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

Wordle 393 5/6*

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BEARD
PANIC
LATCH
MACAW
WACKY

Wordle 393 5/6*

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BASIC
CAMEO
RANCH
TACKY
WACKY

Stupid puzzle.

Wordle 393 5/6*

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IRATE
SHOAL
FANCY
CAMPY
WACKY

WordleBot can… well. Never mind.

Looks like your 6-letter word may have been the original form. But my (c) 1973 American Heritage Dictionary gives the 5-letter version as the standard form, and ‘also [6-letter]’, so the 5-letter has been the norm for half a century at least. Gotta admit I’ve almost never seen the 6-letter version.

A random start word for tomorrow’s paid off.

Wordle 394 2/6

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Wordle 393 5/6

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AROSE
TAUNT
VALID
HAPPY
WACKY

Took forever, what with so many more-common letters eliminated.

Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today
Sheep, not boats.

Wordle 394 3/6

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Wordle 394

STERN
AFOUL
FLOCK

That’s not how ‘ROOMIE’ is spelled!! Oh wait… there’s another word sounds like that.

Wordle 393 3/6

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TEACH
CAULK
WACKY

Wordle 394 4/6

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FLOUT
FLORA
FLOSS
FLOCK

Started with 3 greens and still took 4 words to get it. When multiple words are possible I keep guessing wrong.

Wordle 394 3/6

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CLOMP
BLOCK
FLOCK

Had a real chance for a 2 but alas the drought continues. Happy with a 3, though.

Wordle 394 3/6

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RAISE
DOUBT
FLOCK

Did not think I would get it in 3.

Wordle 394 4/6*

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SWEAT
MOUND
FLOOR
FLOCK

Wordle 393 4/6

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PEACH
CABIN
TACKY
WACKY

DAMMIT!!

Wordle 394 X/6

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EARTH
LIONS
DUMPY
WHACK
BLOCK
CLOCK

I didn’t figure out that there were three possible letters. In my hurriedness I thought there were only two.

Wordle 394 5/6

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TRANS
LOUIE
ZLOTY
BLOOP
FLOCK

Not sure why I thought “ZLOTY” could possibly be a correct answer, but props to Mr. Wardle for thinking to include it in the words list.

#394 3/6

SLANT
CHORE
FLOCK

After my standard first two words, it was between BLOCK and FLOCK. Glad to have guessed right before I opened this thread, because Terminus_Est’s hint would have given it away.

Wordle 394 3/6

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CRANE
LOTIC
FLOCK - chose FLOCK over BLOCK because it might be FLICK or SLICK.

Wordle 394 5/6*

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POISE
GUMBO
ALONG
FLOOR
FLOCK

Wordle 394 5/6*

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Inlay
Louse
Clock
Block
Frock

Second guessing myself for five.

Wordle 394 5/6

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HEART
SPOIL
CLOUT
BLOCK
FLOCK

Wordle 394 4/6*

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BEARD
QUILT
GLOOM
FLOCK