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

Wordle 626 3/6*

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ALONE
ROGUE
HORSE

Wordle 626 4/6

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RATIO
LOSER
WORSE
HORSE

Wordle 625 4/6

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SHARE
LUPIN
NIPPY
PINKY

Wordle 626 3/6

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AISLE
FRONT
HORSE

Wordle 626 5/6*

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BEARD
GRIME
FURZE
WORSE
HORSE

Wordle 626 3/6

Scoredle 3/6

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SLART
OPINE
HORSE

Could also have been ROUSE or GORSE; WORSE was used quite recently.

Wordle 626 3/6

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The milestone today is 365 consecutive wins (1 year)

CRANE
TIROS - same results as about a week ago. Then I picked WORSE and got it in three. This time it’s…
HORSE

Wordle 626 3/6

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ALONE
OCHRE
HORSE

“A lone ochre horse” - that would be a good title for a Western novel or movie.

Wordle 626 4/6

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HEART
HYPER unless the word starts HR, R has to be third so E is fifth. H - R - E
HORDE well that leaves only one possibility in my view
HORSE of course of course

LOL, it would.

Daily Quordle 407
:six::three:
:seven::five:

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Who wants to start a Quordle thread? :grin:

Wordle 626 4/6

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CRANE
SPOIL
ROUSE
HORSE

Wordle 626 3/6*

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Crate
Spore
Horse

Daily Quordle 407
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:five::seven:

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ATOLL SAUCE
BROOK CRAWL

StG

Daily Quordle 407
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:eight::four:

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Wordle 626 3/6

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IRATE
SCORE
HORSE

I actually considered HORSE at two, but I can’t be too mad about that; it’s not like it was obvious. A good 3, I’ll take it.

Weirdly, Scordle said my best guess at two was HORSE, but my best guess at three was WORSE.

For a lot of reasons, it’s a nice day to get a 3. :slight_smile:

Wordle 626 3/6*

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IRATE
ROUSE
HORSE

I had also found WORSE (and also NORSE, but I was pretty sure that wasn’t it!). I prefer HORSEs to WORSE, so I tried that first. Worked out!

Not to mention:

ROFL!! As you’ve no doubt divined, I have a memory like a sieve. (Hey! That’s 5 letters!! :smiley: )

And I didn’t even bother to check for HORSE or WORSE this morning… luckier than I realized.

And it hasn’t been used yet! :grin: