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

Wordle 1,030 4/6*

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LEAST
DROOL
CLINK
BLIMP

I’ll take the par. This one was hard for me!

Wordle 1,030 4/6*

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PLATE
SLOOP
CLUMP
BLIMP

Wordle 1,031 4/6

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RATIO
MUSIC
FLUID
EQUIP

Looking for all the vowels paid off. I was concerned it would be a word with an I in second and fourth.

Wordle 1,030 3/6

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SLATE
BLINK
BLIMP

Got lucky with that second guess.

Wordle 1,031 3/6

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RAISE
TEPID
EQUIP

Wordle 1,031 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[yellow,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 F} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Q} \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 P} \\ \end{aligned}

Wordle 1,031 5/6*

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ALONE
TIRES
HIVED
FEMIC
EQUIP

Wordle 1031 4/6

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SLANT
CHORE
DUMPY
EQUIP

Always glad to get a Q-word in 4.

Wordle 1,031 2/6

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AMUSE
EQUIP

Nice! A deuce after being up all night on a plane. Never underestimate the power of McDonald’s coffee.

Wordle 1,031 4/6

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HEART
SPIEL
PIECE
EQUIP

Wordle 1,031 3/6

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PLANT
SPORE
EQUIP

Man that was tough to see. Couldn’t find anything last night. I just now typed out how I felt equip was the only possible answer after 2, but then had to edit it into this when my train of thought went: β€œOf course I never bothered to trust the B… Oh shit, it could have also been bicep!” So there were at least two answers it could have been. Fortunately, luck counts.

Wordle 1,031 3/6*

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LEAST
GREED
EQUIP

What a lucky guess! I was looking for a word that ended in E, but had the idea to try it in the first position.

Wordle 1,031 3/6* 4/15/2024

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BLIMP β†’ Interesting. I really want to put that I next to the P, but TULIP (for example) is out. I looked at this for a while before I went to bed. Got up and looked again, and saw what seemed to be barely a word, but I went with it
UNRIP β†’ I though about where to place the U, then realized i need to try a Q, and thought SQUIP from Be More Chill for a second, then immediately saw
EQUIP
Placing the P
early was the key. Scoredle says there were only 18 possibles after that first guess - and why didn’t I think of PINUP? Ah, would never have had the guts to repeat the P so early.

Wordle 1,031 4/6

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STERN
CLOUD
GIMPY
EQUIP

Wordle 1,031 4/6

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SLATE
POINT
VIPER
EQUIP

Hated this one – took forever!

Wordle 1,031 4/6*

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IRATE
WEIGH
PILES
EQUIP

Wordle 1,031 3/6

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SLATE
CHOIR
EQUIP

Took a bit to see that one. I also saw Unpin, and glad I chose the right one.

Wordle 1,031 4/6*

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PLATE
SPECK
WIPER
EQUIP

A tough one for me. Lucky to get it in 4.

Wordle 1,032 4/6

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RATIO
SHALE
SHACK
SHANK

Wordle 1,032 5/6

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STERN
CLOUD
GIMPY
HAWKS
SHANK