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

Wordle 790 3/6

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PLANT
CRAFT
EXACT

Right there with you, @RTFirefly.

Wordle 790 4/6

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ABOUT
SAINT
LEAPT
EXACT

Probably should have gone for an E at two, since it’s more common than I. LEANT would have gotten me a birdie. But you can never be sure in this game.

Wordle 790 2/6*

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LEAST
EXACT
Thanks to some magnificent luck, I did not see ENACT

And I don’t know if I have ever had two 2s in a row. My next scores will probably be several 4s and 5s in a row.

Wordle 791 5/6

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RATIO
LANCE
WASPY
GAMMA
MAGMA

[spoiler]Wordle 791 5/6

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Wordle 791 5/6*

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GUILE
PRANG
BAGGY
MAGOT
MAGMA

Wordle 790 3/6

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SLATE
TEACH
EXACT

It’s not often I guess correctly when down to two choices, but happy I did today. :slight_smile:

Tricky tricky tricky…

Wordle 791 5/6

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SALET
ROUND
CHIMP
MAMMY
MAGMA

Wordle 791 4/6*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \\ \end{aligned}

Wordle 791 5/6*

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ALONE
TRASH
DAMPY
MAGIC
MAGMA

Wordle 791 4/6

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RAISE
TALON
CAMPY
MAGMA

Wordle 791 4/6* 8/19/2023

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EXACT → Can we do better with the second guess
RAILS → Just barely. At least half the vowels are gone. Try another - and N is still in play too
MANGO → Missed on N, but that M is nice - and where should the G go? Thought a while about whether it should go 3rd or last, tried lots of vowels, but figured out we’ve got two repeats…
MAGMA

Hitting the G on 3 was key. Without it, I was probably heading for a 6.

Wordle 791 5/6

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HEART
SADLY
PAINS
CAULK
MAGMA

Glad to see I’m in good company. Sheesh, what a slog!

Wordle 791 5/6

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SLATE
ADORN
HAPPY - Now what?
MAXIM - Could it be?
MAGMA - Yep, a double-double

Wordle 791 3/6

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CAMEO
MAXIM
MAGMA

I borrowed Scordle’s trick of doubling up on the unplaced M, which turned out to be the winning strategy. (Plus, Wordle seems to be on an X kick lately, though not today.)
CAMEO is one of my top ten starters, and improved today from 3.73 to 3.67.

Wordle 791 4/6

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PLANT
CARES
BAGGY
MAGMA

I was never getting a 3 on this one. I just know that one of these days, when I get almost no information in the first two guesses, the answer will eventually be baggy!

Wordle 791 4/6

Scoredle 4/6

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:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: 173
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SLANT
CHORE
GIMPY
MAGMA

Given that I only had one letter after my first two words, a 3 was pretty much out of the question. So I’m quite happy with a 4.

This one was horrible.

Wordle 791 4/6*

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IRATE
SADLY
CAPON
MAGMA

I wrenched and wrenched on this one. Apparently I came up with legitimate Wordle words I didn’t even know were words, so didn’t consider trying them (WAUGH, HAUGH, BAULK, the last I never spell with a ‘U’). I came up with MAMMA but as it used just two letters… I kept looking. MAGMA hit like a lightning bolt. Fortunately and at last!

Wordle 791 4/6*

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GLOAT
RANGE
MAGIC
MAGMA

Wordle 791 4/6*

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CRONE
STAID
HAPPY
MAGMA

Quite a slog. I feel lucky with a 4 for this one.