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

MAY 2

Wordle 682 3/6*

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ALONE
LUSHY
SULKY

Not 100% sure I knew LUSHY was a word, but I’ll shrug with a grin.

Wordle 682 4/6

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RATIO
UNCLE
PLUSH
SULKY

Another day, another four.

Wordle 682 5/6*

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VALUE
UNLIT
MULCH
SULLY
SULKY

Wordle 682 4/6

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SALET
ROUND
SULLY
SULKY

Wordle 682 4/6*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,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 Q} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned}

Wordle 682 4/6

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:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: 22
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SLANT
CHORE
GIMPY => could be SULLY, or…
SULKY =>
won today’s coin toss.

Wordle 682 4/6

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NOISE
SAUCY
SURLY
SULKY

Wordle 682 6/6

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HEART
GOING
MUDDY
CUBBY
FULLY
SULKY

Wordle 682 3/6*

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Now that’s a 3 that I’m happy with.

Scoredle 3/6*

14,855
:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square: AIERY (409)
:green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square: STONY (8)
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: SULKY

Even though it was a decent 3, I think it’s a dumb Wordle word! Not a fan of oddball adjectives being selected.
I still feel the sting and betrayal of PINEY.

Wordle 682 3/6*

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CRANE
PIOUS
SULKY

Well that sorta came out of left field

Wordle 682 6/6*

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OVERT
PLAID
USUAL
BLUSH
SULLY
SULKY

That was awful.

Wordle 682 4/6

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CRANE
SPOIL - leaves one vowel and ‘y’, which means ‘sul - something’
SULLY
SULKY

Not my favorite.

Wordle 682 5/6*

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IRATE
POUND
GULCH
BULKY
SULKY

Wordle 682 4/6

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PLANT
LOSER
SHILL
SULKY

In terms of Wordle answers, I felt good about shill and I do not feel good about a sulky.

You’d shill for shill, but you feel sulky about sulky?

Precisely!

Yesterday:
Wordle 681 5/6

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ASIDE
PLATE
CACHE
BARGE
RANGE

Today:
Wordle 682 5/6

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ORATE
MINUS
SLUSH
SULLY
SULKY

Man, five is getting to be the norm for me these days.
Admittedly, I didn’t play yesterday’s very well (I played in the evening and was already into the wine), but I don’t think I did so badly today; the letters just didn’t want to fall. Some days are like that, I guess.

PINEY? That was back on November 1st. It’s time you got over that, matey.

Oh, and MATEY was on 22 January. :slightly_smiling_face:

Wordle 682 3/6* 5/2/2023

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RANGE → OK. Knocked out a lot, at least. This would usually be a job for HEIST, but with the E gone I’ll switch it up a bit…
HOIST → U & Y are left for vowels. I need to try them both. SULLY would do it, but I need better coverage on consonants too, so…
SULKY

I guess I’m back to analysis over instinct.

sheesh.

Wordle 682 6/6*

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Sheesh. Not that I’m at the top of my game today.

FROST
SWEAR
SKIMP
SLUNK
SKULK
SULKY