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

The Game Room
7741

Wordle 535 4/6

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LOUPE
STEAM
MAKER
AMBER

I quite enjoyed today’s. Nicely challenging, with each word building on the last. Just what I want from Wordle.

7742

Bah! Not my favorite.

Wordle 535 5/6*

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IRATE
SPEAR
LAYER
AUGER
AMBER

I had AMBER before AUGER but I just had to outsmart myself.

@Author_Balk, that’s an impressive array of stats. Well done you!

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Wordle 535 5/6* 12/6/2022

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WOKEN → Slow start. I’ll load up the next guess with consonants…
STREP → -ER ending, perhaps? Look for another vowel, too…
ALDER → Is this a trap? Not seeing many words here. Want to try another vowel just in case
AIMER → Ah, see it now
AMBER

I’m not sure I’ve have seen AUGER before it was too late.

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Wordle 535 3/6

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SLANT
CAPER
AMBER

After guess 2 it was clear that the winning word had to start with A (and, of course, ended with ER). I saw ADDER and AMBER, missing AUGER (a lucky lapse). AMBER seemed more Wordlish, somehow.

7745

I got one of those yesterday, big time. I even commented in my little writeup how woken seemed like a lame answer for Wordle. If I had seen woven, I 100% would have guessed it first, but it never even occurred to me. I’ll take it.

7746

Wordle 535 4/6*

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LEAST
CRANE
PAGER
AMBER
Somehow I didn’t think there would be another O in today’s word.

7747

Wordle 536 3/6

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RATIO
SHOUT
JOUST

Finally a three! I just want to get my average back down under four.

7748

Wordle 536 4/6

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CREST
BOAST
HOIST
JOUST

Well I broke my streak of 5s at least.

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Wordle 535 4/6

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SLIME
MEATY
CREAM
AMBER

7750

Wordle 536 4/6

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EARTH
LIONS
DUMPY
JOUST

7751

Wordle 536 6/6*

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AMITY
VOTER
TOUGH
DOUBT
FOUNT
JOUST

7752

Wordle 536 4/6

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CRANE
TOILS
SOOTY
JOUST

7753

Wordle 536 4/6

SLANT
CREST
GHOST => could be FOIST, JOIST, or…
JOUST

Happy to get a 4.

7754

Wordle 536 3/6

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RAISE
GHOST
JOUST

7755

Wordle 536 4/6

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HEART
FLINT
BOOST
JOUST

7756

Wordle 536 3/6*

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SPEAR
TOILS
JOUST

I like the symmetry of SPEAR with JOUST. And I suppose there are some TOILS in the process.

7757

Wordle 536 4/6*

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BEARD
QUILT
MOUNT
JOUST

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Wordle 536 4/6

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ACUTE
SHUNT
TRUST
JOUST

My gut wanted to try an O at two, but my brain said the middle U was probably the only vowel. Shoulda listened to my gut before doubling up on the T.
Oh well, a par’s a par.

7759

Wordle 536 4/6

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CRANE
STORM - This was a lucky guess after a first-word fail
HOIST
JOUST

7760

Today is the Day of 4s, looks like.

Wordle 536 4/6*

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IRATE
THUMB
STUCK
JOUST

Today’s result reinforces my notion that trying all vowels in the first 2 tries is a better strategy than maximizing consonant tries. I’ll stick to that going forward. (WordleBot said, “Well, duh!”)