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

Wordle 798 3/6*

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WATER
VIGOR Can’t think of a word that has I before R, unless…
CHOIR

Sweet! Another three!

“In a move that can only be classified as ground-breaking and revolutionary, Jif Peanut Butter has removed its long-standing slogan – “Choosy Moms Choose Jif” – from its website, jif.com.”

I guess it’s too sexist. (It’s two Os, @SunUp .)

Ah, yeah, I realized that after breakfast. (No, I didn’t have peanut butter on my bagel.)

After that I wondered if I could just slink away virtually with my hat brim down and collar turned up, but I guess I didn’t read the room right on that onel :slight_smile:

Wordle 798 3/6

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ALIEN
PIOUS
CHOIR

I was patting myself on the back for coming up with the answer at three; then I looked to see that that was virtually nothing else left. DROID and OVOID were possible, but unlikely.
ALIEN improves from 3.55 to 3.50, now occupying the #3 position on my list.

Wordle 798 4/6

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PLANT
SCORE
CROWD
CHOIR

Another blank on the first guess, another 4.

Wordle 798 3/6*

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ALONE
SHORT
CHOIR

Wordle 798 2/6

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SLATE
CHOIR

Well, that was a surprise…my usual 2nd word finally hit! :slight_smile:

Wordle 798 2/6*

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STEAL
CHOIR

@SeaSun looking right at you! I’ll have to find a new 2nd word, CHOIR was my default when LEAST/STEAL/STALE came up empty

Nice! :slight_smile: If you’re wanting to get the O, I, R in there, Minor and Prion haven’t been used yet.

[spoiler]Wordle 799 4/6

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storm, chain, place, peace

Wordle 799 4/6

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RATIO
SHALE
EVADE
PEACE

Wordle 799 4/6*

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AVOID
LEAST
REACH
PEACE

Wordle 799 3/6*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,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 T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned}

Wordle 799 3/6

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SLANT
CHORE
PEACE

The only other possibility on the 3rd guess was APACE, and I wouldn’t hazard a guess as to whether that’ll eventually be a solution.

Of the two, I’d recommend Prion. It gets the R and I in their most likely positions by far, and given that they’re two of the most frequent letters, that nontrivially increases your odds of getting greens rather than yellows right off the bat.

Wordle 799 3/6

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RAISE
PLATE
PEACE

Wordle 799 4/6

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HEART
BEANY
MEALS
PEACE

Wordle 799 5/6*

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ALONE
STAKE
CHARE
APACE
PEACE

…CHARE?

Wordle 799 4/6

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SALET
ROUND
CHIMP
PEACE

Wordle 799 5/6* 8/27/2023

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CHOIR → A very welcome hit on a less-common consonant. Try to find a word with E & A and two common consonants to go with it
ENACT → That fell into place nicely. But it looks like a trap in the making. Well, after running through possibilities, I go right into the trap
SPACE → OK, so it must be
PLACE → Ahh, darn. Failed to think about repeat vowels
PEACE

If the editor is a Cat Stevens fan, perhaps tomorrow will be TRAIN?

Wordle 799 5/6*

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AUDIO
BREAK
PLATE
PHASE
PEACE

Well, that broke my little streak of threes. Hmmph.