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

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Thursday, November 30th

Wordle 894 4/6

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PLANT
SNORE
RISEN
RESIN

Broke my cardinal rule. I saw resin first, but didn’t like it so kept looking.

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Wordle 894 2/6

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RATIO
RESIN

Just checking common letters and got lucky.

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Wordle 893 3/6

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SLATE
CHOIR
SUSHI

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Way to go @psychobunny . I almost got it in 2 also. It was a 50-50 shot.

Wordle 894 3/6

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STERN — a great start leaves only resin risen; can I get it in 2?
RISEN — and I guessed wrong
RESIN

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Wordle 894 3/6*

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ALONE
STEIN
RESIN

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Wordle 894 5/6*

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

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Wordle 894 3/6

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SLANT
RINSE
RESIN

After my first word, I saw Nurse, Dense, Rinse, Bonus, and Bosun, but I completely overlooked Risen and Resin. Main thing was I didn’t go with my usual second word, CHORE, because I wasn’t seeing where a C or H was going to fit. I figured RINSE might be the solution, and if not, it would check R,E,I (what, am I looking for outdoor gear? :wink: ) and distinguish between the other known possibilities.

Anyhow, it worked out. :slight_smile:

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Wordle 894 5/6

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HEART
REPLY
RECUR
REMIX
RESIN

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Me too, dang it.

Wordle 894 3/6

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RAISE
RISEN
RESIN

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Wordle 894 3/6

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CRANE
STERN
RESIN - Beat the 'bot, which said it would have gone with ‘risen’.

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Early on with Wordle, I too would overlook possible solutions. So I’ve been using a jumble solver like Jumble Solver - Helps you solve jumble word puzzle.

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Thanks for the tip, but for me, part of the challenge of the game is to see how good I am at coming up with possible solutions without any such apps or online aids. (Though I will use a dead-trees dictionary in situations where that’s helpful.)

We’re all playing this game in our own ways, and since games are supposed to be fun, we should all play this one however it works for each of us, so this isn’t in any way a criticism of you or anyone else who does use such aids.

On the flip side, I maintain a list of past solutions, recording each day’s solution (and my score :smiley: ) into an Excel spreadsheet, and I refer back to it to avoid guessing a solution that’s already been used. Some people here prefer to rely on memory alone with respect to past solutions. Again, no right way and no wrong way.

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Wordle 894 2/6*

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BEGIN
RESIN

Lucky first word!

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Wordle 894 3/6

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UNITE
LINER
RESIN

Back in the three club!
Lots of unplaced letters eliminated the possibility of RINSE or RISEN.

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Wordle 894 3/6* 11/30/2023

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SUSHI → I like that start. No need to look for a second S. I should go 2nd or 4th, then E and two common consonants. I played around with some, then saw a word that had an uncommon consonant and decided to try it on a whim
WISER → And… exchange I & E, move the R to the start and add that common consonant to get
RESIN

I was in a bit of a rush this morning. If I had a little more time to think about it, a 2 was possible, but I’m happy with what I got.

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We’re all getting pretty good at this.

Wordle 894 3/6*

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IRATE
SKIER
RESIN

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Wordle 894 3/6*

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ARISE
SIREN
RESIN

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Wordle 895 3/6

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RATIO
TACKY
TAKEN

I knew TACKY wasn’t the best choice but something said to play it and the K basically solved it for me.

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From almost a 2, then a 3 because of a dumb move, to a 4. Oh well (sigh).

Wordle 895 4/6

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STERN — from here it is laten often taken token; can I get this in 2?
OFTEN
TOKEN — DUMB DUMB DUMB!
TAKEN

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[spoiler]Wordle 895 3/6

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STONE
MERIT
TAKEN