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

Wordle 924 3/6

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RAISE
TROPE
THREE

Wordle 924 3/6

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SLANT
CHORE - one, two, five! no sir,
THREE

Wordle 924 4/6

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STERN
ALOUD
CHIMP
THREE

Bah!

Wordle 924 5/6

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SLATE
MOUNT
RETIE
THERE
THREE

Wordle 924 3/6* 12/30/2023

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CHILD β†’ Always nice to place an uncommon letter early. Should test T and S (to go before the H) and two vowels, since I only had one with the starter
THOSE β†’ Good call on the T, and that E… THERE, THREE, THANE, what else? THERE and THREE are almost equivalent, so flip a coin between them and try
THREE
THYME and THEME
were also available, so I’d count myself lucky to get that three - a five was not out of the question, though I would have been able to save myself from a six.

Wordle 924 2/6

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HEART
THREE Three in two!

Wordle 924 4/6*

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BLOAT
TRIKE
THERE
THREE

I was going to put THERE for the second guess, but I figured it must have already been used. If I had put that 2nd, I would have got a… THREE! lol.

Heh. Love the little joke today.

Wordle 924 3/6*

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IRATE
TERSE
THREE

I rarely try double letters on a second try, but there just wasn’t anything else. As it turns out, there were 4 other words that were possibles, two of which I considered unlikely (OUTRE, METRE) and two that had already been used (THERE, STORE). So between TERSE and THREE, I chose the wrong one. But not complaining!

Wordle 924 3/6

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OUNCE
STILE
THREE

I’m still on the fence about consulting the used words list. I did so today, and frankly it made the process rather tedious. TRADE? No. ABATE? No. THEME? No. And so forth.

Otherwise, I likely would have scored a four or even a five, but the game would have been easier and probably more fun. I should worry less about my score and more about enjoying the play.

Wordle 924 3/6

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SLATE
CHOIR
THREE

Three in 3. :star2: An homage to the year 2023?

Wordle 924 3/6*

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ALONE
SHIRE
THREE

Wordle 924 3/6*

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SLATE
TRIPE
THREE
I would have guessed THERE, but it was on the used words list

Wordle 925 3/6

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RATIO
NASTY
SALTY

Wordle 925 3/6

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PLANT
STEAL
SALTY

Nice and quick, and hey, broke my 4 streak!

Wordle 925 2/6

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Slant
Salty

Wordle 925 3/6

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STERN
ALOUD
SALTY

Wordle 925 2/6

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SLANT
SALTY - could’ve also been STEAL; won today’s coin toss :slight_smile:

Wordle 925 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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned}

Wordle 925 2/6

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RAISE
SALTY

[spoiler]Wordle 925 3/6

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SAUCE
SANDY
SALTY