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

Two in a row!

Wordle 914 2/6

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:orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square:

SLATE
SMALL

Wordle 914 4/6

:blue_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
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:orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square:

ACUTE
MANOR
SMASH
SMALL

I knew doubling up on a letter not already on the board was risky, but I couldn’t think of many more options. Really thought I had the birdie for a second; turns out I picked the wrong letter to double up.

I’m on a four streak lately. Could be worse, I suppose.

Wordle 914 4/6*

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ALONE
STALK
SHALL
SMALL

Wordle 914 4/6* 12/20/2023

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TABLE → Not a bad start - two letters, and two more common ones eliminated. Can I keep the streak of 3s going? Need a good guess here. Put A in the middle, try a leading S, should I give a trailing Y a try? Why not, so that’s
SCALY → E, Y and T are all out, and it’s not SCALD, so S?ALL, not STALL, H or M (or P? probably not common enough) Flip that coin to keep my streak intact and
SHALL → Oh, so close. Hope I didn’t miss something, otherwise I’m bogey or worse
SMALL

Ah, so close. Still, shaping up to be a good pre-Christmas week.

Wordle 914 4/6*

:yellow_square::black_large_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:yellow_square::black_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::black_large_square:
:black_large_square::yellow_square::green_square::yellow_square::black_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

LIMIT
MOLAR
CLAMP
SMALL

Wordle 914 3/6

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:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

SLATE
SCALD
SMALL

I really wanted to go with Small at guess #2, but I also saw Scaly and Scald, so it seemed safest to check that C. Shoulda taken the risk - lol.

A 4 for me today. Bah!

Wordle 914 4/6*

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:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

IRATE
SLANG
SCALP
SMALL

Wordle 914 3/6*

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:green_square::white_large_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

SLATE
SCALY
SMALL

Wordle 915 5/6

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:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
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RATIO
STING
EDICT
QUILT
BUILT

Wordle 915 5/6

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:black_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

STERN
ALOUD
CHIMP
GUILT
BUILT

Wordle 915 3/6

:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square: 38
:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: 2
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

SLANT
GUILT
BUILT - could’ve also been QUILT

Wordle 915 5/6

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:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

Slant
Limit
Guilt
Quilt
Built

Wordle 915 3/6*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[lime,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ \end{aligned}

Wordle 915 3/6

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:black_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

PLANT
GUILT
BUILT

With no way to use my preferred letters after 1 I just started guessing for the win. Saw light first but that’s already been an answer. Then built. But that quickly brought up guilt, and one of my rules is that if both B and G are trap letters, go with G. Oh well. At least it wasn’t quilt, which I never saw.

Wordle 915 4/6

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RAISE
THING
QUILT
BUILT

Wordle 915 6/6

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HEART
POSIT
INPUT
QUILT
GUILT
BUILT

Wordle 915 6/6*

:black_large_square::blue_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:black_large_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::black_large_square:
:blue_square::black_large_square::orange_square::orange_square::black_large_square:
:black_large_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square:
:black_large_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square:
:orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square:

ALONE
SILTY
TRILL
GUILT
QUILT
BUILT

Your last three guesses were identical to mine![quote=“Newtosite, post:4912, topic:981659, full:true”]
Wordle 915 5/6

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:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

Slant
Limit
Guilt
Quilt
Built

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We were on pretty close wavelengths this morning (not surprising that would happen occasionally since our opening words differ only in one letter). WRT previous solutions, I hit my ‘limit,’ so I didn’t see the ‘light.’ Like you, I didn’t see ‘quilt,’ but I went with ‘guilt’ before ‘built’ just in case the NYT decided ‘legit’ was legit.

Wordle 915 5/6*

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EVENT
FROST
QUILT
GUILT
BUILT

It’s a trap!
ETA: Great minds think alike, huh? :upside_down_face: