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

Your first word eliminated it.

That’s right! Glad I didn’t waste a guess on that.

Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today
I did something different and had my brain fart on the opening word. Afterwards, the rest of the puzzle was relatively easy.

Wordle 366 3/6

:white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

Wordle 366

HUTCH → Double letters right off the bat?!
ROUTE
INPUT

Wordle 365 3/6

:white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:yellow_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

AROSE
SOBER
LOSER

A lucky (or lucky-ish) opener gave me a quick 3; a nice change from yesterday.)

Wordle 365 2/6

:yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

STARE
LOSER

Well, that was unexpected. I’ll take it! Except it was over as soon as it started. :upside_down_face:

As an aside, I had no idea what the upside down smiley meant, so I had to look it up - lol. Apparently it can mean many things, one of which is “oh well!” in place of this guy —> ¯_(ツ)_/¯. So there’s your emoji lesson of the day, if anyone else was out of the loop like I am.

Wordle 366 4/6

:white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

RATIO
TILES
QUINT
INPUT

This was what I consider a fair puzzle. Not too easy but doable with a little thought.

Wordle 366 4/6

:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::black_large_square::yellow_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

CRAMS
PILOT
INEPT
INPUT

Fun! I really thought I had it with inept, which took me forever to see. That’s what I get for not checking E, but I couldn’t make it work after crams returned all black. Pretty stoked to find pilot as a follow-up, which checked all the letters I wanted except I instead of E.

Wordle 366 4/6*

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

RADIO
SLICE
FIGHT
INPUT

Wordle 366 4/6

:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::yellow_square::black_large_square:
:black_large_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::yellow_square::black_large_square:
:black_large_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::yellow_square::black_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

EARTH
LIONS
DUMPY
INPUT

Wordle 366 4/6

:yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:yellow_square::green_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

TRANS
LOUIE
UNITY
INPUT

I liked this one - not super-easy, but not teeth-grindingly hard either.

Wordle 366 5/6*

:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::green_square::black_large_square::yellow_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

SMEAR
JOINT
NIGHT
UNLIT
INPUT

I would have tried INPUT before UNLIT had I thought of them both at the same time. But each of the last two tried took a little time to find.

Wordle 366 5/6*

:black_large_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::green_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

Stain, night, flint, inert, input

Almost thought it’d be a double goose egg for me.

Wordle 366 3/6

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

CRANE
LINTS
INPUT

Wordle 366 5/6

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::green_square:
:white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
Made work of this one.

HEART
POSIT
SPILT
INEPT
INPUT
At least my unbeaten streak is alive at 135-0

Lucky third try for me testing letter placements.

Wordle 366 3/6*

:green_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::yellow_square::black_large_square:
:green_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

IRATE
ITCHY
INPUT

I wanted to try ‘IDIOT’ so bad, but I knew that was just a knee-jerk follow-on to yesterday’s answer.

Wordle 366 3/6*

:yellow_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:yellow_square::green_square::green_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

Yesterday’s was 2/6, of which I am undeservedly proud.

Wordle 366 4/6

:black_large_square::black_large_square::blue_square::blue_square::black_large_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::blue_square::blue_square::orange_square:
:orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square:

RATIO
TINGE
FLINT
INPUT

All the blue (yellow for most of you) squares were annoying at first, but after 3 words there was only one possible spot left for the I and one possible spot for the N. So it pretty much solved itself by that point.

Wordle 366 4/6*

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:yellow_square::green_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

BLANK
TUNIC
UNITY
INPUT

Wordle 366 3/6*

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

BEARD ← my usual first guess.
QUILT ← my usual second guess if the first one yields zero.
INPUT

I should have got tomorrow’s way quicker.

Wordle 367 5/6

:white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: