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

The Game Room
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Wordle 459 2/6

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PRICE - really got lucky with this one
RECAP

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Wordle 459 4/6

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ADIEU
LEAST
REPAY
RECAP

I have a rotating list of starting words with three vowels each - except for ADIEU, with four. I like hitting the vowels, but it’s a double-edged sword if I can’t find any consonants. Fortunately, my third guess was a good one.
My average with ADIEU as a starter remains under 4, so I’ll keep it in the rotation.

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Another day, another 4.

Wordle 459 4/6*

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IRATE
EARLY
CREAM
RECAP

I pooched my third try by putting the ‘R’ in a position I already knew it wasn’t. Oopths.

@Hari_Seldon, welcome to the torture chamber. :wink:

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Wordle 459 4/6* 9/21/2022

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ALIKE → Two good vowels. Try some common consonants
TASER → Hit on one. If I swap the vowels, RE?A? looks promising…
REPAY → It is. And the P goes at the end, so
RECAP

This one went pretty quickly.

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My usual 4.

Wordle 459 4/6*

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PLAIT
OPERA
CAPER
RECAP

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Wordle 459 4/6

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EARTH
READY
REGAL
RECAP

This annoyed. “Recap” may well be in the dictionaries, but it’s short for “recapitulation” and I don’t like that type of word as a winner. It’s also annoying because it’s in a family of “do ________ again” meanings, which don’t seem all that distinguishable from the use (as winners) of plural nouns, verbs made past-tense by the addition of “ed,” etc.

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Wordle 460 4/6

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RATIO
PAINT
TIFTS
SAINT

Three option after the second word (FAINT, SAINT,
TAINT). I elected to go for the research word and the guaranteed 4.

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Wordle 460 4/6

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CRAMS
PASTE
SATIN
SAINT

Second day in a row where my penultimate guess gets all five letters but in the wrong order.

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Wordle 459 6/6

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MANOR
STARE
BREAD
REGAL
REPAY
RECAP

Roll of the dice on the last two words, and just chose wrong. I feel cheated…didn’t get my “phew” at the end! And I knew it was just a matter of time before they started putting ads on the game board. I have an ad blocker and it still showed up with the video auto-playing (have auto-play off too). Can’t say that wasn’t a bit annoying, but easy enough to stop the video and scroll down to only see the board.

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Wordle 460 5/6*

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GLEAN
PANIC
RAINY
FAINT
SAINT

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Got it in two today.

Wordle 460 2/6

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TRANS
SAINT

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Wordle 460 2/6

SLANT
SAINT

Can’t really take any credit, this one was handed to me on a platter. But I’ll take the gift!

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So far, no ads are showing up on my iPhone.

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Wordle 460 3/6

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CRANE
TAILS - three greens (one from first word) and two yellows. Answer is obvious
SAINT

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Wordle 460 4/6*

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BEARD
MACHO
PAINT ← Uh oh…
SAINT ← phew.

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Wordle 460 4/6

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HEART
FLOAT
WAIST
SAINT

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Wordle 460 3/6

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PRICE
SLINK - just dumb luck
SAINT

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Another dumb luck. 3 for me today.

Wordle 460 3/6*

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IRATE
SATIN
SAINT

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DUH. I should’ve gotten this in 3!

Wordle 460 5/6

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EARTH
LIONS
THEFT — I thought it could be TAINT, or FAINT or PAINT but I forgot I already had S. DUH.
PAINT
SAINT — DUH

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Nicely done!