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

Don’t hate me. For once, I agree with WordleBot. It was an extremely lucky try.

Wordle 703 2/6*

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IRATE
CLERK

I was just testing letter placement and using some of my favorite consonants. This one was pure luck. I’m happy to have it, though!

Wordle 703 3/6

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PLANT
CLOSE
CLERK

This one took a long time to see. Pretty sure clerk is the only valid answer left after 2.

When I finally did see clerk, I was reminded of that time where wordlebot or whatever told someone there was one other answer, but we in the thread couldn’t see it. Eventually I ran an analysis with my little program and discovered the missing word was clerk. It was almost as hard for me to see now as it was then.

Wordle 703 3/6

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CAMEO
CREST
CLERK

As I mentioned the other day, hitting on a second-tier consonant is always a great help! Quick and easy after that.
(I didn’t post here yesterday. Got IGLOO in three, but it took an embarrassingly long time.)

Wordle 703 4/6* 5/23/2023

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IGLOO → One hit, not bad. Common letters, next…
SLAIN → The I, again? Duh. Should have gone with SLATE. Anyway, gotta try the T this time, and an E, or maybe two…
ELECT → One and only one E! and a C that pretty much has to go at the start, so CLE- and not CLEAR, but that R would be useful for…
CLERK

Glad that mistake with the I didn’t come back to haunt me.

Wordle 703 3/6

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STARE
DECRY
CLERK

Wordle 704 5/6

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RATIO
ENTRY
DETER
CUTER
UTTER

It seems like this should have been easier.

A fair number of words to choose from, so i was simply trying to re-arrange the letters and bingo!

Wordle 704 3/6

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ASIDE
COURT
UTTER

Wordle 704 4/6*

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HOVER
MINER
WATER
UTTER

Wordle 704 4/6*

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ALONE
SHIER
TUBER
UTTER

Wordle 704 5/6*

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SLATE
THROE
REFIT
PUTER
UTTER

Eh, somehow didn’t want to fall into place, this…

Wordle 704 6/6*

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

Wordle 704 4/6

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SLANT
CHORE
TRUMP
UTTER

Not an easy 4.

Wordle 704 6/6

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HEART
TROVE
FRETS
ENTER
LITER
UTTER

Wordle 704 4/6

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SALET
ROUND
CUTER
UTTER

Wordle 704 4/6

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RATIO
METER
CUTER
UTTER

I wondered if I should double up on the E at two, but I was not seeing anywhere to put a U. Did not think about doubling the T!

Wordle 704 5/6

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CRANE
SPOIL
BERRY
THERM
UTTER

I’ll take a 4 today without complaint.

Wordle 704 4/6*

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IRATE
THREW
OUTER
UTTER

Wordle 704 3/6

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RAISE
OUTER
UTTER

Wordle 704 4/6

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PLANT
STORE
ETHER
UTTER

This was a heartbreaking 4. It really should have been a 3, and if it were I would have finally caught up my 3s to my 4s. Alas, I now stand at 185 3s vs 187 4s, and I feel like the 4s are going to start piling up again.

Wordle 704 4/6

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SPINE
TRYER
OUTER
UTTER

Summary

I was glad it took Tryer…just wanted to check the letters and the ER ending, even though there was a double R. Helped me out nicely in any case, but I was faced with about 6 words. Outer would check the O and U which were in the other words, and would tell me what it was if not correct, and it did. Felt good about this one.