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

The Game Room
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Wordle 593 4/6

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RATIO
LINER
GRIMY
SHIRK

Almost went with the right word on three but not too mad about the result.

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Wordle 593 4/6*

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FLOUT
CREAM
RISKY
SHIRK

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Wordle 593 4/6

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ADIEU
SNORT
SMIRK
SHIRK

Almost a 3.

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Wordle 593 3/6

SLANT
CHORE
SHIRK

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Wordle 593 4/6*

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BEARD
SCORN
SKIRT
SHIRK

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Wordle 593 3/6

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SAUTE
SPOIL
SHIRK

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Wordle 593 4/6

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CRANE
SPOIL
SHIRT
SHIRK - I was wavering between ‘shirk’ and ‘shire’, but thought the former was more likely.

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Also, you started with cranE.

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Wordle 593 4/6

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Ho hum. Another 4.

Wordle 593 4/6*

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IRATE
MINOR
CHIRP
SHIRK

I actually thought of SHIRK before CHIRP. Then I cannily reasoned, they wouldn’t use another ‘K’ word again so soon! Oh, yes. Yes, they would.

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Wordle 593 2/6

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HEART
SHIRK

Woot! Admittedly lucky, but I’ll take it.

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A common failing for me. :roll_eyes:

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Wordle 593 5/6*

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WORSE
SCARF
SKIRT
SMIRK
SHIRK

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Wordle 593 3/6

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STERN
SHARP
SHIRK

First guess (from my usual rotation) was lucky, today. After it I wanted to try some SH words; most had A next and after that was eliminated, I had SHIRK left to try.

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Wordle 593 5/6

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AMUSE
SCION
SWIRL
SHIRT
SHIRK

I don’t think I played badly on this one; just couldn’t gain more than one letter per word.
Although I did think I was down to SHIRT or SKIRT and was unpleasantly surprised when the T turned over black.

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Wordle 593 4/6

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TRIPE
DAILY
SMIRK
SHIRK

I made a bumble-head move…meant to type DAIRY. Deciding on my 3rd word, I pretended the R was in the 4th spot regardless, and so I’d have had the same results regardless. Lost the toss-up between the M and H, so 4 it is.

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Wordle 593 4/6* Groundhog Day 2023

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SCOLD → Common letters on the way…
STARE → Got one hit. Still need a vowel, let’s try an I… so…
SMIRK → Aw, so close. Gotta be
SHIRK

Yet another SMIRK-SHIRK combo for the last two guesses. I think that’s four of us so far.

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Friday, February 3rd

Wordle 594 4/6

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CRITS
SLATE
PASTA
TASTY

Could’ve also been hasty but I’ll take the luck. Nasty has already been an answer.

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Wordle 594 5/6

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RATIO
PASTE
NASTY
HASTY
TASTY

Mini trap here but plenty of guesses.

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Wordle 594 4/6*

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SPIEL
HASTY
NASTY
TASTY

After a lucky guess for 2 I felt a 3 was almost a certainty. Wrong.