Steve DeGroof

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Kinda look like Kaleesh.

October 27, 2026 212 points • No mistakes 🌟🟪🟪 🌟🟨🟨 🌟🟩🟩 🌟🟦🟦 4x3.fun

#FiveByFive - Game #162 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Words Found: 6 Moves: 25 Hints: 3 Time: 00:01:49 degroof.github.io/fivebyfive.h...

Parseword #272 ⚡️ 56s 💎 Perfect 🧑‍🌾 Secret Found

Connections Puzzle #1234 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨

#Ablatonyms 408 ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅ 🎉 Moves: 7 Elapsed Time: 00:00:11 Time Bonus: +10 Score: 110 degroof.github.io/ablatonyms.h...

OMIWORD.com ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬜⬜⬜⬜⬛ ⬛⬜⬛⬛⬜⬛ ⬛⬜⬛⬛⬜⬛ ⬛⬜⬛⬛⬜⬛ ⬛⬜⬛⬛⬜⬛ ⬛⬜⬜⬜⬜⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ Puzzle #665 (Normal) Time spent: 01:37 16 moves • 0 hints

#Obscurdle 1388: 4/6 🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛ 244 words left. ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ 26 words left. ⬛🟨🟨🟩⬛ 1 word left. 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 4.

#Wordle 1,956 4/6* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 858 words left. ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ 86 words left. 🟩🟨🟨🟨🟨 1 word left. 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 4.

October 26, 2026 246 points • No mistakes 🌟🟪🟪 🌟🟦🟦 🌟🟩🟩 🌟🟨🟨 4x3.fun

#FiveByFive - Game #161 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Words Found: 6 Moves: 22 Hints: 3 Time: 00:01:35 degroof.github.io/fivebyfive.h...

Parseword #271 ⚡️ 33s 💎 Perfect 🐷 Secret Found

Connections Puzzle #1233 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨

#Ablatonyms 407 ✅❌✅❌❌✅✅✅↩️✅✅✅ 🙂 Moves: 11 Incorrect Moves: 3 UNDOs: 1 Elapsed Time: 00:00:17 Score: 64 degroof.github.io/ablatonyms.h...

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#Obscurdle 1387: 3/6 🟩⬛🟩🟩⬛ 21 words left. 🟩⬛🟩🟩⬛ 15 words left. 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 3. www.stevedegroof.com/obscurdle.html

#Wordle 1,955 4/6* ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 660 words left. ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ 21 words left. ⬛⬛🟩⬛🟨 2 words left. 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 4.

October 25, 2026 200 points • No mistakes 🌟🟦🟦 🌟🟪🟪 🌟🟩🟩 🌟🟨🟨 4x3.fun

#FiveByFive - Game #160 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Words Found: 6 Moves: 21 Hints: 3 Time: 00:01:13 degroof.github.io/fivebyfive.h...

Parseword #270 ⏱️ 3m19s ✅ 1 Assist 😏 Secret Found

Connections Puzzle #1232 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩

#Ablatonyms 406 ❌✅✅❌✅✅✅✅✅ 🙂 Moves: 9 Incorrect Moves: 2 Elapsed Time: 00:00:18 Score: 78 degroof.github.io/ablatonyms.h...

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#Obscurdle 1386: 5/6 ⬛️⬛️🟩🟩⬛️ 42 words left. ⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ 7 words left. ⬛️⬛️🟩🟩⬛️ 4 words left. 🟩⬛️🟩🟩⬛️ 1 word left. 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 5.

#Wordle 1,954 5/6* 🟨⬛⬛🟨🟨 210 words left. ⬛⬛🟨🟨🟨 78 words left. ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 2 words left. ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 1 word left. 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 5.

This 19th c lady’s multitool was found in the pocket(!) of an antique (1872) garment donated to the historic clothing archive at my employer. It features a button hook for fitted gloves and a tiny corkscrew. The corkscrew is too small for wine & was probably intended to open apothecary bottles.

October 24, 2026 209 points • No mistakes 🌟🟪🟪 🌟🟦🟦 🌟🟨🟨 🌟🟩🟩 4x3.fun

#FiveByFive - Game #159 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Words Found: 6 Moves: 24 Hints: 3 Time: 00:01:50 degroof.github.io/fivebyfive.h...

Parseword #269 ⏱️ 2m43s ✅ 1 Assist

Connections Puzzle #1231 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩

#Ablatonyms 405 ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅ 💯 Moves: 8 Elapsed Time: 00:00:19 Score: 100 degroof.github.io/ablatonyms.h...

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#Obscurdle 1385: 4/6 🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ 296 words left. ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 46 words left. ⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ 2 words left. 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 4.

#Wordle 1,953 6/6* ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 660 words left. ⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛ 66 words left. 🟨⬛⬛🟩⬛ 12 words left. ⬛⬛🟩🟩⬛ 5 words left. ⬛🟨🟩🟩⬛ 2 words left. 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 6.

October 23, 2026 208 points • No mistakes 🌟🟪🟪 🌟🟦🟦 🌟🟨🟨 🌟🟩🟩 4x3.fun

#FiveByFive - Game #158 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Words Found: 6 Moves: 22 Hints: 3 Time: 00:02:07 degroof.github.io/fivebyfive.h...

Parseword #268 ⏱️ 1m35s 💎 Perfect 🃏 Secret Found

Connections Puzzle #1230 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩

#Ablatonyms 404 ✅✅✅❌✅✅✅✅ 🙂 Moves: 8 Incorrect Moves: 1 Elapsed Time: 00:00:22 Score: 88 degroof.github.io/ablatonyms.h...

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#Obscurdle 1384: 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨 445 words left. 🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ 9 words left. 🟩🟩🟩🟨🟨 1 word left. 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 4.

#Wordle 1,952 3/6* ⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ 110 words left. 🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛ 5 words left. 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 3.

October 22, 2026 242 points • No mistakes 🌟🟪🟪 🌟🟦🟦 🌟🟩🟩 🌟🟨🟨 4x3.fun

#FiveByFive - Game #157 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Words Found: 6 Moves: 22 Hints: 3 Time: 00:01:39 degroof.github.io/fivebyfive.h...

Parseword #267 ⚡️ 44s 💎 Perfect 🚣 Secret Found

Connections Puzzle #1229 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨

#Ablatonyms 403 ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅ 💯 Moves: 7 Elapsed Time: 00:00:27 Score: 100 degroof.github.io/ablatonyms.h...

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#Obscurdle 1383: 4/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ 839 words left. ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ 17 words left. ⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩 5 words left. 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 4.

October 21, 2026 206 points • No mistakes 🌟🟪🟪 🌟🟦🟦 🌟🟨🟨 🌟🟩🟩 4x3.fun