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

The Game Room
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Today was my 200th game of Wordle.

1 - 0
2 -5
3 - 47
4 - 99
5 - 39
6 - 10
Losses - still zero, amazingly enough.

Average: 4.01 guesses per game

For the first 100 games, my average was 4.17, so it’s been 3.85 for the second hundred.

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Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today
Can I have some more?

Wordle 423 4/6

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Wordle 423

MICRO
WHEAT
SUPER
GRUEL

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Wordle 423 5/6

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CLAMP
STOLE
LINER
REVEL
GRUEL

Took three tries to place the yellow L, two to place the R. Pretty brutal.

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Wordle 423 4/6

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:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square::yellow_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
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RATIO
PRUNE
CRUEL
GRUEL

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Wordle 423 3/6*

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VAGUE
GLUED
GRUEL

I feel like 3 is a pretty good score today.

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Wordle 423 5/6

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:black_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
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EARTH
LIONS
DUMPY
CRUEL
GRUEL

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A bit of a twist to this one, huh? This was a fun one anyway. Third guess came to me out of the blue, and while it wasn’t the solution, it set it up on a tee.

Wordle 423 4/6

SLANT
CRIMP
GROWL
GRUEL

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Wordle 423 5/6*

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Wordle 423 3/6

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CRANE
LITES
GRUEL - May be the only possible word

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Wordle 423 3/6*

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BEARD
GRIME
GRUEL

Who knows where it would have gone if my second guess had been CRIME

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Wordle 423 4/6*

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:yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

CHOKE
SWEAT
RIVER
GRUEL

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Wordle 423 4/6

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POUCH
STUNG
GRUFF
GRUEL

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Wordle 423 5/6

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:green_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

This puzzle was gruel and unusual punishment
HEART
FOYER
RIVEN
GREED
GRUEL

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Wordle 423 5/6

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:black_large_square::orange_square::blue_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
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OVINE
BREAD
ERUPT
CRUEL
GRUEL

I kind of sped through this one. Despite a five, I was never worried about failing, as each word pushed me closer to the solution. Not much drama.

@RTFirefly, congratulations on joining the 200 club!

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Rackin’ up the fives!

Wordle 423 5/6*

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:black_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
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IRATE
FRESH
ORDER
CRUEL
GRUEL

Agreed. Well done, @RTFirefly!

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Tomorrow’s stumped me for a moment.

Wordle 424 3/6

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Thanks, y’all!!

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Wordle 423 5/6* 8/16/2022

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POKER → Solid start. Lots of options for the R…
RISEN → 3 vowels down, R still unplaced
CARED → Another vowel out. Finally I know where the R goes. Running out of letters… is there a double?
GREET → No, but that was one lucky G. Gotta be…
GRUEL

Kinda fun today, I got to brainstorm a lot of words I don’t often use.

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Wordle 423 4/6

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:white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::yellow_square::green_square:
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SLANT
LIMBO
CHURL
GRUEL

Both the last two seemed rather more UK than not, but perhaps it’s me.

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Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today
I thought this one had already appeared as an answer.

Wordle 424 4/6

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:yellow_square::white_large_square::green_square::green_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

Wordle 424

YOUTH
BASIC
EDICT
TWICE

I don’t know what you’re talking about.
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