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

I found this one tough
Wordle 387 4/6

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HEART
ALONG
CAMPY
MADAM

Wordle 387 4/6*

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EARTH
CAPON
MAXIM
MADAM

Wordle 387 5/6

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MAUVE
MANOR
MAGIC
MADLY
MADAM

After finding the first two letters at one, I thought I was in for a smooth sail, but not so much. A tricksy double-double. Wasn’t worried about failing, as each miss got me closer, but a five is kind of disappointing in this case.

Wordle 387 5/6

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STARE
HANDY
CAULD
RADIO
MADAM

Wasn’t until I eliminated all other vowels (and consonants that would make a one-vowel word) that I finally accepted a double a.

Wordle has gotten mean.

Wordle 387 5/6*

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IRATE
SHOAL
PAGAN
KAYAK
MADAM

This one took awhile.

I really struggled with tomorrow’s. And shouldn’t have.

Wordle 388 5/6

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Wordle 387 4/6

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ROAST
DAILY
CADGE
MADAM

Not a quickie, but not the worst slog, either.

Wordle 387 4/6*

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BRAID
DANCE
WALDO
MADAM

Should have been 3, but I was thinking of non-obvious words.

Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today
So…yeah.

Wordle 388 6/6

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Wordle 388

MATCH
THOSE
FIGHT
RIGHT
LIGHT
NIGHT

Wordle 388 3/6

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CREST
PLANT
NIGHT

Bullet dodged. A new 3 streak begins.

Wordle 388 3/6

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RATIO
TINGE
NIGHT

Wordle 387 4/6

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CHEAP
BROAD
TIDAL
MADAM

Wordle 388 5/6*

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GUEST
FIGHT
LIGHT
RIGHT
NIGHT

Oh well, it MIGHT have been worse.

Don’t forget TIGHT. It may feel like you checked T, but nope. That’s how they get you!

Wordle 388 3/6

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EARTH
LIONS
NIGHT

Or also, BIGHT.

Wordle 388 6/6

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Damnit!!

BIRCH
MIGHT
EIGHT
FIGHT
LIGHT
NIGHT

Wordle 388 3/6

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Side note… Yesterday I had a colonoscopy. After I got home I “relaxed” by playing about five games on one of the places where it does Wordle with random words. One of the games had “polyp” I’m glad it was in the game and not in my body.

CRANE
LINTS
NIGHT - I think the only possible word

So close yet so far
Wordle 388 6/6*

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Started with hoist ended with night

Wordle 388 5/6

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Getting the last 4 was only half the battle

HEART
SHIFT
LIGHT
MIGHT
NIGHT