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

About time I had a decent 3.
Wordle 389 3/6

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HEART
PLAID
BLAND

Almost went for GLAND instead.

Survived another day despite myself

Wordle 389 5/6*

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Unite
Fancy
Gnarl (smdh)
Plank
Bland

(smdh)?

Lol. It’s internet slang dude!

Wordle 389 4/6

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AUDIT
CLONE
GLAND
BLAND

I usually play in self-imposed hard mode; today I decided to switch it up and try different letters at two. It worked out. Just wish I’d seen BLAND before GLAND, I probably would have gone with that first.

Man, my stats are taking a beating this week.

Wordle 389 4/6*

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IRATE
SMACK
GLAND
BLAND

Well there’s one I oughta know by now.

Wordle 389 2/6*

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BEARD
BLAND

Oooh ! So close.
My 1 day can’t be far away

Wordle 389 4/6*

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Picked the wrong last letter or it woulda been three.

EARTH
CLASP
BLANK
BLAND

Could have gotten tomorrow’s in three.

Wordle 390 4/6

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Wordle 389 4/6

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EARTH
SLANG
BLANK
BLAND

A drama-free day.

I play Quordle and Nerdle as well as Wordle. Too much time on my hands, I guess.

I start each word game with the same two words and then mess around. I most often complete wordle in 4 and quordle in 8. Once hit wordle in one and a couple of times in 2. Best quordle is 6.

With nerdle I begin each game with the same equation or a variant of it. Most often complete in 3, but sometimes 2 or 4. Once in 5, never in 6.

Wordle 389 4/6

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Daily Quordle 170
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nerdlegame 175 3/6

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Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today
Wordle likes Chianti?

Wordle 390 5/6

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Wordle 390

THROB
ANGER
CUPID
FLIER
LIVER

Wordle 390 4/6*

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Ounce
Stead
Plier
Liver

Wordle 389 3/6

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[spoiler]
CLASP
BUDGE
BLAND

With the LA in green in my start word, I had several words it could be, so I decided to put down a “sleuth word” to check some letters, and that paid off as it could only be one thing from there.

Wordle 390 5/6

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CRAMP
STORE
DINER
FIBER
LIVER

First word returned a yellow so I had to pick a letter to not check. Choosing L was unwise. I actually wanted to use ‘liner’ as a third research word but my strategy only allows two.

Wordle 390 3/6

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RATIO
LINER
LIVER

I still think that anything under four needs a little luck although this was the best of the three remaining options (LIFER and LIGER would be less likely).

Wordle 390 3/6

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EARTH
LIONS
LIVER

Looks like, as of today, you can link your win/loss record to your NYTimes account and share it across devices. Would’ve been nice to have before I accidentally deleted mine, but better late than never.

Wordle 390 5/6

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TRANS
LOUIE
LIGER
LIFER
LIVER

Wordle 390 3/6*

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VITAL
LIVED
LIVER

After 2 I think I was guaranteed a 5 at worst.