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

Wordle 1,460 5/6

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ACORN
NIECE
BUNCH
PUNCH
MUNCH - This came to mind first, but verbs are seldom the answer, so went with the other two. :roll_eyes:

Wordle 1,461 4/6

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TRAIN
MERIT
LURID
CURIO

Wordle 1,461 2/6

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RATIO
CURIO

Haven’t had a two in ages.

Wordle 1,461 4/6 β€” 2025-06-19 Thu
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LEAST
CRIMP
BOUND
CURIO

Wordle 1,461 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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \\ \end{aligned}

Wordle 1461 3/6

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SLANT
CHORE
CURIO

The solution was the only possibility after 2, and it took me awhile to find it.

Wordle 1,461 3/6*

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Ounce
Mucho
Curio
Wordlebot said I shoulda had it in two, mucho waste of a lucky start word

A nice two today…

Wordle 1,461 2/6

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COURT
CURIO

Wordle 1,461 3/6* 6/19/2025

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MUNCH β†’ That’s a heck of start. I’ll add an E and two WoFcons and try
CUTER β†’ CUR??, is it that easy?
CURIO

Took me about ten seconds, thanks to the start. Scoredle is more careful about the possibles that end in Y, so it checks them first and takes a par.

Wordle 1,461 3/6

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HEART
BROIL
CURIO honestly could not think of another word that fit

Wordle 1,461 2/6

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AUDIO
CURIO

Wordle 1,461 3/6*

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Once you realize that the word ends in β€œIO” I think CURIO is the only word that fits.

Wordle 1,461 2/6

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RELAY (Get the rest of the vowels out of the way.)
CURIO (That was pretty much my go-to in this situation. If it happens again, I’ll have to try another word: HOURI. But I’m happy with today’s outcome)

Wordle 1,461 3/6

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CRANE
HOIST
CURIO - Almost screwed up and tried β€œchoir”

Wordle 1,461 4/6

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STALE
GROIN
BORIC
CURIO

Good second word narrowed it down to two. Of course I chose the wrong one, but I’m happy with this after the whiff.

Wordle 1,461 4/6*

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Summary

LEAST
BOUND
RUMOR
CURIO

Wordle 1,461 4/6

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amber
strip
lyric
curio

Busted :police_car:
Wordle 1,462 X/6
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:cry:

Wordle 1,462 3/6

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SHORT
TABLE
TAUPE

Wordle 1,462 4/6

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RATIO
NASTY
TABLE
TAUPE