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

Oh that’s right, today is Ash Wednesday. Thanks for that reminder!

Wordle 256 3/6*

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IRATE
HASTY
NASTY

I only got this one in 3 because ‘n’ came before ‘p’ in the Words-It-Could-Be lineup. I’m glad to break my streak o’ fours!

I got it in four.

I correctly guessed the last four letters after the 2nd pick. But, I could think of three letters that it could start with. I put all three in a word for the third pick, which let me know which letter it started with.
A guarantee of two additional picks vs. even chance of one, two or three.

Wordle 256 4/6*

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Wordle 256 6/6*

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Phew indeed !

A lucky shuffle today:

Wordle 256 3/6*

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STERN
LINTS
NASTY

It was a word chicane!

Tough one

Wordle 256 5/6

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Didn’t think I had much of a chance after three tries and only two letters guessed, but the word fell into place pretty quickly on attempt #4.

Wordle 257 4/6

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Wordle 257

TRASH
BLINK
NEVER
MOURN

There is now a Canadian version of the game called CANUCKLE at Canuckle - A daily Canadian word game
It uses 5 letters words like the original but some the words are more common to Canadian folks.
Oh, and it uses the color red for a good letter at the right position. It is up to puzzle # 21.

Ooh, i like this one

Canuckle 21 3/6

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My first two-spot!

Wordle 256 2/6

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STEIN
NASTY

Wordle 257 3/6*

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ORATE
ROUND
MOURN

Wordle 257 4/6

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PINCH
STONE
RADON
MOURN

Wordle 257 3/6*

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PLANE
NORTH
MOURN

Wordle 257 4/6*

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Pretty good for no hits on the first word.

SPACE
FLUID
MOUTH
MOURN

Wordle 257 5/6

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TRANS
LOUIE
ROUND
YOURN
MOURN

Should’ve gotten it sooner it I’d remembered that N wasn’t the fourth letter and if I hadn’t guessed “YOURN”, which I didn’t know was a word.

My fourth was the same as yourn
Wordle 257 5/6*

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Wordle 257 3/6*

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Not bad.

AIERY
SNORT
MOURN

Wordle 257 4/6

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After the second pick I could only think of one possible word that fit. But, unfortunately I was wrong.

TRACE
MINOR
MORON
MOURN