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

Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today
What’s Wordle trying to tell me?

Wordle 365 4/6

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Wordle 365

GULCH
LEARN
LITER
LOSER

Wordle 365 3/6

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CLAPS
STOLE
LOSER

Nice and quick. That’s a whole lotta yellow.

Wordle 365 4/6

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RATIO
LONER
LOVER
LOSER

I tried to go for the positive but Wordle shot me down.

Wordle 364 5/6

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CHASE
CABIN
CANDY
CAROL
CACAO

So many words it could have been with only the CA in green! I had to make a list and just roll the dice. Glad to have gotten it in 5.

THANK YOU for all of the condolences for losing my sweet dog. I really appreciate your kind words!

Wordle 365 3/6

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TRANS
LOUIE
LOSER

There’s going to be someone out there for whom this is the game that ends their undefeated streak, and that’s going to be their supervillain origin story.

Wordle 365 3/6

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EARTH
LIONS
LOSER

Wordle 365 2/6*

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LASER
LOSER

I was due a bit of luck.

Wordle 365 3/6*

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RUSTY
LASER
LOSER

I kind of had a feeling that laser wouldn’t be it. But it sure was close.

Wordle 365 5/6

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CRANE
OILER - I saw three words. I let Excel random number generator choose the order. I thought it was fitting that it was the last word it would be LOSER
LOWER
LOVER
LOSER - I guess I am

#365 3/6

SLANT
CHORE
LOSER

After the first two tries, I had all five letters, but (somewhat improbably) none of them in the correct positions. It was still easy to guess from there. Makes up for yesterday’s annoying 5.

Wordle 365 X/6*

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:weary: Wordle called me a rude name!

Wordle 365 4/6

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ORATE
LONER
AVOWS
LOSER

Decided to ensure the 4 rather than try V, W, and S in turn. And that’s the order I would have chosen, so I saved myself one step. Kind of surprised LOSER is a Wordle word.

That was a close one. Sheesh.

Wordle 365 6/6*

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WORDY
COBRA
ROVER
JOKER
TONER
LOSER

Take that, Wordle!

Wordle 365 3/6*

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IRATE
SHRED
LOSER

Knowing there was an ‘S’ was a big help today. With that information, I was down to LOSER or POSER, and POSER isn’t spelled like that (POSEUR). Or at least it oughtn’t be.

Wordle 365 X/6*

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BEARD
GRIME
POKER
LONER
LOWER
LOVER

Bastard !!
I saw LOSER first, but picked LOVER.

Wordle 365 3/6

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QUIET
ROSES
LOSER

I was lucky to get that “S” at the second try.

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I forgot to post my Wordle for 366, aka tomorrow’s. Now I’m out and about I can’t copy and paste. But I got it in three after a long struggle of just racking my brain. It was a toughie.

Wordle 365 4/6

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HEART
RISEN
POSER
LOSER
Should’ve gotten it in 3. Also thought of HOSER but that might not be in their list of words.