"Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 2)

It’s not just you!

All’s well that ends well, eh? :wink:

This is funny.
Tune in tomorrow!

Wordle 781 4/6*

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

ALONE
LOSER
LOWER
LOVER
Rats! If I’d looked up the used words list I would have seen that LOSER’s been used and could have gotten it in 3.

Wordle 781 5/6

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

STAIN
CHORE
ORDER
MEWLS
LOVER

Way too many words possible after my 3rd guess, so I had to resort to a sleuth word to narrow things down.

Wordle 782 5/6

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

RATIO
TUNED
CHEST
LEFTY
EMPTY

And we are back to hunting for vowels and common letters and getting a five.

[spoiler]Wordle 782 5/6

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::green_square::green_square:
:green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:[/spoiler]
Not easy

Wordle 782 4/6

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

SALET
ROUND
CHIMP
EMPTY

Wordle 782 4/6*

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

VALID
ROUSE
THEME
EMPTY

Wordle 782 4/6*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,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 S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned}

Wordle 782 4/6

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

HEART
STEEP
PLATE knowing there is no A, just fishing for placement of letters.
EMPTY

Wordle 782 3/6

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


IDEAL
CRONE
EMPTY

Wordle 782 3/6*

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

ORATE
TEETH
EMPTY

I enjoy seeing the few times when I match Wordlebot, or nearly. Today I was the same except Wordlebot typically starts with SLATE. I won’t since that is a previous solution. Anyway, makes me feel computer-like :robot: Today it was easy since EMPTY was the only possible solution after guess two and it came to me in seconds.

Wordle 782 4/6

:blue_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::blue_square:
:white_large_square::blue_square::blue_square::white_large_square::blue_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::white_large_square:
:orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square:

PLANE
STEEP
TEMPO
EMPTY

For once, Wordlebot was happy with all my choices.

Wordle 782 4/6

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

PLANT
TROPE
STEEP
EMPTY

Thought I had it with steep but still just yellows.

Wordle 782 4/6*

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

RADIO
LUMEN
MESSY
EMPTY

Wordle 782 4/6* 8/10/2023

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

LOVER → OK. Common letters, at least one more vowel. Hoped for a good A word but ended up with
STEIN → Going kinda slow here. Time for the Scoredle double letter trick on that T
PETTY → I was worried for a sec when the first T came up gray. But now it’s pretty easy - E first, if P is second, try vowels in third - no help, so E?PTY and we come up
EMPTY

Scoredle had 81 possibles for that third guess, but one for the fourth. Lucky guess on my part.

Wordle 782 3/6

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

OPIUM
MAPLE
EMPTY

Didn’t expect to hit on two mid-tier consonants.
OPIUM (a surprisingly strong starter) improves from 3.82 to 3.75.

I’m happy with my 3 today, although WordleBot assigned far more luck than skill to my second word try. Asshole.

Wordle 782 3/6*

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

IRATE
PESTO
EMPTY

Wordle 782 4/6

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square: 524
:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square: 37
:white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::green_square: 1
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

SLANT
CHORE
GIMPY
EMPTY

Wordle 782 4/6*

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

ALONE
HERDS
MITEY
EMPTY

…mitey?