Solving wordle in 3 guesses or less

I've recorded 1216 attempted wordles, and finished 608 (or exactly half) in 3 guesses or less. This happened a little earlier than expected**, mostly due to a 14-day run of 2's and 3's.

Wordle games by number of guesses needed

Of course, the reason why I'm starting to get many more in 2 or 3 is because there are only 713 words left from the original wordle list. So far, NYT has peppered in 30 words that weren't in the original list, but it's unclear to me how many more they can add without getting obscure or including 's' plurals.

** I thought it would be around the 4th anniversary of my first wordle, on Jan 5.

A couple of dormant webcomics return in 2025: Wonderella and JL8

One of the wonderful things about using Feedly (or your RSS feed aggregator of choice) is when content from an irregularly-updated source suddenly pops into your feed.  This year, two webcomics that I started following in the 10's reappeared.

The Non-Adventures of Wonderella returned in January after more than 5 years, and has been updated as Justin Pierce has time over the course of the year.  Rita now carries the mantle of Wonderella and provides an interesting shift in how the role is portrayed, though Dana still figures prominently (and rudely) in comic.  :-)

In April, JL8 continued a storyline begun in 2020, but not updated since June 2023.  While it's been nice to see again, as Yale Stewart writes, the future of JL8 is uncertain, so enjoy it while you can.