Wordle 486 3/6
AMUSE
FLESH
EXIST
I only had about 10 minutes to play before the clock struck midnight, and thankfully I was able to get 'er done in a quick 3 guesses.
Wordle 486 3/6* 10/18/2022
STEIN → OK, this had better be quick. Well, not QUICK, but you know…
HEIST → E?IST, only one letter fits there
EXIST
Actually worked this one my phone earlier today, not as late as it may look.
Wordle 487 3/6* 10/19/2022
EXIST → Perhaps a single-vowel word, with I in the middle? Try a bunch of consonants…
PRICK → Can’t see the R in first spot, so ??IRK… which leaves just one word…
QUIRK
So I decided to work this one since I was up. I have a little mini-run of 3s going…
Wordle 487 4/6
SLANT
CHORE
DUMPY
QUIRK
Wasn’t gonna get this in less than 4 - after 2 guesses, I had just one lousy letter. And after 3 guesses I only had 2 letters - but at least I knew where they were, and (a) I kinda knew there had to be an I, and likely in that middle slot, and a U in the second spot strongly suggested Q hitting leadoff. So an impossible 3 but an easy 4.
Wordle 487 4/6*
BEARD
SCORN
FLIRT
QUIRK
hmm.
Wordle 487 3/6
CRANE
TIROS - turns out that even with only a couple of yellows there were only two possible words. Whirl and…
QUIRK
Wordle 487 2/6
Yippee! A deuce!
HEART - let’s see, no A or E. Let’s try something with 2 other vowels. Hmmm… not O and I, how about I and U. Or U and I in that order… -UIR-…I got it!
QUIRK
Wordle 487 3/6
CAUSE
UNLIT
QUIRK
Stared at this for way too long before I practically shouted, “Q! There’s a Q!!”
Satisfying three.
Yet another masterful 4 for me today. 
Wordle 487 4/6*
IRATE
MINOR
CHIRP
QUIRK
This was puzzling. After my first 4 standard words I was stumped a bit, but then I got it in 5.
Wordle 487 5/6
EARTH
LIONS
DUMPY
WHACK — getting that K was key
QUIRK
Wordle 487 4/6*
Letter elimination for the win, I guess.
SPICE
ALIGN
IDIOT
QUIRK
Wordle 487 4/6
EARTH
PRIVY
QUICK
QUIRK
Letter elimination here, too, plus ‘i in the middle means either a consonant pair in front, or…’ with the “or” pretty much limited to “QU”. Picked the wrong QU word first.
Wordle 487 4/6
MOUTH
RULED
FURRY
QUIRK
After my 3rd word, I could only see two choices, Quark and Quirk, but I felt going with a physics term was least likely (not sure if there ever has been any), so I went with Quirk. Bingo!
Wordle 488 4/6
CLOMP
MEATS
REMIX
DENIM
Wordle 488 4/6
RATIO
ELFIN
GENIE
DENIM
So after guess three I know that the letters up there weren’t repeated. That left me trying every combination of letters left. I almost went with PENIS but I was pretty sure Wordle wouldn’t use it so I kept looking until I found DENIM. Better than yesterday at least.
Wordle 488 4/6
EARTH
LIONS
DUMPY
DENIM
Wordle 488 3/6*
BEARD
MEDIC
DENIM
Yay ! Took about 30 seconds ! (Lucky second guess i suppose)
Wordle 488 4/6
SLANT
CHORE
DUMPY
DENIM
Today’s word is one of approximately 1,000 words I would have solved in three.
Wordle 488 3/6
CRANE
LEMON
DENIM
Well. That went well.
Wordle 488 2/6*
TIRED
DENIM
Wordle 488 4/6
HEART
DECKS
DEIGN
DENIM