"Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 1)

The Game Room
2081

Wordle 266 3/6

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IRATE, DATUM, TODAY. Much less drama, er, today, than yesterday.

2082

Wordle 267 4/6*

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ALTER
QUICK
COUCH
FOCUS

2083

Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today

Wordle 267 4/6

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Wordle 267

COAST
HOCKS
VOCES
FOCUS

I should have gotten this one much sooner. One could say I lacked FOCUS.

I was trying to keep that on the DL.

2084

Wordle 267 2/6

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CROPS
FOCUS

Crushed it. Getting a green S at the end greatly narrowed things down, to the point I was stumped for a minute or three trying to figure out any non-plural S ending.

Eventually I thought of LOCUS, but felt I had enough info to win in 2 and no chance that was the answer. Very quickly after that I realized what it was.

2085

Wordle 267 3/6*

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SCONE
CORPS
FOCUS

2086

It’s a shame you didn’t have your spoiler blur problems just one day later.

2087

Wordle 267 5/6

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TRANS
LOUIE
BONUS
HOCUS
FOCUS

Why, yes, I do now have a certain '70s prog-rock instrumental stuck in my head, why do you ask?

2088

Wordle 267 4/6

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AIERY
LOTUS
BONUS
FOCUS

2089

Wordle 267 4/6*

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PLEAT
HUMOR
FOUND
FOCUS

2090

A nice 3 today…

Wordle 267 3/6

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2091

Wordle 267 4/6

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HAIRY
STONE
CLUMP
FOCUS

2092

I’m at it early today. Big doin’s later on, so I’m glad it was quick this morning!

Wordle 267 3/6*

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IRATE
CLOUD
FOCUS

2093

Wordle 267 4/6

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TRACE
CLINK
SCOFF
FOCUS

2094

Wordle 267 3/6*

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SERIF
FLASK
FOCUS

2095

Wordle 267 5/6*

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Urban
House
Lotus
Modus
Focus

That took too long, I was about to play Potus after modus but told myself focus! :bulb: !

2096

Wordle 267 3/6

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I’m back to exactly 4 on average, with the 2’s, 3’s, 5’s, and 6’s completely balancing each other out. I tried to pick a different “interesting” start word, but I’m back to my original interesting start word because the one I tried to use has a legitimate meaning but also a secondary meaning as a racial slur.

I tried to use CHINK, (as in chink in the armor), but it wasn’t in the word list. So, lacking creativity I had
PANTO
CHORE
FOCUS

2097

My average is still a bit below four without any misses. In one out of every fifteen games it has taken me six tries, but fortunately there was only one obvious choice by that point.

2098
Wordle 267 4/6*

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TODAY → 4 down, 21 to go
PORES → wimped out by using a plural, but it paid off
LOCKS → so I wimped out again. C and no L means it must be
FOCUS

If I had gone with the homonym on the second guess, I might have had it in 3.

2099

Man, I gotta keep playing on my phone. Six 3s of six played:

Wordle 267 3/6

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SLANT
CHIEF
FOCUS

2100

Wordle 267 4/6

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INTER
SHAKY
BOSOM
FOCUS

Eliminated a lot of letters early. I guess I should have been looking for words with both O and U before trying a double O… but a 4’s a 4.