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

Due to accidentally clearing my Chome data, I lost my streak and have had to start anew, and today’s game almost beat me on the last letter.

Wordle 385 6/6

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TRANS
LOUIE
YEAST
STEAK
STEAM
STEAD

Wordle 385 2/6

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ASIDE
STEAD

SEDAN was the only other choice. I decided to pick the more obscure word.

Wordle 385 4/6

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Obviously from the picture, I found the first four letters on the second word (STEAL). Then chose the order for the three possible words. Being semi-vegetarian I put STEAK as the last word.

Wordle 385 4/6

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HEART
STEAL
STEAM
STEAD

I hadn’t thought of STEAK so at least that saved me a guess.

Wordle 385 3/6*

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BEARD
SAVED
STEAD

Wordle 385 2/6*

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Shied
Stead

Magnificent!

Aw shucks wordlebot is offline I wanted show off.

Wordle 385 3/6*

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NACRE
ADEPT
STEAD

Wordle 385 5/6

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OPERA
WHEAT
STEAM
STEAL
STEAD

I actually thought of STEAD first, but figured STEAM and STEAL were both more likely. So it could have been a three, but since I missed seeing STEAK, it also could have been a six. Had I seen STEAK, I probably would have checked for letters at four, but it would have worked out the same anyway.

Tomorrow’s was straightforward for me.

Wordle 386 4/6

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Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today
I was greatly confused initially, but then it all slid into place.

Wordle 386 4/6

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Wordle 386

CREST
TIGER
ROUTE
BERTH

Wordle 385 4/6

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started out normal then used a word that I don’t even recognize as a word and that used a letter that was eliminated on first word. Third word was ok but did not rearrange the out of order at all. Monkey typing Shakespeare

This daily

clade

spade

stead

Wordle 386 4/6

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RATIO
TRUCE
METER
BERTH

Wordle 386 4/6

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CRISP
TAMER
OVERT
BERTH

Thought I had it with overt but still only yellows. And thus the 3 streak ends as soon as it begins.

Wordle 386 4/6*

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VIOLA
PRUNE
THREE
BERTH

I couldn’t resist having THREE for 3

RATIO
PULSE
BERTH

Wordle 385 4/6

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MANOR
LEAKY
SWEAT
STEAD

Wordle 386 2/6

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EARTH
BERTH

Wordle 386 2/6*

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BEARD
BERTH

Yay !
Magnificent.

Wordle 386 4/6

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CRANE
OILER
TERMS
BERTH

Wordle 386 3/6*

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Arose
Refit
Berth