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

The Game Room
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Wordle 435 5/6* 8/28/2022

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RUDER → Two vowels there, but not much else. I’ll switch 'em and see what happens
SETUP → As I type my first two guesses here they look like an odd M*A*S*H sequel. Anyway, gotta move 'em around
FLUME → They’re placed, but no consonants. No other letters for that matter… I was hung up here for a long long time trying to get any word to try, and then it comes to me! It must be it!
GAUGE → Dang it! OK, now it’s…
GAUZE

I count 7 of us (so far) who would rather try a repeated letter than a Z.

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Well, this one sucked.

Wordle 435 6/6

SLANT
CHORE
DUMPY
VAGUE
GAUGE
GAUZE

After my first three guesses, I had all the vowels but none of the consonants. I’d much rather have the reverse, thanks.) For some reason, at that point, I saw the words that were my fourth and fifth tries, but not the solution. If I’d seen it as a possibility, I might not have picked it right off, but I could have kept it to a 5.

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Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today
This one will be easy if you’re lucky.

Wordle 436 3/6

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Wordle 436

WROTE
CHAIN
CHIEF

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Wordle 436 5/6

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CRIMP
CLITS
CHINO
CHICK
CHIEF

Ugh.

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Did you really think CLITS would be a legitimate answer?

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Wordle 435 3/6

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SHAME
CABLE
GAUZE

Got lucky. :four_leaf_clover: After my second word, I had a list of 8 words it could be (that I could see). The G and the U showed up the most, so I decided to go with one of those words, and I just happened to choose the correct one. Nice when that happens! :slight_smile:

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Wordle 436 3/6

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RATIO
LINER
CHIEF

This feels better after yesterday, even with accidentally repeating the R.

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Wordle 436 3/6*

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PRIME
DEIGN
CHIEF

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Wordle 436 6/6

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EARTH
LIONS
DUMPY
WHACK
CHIVE
CHIEF

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Wordle 436 2/6*

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Hater
Chief
That was quick!

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Wordle 436 4/6

SLANT
CHORE
PINKY
CHIEF

After my second guess, it could have been CHIEF, CHECK, CHEWY, or CHEEP, so my third guess was all about narrowing the field.

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Wordle 436 5/6*

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BEARD
GLOVE
MINES
THIEF
CHIEF

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My first two guesses are research words, not attempts to win.

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Wordle 436 3/6

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CRANE
LINES - I only see one word
CHIEF

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I seem to be settling back into my average.

Wordle 436 4/6*

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MOUTH
APHID
HIKER
CHIEF

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Wordle 436 4/6

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HEART
SHOVE
WHELP
CHIEF

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This one was quick, for me.

Wordle 436 3/6*

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IRATE
SHIED
CHIEF

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Wordle 436 4/6

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OPIUM
ANISE
CRIER
CHIEF

I honestly don’t know what possessed me, having hit no consonants in the first two words, to use a repeated consonant in the third. I think I assumed we were dealing with yet another ER word.
No matter, I suppose; I was probably headed for a four here either way.

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Wordle 436 4/6

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STONE
HEARD
CHEEP
CHIEF

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Another three for tomorrow’s. Same reasoning: it couldn’t have been anything else.

Wordle 437 3/6

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