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

Wordle 390 3/6

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CRANE
OILER
LIVER

Wordle 390 4/6*

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BEARD
CRIME
WIPER
LIVER

Like the Eagles, I took it to the limit one more time
Wordle 390 6/6

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HEART
PLIER
IDLER
LINER
LIFER
LIVER

Take it easy. :slight_smile:

Looks like it’s a ‘three’ kind of day.

Wordle 390 3/6*

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IRATE
FLIER
LIVER

My only other choice was LINER, and I just didn’t think it would be that word.

Nice to be back to a three!

Wordle 390 4/6

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Summary

ROAST
EDIFY
PIXEL
LIVER

I could have had this in 3. The second guess was supposed to be DRIVE, got distracted and lost that train of thought. EDIFY didn’t even have the stupid R.

Wordle 390 3/6

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ACUTE
OILER
LIVER

Quick and easy three. LINER? Maybe. LIFER or LIGER? Nah. I was pretty confident.

Wordle 390 4/6*

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PLANK
SUPER
LINER
LIVER

Tomorrow’s is probably going to be simple for many folk. Not for me.

Wordle 391 5/6

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The Eagles song I was listening to when I read this…
You made it in The Long Run.

Wordlle: The Board Game is coming in October.

Looks like it’s essentially a 2-player Mastermind type game, which I could imagine being fun at small get-togethers.

Wordle 390 4/6

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STERN
REACH
EXILE
LIVER

No greens until the last step, but by step four I knew the E had to be in fourth position and I also had I, L, and R. “Liner” was eliminated (no N) and I didn’t think of Liger, so my choices were between LIFER and LIVER—with the latter seeming more likely.

Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today
Rock on!

Wordle 391 4/6

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Wordle 391

AMUSE
WROTE
WHINE
WEDGE

Wordle 391 3/6

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CLANS
TROPE
WEDGE

I laughed when I only had one letter, but as it turns out, eliminating the other nine didn’t leave a whole lot of possibilities. Pretty happy with this 3.

EDIT: Just thought of hedge, though I always go with the first one I see. Glad I saw wedge first.

Wordle 391 4/6

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RATIO
DUNES
BLEED
WEDGE

This one got off to a slow start.

Wordle 391 5/6

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Wordle 391 4/6*

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CRIME
PLANE
DOUSE
WEDGE

Not sure how I managed to get away with a 4 today.

Look ma, no yellows!

Wordle 391 4/6

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TRANS
LOUIE
PENCE
WEDGE

Wordle 390 4/6

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STORE
CIDER
LINER
LIVER

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Blues
range
Midge
Wedge