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

I had it as my third word, too.

And I find it amusing that it Angry is the Third Word. What about Hungry and Aggry?

Wordle 395 3/6

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MAUVE
COATI
ANGRY

My vowel-heavy strategy has paid off two days in a row. Another three with minimal information. And, I think I’m going to add COATI to my starter list. That’s a fun word.

ETA: This was yesterday’s:

Wordle 394 3/6

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Wordle 395 4/6*

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DRONE
CAIRN
SNARK
ANGRY

Wordle 395 4/6

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Just so you all know, if you clear your browser cache you lose your entire Wordle history and can’t get it back.

Another four. I pooched it today with my second guess by inadvertently repeating an already-known rejected letter. Oopth.

IRATE
SHEAR
FLORA
ANGRY

Same here !
Wordle 395 3/6*

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BEARD
FAIRY
ANGRY

My streak of twos almost continued with tomorrow’s, I thought. Until it clearly didn’t.

Wordle 396 6/6

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Wordle 395 4/6

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SLANT
NAIVE
ANNOY
ANGRY

A nice 5-minute game. Very possibly I’d do better (a 3 instead of a 4, for instance) if I’d take more time to choose more strategic words. But: meh.

Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today
These traps are getting tiresome.

Wordle 396 4/6

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Wordle 396

EMPTY
ROUTE → It’s a trap!
TWIGS → I tested every possibility except for ‘C’ just so I don’t fall into the trap.
TRITE

Wordle 396 4/6

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CLASP
TENOR
TRIED
TRITE

I was relieved when it turned out not to be tribe.

Wordle 396 5/6

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RATIO
PRIDE
CRIME
WRITE
TRITE

When I saw the graphic for tomorrow, I realized that it had to end in e so I was semi-spoiled but it was still a five.

Wordle 395 5/6

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STEAM
LAUGH
GRAIN
ANGER
ANGRY

Well, that wasn’t fun. I almost forgot to play tonight and had to hurry through this before midnight hit. After my third word, I really struggled to find a valid word. Finally I just went with a word I knew wasn’t right (the E wasn’t valid) to see if I could find out where the letters go. I laughed when I saw what it was (same word essentially, just a different form of it). I have no idea why I wasn’t seeing the word. But at least I got it, and finished just in time too.

Thought I had this one in two, but I was wrong. Managed to get it in four, though.

Wordle 396 4/6

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TRANS
TROUT
LOUIE
TRITE

Wordle 396 3/6*

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CRIME
WRITE
TRITE

That could have gone horribly badly so very happy with a 3

Wordle 396 4/6

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EARTH
LIONS
WRITE
TRITE

#396 4/6

SLANT
CHORE
TRIBE
TRITE

Had it down to four possibilities after the first two guesses (TRIPE and BRUTE were the other two). This was one of those situations where I could have played it safe and guaranteed a 4 (BIPPY was my play-it-safe 3rd word), or taken a shot at a 3 at the risk of a possible 5. Took the shot, wound up at 4 anyway.

Wordle 396 3/6

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CRANE
PIVOT - finding likely letters. Got two of them
TRITE - Would show it is TRIBE (if that is a word they would use) or WRITE if it’s not the right word.

Inept
Write
Trite

Wordle 396 3/6*

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Tough nut today
Wordle 396 5/6

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HEART
TROPE
TRUCE
TRIBE
TRITE

Whew!
Wordle 396 6/6*

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RATIO
TIRES
TRIPE
TRIBE
TRICE
TRITE