Nice 2!
Looking at Scoredle, my best guess at the other seven would be sixth, sixty, softy, sooth, sooty, south, and either sotto or synth. (Scoredle of course includes words that are legit guesses but non-solutions, in this case definitely including snots, snits, and shits.
Wordle 981 3/6
CANOE
SLUIT
SMITH
Yes, SLUIT is a word, apparently.
I typed “STI” and then stared at it for a long time. I remembered STIFF was used a while back and couldn’t see anything else.
Then SMITH suddenly hit me. Fortunately, SIXTH and SIXTY didn’t.
As in a soothsayer?
Wordle 981 3/6*
LEAST
STOIC
SMITH
Thanks for the sympathy, @Wheelz and @Aspenglow . Looks like I’m back on track!
Forsooth, it is so! 
Wordle 981 3/6*
PLATE
SOUTH
SMITH
I saw SYNTH as well but thought that SMITH was more likely. I have to admit that I was holding my breath until the 2nd and 3rd letters turned green.
Monday, February 26th
Wordle 982 3/6
PLANT
TONER
OFTEN
Took a few minutes to see, but with four letters identified it was only a matter of time.
Wordle 981 4/6
SLATE
SOUTH
SIXTH
SMITH
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CLONE
MONEY
OFTEN
Wordle 982 2/6
RATIO
OFTEN
Wordle 982 4/6*
\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \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 M} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ \end{aligned}
Wordle 982 3/6
119
2
SLANT
TONER
OFTEN
I didn’t go with my usual CHORE at 2 because I thought I’d get further trying to place the consonants I already had, than trying to find a third. Was going to go with TONIC instead, but it had already been used and I wanted at least an outside shot at the 2, so I went with TONER, which eliminated everything except the solution.
Other than the first letters of our respective starting words, exactly the same as @EllisDee.
Wordle 982 3/6
RAISE
OUTED
OFTEN
Wordle 982 4/6
HEART
STILE
PETTY
OFTEN
This is what happens when I do Wordle before having my coffee.
Wordle 982 5/6
CRANE
NOISE
VENOM
DOZEN
OFTEN
Wordle 982 4/6*
ALONE
OCEAN
OUTEN
OFTEN
Wordle 982 4/6
CAMEO
TONER
ONSET
OFTEN
I really thought I had this in three. Turns out ONSET and OFTEN were all that was left, and the one I saw first happened to be the wrong one.
Wordle 982 3/6*
LEAST
FETID
OFTEN
SMITH → Let’s see, what’s next… I’d like to get E & A and two comcons to go with that T, but I see nothing with that combo. So putting O into the mix, I can try TONER or
TALON → Good placement on the N, and we’re down to two plces where the T can go. ?OTEN/?OTUN gives me nothing, ?TORN ditto. But O?TEN…
OFTEN
A little bit of thought to save the birdie. Scoredle thought TREAT should be my second guess, which on reflection was better than my guess, so I’ll chalk up a chunk to luck here.
I’m behind on posting! Two more 3s.
Yesterday:
Wordle 981 3/6*
IRATE
MINTY
SMITH
It was fortuitous to find the ‘M’. After that, SMITH really was the only word that jumped out.
Today:
Wordle 982 3/6*
IRATE
SMELT
OFTEN
Today was pretty lucky. OFTEN was the only word I saw after SMELT and I was just letter-testing. I was quite surprised when it turned out to be the answer – and WordleBot advised there were 20 other possibilities.