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

Wordle 635 5/6

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STERN
LARGE
MOVER
RIDER
CIDER

Tough one. Possibly MOVER subconsciously suggested RIDER, or I might not have made it.

Wordle 636 2/6

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STARE
MEALY

MEALY is (or was) on my list of three-dozen or so ‘words, which are not yet solutions, to try for the second guess;’ it’s the only one with A in the middle yet without R, S, or T. Luck!

Now I need a new ‘A in the middle and also no R, S, or T, and also not yet been a solution’ word.

I’ve got a list of 8 words that haven’t been a solution yet, but were possibilities today after my first word that did like yours: eliminated R,S,T and has an A in the middle slot. They are:
LEACH, LEAFY, LEAKY, LOAMY, CHALK, WHALE, QUAIL, QUALM.

Help yourself!

Thank you! I certainly shall!

Saturday, March 18th

Wordle 637 3/6

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PLANT
CARET
YACHT

After 2 I was left with either _A_CT or _AC_T. I immediately saw tacit, but after checking that’s already been an answer. Continuing to look, I think yacht might be the only other possible answer that could fit. Tricksy CHT trigraph!

Wordle 637 4/6

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RATIO
PASTE
TACKY
YACHT

Wordle 637 4/6

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\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \end{aligned}

Wordle 637 4/6*

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ALONE
SHART
HABIT
YACHT

Do you use shart because you prefer those specific letter placements? Just wondering why you like it more than trash

Wordle 637 3/6*

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PIOUS
REACH
YACHT

Wordle 637 3/6

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SLART
PINCH => It’s gotta be CHEAT, right? Nope, already been used.
YACHT => was the only other possibility, but took a bit of work to find it.

Wordle 637 4/6

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NOISE
ADULT
CRAFT
YACHT

Sheer laziness on my part; my default Plan A is to follow up ALONE with SHIRT — to cover AEIO along with TNSHRL, for a big ol’ chunk of ETAOIN SHRDLU — and, if I’m then still at zero, figure I’ll learn plenty with DUMPY.

But if my first word makes SHIRT impossible, the first thing I think is “uh, I was gonna play SHIRT.” So if, say, an O pops up, I think ‘SHORT’; and if an A pops up, I think SHART.

Wordle 637 5/6

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HEART
SHOAT hmmm… H has to be 3 or 4, A has to be 1 or 2. Need to fish for letters
AGAIN Now A has to be 2. Need to make sure we don’t have a U
CAPUT what the hell ends in ACHT? Oh I get it
YACHT

Wordle 637 4/6*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ \end{aligned}

Yeah that makes total sense. My plan is similar in that I like to follow up plant with score, but if only a single consonant hits I’ll switch to spore, snore or store. (If the L hits I’m stuck with loser.)

Wordle 637 3/6

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READY
YAHOO
YACHT

How 'bout that? I beat Wordlebot!

Wordle 637 4/6

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CRANE
SPOIL
TACKY - can only be one word after this
YACHT

Wordle 637 4/6

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ATONE
TRAIL
HASTY
YACHT

Wordle 637 3/6*

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SHOUT
HABIT
YACHT

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SLATE
AUGHT
YACHT