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

I almost did anyway for that very reason. Fortunately I held strong with always going with the first thing I see.

I missed it entirely until afterwards, so just lucky. I’ll take it!

Wordle 861 3/6

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RAISE
NASTY
MASON

Wordle 861 4/6*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} <-- Stupid ! \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ \end{aligned}

Wordle 861 5/6

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SLATE
BASIL
RASPY
MASKS
MASON

Wordle 861 4/6* 8/28/2023

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NOBLE → OK, I see a good followup
STONE → That wasn’t really a good followup. The E, at the end, again?!? Faugh. Still, three letters found isn’t bad. Something with an A, perhaps?
ARSON → Oh, so it was. If I had thought a little more I might have had a 3, though I’d probably still have gone for R over M
MASON

Scoredle gives 34 possibiles after my second guess. At least 30 of them are thoroughly bogus - either plurals or too weird. I mean, Scoredle, you may think ASCON is a good Wordle word, but we just disagree on that.

Wordle 861 4/6

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HOUSE
SNORT
BISON
MASON

I didn’t know it at the time, but BISON and MASON were the only two (real) words left after SNORT. Thisclose to a three.
Can’t birdie every hole, I guess.

Wordle 861 6/6

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HEART
AVOID
CAPON
BALON
WAGON
MASON

Wordle 861 5/6*

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CLOSE
SOGGY
BISON
ARSON
MASON

Wordle 861 3/6*

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SLATE
ARSON
MASON

My 2nd guess was very lucky, according to WordleBot: it left only 1 possible solution.

Not my favorite day.

Wordle 861 4/6*

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IRATE
CLOAK
WAGON
MASON

Wordle 861 3/6

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SLATE
CHOIR
MASON

Wordle 862 2/6

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Wordle 862 3/6

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PLANT
PRONE
PHONY

We don’t need no stinkin’ yellows.

[spoiler]Wordle 862 3/6

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CHASE
THINK
PHONY

Wordle 862 3/6

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:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: 3
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SLANT
CHORE
PHONY

A quick and easy 3.

Wordle 862 3/6

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Slant
Chore
Phony

Wordle 862 4/6

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FLAME
SHUNT
RHINO
PHONY

Wordle 862 3/6

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RATIO
SHONE
PHONY

Did you know that CHONK is apparently not a valid word? I think a lot of pets beg to differ.

Wordle 862 3/6*

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ALONE
STONY
PHONY