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

The Game Room
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I’m guessing he just overlooked them. It was just one guy managing a list of 12,000 words; human error is bound to creep in here and there.

Also, rereading my post I like how I say how embed is not a verb. Ha! It’s not a past tense verb, is what I meant.

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So until now, we’ve been zero for 12 of these cases even though we’re about 5/12 of the way through the original list (minus whatever handful of words NYT has added that have already been used). No straight ED adds, no adding D to a verb already ending in E, no Y->I then adding ED. Let’s just say that’s awfully improbable - I’m getting a back of the envelope guesstimate of about 30,000 to 1 against.

I notice that those dozen cases do include one straight ED add (BUSED), which is strange because that’s the sort of case that’s still supposedly out of bounds. And it has a few cases where the root verb ends in E so only a D is added - but there are a metric ton of common words like that that aren’t on Wardle’s list then. (Are you waiting with bated breath for some examples, or has your interest waned, leaving you sated? I’d provide a long list, but I’d have hated to go to that much trouble, and I don’t know how well I’d have fared. :wink: )

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Don’t forget the _ired (fhmstw) trap.

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Wordle 966 4/6

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::blue_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::orange_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::blue_square::orange_square::blue_square::orange_square:
:orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square:

SLATE
POINT
WEIRD
FRIED - Had the same reluctance to trying this ‘ED’ word, but there didn’t seem to be much choice, given what I already knew

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Wordle 966 5/6*

:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::green_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

LEAST
OUNCE
RIDER
DRIED
FRIED

ETA: Thanks for the explanation of - ED words, guys.

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Wordle 966 3/6* 2/10/2024

:white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::white_large_square::green_square::green_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

STIFF → Ooh, good start! We have a placed I, one and only one F, and no words with S & T. F pretty much has to be at the start. FLIRT and FLINT are out. A couple FRI- words, FRI[AE]R or FRIED, but I can check the R as well as the L with
FLIER → Ah, well, that clinches it.
FRIED

About a 1 in 6 shot at a two, given Scoredle’s word list, so I’m happy. It said I made the right choice for the second guess as well, so there’s that.

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Wordle 966 5/6

:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::yellow_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

HEART
BONER
CRUEL
GRIEF
FRIED

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It’s what’s for dinner!
Wordle 966 2/6*

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

Dingo
Fried

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So annoying.

Wordle 966 4/6*

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

IRATE
PRIED
CRIED
FRIED

Hate these stupid traps. At least I didn’t see DRIED.

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Wordle 966 3/6*

:white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

TROPE
CREAM
FRIED

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Wordle 967 5/6

:yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::green_square::green_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

RATIO
CRUEL
SHEER
FEVER
NEVER

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[spoiler]Wordle 967 4/6

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:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:[/spoiler]

CHANT
SPINE
NEWER
NEVER

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Wordle 966 6/6

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

SLATE
CHOIR
REIGN
DRIED
PRIED
FRIED

Stupid game today. Not a fan of the past tense word, much less another F. :roll_eyes: I haven’t had a 6 since June 2023…could have gone with a sleuth at guess #4 to guarantee a 5, but thought I’d take my chances instead since there wasn’t a chance to fail. Just didn’t go my way.

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Wordle 967 5/6

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

STERN
MOLDY
WHICH
NERVE
NEVER

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Wordle 967 4/6*

\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[yellow,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ \end{aligned}

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Wordle 967 4/6

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square: 584
:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square: 46
:yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::yellow_square: 8
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

SLANT
CHORE
RIPEN
NEVER - could’ve also been NEWER; UNDER had already been used

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Wordle 967 4/6*

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

ALONE
STEIN
NUDER
NEVER

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Wordle 967 4/6

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


RAISE
OUTER
LEVER
NEVER

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Wordle 967 4/6

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:yellow_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

HEART
RESIN
NERVE
NEVER

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Wordle 967 5/6* 2/11/2024

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:white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::green_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::green_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

FRIED → I’m thinking an -ER ending looks likely. Try A and two comcons
SANER → Where to put the N? And what other vowel & consonant to try? I’m thinking a second E might be a good bet, which leads us to
ENTER → Good call on the E. Looks like NE?ER. Not much left but V & W can go in there. I though of NEVER first, so I’ll go with my second thought
NEWER → Should have gone with my first thought
NEVER

And yes, Scoredle started guessing the answer starting with the third guess. I’m not sure it’s possible for a web page to be smug, but it’s feeling like it right now…