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

The Game Room
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I see now - I didn’t notice that SeaSun’s 2 was yesterday, since it was mixed in with today’s.

4 is still the median score for today so far, but only just barely. Mean of 4.44.

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Wordle 838 4/6*

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TOPIC
CHAFE
GULCH ← didn’t seem likely, but it used the U
BUNCH ← wish I’d thought of this first!

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Wordle 838 5/6* 10/5/2023

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SPURT → Nada from three of the best comcons. I don’t think this is going to be my day. Going to be a slow haul to knock out vowels. I’d like to try the U in a prefix, so
UNWED → No E, but found an N. Shift that prefix over 1 (and, if need be, check for QU prefix next guess). Make sure to place the N, and another vowel to boot
FUNNY → Placed, but no Q need apply. There’s still an H out there, so I’ll try a hunch
LUNCH → Uh oh, could be H or M or B. Should I trust the B?
BUNCH

Lotta folks putting another guess or two between FUNKY and BUNCH today. What, no Mark Wahlberg fans?

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Wordle 838 5/6

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SLATE
POUND
FUNNY
MUNCH
BUNCH

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I’ll take the 4 today and be happy about it.

Wordle 838 4/6*

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IRATE
SCOWL
CHUMP
BUNCH

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Ditto.

Wordle 838 4/6

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RATIO
LUNGE
PUNCH
BUNCH

I broke my usual rule of not looking at past answers, and it did me absolutely no good. PUNCH, BUNCH, HUNCH, and MUNCH were all on the table. Could easily have been a six.

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That just doesn’t happen anymore, but it did today.

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Wordle 838 5/6*

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LEAST
PRION
CHUNK
MUNCH
BUNCH

At least it wasn’t a 6. And WordleBot didn’t sneer at me either; it gave me a 95 for skill and 33 for luck.

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Wordle 839 3/6

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RATIO
SHINE
CHIME

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Wordle 838 4/6

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SLATE
CHOIR
MUNCH
BUNCH

I decided to not trust the B…dang it. But at least it wasn’t Punch, so I’m good with my 4.

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Wordle 839 3/6

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SLANT
CHORE
CHIME

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[spoiler]Wordle 839 4/6

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TABLE
FROZE
SHINE
CHIME

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Wordle 839 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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \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 M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned}

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Wordle 839 2/6*

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Epoch
Chime

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Wordle 839 4/6

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PLANT
SCORE
CHIDE
CHIME

Denied! Looks like I’m alone on Chide Island.

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Wordle 839 4/6*

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ALONE
SHIRE
WHITE
CHIME

Yup.

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Wordle 839 4/6

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HEART
SHOVE
WHILE
CHIME

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Wordle 839 2/6

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RAISE
CHIME

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Wordle 839 4/6

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SALET
ROUND
CHIMP
CHIME

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Wordle 839 2/6

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COATI
CHIME

I immediately focused on C_I_E. There were fewer choices than I expected; I went with CHIME because H and M both overlapped to multiple words.
So while twos are always lucky, I’m taking some credit for a smart choice anyway. :grin: