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

Wordle 660 4/6* 4/10/2023

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SNAFU → I like the look of an UN- word, but I’ll need to go vowel hunting…
UNITY → Got it, but no vowel hits. Only E & O left (or another U, but I can’t see any words that would work)…
UNWED → So with a little more thought, I really could have gotten the answer here, but I’ll take the 4…
UNDER

Scoredle actually liked my third and fourth guesses. Who would have known?

Wordle 660 5/6

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TROPE
EMBER
AUGER
UDDER
UNDER

APR 11

Wordle 661 3/6*

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ALONE
SHALT
QUALM

That was weird.

Wordle 661 3/6

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RATIO
SHALE
QUALM

Wordle 661 3/6*

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SPICE
ROUND
QUALM

Wordle 661 3/6*

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ARISE
CHANT
QUALM

I was pretty happy with a 3 after that beginning.

Wordle 661 3/6

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SLART
CHALK
QUALM

Happy to join the parade of 3’s, especially after floundering my way to a 5 yesterday.

Wordle 661 4/6

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RAISE
FOCAL
APTLY
QUALM

Wordle 661 3/6*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,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 C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Q} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \\ \end{aligned}

Wordle 661 4/6

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CLUES
RATIO
NYMPH
QUALM — a word where its plural is usually more frequently used than its single

Wordle 661 4/6

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PLANT
LEARS
CHALK
QUALM

After 3 I couldn’t see it so much I had to sleep on it.

Do you have, erm, qualms about that? :laughing:

Wordle 661 4/6

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CRANE
SPOIL
FLAKY
QUALM - took forever, even with the ‘a’ and ‘l’ locked in

I only had one. Not several. :wink:

Wordle 661 3/6

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ABOUT
SAUCE
QUALM

An unexpected three. I actually had QUARK typed in, but decided the K wouldn’t help me much and switched to QUALM before hitting enter. Sometimes I can does a smart things.

Wordle 661 3/6*

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CRATE
SLAIN
QUALM

StG

Wordle 661 4/6*

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SLATE
QUAIL
QUALY
QUALM

Got the QUA early, but then sort of floundered… And apparently, QUALY is an alternative short form of ‘qualifier’.

I have a FB friend who posts her Wordle score, and at least three times recently she’s hit on the first word.Or so she says. But these are stupid first words, like LEDGE and or LEVEL, where you might have duplicate letters. Also, most people use the same opening words. I think she’s playing on another device, then playing an her main device to get the perfect score. I want to call her on her BS, but I just don’t comment.

StG

It got me today.

Wordle 661 4/6* 4/11/2023

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UNDER → Think I’ll focus on consonants next…
LOUTS → Got one. Where do they go?
BULLY → Located, but little fits. Could be an A or I between U and L. Could it start with Q? Yeah…
QUALM

Boy, the thread average on this is outstanding! Sorry I ended up on the wrong side of the curve…