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

George Carlin said it’s all about the context.

My second word was basically a lucky guess!

Wordle 217 3/6

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THORN
SINGE
WINCE

Well, it made another pretty pattern.

Wordle 217 5/6* Jan 22

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STONE
LANCE
FENCE
MINCE
WINCE

If I get tomorrow’s in exactly 4 I’ll take that as a sign.

Doing the French long-word version again. Just under the wire on it.

SUTOM #15 6/6

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https://sutom.nocle.fr

Finished all the other ones as well, nothing remarkable happened.

Wordle 217 4/6

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My streak since Christmas Eve is now at 30, and 100%.

Wordle 217 6/6

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Train
Finch
Wince

Wordle 217 4/6*

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GROAN
PINED
RINSE
WINCE

Wordle 217 3/6*

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Honestly I was more trying to eliminate letters with my third, but whoopee!

SWEAR
TOWEL
WINCE

Nicely played!

Thanks! After I typed TOWEL, it occurred to me that I could have typed WOMEN - which would have given me a green and an extra yellow, but turns out I didn’t need it. I wonder if I still would gotten it in three?

I’ve only played a few times. Took six tries today which made me wonder, what happens if you fail? Does it reveal the target word?

Keeping right in there at 4…

Wordle 217 4/6

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ROAST
JUDGE
MINCE
WINCE

A bit longer for me today.

Wordle 217 5/6*

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BRAIN
PINOT
LINES
HINGE
WINCE

Lewdle 04 3/6
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The one time I failed, it revealed the word to me but other people have reported not seeing the reveal. It only flashed on screen for a moment and then disappeared, so watch carefully as you finish entering your sixth try.

Maybe. In both cases you still had at least 4 different possible words to choose from.

Lewdle 04 2/6
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I only got it in 2 because it refused to accept KINKY as a valid guess!

Wordle 217 3/6

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Luck in randomness.

SPLAT
MINCE
WINCE

@SoToasty mentioned in one of the other threads that Google now has an easter egg when you search for Wordle.

Tough one today.
Wordle 217 5/6

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