.app . Scoredle’s bot fails today’s puzzle!

In 2014, photographer Melvin Sokolsky returned to his iconic Bubble series from 50 years before, but this time with Jennifer Aniston in the bubble.

Could we make a vacuum balloon of out this acrylic bubble? If it’s sealed airtight, it might be strong enough to contain a vacuum without imploding, thus making it several pounds lighter than when it has air inside. Make stable acrylic vacuum bubbles big enough, and they’ll float like balloons. We were so close to this future once…

#Wordle1240 3/6* Grade: A

⬛⬛🟩⬛🟨 D+ (197)
⬛🟨🟩🟩🟩 A+ (1)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#SNE2zxcMJERg48I9

I’ll admit, using gradle.app to play the puzzle is kind of cheating. After two guesses, I could see the was only one possibility left, so I just played the first thing that came to mind. At least I’m not crossing the picket line.

#Wordle1239 5/6* Grade: C+

🟨⬛⬛⬛🟨 F (470)
⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ F (110)
🟩⬛🟩🟩⬛ B- (8)
🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩 B+ (2)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#4yAoIt6Nj7BfNf6pD80KX8GgP

Still playing this through gradle.app only. For those of you skipping Wordle entirely, you’re not missing much. This is almost identical to puzzle #1201. I was hoping Strikle would give us a new puzzle, but no luck there either.

Our world has turned upside down. But at some point, we just have to adapt and get back in the air. We still have work to do.

#Wordle1238 4/6* Grade: B-

⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 D- (416)
⬛🟨🟨🟨🟨 B (10)
🟨⬛🟨🟨🟨 F (6)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#20rr19VdjCHNi7Jb0HnBu

Still played exclusively through gradle.app until I find a better non-NYT alternative. Strikle’s puzzle is unchanged from yesterday.

#Wordle1237 3/6* Grade: A-

⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨 D- (360)
⬛🟨🟩⬛🟩 A- (6)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#SNDtrvODlQHpX6YX

I support the NYT Tech Guild in their strike and only played this puzzle within gradle.app. The NYT Tech Guild built their own version of Wordle that doesn’t cross the pocket line. We should switch to that one while the strike is going on. Here’s that puzzle! ✌️

#Wordle 2/6* Grade: A

🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛ C+ (74)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#1mhpl0GI5r

I know this isn’t a good example of floating. I’m grieving for democracy.

#Wordle1236 4/6* Grade: A-

🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ F (629)
⬛🟨⬛🟨🟨 A (4)
🟩🟩⬛🟩⬛ A+ (1)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#20rq9YEBRxhk9wYmILye4

In solidarity with the NYT Tech Guild, I’m not playing NYT’s version of Wordle today, breaking a 118 streak. This was played exclusively on gradle.app . We tried being nice, and it failed.

#Wordle1235 3/6* Grade: A-

⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨 D+ (221)
🟨⬛⬛🟩⬛ C+ (12)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#SND61uTaSPMxcNur

I didn’t notice the strike or figure out my only reasonable third guess very quickly. Too busy voting against fascism.

#Wordle1234 2/6* Grade: A+

🟨⬛🟩⬛⬛ A (6)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#o8d2lfqjsI0b

Critical hit!! I know 🟨⬛🟩⬛⬛ doesn’t look like much, but it only left one reasonable play. ✌️