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

Wordle 1,096 3/6

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SLATE
TENSE
TERSE

Thursday, June 20th

Wordle 1,097 3/6

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PLANT
EVENT
SCENT

Two greens off the bat had me guessing for the win starting at 2. Felt really good about event, but still happy with the 3.

Wordle 1,097 4/6

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RATIO
CHUTE
ELECT
SCENT

Wordle 1,097 2/6

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STERN
SCENT

Wordle 1,097 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 L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\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 I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ \end{aligned}

Wordle 1,097 4/6*

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ALONE
SHENT
SPENT
SCENT

Wordle 1097 3/6

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SLANT
STUNT
SCENT

After my starting word, it was down to SCENT, SHUNT, STINT, and STUNT; SPENT had already been used. Went with STUNT on 2 because if the U came up green, it was SHUNT; if the T in the second spot came up green, it was STINT, if neither came up green, it was SCENT, and if both came up green, I’d have had a 2. So 1/4 shot at the 2, and a guaranteed 3.

Wordle 1,097 4/6

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HEART
CLEFT
EJECT
SCENT

Yee-haw!

Wordle 1,097 2/6

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CRANE - Well, there’s only one word that will work
SCENT

Exactly. SHENT? Someone’s been visiting an anagram generator.

And someone’s been taking a page from wordlebot’s book.

Wordle 1,097 5/6

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READY
OUTIE (gotta account for all possible vowels)
EVENT
STENT
SCENT

Okay, I’ve done my bit and confessed my shame (finished in five! :face_vomiting:). Time to play Quordle and Octordle.

Wordle 1,097 4/6* 6/20/2024

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TERSE → Three unsorted after one guess, and no second (or terminal E). I came close to trying SLATE or STALE here until I realized that terminal E meant neither were the case, but I could anagram either into
STEAL → Two letters placed is cool, N is still out there, which pointed to S?ENT, and I went with the first word I saw
SPENT → Should have gone with the second
SCENT

At least Scoredle tries the last two guesses in the same order as I did, even doing so when it makes its own second guess.

Wordle 1,097 3/6*

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LEAST
SHEET
SCENT

OK, I’m missing something here. Where did SHENT come into this?

The_Other _Waldo_Pepper had it among his guesses, just before your post. You listed the possible answers when discussing your strategy, and SHENT wasn’t among them. I figured T_O_W_P must’ve gotten that word from an anagram generator.

OK, I get it now. I don’t know how others are, but since our guesses are all spoilered, I often don’t click on everyone’s to see them, so I really didn’t know what you were talking about.

As far as anagram generators go, we aren’t competing against each other here, so we all use or don’t use assorted aids as we see fit. It’s a game, and people play it in the way that brings them the most enjoyment.

Wordle 1,097 3/6*

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PLATE
STERN
SCENT

Wordle 1,097 3/6

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SLATE
PHONY
SCENT

Whoops, almost forgot to post.

Wordle 1,097 3/6*

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IRATE
SLEPT
SCENT

Wordle 1,098 4/6

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RATIO
FAITH
SAINT
PAINT

[spoiler]Wordle 1,098 3/6

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:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:[/spoiler]

ATONE
PLANT
PAINT