Got stuck with too many possibilities:
Wordle 262 6/6
CRISP
BATHE
STEED
SLEET
SKEET
SWEET
Were I thinking a little more, I’d probably’ve tried SWEET before SKEET, but the latter is what first came to mind. SWEET seems the more likely word for a puzzle like this, but I’ve been surprised before.
After several 2’s and 3’s, I got a taste of humble pie this morning.
Wordle 262 6/6
FLAME
OUTER
TYPED
INSET
SHEET
SWEET
Glad I didn’t think of SKEET!
@Dr_Paprika , I got into this later than some, but I’m currently 42 for 42:
1- 1
2- 5
3- 10
4- 18
5- 6
6- 2
This site is still up:
Wordle 262 5/6*
IRATE
CHEST
SPENT
SMELT
SWEET
I continue to resist the double letters, to my detriment.
I just started doing the ones in the archive, and I don’t know if it’s just poor luck, or me being tired, but they seem harder.
I’m undefeated in the daily one, but have only played 43. I also only have 2 sixes. My other results are mostly 4s, with a bit fewer 5s, 8 3s, and one 2. (Zero 1s).
Yes, you’re right. I didn’t actually think of it until I was writing the post, perhaps for good reason, as you point out.
Wordle 262 4/6*
TRACE
ETUDE
SHEET
SWEET
As someone who played the violin as a child through high school, I like ETUDE! I played many of them, and as a plus it gave you the two Es.
Those **** Swedes!!?
Wordle 262 4/6
Wordle 262 6/6
I’m yet another who thought of “skeet” (and also “sheet,” in my case) before “sweet”:
ALIEN, CRUET, BESET, SKEET, SHEET, SWEET
The ‘et’ at the end (confirmed after my second guess) had me thinking of French words common in English, which of course was a dead end. (And they’re probably NOT going to use “bidet” even though it’s a perfectly good five-letter word.)
As for as stats so far: I’m still 100% with 38/38. But too many more days like today and that may go downhill!
Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today
Wordle 263 4/6
GREAT
YOUTH
BOOTH
MONTH
I continue to get hung up on unusual letter combinations in otherwise common words.
Wordle 263 3/6
CREST
THINK
MONTH
Normally I go for one vowel in the first word, two in the second, but I couldn’t think of any good word from HLNPTAIO that has two vowels and doesn’t end in a T. I had so much trouble I actually used a friggin K! My second choice was FAITH, but F would be a complete waste of a letter.
In hindsight, if I had thought of PATIO I probably would have played it. That’s too many vowels for me, though. I find 7 consonants and 3 vowels to be the perfect mix for research words.
Fortunately, for my third guess, when I start trying to win, I completely forgot the letter A existed. In my head the only possibilities were O and U. Probably because I’m so used to only leaving two vowels unchecked.
Sorry if I spoiled anyone; code tag errors left my spoiler unblurred for a few seconds. My bad.
I thought spoiler tags didn’t need the tags on separate lines, but I guess they do. At least sometimes.
Is it really, though? I find it to be annoying. I’d much rather everyone start with the same word. Otherwise, the game really is almost all luck. Particularly with no guess clock. I also think you should have 60 seconds per guess.
Some starting words are better than others. There is even a mathematically optimal ‘best’ starting word to use. (TRACE). If you just use that every time you’ll come out ahead in the long run, no luck needed.
I find it more interesting / fun to try to think up new words every most days that are still good enough to have a real chance to solve in three.
Wordle 263 3/6*
ORATE
SLOTH
MONTH
Wordle 263 4/6*
CLAIM
MOURN
MONEY
MONTH
Wordle 263 4/6
AIERY
SNOUT
CHILD
MONTH
Wordle 263 3/6*
CHANT
NORTH
MONTH
Wordle 263 3/6*
RINSE
GONAD
MONTH
I knew GONAD wouldn’t be the word but I just had to…