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

Wordle 860 4/6

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RATIO
SHONE
OUNCE
NOBLE

Not an easy one. I had trouble coming up with anything after the second guess until I remembered that I still had the U. I was sure I had the answer but went right back to zero again. I finally saw the answer.

Wordle 860 4/6

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Slant
Chore
Longs
Noble

Wordle 860 3/6

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SLANT
LONER
NOBLE

Wordle 860 3/6*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[yellow,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 G} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned}

Wordle 860 3/6

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RAISE
OUNCE
NOBLE

Wordle 860 5/6

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Two straight pisser words

HEART
POISE
LODGE
WOLVE
NOBLE

Another three for me!

Wordle 860 3/6

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CRANE
NOISE
NOBLE

Wordle 860 5/6* 10/27/2023

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PIQUE → OK, not unexpected. Try an A & some comcons
SLATE → Now what? R & N still out there, along with O. But fitting all those into a word with an L and trailing E? Fugettaboutit. I actually punted on the question with
CYCLE → which at least placed the L. Since I still needed to try O, I went with
WHOLE → and, not thinking of something with a leading O, went back to the R & N and finally saw
NOBLE

Scoredle says I had ten more words to try; most of 'em had high B.S. ratings (OOZLE? ZOLLE? really?) so I consider it a moderately skillful five.

Wordle 860 4/6

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FLAME
SHUNT
ANKLE
NOBLE

Wordle 860 4/6*

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TRACE
PLUME
WHILE
NOBLE

I played very badly today. Got the 5 I deserve, too!

Wordle 860 5/6*

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IRATE
OUNCE
PHONE
GNOME
NOBLE

My third try eliminated all but the answer. So of course I had to try a word that couldn’t possibly be the answer. Oh, well.

Wordle 860 3/6

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OPERA
LOOSE
NOBLE

Once in a while this game makes me feel smart! I think I played this one well. But of course there’s always luck involved.

Wordle 860 4/6*

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SLATE
LUCRE
VOILE
NOBLE

It took me forever to get this one, trying out every letter still in play one by one, a real slog

Wordle 860 2/6

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STORE
NOBLE

Well, that was a surprise! :slight_smile:

SAT OCT 28th

Wordle 861 3/6*

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ALONE
SONAR
MASON

[spoiler]Wordle 861 4/6

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TRAIL
CHEAP
BANJO
MASON

Wordle 861 3/6

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PLANT
SANER
MASON

I was fortunate to see mason just moments before seeing basin.

Wordle 861 3/6

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RATIO
SALON
MASON

Wordle 861 3/6

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FLAME
SHUNT
MASON

Wordle 861 3/6

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SLANT
ASPEN
MASON

After my first word, I saw Anise, Ashen, Aspen, Mason, Pansy. Aspen seemed like a good shot at the 2, and would identify which of the others it was. I was feeling pretty smart until afterwards when Scoredle showed me I’d overlooked Basin. But as the song* goes, “It’s smarter to be lucky than it’s lucky to be smart.”

You too, huh? Good thing, you would have trusted the B. :wink:

*“War Is a Science” from Pippin.