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

Wordle 292 4/6*

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BEARD
RANCH
ARGOT
FORAY

More splendidness.

Wordle 292 4/6*

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NIGHT
DRAPE
MARRY
FORAY

I’m happy with a four, considering I blanked the first word. Every try gave me good info though.

I felt lucky to get this in four. Not a great start for my first three words.

Wordle 292 5/6

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LOUSE
TONIC
WORMY
PORKY
FORAY

I’m getting sloppy. Didn’t even realize I had an unused vowel available until word five. WORMY and PORKY were both highly unlikely, but I wasn’t seeing anything and went fishing for letters.
I think I need a break from this game, but I don’t want to end my streak. First world problems.

I took my starting word from a youtube video. The second word they suggest is WHEAT but this first word gave me a lot to work with.
Wordle 292 3/6

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FLOUR
FORTY
FORAY

Wordle 292 4/6*

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IRATE
RASPY
ANGRY
FORAY

Predictably, I’m settling for Splendid.

Wordle 292 5/6

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AROSE
MANOR
CORAL
BORAX
FORAY

Number four may have been wasted (if Borax is a trademarked name I guess–?–they wouldn’t include it as a possible answer).

Wordle 292 word stories are great :blush:

Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today

Wordle 293 4/6

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Wordle 293

POUCH
FECAL → I knew this wouldn’t be on the “approved” list, but it amused me to throw it in nonetheless
CARVE
SCARE

Wordle 293 2/6

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CLASP
SCARE

Easy 2 in that it played right into my strategy. SCARE wasn’t a guess, it was the platonic ideal of a research word to followup that feedback from CLASP: Move the two yellows, keep the green in place, add checks for R and E. It really doesn’t get much better than that for a second guess. That it also happened to be the answer was just gravy.

Apologies for the <5 second open spoiler. If I spoiled anyone, that sucks, I’m really sorry.

Huzzah. A 4 at last. With a no yellow performance.

Wordle 293 4/6

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PLUMB
SHORT
SCARF
SCARE

Wordle 293 4/6

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RAISE
STARE
BENCH
SCARE

Fell into a bad trap on two with a least four more choices. I would have won on hard mode ( actually probably would have had a three) but I am proud of myself for thinking it through.

Wordle 293 4/6*

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After 2 I think I had just few enough viable options to be safe.

VISOR
STARE
SPARE
SCARE

Finally back to a three.

Wordle 293 3/6*

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IRATE
SPARE
SCARE

I think it may have been my first time using that opener. It worked out very well.

Wordle 293 3/6

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GREAT
FLARE
SCARE

Happy to get back to getting it in 3! I was beginning to think I’d lost my mojo the past three days.

Wordle 293 2/6

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TRACE
SCARE
Very easy 2 with that start word

Wordle 293 4/6

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AIERY
LOTUS
MUNCH
SCARE

My first lucky day in a long time.

Wordle 293 2/6*

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Wordle 294 3/6

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Not playing hard mode for this one. The first two guesses gave me all five letters.

Wordle 293 3/6*

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Trial
Charm
Scare

Impressive!