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

Happy with a 3 today, given that it was another trap word.

Wordle 611 3/6*

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IRATE
CHEAT
SWEAT

My guess there are tons of people who just ping ones every time just because they can.

Wordle 611 2/6

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Slant
Sweat

I had to decide between “Squat” and “Sweat” and I picked right. :slight_smile:

Wordle 611 4/6

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ROAST
SPLAT
SQUAT
SWEAT

I did go with SQUAT. At least the thought of SQUAT led to SWEAT (work-out related, anyway).

Wordle 611 3/6*

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RAISE
STEAL
SWEAT

Add another one to the penultimate STEAL list

Wordle 611 4/6

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TREND
BLEAT
WHEAT
SWEAT

I was down to just two words…picked Wheat over Sweat as we’ve had a lot of S’s lately, including yesterday. I usually like to get two vowels in my start word and considered doing an EA word, but changed my mind at last second. Should listen more to my first instincts. Getting it in 4 isn’t terrible, but I’m trying to catch my 3’s up to them…got a lot of catching up to do. :wink:

Wordle 612 3/6

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RATIO
RULES
RUDDY

Wordle 608 3/6*

MAGIC
CATER
CACHE
Since CAE went nowhere, CA??E was all I had left, which gave me the courage to try the repeated letter.

Wordle 609 4/6*

CACHE
ROAST
PLAID
AVAIL
Kinda basic this day.

Wordle 610 5/6*

AVAIL
HEIST
MISSY
DIPSO
KIOSK
After the fourth guess I stared at this one for so long, then SunWife looked at it and got it in 15 seconds.

Wordle 611 3/6* President's Day

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KIOSK → As good a start as I could have expected. What should I try along with S?
STARE → Wow. Let’s see, SATED is unlikely. Surprisingly few other words, so let’s group that -EAT ending and try…
SWEAT

Good to get a 3 after yesterday…

Wordle 612 4/6*

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Two completely blank rows was surprising, and also narrowed things down pretty far.

MEANT
SCOWL
DRUID
RUDDY

Wordle 612 3/6*

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PIOUS
UNDER
RUDDY

I felt after my second that a 3 was on the cards, but it was a tedious exercise to find it.

Wordle 612 4/6*

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ALONE
SHIRT
RUMPY
RUDDY

And so I learn that yet another word is in the dictionary.

Wordle 612 4/6

SLART
NICHE
DUMPY
RUDDY

Only other possibility seemed to be GURDY, as in “Hurdy-Gurdy Man which seemed rather unlikely.

Wordle 612 3/6*

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BEARD
WORDS
RUDDY

Wordle 612 4/6

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DEATH
SCOUR
GIMPY
RUDDY

Wordle 612 4/6

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CRANE
TOILS
RUGBY
RUDDY
Exactly one month ago my words were CRANE, TOILS, RUGBY and BLURB - which was the word. Next time RUGBY has to be it.

Wordle 612 5/6

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HEART
ROSIN
RHYME
RUGBY
RUDDY

Wordle 612 5/6

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CRITS
MOLAR
WHERE
RUNNY
RUDDY

Wordle got me good today.

Wordle 612 3/6

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RAISE
ROUND
RUDDY

Wordle 612 3/6

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CRANE - Not much help
SPOIL - Eliminated all but one vowel and ‘y’.
RUDDY - Lucky guess as it could have been about seven other words

Oh, this !@#$#!! game. Another 5 – my favorite place to play lately, it seems!

Wordle 612 5/6*

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IRATE
CHURN
SYRUP
RUGBY
RUDDY