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

I dont know how to blur, but I got it in 3, all because of my first word, which had the first 3 letters in order.

Wordle 642 4/6*

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

ROUTE
TAILS
SAINT
STAID

Major brain fart there on the third guess…

Wordle 642 6/6*

:white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

JOIST
STRIP
STOIC
STAIR
STAIN
STAID

One of those :frowning_face:

Wordle 642 5/6*

:blue_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:orange_square::black_large_square::orange_square::black_large_square::blue_square:
:orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square:

ALONE
SHART
STAMP
STACK
STAID

Ugh.

Me too :smiley:

Wordle 642 2/6

:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

ASIDE
STAID

Wordle 642 3/6*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ \end{aligned}

  1. Highlight/select what you want to blur.
  2. Click on the :gear: button in the top of the reply box.
  3. Select “Blur Spoiler”.
  4. Sorted !

Wordle 642 4/6

:white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

HEART
STANK
STALL
STAID

Wordle 642 4/6

:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::yellow_square:
:black_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::green_square::black_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::black_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

CLUES
RATIO
STAIN — it was either STAID or STAIN and this was wrong
STAID

Seems like people get this right away or struggle with it.

Wordle 642 3/6

:white_large_square::white_large_square::orange_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:orange_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::orange_square::white_large_square:
:orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square:

CRANE
SPOIL - leaves only one possibility
STAID

Wordle 642 3/6

:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::blue_square::black_large_square:
:black_large_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square:

ROUTE
WAIST
STAID

STAIN would have been a wiser second word, getting out an N instead of W, but would have led to the same result. Though I’m not sure why I didn’t go with STAIN at three; I just saw STAID first. Sometimes flying by the seat of one’s pants works out.

Wordle 642 3/6*

:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

Wordle 642 3/6

:white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

READY
GLAND
STAID

Wordle 642 3/6*

:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

EAGLE
ABORT
STAID

I skipped the first several thousand posts. What exactly is a “previous words list,” and can you link to it, please?

It’s a list of the solutions to all the previous Wordles.

Some people use it (raises hand), some don’t. The list can easily be Googled if you want it.

Wordle 642 4/6

:green_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::yellow_square: 35
:white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::yellow_square::white_large_square: 10
:green_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: 9
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

SLANT
PRATE
STACK
STAID

Wordle 642 3/6

:yellow_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::green_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

ANISE
OASIS
STAID

This is the one I use:

Wordle 642 3/6*

:white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::green_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

CRANE
PLAIT
STAID

Nice one for me today, though if I’d been more adventurous, I’d have joined the 2-Club instead of the 3-Club.

Wordle 642 3/6*

:yellow_square::black_large_square::green_square::yellow_square::black_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::black_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

IRATE
STAIN
STAID

Even WordleBot couldn’t be mean.