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

Wordle 471 4/6

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AISLE
MOIST
FANGS
STING

A workmanlike par.
I waffled on going for the three or using a test word. I was down to STIFF, STICK, STING, and STINK. Realized afterward that STINK would have assured a four and been a possible answer, so that would have been a better choice. But I ended up with the same result. No harm, no foul.

Also a 4. Just another Wordle day.

Wordle 471 4/6*

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IRATE
THINK
FLINT
STING

Wordle 471 3/6

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ROAST
STUDY
STING

After STUDY I saw four STI words and one STE word (all observing prohibited letters and also past winners). I went with an STI on the theory that I could then use a test word to figure out which one was ‘it’…but STING turned out to be the winner.

Wordle 471 3/6

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CHORE
SAINT
STING

Fortunate second word made for an easy one today.

Wordle 472 5/6

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RATIO
LODEN
MOUSY
POUCH
BOUGH

Wordle 472 4/6

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CLASP
TENOR
DOUGH
BOUGH

Oh come on. I had a real shot at a 3 for the first time in forever. Ah well.

Wordle 471 2/6* 10/3/2022

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TWINE → STINK, STINT, STING - I think that may be it. So…
STING

“If in doubt, go with Paul Newman” is a rule that has never let me down.

Wordle 472 4/6*

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CRUEL
POUND
MOUTH
BOUGH

Wordle 472 3/6*

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BEARD
BONUS
BOUGH

Well, i was impressed.

Wordle 472 4/6

SLANT => SLANT’s been kicking butt lately, had to have a day like this sometime
CHORE
DUMPY
BOUGH when the bough breaks, the cradle will fall…

Another of those “what letters do I have left” solutions.

Literally slapping letters up there. Lucky the streak lives.

Wordle 472 6/6*

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Wordle 472 4/6

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CRANE
TOILS
BUDGE - looking for letters. Found three of them
BOUGH

Wordle 472 4/6

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HEART
SHILL
BUNCH
BOUGH

Wordle 472 5/6

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EARTH
LIONS
DUMPY
COUCH
BOUGH

My last three words were COUGH, DOUGH, BOUGH.

I found it interesting that they don’t rhyme.

Wordle 472 4/6

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RADIO
LOUSE
TOUCH
BOUGH

A good four; could have ended up much tougher. I happened to eliminate all the right consonants in the first three words and was left with only one possibility.

Wordle 472 5/6

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CRANE
SOUPY
WOULD
FOUNT
BOUGH - the only possibility left

Another day, another 4.

Wordle 472 4/6*

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IRATE
SCOUR
BOUND
BOUGH

Wordle 472 5/6

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SLANT
WEIGH
COUGH
BRIDE
BOUGH

Like Rufus I started with SLANT, but then went with WEIGH to check out two vowels. At that point it was a probable “_OUGH” trap–I tried COUGH, confirming the _OUGH. But I was now left with BOUGH, DOUGH, and ROUGH as options. Should have gone alphabetical! (but used a test word instead as a 6 loomed.)

A 5 isn’t that much better, but at least this went quickly.

Almost forgot. And it’s yet another word that has multiple possible letters when you’ve got the other 4 locked.

Wordle 472 6/6*

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SALVE
PITHY
COUGH
ROUGH
DOUGH
BOUGH