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

Man, spoiler alert! Not that it made a difference for me, but…

Sorry. I’m going to learn the blur function.

Wordle 739 4/6* 6/28/2023

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ABOUT → Not a bad start, with a placed T and an A, with two more vowels gone. Should I check E or I next? If I go with I, I can try S & N…
SAINT → OK, now try the A in 4th after the E, I can test L this way…
CLEAT → Don’t see how I can get C in 2nd, so ??ACT, need to check R but REACT is out, so repeated T, then?
TRACT

This one went very slowly and methodically to conclusion. Almost an ideal wordle.

No sweat. Like I said, doesn’t really make a difference to me, the way I pick a start word - and I had already finished today’s puzzle, anyway. If no one else objects, not really a problem.

To use the blur function, as I pointed out in another thread, select the Gear Icon in the upper right corner of the Reply window. There are three functions to choose from → Hide Details, Blur Spoiler. and Build Poll.

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Well done!

Wordle 739 4/6

:white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square: 42
:white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::yellow_square::green_square: 15
:yellow_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square: 2
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SLANT
HEART
CRAFT
TRACT

If I’d used my regular second word, I’d have had a 3. I’m getting more willing to modify my second word based on what the first word turned up, but more often than not the normal second word seems to be working better, so maybe I need to dial it back a bit.

Wordle 739 3/6*

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IRATE
CRAFT
TRACT

@SuntanLotion, your dropped hint did somewhat ruin this game for me. Speaking as a player, not a mod: Spoilered or otherwise, hints dropped about games not yet played by most of the players in this thread are not cool. I’m going to ask that you refrain from doing this. Thanks.

It won’t happen again.

Thanks, I really do appreciate it.

Wordle 739 4/6

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OPERA
TRAIL
TRACK
TRACT

Thought I had a two, then I thought I had a three. Tricky bastards!

Wordle 739 3/6*

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LEAST
CHART
TRACT

This one took me a while after the 2nd guess, even with 2 greens and 2 yellows already.

Wordle 739 4/6

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PLANT
SMART
CRAFT
TRACT

Four guesses with only one single vowel ever tried. That may be a first for me. Also, will nobody rid me of these troublesome terminal Ts?

Wordle 740 6/6

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:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::yellow_square:
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RATIO
SHIRE
LIVER
WOMAN
FACED
DINER

Not well played. I found the trap on three. I didn’t really think through the sleuth word because there were too many options. After four, I saw NICER, DINER, FINER, NINER?, PINER?. Went for another sleuth word to eliminate the most likely suspects and save the six.

Several 3s in a row. I had a choice of at least a dozen words for my third guess.

Wordle 740 3/6

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COURT
ASIDE
DINER

Wordle 739 4/6

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LINER
FORAY
TRACK
TRACT

Wordle 740 3/6*

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VALID
WIDEN
DINER

Wordle 740 3/6*

\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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,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} \\ \end{aligned}

Wordle 740 4/6*

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ALONE
STEIN
MINER
DINER