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

The Game Room
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Wordle 868 3/6

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RAISE
PANIC
MANIA

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Wordle 868 4/6* 11/4/2023

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ARDOR → I was hoping I could say “one and only one” R - as it is, the second one is wasted. Ah, well. Another vowel and three comcons coming up
LEAST → Ooohkay. Let’s try A in second, try a new I in 4th for two syllables, haven’t tried N or M yet so let’s go both, then top it off with a C to get
MANIC → Darn. Should have tried the Scoredle trick and doubled up to place the A, then I would have guessed
MANIA

I really thought for a second I had it on 3 as the letters flipped; then I double checked everything on four to make sure I hadn’t missed another possibility. Fun day in Wordle city!

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Wordle 868 4/6

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CRANE
NASTY
MANGO
MANIA - Took me forever to see this word, for some reason

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Wordle 868 5/6

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HEART
CLOAK
ABYSS
PANDA
MANIA

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I had to leave it for an hour and come back to see any word that it could be after my 3rd guess. Then I ALMOST typed in that word again because that is all I see.
Wordle 868 4/6

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Wordle 868 4/6*

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SHARP
MAUVE
MADAM
MANIA

I forgot to play yesterday! :cry:

But i went shopping and got two early Black Friday deals. :upside_down_face:

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Wordle 868 3/6

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RATIO
PANIC
MANIA

A relatively quick three and a nice symmetrical pattern.
I also forgot to play yesterday! Had I played yesterday, I would have started with RATIO, giving me three unplaced letters. Second guess would probably have been either AROSE or ORGAN, either of which would likely have led to a four, maybe five. Or, if I’d decided to double up on the R, a two or three. We’ll never know.
Also, if I’d played yesterday, today’s starter would have been OLIVE, which I feel would have put me in a world of trouble. Funny how things work out.

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[off topic!]
I know you said ‘early’ Black Friday deals, but man, have the retail seasons ever gotten out of whack with the real ones! Retail Halloween started in August, but had been superseded by Retail Christmas in early to mid October, depending on the store. So Early Black Friday on the first Friday of November seems right on time, by the Retail calendar.

If there was a Retail Thanksgiving (thank goodness, only the groceries have been able to monetize it!) it might have come and gone by now. I figure Retail Valentine’s Day will kick off in the middle of Advent, and Retail Easter will probably start around the last week of January.

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Will take the par today. (LOL, as if I have a choice!)

Wordle 868 4/6*

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IRATE
DAISY
MANIC
MANIA

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Wordle 868 4/6*

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SLATE
ADORN
MANIC
MANIA
Another one joining the MANIC / MANIA Club

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Wordle 868 4/6

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SLATE
CHOIR
MAFIA
MANIA

I had Mania typed in for my 3rd guess, but then I noticed that Mafia would tell me exactly what it was out of the five words I had, so I changed it. I can’t be too mad at myself, as it really was the smartest move, but just wasn’t the right move.

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Sunday, November 5th

Wordle 869 4/6

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PLANT
GLARE
BLARE
FLARE

So my rule is actually trust the B unless G is also a possibility, in which case go with G. An addendum I have previously considered but not adopted is that F trumps both of them. I may have to adopt that now.

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Wordle 869 5/6

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RATIO
SHARE
GLARE
BLARE
FLARE

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Wordle 869 3/6

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Whoa!!

FLAME
FLAKE
FLARE

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Wordle 869 3/6*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,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 C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned}

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Wordle 869 4/6*

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ALONE
SLATE
FLAME
FLARE

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Wordle 869 4/6

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RAISE
AWARE
GLARE
FLARE

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Wordle 869 3/6

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SLANT
CRIME
FLARE

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Wordle 869 3/6*

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CAUSE
TRADE
FLARE

I’m sure there was a trap there that I avoided!

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Wordle 869 3/6

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HEART
SPARE
FLARE