Wordle May 12 SPOILERS

[mnhtnbb]

Wordle 1,788 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨steal
🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜lurch
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩flick
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩block
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩clock

NY Times average 4.1 and Wordlebot in 4.

Every possible word after my second guess was a previously used answer! Definitely MCH!

[Onthefly]

1. 5

Wordle 1,788 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ Train
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ Shove
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ Cloud
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ Clomp
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Clock

[MissMillie]

2. 4

Wordle 1,788 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 AUDIO
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ STERN
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 BLOCK
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩CLOCK

[underpants]

3. 4

Wordle 1,788 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜march
⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜spice
🟨⬜⬜🟩ounce
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩Clock

[Ohiya]

4. Four

Wordle 1,788 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ Taser
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ Mound
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ Bloop
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Clock

[10 Turtle Day]

5. 5/6

Wordle 1,788 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨audio
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜toner
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩flock
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩block
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩clock

[Liberal In Texas]

6. -3-

Wordle 1,788 3/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 STEAL
🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ CHILI
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLOCK

[Colorado Liberal]

7. Three

Wordle 1,788 3/6
🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛CHEAT
🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛CROWD
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩CLOCK

[surfered]

8. 3

[MN2theMax]

9. 4/6

Wordle 1,788 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ARISE
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ POUTY
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ CLOWN
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLOCK ⏰

[Nittersing]

10. 5

Wordle 1,788 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ADIEU
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ STORY
🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ CHOMP
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ CLOWN
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLOCK

[Chipper Chat]

11. 4

Wordle 1,788 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨METRO
🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜COVIN
🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜CHOPS
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩CLOCK

[nuxvomica]

12. 4

Wordle 1,788 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 BREAK
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ HOIST
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 FLUNK
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLOCK (Previous answer)


Connections
Puzzle #1066
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨

Skill 97/99
Uniqueness 1 in 475


Strands #800
“Quite the pair”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵


[Bracket City]
May 12, 2026

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

Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 51
🎯 Minimum Required: 51

Total Score: 100.0
🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪

[livetohike]

13. 5

Wordle 1,788 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ RAISE
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ POUTY
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ BLOWN
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ GLOOM
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLOCK

[Marthe48]

14. 4

Wordle 1,788 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 AURIC
🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ CHOMP
🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ COOKY
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLOCK

I dislike the repeats.

[hay rick]

15. 5

Wordle 1,788 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ TASER
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ OPIUM
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ GOLLY
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ BLOOD
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLOCK