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

Wordle 376 5/6*

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SMEAR
PIOUS
BLUNT
TUFTY
HUTCH

Wordle 376 4/6*

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Rifle
Stoma
Putty
Hutch

Whew!

Wordle 376 4/6

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CRANE
LOTIC
DUTCH
HUTCH - I think the BU word was removed

Wordle 376 3/6

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Felt happy about my 3, since my second guess was deliberately wrong but meant to find or eliminate vowels.
HEART
HOIST
HUTCH

Wordle 376 6/6*

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It’s been heavy weather the past few days. They are getting sneaky.

Hah!

Wordle 376 3/6*

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IRATE
SHOUT
HUTCH

Today’s was a nice Wordle, IMHO. Challenging, but not too much. I had to work for it but not longer than about 20 minutes. The word is not rare and not common. Kudos, Wordle!

Well, that sucked.

Wordle 376 6/6*

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Wordle 376 4/6*

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FAINT
TOUGH
DUTCH
HUTCH

Wordle 376 6/6

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ROUTE
UNTIL
DATUM
GUTSY
CUTUP
HUTCH

I honestly thought I was about to lose my streak. My brain somehow simply could not see the TCH combination. I was sure there had to be two U’s, and after CUTUP I was completely lost at sea. So I stepped away for a bit and after a few minutes came the “Duh!” moment. I was left with HUTCH or BUTCH, and the former seemed more likely. Phew, indeed. Too close for comfort.

Wordle 376 3/6

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STARE
POINT
HUTCH

After my first two guesses eliminated most vowels and the most likely consonants, it took some brain-wracking to figure out what could be constructed with what was left. I nearly spent my third guess just on an elimination guess until I finally thought of a candidate.

Wordle 376 3/6*

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BEARD
QUILT
HUTCH

Tomorrow’s is a word I would never have ever thought to guess at if I wasn’t guided to it.

Wordle 377 4/6

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Wordle 376 4/6

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STERN
TOUCH
BATCH
HUTCH

I made a dim-bulb mistake today, forgetting I already had a U at the third guess. Oh, well. At least it went quickly.

#376 4/6 and glad to escape with that.

SLANT
CHORE
BIPED
HUTCH

After the first two, I was convinced it was one of the many _ITCH possibilities, and my third try was to reduce that thicket. But it set me straight by rejecting my expected vowel, and then all became clear.

The BU---- word was an option.

Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today
Wordle is scraping the bottom of the barrel now.

Wordle 377 5/6

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Wordle 377

WRONG
TALON
NOTCH
ONSET
PINTO

Wordle 377 3/6

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CROPS
PILOT
PINTO

Well that was quick. Pilot is one of my standard second words, along with store* and metal, depending on how the first word goes. I think pilot all by itself narrowed it down to pinto as the only possible answer.

*And the variations stare, stale, stole, stone.

Wordle 377 2/6

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RATIO
PINTO

Finally, a two that I earned. It took me a little thinking to find it.

Wordle 377 5/6*

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SKEIN
FINAL
WINCH
DINGO
PINTO

Wordle 377 5/6

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Three greens on the second word. It took me five to get the right word.

CRANE
LINTS
MINTY
NINTH
PINTO