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

Wordle 835 3/6*

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

ALONE
THERM
MERRY

Wordle 835 4/6

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: 1,713
:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::yellow_square: 23
:white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::green_square: 2
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

SLANT
CHORE
DUMPY
MERRY

Getting the seasonal stuff out of the way early this year, I see. :wink:

Wordle 835 5/6

:white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square:
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:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
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HEART
WEIRD
FERRY
BERRY
MERRY

Wordle 835 4/6

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

PLANT
SCORE
BERRY
MERRY

The B got me good.

Wordle 835 5/6

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:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
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RAISE
CRUEL
FERRY
BERRY
MERRY

Wordle 835 4/6*

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

BEACH
REIGN
SERUM
MERRY

Alright, I see many of us struggled a little with this one.

Wordle 835 4/6

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

SALET
ROUND
CHIMPafter my standard 3 starting words, the only letters this leaves are: YGBKFWVZXJQ
The only possible words should be MERGE, MERRY
MERRYI guessed right and walked away with a 4

Wordle 835 4/6

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

CRANE
FORUM
MERIT
MERRY

Wordle 835 5/6

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

ADIEU
TRONE
PERCH
GERMY
MERRY

I’m really off my game lately; the last three days have consisted of a six and two fives. I’m getting tired of all these double (and triple!) letters, though.

Wordle 835 3/6* 10/2/2023

:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

BERET → Interesting start. EERIE is out, or might have tried that just for yucks. HEROS? Variant, and a plural. I feel like I need to try a Y here. PERKY? Not many comcons there. Not that much else comes to mind. A slightly nicer mix of consonants would be
MERCYThat was a very lucky guess.
MERRY

If I had seen HERON on the second guess, I might have gone for it, and ended up with little to show for it. Here’s to lucky misses!

Well done, @SunUp!

It’s a 4 kind of day for me.

Wordle 835 4/6*

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

IRATE
SUPER
MERCY
MERRY

Really thought I had it in 3. But no.

It stung you, then? :wink:

Wordle 835 5/6

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

SLATE
CHOIR
DUMPY
GERMY
MERRY

Three days in a row with getting it in 5 guesses. :roll_eyes: Merry seemed more likely than Germy, and not sure why I didn’t go with that at guess 4, but such as it is.

Wordle 835 6/6*

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:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::yellow_square:
:white_large_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:
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STEAL
CHORE
QUERY
BERRY
FERRY
MERRY

Phew indeed! My 1st 6 in a while.

Wordle 836 4/6

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:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square:
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RATIO
SHINE
CHIME
WHILE

It was 50/50 at three for my next guess and I chose wrong.

Wordle 836 4/6

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: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
WHILE

[spoiler]Wordle 836 3/6

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

SCARE
TWINE
WHILE

Wordle 836 3/6*

\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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\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 L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned}

Wordle 836 3/6*

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

ALONE
STILE
WHILE

Wordle 836 3/6

:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: 640
:white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square: 2
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

SLANT
CHORE
WHILE

After the second guess, there was only one place that the yellow from the first guess could go. And my first two words eliminated enough letters to narrow it down nicely.