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

The Game Room
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Wordle 293 5/6*

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Those words that are exactly the same except for one letter can be killers.

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They definitely mess with your stats.

Wordle 293 5/6*

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IRATE
SHARE
SNARE
SPARE
SCARE

Bah.

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I took four, but there were so many possibilities…

Interesting NYT article on WordleBot, which will analyze your completed game and give you scores on luck and skill.

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Wordle 293 5/6* April 8, 2022

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FORAY → kind of a meh start
RAISE → starting to look like a trap…
SPARE → Yep, I’m the coda for Suspicious Minds…
SHARE → 3 words left & just 2 guesses
SCARE → SNARE and STARE still on the shelf

Happy to be in the club with Aspenglow and Morgyn…

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Bastards, more like !
Wordle 293 5/6*

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BEARD
SHARE
SPARE
SNARE
SCARE

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Wordle 293 4/6

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Dang coulda had it in 2 or 3.

HEART
SPARE
SNARE
SCARE

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Wordle 293 5/6

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NOISE
SUAVE
SLATE
CAPER
SCARE

I usually play in self-imposed hard mode, but I did what I had to do on four. Too many possibilities and not enough moves left.

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This is Tomorrow’s. I suspect some people may get this in one.

Wordle 294 3/6

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Wordle 293 5/6

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ROAST
SHARP
SCARF
SCARY
SCARE

If I’d used a test word I might have made a 4 instead of a 5, but: meh. Three minutes and done; I’ll take it.

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Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today
Quick and painless.

Wordle 294 3/6

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TRACE → I usually change up my starting word, but today I got lazy.
SMART
STAIR

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Wordle 294 3/6

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CRAMP
STARE
STAIR

Short and sweet, with only one possible word remaining after two.

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Wordle 294 2/6

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RAISE
STAIR
An easy two.

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Wordle 294 2/6*

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FLAME
STAIR

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Wordle 294 3/6

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AIERY
LOTUS
STAIR

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Wordle 294 3/6

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PHASE
STAIN
STAIR

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Wordle 294 2/6

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Two consecutive days of getting it in two. Yesterday there was only one word that worked. Today, only a small number of words fit.

TRACE
STAIR

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Wordle 294 4/6

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HEART
TRACK
ROAST
STAIR

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This is never, ever going to happen again.

Wordle 294 1/6*

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Wordle 294 2/6

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ORATE
STAIR

Everybody seems to be blowing right through this one. Nice to get a quick two after struggling for the past few days.

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I saw that yesterday, ooh a big clue so Hey I want a 1/6 so I’ll start with a common starting word!

Wordle 294 4/6*

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Fudge pickles! And I repeated a yellow, :woman_facepalming: