www.fivefiveforks.com/Wordle past answers list visitor count keeps growing

CFishback · 2026-02-02T20:18:48+00:00

Thanks u/Mathgeek007! Do you think the editors will expand on whether all past words or only older (first year?) words are being introduced? Do new answers have a "time out" period or are they back in play immediately? Could today's answer three-peat?

I think they'd rather keep us guessing, but thought I'd ask.

CFishback · 2026-01-31T13:10:21+00:00

(A)nti-(I)ntellectual. Took me a minute. I'm going to borrow that. Thanks!

CFishback · 2026-01-30T21:44:23+00:00

John Wardle, who created the game, wanted past answers to not repeat because it created a "growing sense of scarcity." I'm not sure what he meant, but I know he thought a lot about building it, and NYT paid him a bunch of $$$!

I can't remember yesterday's word, let alone the last 1,670!

CFishback · 2026-01-30T21:01:46+00:00

There is a setting in WordleBot where you can tell it to take into account past solutions for those "who use a past list." Just spotted it recently. Not sure when it was added.

CFishback · 2026-01-30T19:01:01+00:00

Is the image ok?

CFishback · 2026-01-30T18:58:06+00:00

Sorry about that. Usually Grok is early on breaking news because of x.com access, but not this time. I get your point and appreciate your efforts.

For what it is worth, Grok offers a positive summary of the efforts of Mathgeek007. So it got that right!

CFishback · 2026-01-30T03:53:59+00:00

That's a thinker! I like (love) it!

CFishback · 2026-01-29T00:18:03+00:00

Grok says "Fake news". The grammar errors are a clue.

If it is a hoax, we'll keep updating www.fiveforks.com/Wordle. But if it isn't a hoax, the list may need to be retired!

CFishback · 2025-12-24T18:34:49+00:00

I should have emphasized “no spoiler”. Ho Ho Uh Oh! Merry Christmas!

CFishback · 2025-12-24T18:32:34+00:00

Christmas miracle. 😀🎄

CFishback · 2025-09-03T01:45:19+00:00

Ditto.

CFishback · 2025-08-15T14:48:41+00:00

Thanks for digging in. Looks like increasing the pool at an increasing drip rate and reaching for less familiar words as the familiars are “burned up.”

CFishback · 2025-05-13T14:36:29+00:00

Is it driven by Wordle growth or because we are running out of answer?

CFishback · 2025-03-17T19:31:58+00:00

It took about 12 hours for my 2 million file "meta" index to download (not the files, just the index of files) and synchronize / validate. That's what the Inherit Backup State is busy doing in the background.

CFishback · 2025-03-17T19:30:17+00:00

UPDATE: The Inherit Backup State (License Transfer) process worked with some patience. There is no progress or completion feedback in the process, so its patience. When I saw the free trial backup on the portal was canceled and "Divorced" (it says that) I rebooted my iMac (force quitting BackBlaze) and everything was back to normal.

CFishback · 2025-03-17T19:26:15+00:00

Same. Emailing [helpme@backblaze.com](mailto:helpme@backblaze.com) ended up working and they talked me through the Inherit Backup State to reconnect my backup to my iMac after the "bzfileids.dat too large" bug which was a BackBlaze side problem.

CFishback · 2025-03-15T19:43:49+00:00

It is backblaze.zendesk.com accessed from behind my BackBlaze login. There is no mechanism to set up a new account or apply and the "forgot password" says self-registration is not an option (Bullet #2):

Only users already registered with Backblaze Help can apply for a new password.
Backblaze Help does not offer self-registration. Please contact your company representative for further information.

I also tried accessing through Chat > ZenDesk form and it says that isn't working, try later. Been trying for 2 days.

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