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

The Game Room
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Wordle 843 2/6

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SLANT
SNAIL

When there are just two possibilities after your first word, and one of them has already been used, it makes for an extremely easy 2. I’ll take it!

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Wordle 843 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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ \end{aligned}

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Wordle 843 2/6*

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ALONE
SNAIL

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Wordle 843 3/6

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IDEAL
BASIL
SNAIL

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Wordle 843 2/6

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HEART
SNAIL

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I tried for a 2, but ended up with a 4.

Wordle 843 4/6

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SALET — it’s likely = scald scalp shall shawl slack slang slash small snail snarl solar splay
SOLAR — I took a wild stab, but it failed
CHIMP — one of my standard words, to eliminate letters; with the letter I it can only be snail
SNAIL — and, there it is

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Wordle 843 2/6* 10/10/2023

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TRUTH → Wow, nada. OK, time for a second guess, put L, N and S in a bag with some vowels, shake and see what we get
SNAIL

Only my fifth two, at least on this computer. Guess the dog gets walked a little early today…

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Wordle 843 2/6

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SLATE
SNAIL

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Wordle 843 3/6*

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CRUEL
SPOIL
SNAIL

I should have gone with the more common vowel.

ETA: So many twos! Good job, people!

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Wordle 843 3/6

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RAISE
STAIN
SNAIL

I figured there’d be lots of twos and threes today. I might have landed the deuce had the dice rolled another way, but I’m always happy with a trey.

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Wordle 843 3/6

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SLATE
SCALD
SNAIL

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That was 30 seconds of fun! Coffee still hot after I solved it.

Wordle 843 3/6*

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IRATE
PLAIN
SNAIL

I was feeling pretty pleased at another 3 till I saw all youse twos! But seriously, congrats. :slight_smile:

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Wordle 843 2/6*

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STEAL
SNAIL
I usually start with LEAST but switched it up today, which was lucky
Pleased to be in the 2 club today!

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WED OCT 11th

Wordle 844 4/6*

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ALONE
STINK
SPUNK
SKUNK

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Wordle 844 5/6

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RATIO
DUNES
SLUNG
SPUNK
SKUNK

Trust the K?

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Wordle 844 3/6

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SALET
ROUND
SKUNK — a lucky guess; just see @psychobunny

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Wordle 844 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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \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 S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \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 K} \\ \end{aligned}

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Wordle 844 4/6

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HEART
SPOIL
SNUCK
SKUNK

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Wordle 844 4/6

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PLANT
REINS
SUNNY
SKUNK

Story time: Years ago, I was taking the dog out late at night, just in the yard. I heard an animal rustling around nearby, and getting closer. I had one of those giant maglite flashlights with me, the kind that is big enough and heavy enough to be a legitimate weapon. My dog wasn’t large, and it was very old at the time; mostly blind and half deaf. So I’m thinking I might have to defend my dog here. Is it a deer that we can just ignore? A possum, that might lunge at the dog? A raccoon? God forbid a coyote? I’ve never in my life seen a bear here, but my neighbor has, but it didn’t sound that big. I’m thinking raccoon or possum. My adrenaline starting to flow, tightening my grip on the flashlight, and then I see it: SKUNK!!! Run away! Damn near dragged the dog back into the house immediately.

I was ready to bleed for that dog, but no fucking way am I fighting a skunk. Oh hell no.

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Wordle 844 3/6

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SLANT
WHINE
SKUNK

This was a fun 3. After getting those two greens with my starting word, I came up with a list of 15 possibles. Four of them had already been used, and I downgraded a couple to ‘dubious’ and came up with a decent sleuth word that would get me a 3 in all but a couple of cases. Fortunately, the solution wasn’t one of those, but even that would have just meant a possible 4. :slight_smile: