"Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 3)

Wordle 1,459 4/6

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RELAY
VAPOR
PRAWN
PRANK

Wordle 1,459 4/6

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STORE
BRAIN
FLACK
PRANK

I wanted CRANK for three, but realized it would send me into a trap, so I backed off. Glad I did.

Wordle 1,460 5/6
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ugh… :face_with_symbols_on_mouth:
needed help :smiling_face:

Wordle 1,459 3/6

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sting
prone
prank

I just got this one on Dictionaryscoop.

LEAST
Only A is in the target word, but not in the 3rd position.

BRAVO
Only A is in the target word, but not in the 3rd position.

WHOSE
Only W is in the target word and in the first position.

WINGS
Only W is in the target word and in the first position.

WANDS
W and A are in the target word and in the first and second positions respectively.

WACKY
GOT IT ON THE SIXTH TRY!

Wordle 1,460 6/6

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RATIO
LUNES
FUNKY
PUNCH
HIMBO
MUNCH

Another day, another trap. Had to check that initial H with a sleuth word.

Wordle 1,460 5/6

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shaft
hound
lunch
bumpy
munch

Wordle 1,460 3/6*

\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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ \end{aligned}

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Whoops, just saw this from yesterday sitting here waiting for me to hit Reply:

Wordle 1459 3/6

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SLANT
DRANK
PRANK

FRANK and CRANK had already been used.

Forgot to post yesterday’s, erm, now it’s the day before yesterdays:

Wordle 1458 4/6

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SLANT
CHORE
DUMPY
PETTY

Didn’t see PIETY, but turns out it had already been used anyway.

Wordle 1,460 4/6 — 2025-06-18 Wed
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LEAST
CRIMP
BOUND
MUNCH

And now for today’s:

Wordle 1460 3/6

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SLANT
CHORE
MUNCH

BUNCH, FINCH, HUNCH, PINCH had already been used, leaving MUNCH, PUNCH, WINCH. Guessing one of the first two guarantees a 4, and got lucky in my choice.

Wordle 1,460 5/6

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AUDIO
STYLE
Hmm, a placed U and no other vowel. Can’t be KUDZU, I’ve used the D. Could be BUNCH, PUNCH, MUNCH, HUNCH. Should I play BLIMP to try to get the first letter or just start guessing?
BUNCH
PUNCH
MUNCH
Oh well.

Wordle 1,460 4/6

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HEART
SHINY
LUNCH
MUNCH

Wordle 1,460 5/6* 6/18/2025

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PRANK → Slow start. O, E and two more WoFcons
NOTES → No help. Try I & Y… probably should have tried LINDY here, but first I saw
WINDY → Geez. Gotta be a U in there… so perhaps
LUNCH → I am not safe. H, B, M, which have we done? I think I lost on HUNCH once, so I’ll try
MUNCH

Whew. It feels like Scoredle “saw” the trap before I did - it made its second and third guesses two alternate trap letters, so it finishes in four with only one alternative in the trap.

Wordle 1,460 4/6*

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Summary

LEAST
DRUNK
UNION
MUNCH

Wordle 1,460 2/6*

:yellow_square::green_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::yellow_square: HUMAN (Got lucky here!)
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: MUNCH (Since H was not the initial letter it was not HUNCH, It took me a while to reach MUNCH, I must confess, but I was practically assured to solve it in the second try IF I solved it at all)

Wordle 1,460 3/6*

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Mania
Money
Munch

Wordle 1,460 3/6

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RELAY
ODIUM
MUNCH

Mercifully quick
Wordle 1,461 4/6
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:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: :kangaroo: :sleeping_face:

Wordle 1,460 6/6

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STERN
BINGO
CANAL
FUNNY
HUMPH
MUNCH

Wow, I sure made a mess of this one. First, I overlooked the U and convinced myself there had to be at least one A, leading me to waste two spaces at three. Then, I stupidly forgot about the C I had just revealed.

By the time I realized it was _UNCH, I had more possible words than I had guesses left, and was forced to use a sleuth word at five just to survive.

But survive I did, at least.