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

Friday, December 30th

Wordle 559 3/6

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CREPT
SOLAR
MOLAR

Well this was just heartbreaking. I actually typed in molar for my second guess and fully intended to guess it. My strategy specifically commands it: always check either M or N. But at the last second I thought “S is just so much more common than M, I’m feeling the S…” Doh!

Wordle 559 3/6

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RATIO
MORAL
MOLAR

Wordle 559 3/6*

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TRIBE
MORAS
MOLAR

I thought my second word was altogether just nicer than the solution word.

Wordle 559 4/6

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Slant
Layer
Polar
Molar

Wordle 559 4/6*

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BEARD
GROAN
FORAY
MOLAR

Wordle 559 4/6

SLANT
CHORE => POLAR, MOLAR, MORAL, or VALOR (ROYAL and LABOR have been used)
POLAR => leaves just
MOLAR

That bites. :wink:

Wordle 559 3/6

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CRANE
PARTY
MOLAR - lucky

Wordle 558

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This is what happens when one starts the game right at midnight, gets the A C H and O after 3 words, says to oneself “I’m CERTAIN that I can get this in 4!”, hours about one’s busy day, returns to it at 2230 hours… and falls asleep. DAMN!

ADIEU (my new starter words)
SNORT
MUNCH

Now heading off to Wordle 559.

Wordle 559 3/6

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RAISE
BOARD
MOLAR

Yesterday’s was a hot mess and I never got the answer. Today’s was headed that way.

Wordle 559 5/6

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CRANE
SMART
DREAM
MORAL
MOLAR

Sheesh.

Wordle 559 6/6*

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EXACT
ALIGN
LABOR
SOLAR
POLAR
MOLAR

Wordle 559 4/6

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ADIEU
SNORT
CLIMB
MOLAR

Nothing to bark about. Looks like a ‘four’ kind of day.

Wordle 559 4/6*

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IRATE
VAPOR
SONAR
MOLAR

Hey, @Author_Balk! Let me know when you don’t get a three! :wink: You’re really good at this.

Four sure.

Wordle 559 4/6

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HEART
BROAD
SONAR
MOLAR

Wordle 559 4/6*

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ROUSE
CORAL
POLAR
MOLAR

Unlucky. On try 3, I thought of MOLAR first, but going through the possibilities, I decided on POLAR.

Wordle 559 5/6

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PIOUS
OATEN
ROACH
MORAL
MOLAR

A late solve for me today. I think I do better in the morning.

Wordle 558 4/6

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STERN
AUDIO
COACH
HAVOC

At step 4 my mind kept going to “hatch,” but that was prohibited by the results of step 1 (no T). Finally I saw “havoc.”

Wordle 559 4/6

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STARE
RABID
ARMOR
MOLAR

I’d guessed “molar” just nine days back (December 21), so it occurred to me as a guess instead of the probably-more-common “polar”. (“Solar” was already ruled out.)

Interesting about the home game, Rufus; thanks for posting that.

Wordle 559 4/6* 12/30/2022

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HAVOC → Two quick vowels. Time to try some consonants quick
ROAST → One outta three ain’t bad. Plus, I placed the O. Two syllables, perhaps? LORAN would be a good scrabble word, but I think I need to go with M here…
MORAL → Well, that just about settles it.
MOLAR

It’s the kind of fable ending you can sink your teeth into.

Wordle 559 4/6*

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ADORE
ROAST
MORAL
MOLAR
I’ve been out of action a few days and have to admit I feel lucky to have missed CONDO and IMPEL; I was up to A_O with HAVOC, was trying to work it out on paper, got sidetracked and then midnight came along. Glad to get a plain old 4 today.