I have played just over 1000 games on Wordle, and I’m surprised. On Wordle World, a Facebook group, somebody asked about our stories regarding the game. Mine is pretty straightforward. I heard about it for months, and as is my general wont, I avoid things that everybody else does. It took me about 3/4 of a year before I played one game. I liked it so much that I’ve participated every day ever since.
Early on, I used a formula to maximize the number of letters I could check. It was TUBES, FLING, WORDY, CHAMP. This uses 20 letters and only misses the K and the more obscure letters JQVXZ. The good news is that it got me a win most of the time, but the bad news is that I was getting lots of 5s or 6s, only rarely a 4. Once, I muffed it all together.
Somehow, probably with the help of my daughter, I ended up using AROSE and TULIP regularly, and it’s been a boom. I’ve only muffed it once since then, on JUDGE, which I played too cavalierly; my last choice was FUDGE.
I still start with AROSE. If I have at least one green or two yellow letters, I try to play it in what they call the hard mode, meaning I have to play the green letter where it shows up and use the yellow letter. If I have only one yellow letter, I might go to TULIP. Regardless, I tend to use the letters in TULIP early on.
Wordle 1,250 3/6 
AROSE 94
THINE 2
NICHE
The system
My current streak of over 700 words is helped by the fact that I compare notes after the game with a guy named Matthew. After making a particular choice, I tend to put the number of possibilities left, which has helped me hone my guesses for future games, thanks to the sometimes sanctimonious WordleBot.
I’m trying to reach the streak of a participant on Wordle World named Nola, who had a 938-game streak snapped on September 29. We were neck-and-neck before I muffed JUDGE. She is very encouraging.
Sometimes, I get lucky.
Wordle 1,241 2/6 AROSE 39
STOIC
And other times, I get there by a thread.
Wordle 1,232 6/6 AROSE 39
SPOIL 5
STOOP 3
SWOOP 2
SCOOP 1
SNOOP
When I get an E and R, my go-word is LITER. One day, it will be the answer.
Wordle 1,240 3/6 AROSE 158
LITER 3
INNER
A useful hint: YOWZA is not a word in the Wordle dictionary.
Quordle
For Quordle, I do use TUBES FLING WORDY CHAMP. It works most of the time, though I just went down when I muffed it at 5 a.m. I’ve given up the other multiples, such as Octordle, mostly for time. Interestingly, I hit 500 on Quordle on Thanksgiving, the same day I did my 1000th Wordle.
Connections
My wife and I play New York Times Connections together. We’re much better at it that way than trying to do it separately. We’ve become so proficient at it that we have tried to find all four groups of four words before typing in the first one, attempting to ascertain which one would be purple, the most difficult.
When we do this, we tend to avoid misleading terms. Recently, a category looked like headwear, and I assumed that CAP was one of the four. When we created all four groupings, we realized that CAP had to go with Cover, Plug, and Seal, which were THINGS THAT PREVENT LEAKS. The fourth piece of headwear with Beret, Derby, and Pillbox was Snapback, a word I was unfamiliar with, though I wear such caps about half the year. Understandably, 50% of players put CAP in the wrong category. Oh, and the Times sells a Connections snapback cap; of course, they do.
You have a high winning percentage, and I just recently got into the game, and I used to take 6 chances the first few times and occasionally guess the right answer, until I used this tool, I found the right answer in about 4 times
Losing a streak to “JUDGE” is absolutely brutal, especially when it just comes down to a coin flip with “FUDGE.” I recently lost my own streak to “FOUND” after wasting guesses on “ROUND” and “SOUND,” so I definitely feel that pain.
1000 games is an impressive streak! It really makes you think about how daily habits add up over time. My own routine usually involves some Wordle followed by a few matches of Rocket Goal, so now I’m curious to see what my own count looks like.
Great article! I keep Game-Wiki Homepage pinned because it is a fast way to track multiple titles.
The way you track remaining possibilities and compare notes after a round makes the routine feel like a small decision system. That same habit of checking the next move instead of relying on instinct is useful when players use a keep-or-sell loot checks in a more resource-heavy game.
It sparks curiosity and suggests that the game offers more than just nostalgia—that it also comes with an emotional “price” or conveys a specific message.
Your Wordle journey is fascinating, especially how you refined your starting words from TUBES/FLING/WORDY/CHAMP to AROSE/TULIP and saw immediate improvement. The way you track remaining possibilities and compare notes with Matthew is a smart, systematic approach. It reminds me of how Clapoint helps dancers sync audio precisely—both are about fine-tuning details to get the perfect result. Congrats on the 1000-game milestone and the impressive streak!
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This post clearly captures the community spirit behind Mozilla’s Plugincheck project and highlights how shared contributions can improve everyday web security. For readers who also enjoy practical online resources beyond browser maintenance, Game AnswerHub offers detailed written and video game guides that can help explain strategies, walkthroughs, and difficult sections in a straightforward way.
A 700-plus streak is impressive, and the note about comparing choices with Matthew shows how much the social side adds to a daily puzzle. I’m the developer of Pinpoint Answer Today, a free common-connection word game. If you ever want another short daily-style word challenge between Wordle rounds, the practice page has 300+ puzzles and no signup: https://pinpointanswertoday.co/practice
Roger Green writes he has played just over 1000 games on Wordle, having taken about 3/4 of a year to reach that milestone; he reflects on the daily habit. Small daily routines add up to surprising totals, just like tracking progress with the right tools, as shows. https://musecraft.ai/image/flux-2-pro
Your switch from the four-word TUBES/FLING/WORDY/CHAMP opener to AROSE and TULIP is the most interesting part here; it shows how a puzzle habit can become more satisfying once the method leaves room for deduction. I also liked the contrast with Quordle and Connections. I have been enjoying Meowdoku, a browser cat logic puzzle, for a similar reason: it is quick to start, but there is still room to develop a method over time.
I had no idea that mechanic worked that way. Thanks for the tip—I’m checking the advanced strategies on the wiki next.