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

Missed posting the last couple days. My results were:

Wordle 813 4/6

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

PLANT
STORE
EMOTE
QUOTE

Wordle 814 3/6

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

PLANT
CLOSE
OLDER

And then today’s:

Wordle 815 4/6

:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:yellow_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:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

PLANT
SCORE
MUSHY
WHISK

Wordle 815 5/6*

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

VIOLA
INPUT
WEIRD
WHICH
WHISK

Wordle 815 4/6*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,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 Q} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ \end{aligned}

Wordle 815 3/6*

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

ALONE
SHIRT
WHISK

Wordle 815 3/6

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

HEART
SHINY
WHISK

Wordle 815 4/6

: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::black_large_square:
:black_large_square::green_square::green_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

SALET
ROUND
CHIMP
WHISK

Wordle 815 4/6

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


IDEAL
OPIUM
STICK
WHISK

Wordle 815 3/6* 9/12/2023

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

OLDER → Strikeout. Two vowels, and I’ve got three comcons left so try them
SAINT → Wordle hates plurals, so that S is probably in 4th. -ISM or -ISH ending? Don’t see much. How about -ISK? Hmm, one could use the H as well…
WHISK

Two 3s in a row. Plus I beat Scoredle, so today’s off to a pretty good start.

Wordle 815 4/6

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

SLATE
NOISY
PRISM
WHISK

Wordle 815 4/6*

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

CLONE
TRASH
HUSSY
WHISK

I’ll take a par after starting with nuthin’.

Back to a 3!

Wordle 815 3/6*

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

IRATE
SPINY
WHISK

WordleBot said the only other available word after my second try was BLISS.

Wordle 815 3/6

:black_large_square::black_large_square::orange_square::orange_square::black_large_square:
:orange_square::black_large_square::orange_square::orange_square::black_large_square:
:orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square:

POISE
WRIST
WHISK

I didn’t analyze this one very hard, just kind of rolled with it after hitting two “greens” out of the box. I went with WRIST because of the R and T; turns out it was the W that got it. Fun solve.

Wordle 815 4/6

Scoredle 4/6

14,855
:yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: 1,376
:white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: 12
:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: 4
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

SLANT
CHORE
GIMPY
WHISK

Now, for yesterday’s magic trick, watch me turn a 3 into a 6:

Here’s how it would have gone if I’d just done my usual second word:

:white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: 167
:white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square: 2
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

SLANT
CHORE
OLDER => ‘oller’ was Scoredle’s only alternative, so a slamdunk 3.

Instead, I outsmarted myself like this:

Wordle 814 6/6

:white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: 167
:white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: 65
:white_large_square::green_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: 16
:white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square: 2
:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: 1
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

SLANT
PLUMB
FLECK
GLIDE
ELDER
OLDER

After the first guess, I figured there were only a few letters that could be the first letter, given the second letter. So I tried to come up with all the possibilities that started from those two-letter combinations, with the help of a dead-trees dictionary. But somehow I just plain missed the solution in my search, and my fifth guess as well; I only guessed those after having seemingly (but obviously incorrectly!) narrowed it down to one possibility.

Seemed like a good idea until it wasn’t! Anyway, after that, I was so disgruntled that I didn’t want to think about it anymore yesterday, let alone post about it. (Don’t worry, I’m feeling better today. :slight_smile: )

Wordle 815 3/6

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

STORE
CHAIN
WHISK



I can relate…if I had a dime for every time I should have gone with my usual start words but didn’t, and then had too many choices I missed seeing the correct answer. Sometimes it works out, but sure is frustrating when it doesn’t. 'Tis the nature of this game. :upside_down_face:

Wordle 815 3/6*

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

LEAST
CRUSH
WHISK

Wordle 816 3/6

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

RATIO
SHARE
CLEAR

[spoiler]Wordle 816 3/6

:white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:[/spoiler]

stare
cater
clear

Wordle 816 5/6*

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

PIOUS
HEART
RACED
GRACE
CLEAR

Wordle 816 4/6

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

SALET
ROUNDthis leaves the possible answers as blare clear feral flare glare pearl
BEFOGeliminating letters here
CLEAR

Wordle 816 2/6

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

PLANT
CLEAR

Well that was a surprise. I wasn’t trying for the answer; I didn’t even check if clear had been an answer before. It was just my standard follow-up to a green L and yellow A.