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

Wordle 745 3/6

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RATIO
TRIAD
IRATE

I predict a lot of low scores.

Wordle 744 3/6

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TRACE
SPENT
HOTEL

Wordle 745 3/6

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TRANS
LOUIE
IRATE

After my standard opener, there was only one possible word. I’m rarely so lucky.

Wordle 745 4/6*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned}

Got it in 2!

white
Irate

Wordle 745 3/6*

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PIOUS
WEIRD
IRATE

Wordle 745 6/6*

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ALONE
SHARE
TRADE
CRATE
GRATE
IRATE

I think I got it only by dint of running out of other options; PRATE isn’t a word in wordle, is it? Like, pretentious guys in comic books make occasional use of it when they’re (a) doing it while (b) monologuing — but that’s just them over there, with no relevance to us over here, right?

I’m betting you won’t be. :smiley:

Wordle 745 4/6

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SLANT
CHORE => GRATE’s been used, could be
TRADE => or
IRATE

:rofl:

Wordle 745 2/6

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RAISE
IRATE

Wordle 745 5/6

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PLANT
STARE
TRADE
ORATE
IRATE

After 2 I immediately thought trace, but that’s already been used. Then crate and grate, but both of those have also been used. Unfortunately there were still three different words it could be, and after trade missed I fell into the bad habit of guessing the more common letter instead of the more common word.

As a low-vowel guesser, answers with three vowels are my kryptonite.

Wordle 745 5/6

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:white_large_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square: - . . .and then depression set in
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PLANE
STARE
GRATE
CRATE
IRATE

Wordle 745 4/6

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HEART
TRACE
GRATE
IRATE

Wordle 745 6/6* Independence Day (U.S.)

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HOTEL → Not a bad start. I’d like the E at the end, then some more common letters…
STARE → I’m looking a ?RATE trap in the face, aren’t I? Three possibilities I can see now…
CRATE → Not that
GRATE → Not that either. I’ll go with obscure, then…
PRATE → And not THAT! Now I’m mad! Oh, that must be it…
IRATE

@The_Other_Waldo_Pepper yep, it’s a Wordle word.

It’s my one word day! :partying_face:

I know one crabby player that will be here to celebrate later. :slight_smile:

Guess I have to find a new starting word.

ISWYDT!

Wordle 745 2/6*

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WRITE
IRATE

WOW!

ETA: I see I wasnt alone!

Wordle 745 1/6*
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IRATE

LOLOL, I howled!!

You know the weirdest thing? I had a vague premonition it was going to be the case, even before I played. And I hadn’t opened this thread since I last posted yesterday. The thought that ran through my head before I started was, “I’m kind of glad they haven’t used IRATE as the answer word, because if they do, I’ll have to decide if I’m going to use a different starter word.” Now I guess I do. (I don’t think I will, though.)

Orate hasn’t been an answer yet.

That’s a good point.

I’m honestly not sure; it’s a guessable word, you can use it to eliminate letters as a question — but it doesn’t appear here, and so maybe it’s never going to be an answer?