Obviously just opinion, but I think FUBAR is much less used. I think SNAFU is definitely in common usage as a word not an acronym. I was unsure when I tried it, but I don’t have an issue with it being used.
Wordle 659 4/6
MOUSE
PUSHY
STRUT
SNAFU
I knew of the word SNAFU long before I learned of the acronym. So I accept it as a legit word, but it did make for a tough Wordle.
Wordle 659 4/6
I agree with the complaints. I am probably misremembering but it was a question on Jeopardy . When the contestant trying to answer the acronym they panicked and froze, I learned it as situation normal all fucked up too. Trebek said it was fouled up But he knew
Wordle 659 4/6
AROSE
SAUCY
SHAUL
SNAFU
SHAUL was the first of a long series of attempted words that contain S, A, and U NOT to shake*–turns out it’s ‘a wooden scoop used to winnow corn’ or ‘a tub’. After that there weren’t a lot of options other than trying SNAFU, despite its acronymic origins.
*Including “SHAMU” for which I had hopes–I thought it might be a generic name for orcas in some language. Apparently not, though.
Wordle 659 3/6
TRAIN
SPANK
SNAFU
Wordle 659 6/6* Easter 2023
LEDGE → Whiff. Time for “second guess as first…”
ROAST → Placing the A is nice, probably not another one. Probably the only S, as well…
SPACY → Seems like a very involved trap. Need to check the I…
SWAMI → No luck. Still a U, but SAUNA not in play… H and N need to be checked…
SHANK → Oh my, got the N. Shouldn’t have left it late. SNA?? better than S?A?N, with only UBFJXQZ left. Q is out. SNABB or SNABS doesn’t work, SNAFS or SNAFF… or maybe…
SNAFU
I won’t criticize the choice of words because I almost misplayed this into a loser. Should have checked SHANK before SWAMI…
That’s my thought too. I’d never even heard of it until Saving Private Ryan.
Wordle 659 3/6*
CRATE
SOAPY
SNAFU
Wordle 660 4/6
RATIO
CRUEL
USHER
UNDER
I thought of trying a test word at four but I was only coming up wit UDDER, UNDER, and UPPER so I decided to take a chance.
Wordle 660 3/6*
OPINE
NAMED
UNDER
Wordle 660 4/6
CLUES
RATIO
NYMPH
UNDER — is nice to see a common word
Wordle 660 4/6*
ALONE
STEIN
RUNED
UNDER
…runed?
Wordle 660 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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \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 O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ \end{aligned}
Wordle 660 4/6*
STAVE
MINER
NEWER
UNDER
Eh, really should’ve got that for my third guess…
Wordle 660 3/6
IDEAL
RODEO
UNDER
Wordle 660 4/6
PLANT
SNORE
INNER
UNDER
Probably should have seen and guessed under before inner.
Wordle 660 5/6
875
38
10
1
SLART
NICHE
GREEN
OWNER
UNDER
Wordle 660 4/6
VOICE
LEARN
ENTER
UNDER
An unremarkable par.
Scordle has taught me to be less afraid of double letters, and ENTER set me up for the easy tap-in.
A relatively quick and easy 3 for me today.
Wordle 660 3/6*
IRATE
SHRED
UNDER
I was still in the letter-testing phase and wanted to test the --DER letter positioning. Despite there being 12 different options after SHRED (according to WordleBot), the only other word I quickly saw was UDDER. Thanks to my usual aversion to double consonants, I tried UNDER instead. Lucky me!
Wordle 660 3/6
CRANE
INERT - which can only leave. . .
UNDER