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

I was on three today.

Wordle 236 3/6

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ARISE
FALSE
PAUSE

It could also have been CAUSE, HAWSE, TAWSE, MANSE, PASSE – so lucky, I guess. Though he doesn’t often seem to choose obscure words, so I tend to go for the more common words first.

Wordle 236 2/6

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First time I got it in 2.

Wordle 236 4/6

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Wordle 236 4/6*

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LOFTY
SHEAR
BASED
PAUSE

Wordle 236 4/6*

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Too early in the morning to be thinking.

Better than usual:

Wordle 236 3/6*

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Can someone explain streaks to me?

I’ve only been playing for 8 days and my stats show 100% record, longest streak 7, current streak 1. Why is my streak not 8, why has it been split in two? I don’t understand :confused:

@QMatic - You must have skipped a day. Streaks only continue for consecutive days.

Wordle 236 4/6*

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Darn it. Another 4. The third vowel threw me.

Wordle 236 5/6*

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Squeaking by today.

Wordle 236 5/6

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Another toughie today. Still haven’t crapped out completely.

Wordle 236 5/6* 2/10/2022

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HUMOR → An inauspicious start. Let’s try S & T…
STUDY → Where does the S go? Can’t think of how to put it in 2nd, 5th is rare for an S in Wordle, so
ABUSE → That was a good guess, ?AUSE could be
CAUSE → nope, must be
PAUSE

One good guess makes a lot of difference.

Took me four tries today.

Wordle 236 4/6

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IRATE
DANCE
SABLE
PAUSE

Just watched the TV version (called LINGO in the UK)
A woman failed to get this :-

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K E E N

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It’s been a minute since I got it in 3.

Wordle 236 3/6

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PROUD
PLUMB
PAUSE

I might have gotten it in 2 if I’d thought a little harder about getting the vowels in play, which is my usual strategy. But I’m not kicking myself too hard. :grin:

A few months ago, i entered my usual IDEAS as my first guess. All letters appeared in yrllow. It didn’t take me long to figure that IDEAS and ARISE are anagrams.

It might take me a little longer.

Did any other anagrams come to mind, aside from arise?

Ugh.

Wordle 237 5/6

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You get a solid chortle from me.

Wordle 236 4/6

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