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

Wordle 470 3/6

SLANT => Got me most of the way there, since the solution almost had to start with T
THINK => What could the solution be? Think, Rufus, think! :wink:
TWINE => afaict, this was the only possibility left

Wordle 470 2/6*

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Atone
Twine

Wordle 470 3/6

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Good scores today by a lot of you.

HEART
STONE
TWINE

Wordle 470 3/6

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RAISE
LUNCH
TWINE

I listed 15 __I_E words, and LUNCH narrowed it down to exactly one!
I felt very smart. Then I checked Scoredle and saw that I’d missed every word beginning with a vowel, along with KNIFE. Now I just feel lucky.

My streak is at 250.

I suppose if they all went like today’s, I’d get bored. But it was nice today.

Wordle 470 3/6*

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IRATE
TINGE
TWINE

Nice streak, @Wheelz!

Thanks. You were ahead of me, if I’m not mistaken, until the PARER massacre. Sorry about that.

Wordle 470 4/6* 10/2/2022

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LEAVE → No repeated E. Try common letters, and another vowel.
HORSE → Strikeout, but some good eliminations. Almost tried CARIE after this, but realized I had already tried the R, so…
FUDGE → So there’s pretty much gotta be an I in there. Couple with a T, and get
TWINE

TWICE was also a possibility - kinda glad I didn’t think of it first. Also, a very interesting pattern of greens…

Wordle 470 4/6*

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BRUSH
LAITY
FEINT
TWINE

Wordle 470 4/6

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AROSE
CHIME
GLIDE
TWINE

Only par, but at least it didn’t take up much time.

Wordle 471 5/6

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CROPS
STALE
STUNT
STINK
STING

Harumph.

Wordle 470 3/6

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CRATE
LIONS
TWINE

Wordle 470 3/6

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ORATE
LITHE
TWINE

Wordle 471 4/6

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RATIO
EDICT
THING
STING

Wordle 471 3/6*

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FRAME
PIOUS
STING

Wordle 471 4/6*

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BEARD
QUILT
THICK
STING

Wordle 471 2/6

SLANT => STONE, STING, STUNG (STINK’s been used)
STING => figured STING guaranteed a 3, but might get lucky - and did

Barely had a chance to sip my coffee. :slight_smile:

Wordle 471 3/6

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CRANE
TOILS
STING - got lucky, could be STINT or STINK

Wordle 471 4/6*

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READY
MOULT
PITCH
STING

Wordle 471 4/6

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Crap, should have been a three

HEART
STOOP
STUNG
STING

Wordle 471 4/6

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EARTH
LIONS
STINT
STING