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

Wordle 1,472 5/6

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SNORT
CABIN
BINGE
BLIMP
BLINK

Stupid mistake at four. This is why I should never Wordle before coffee.

Wordle 1,472 5/6

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AUDIO
STYLE
CHIRP
FLING
BLINK

Wordle 1,472 3/6*

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Mirth
Cling
Blink

Wordle 1,473 6/6
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Ugh… :thinking: :kangaroo:

Wordle 1,472 4/6

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HEART
SPOIL
FLUID
BLINK

Wordle 1,472 3/6*

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Summary

LEAST
FLUID
BLINK

Wordle 1,472 4/6

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CRANE
HOIST
BLIND
BLINK

Wordle 1,472 5/6* 6/30/2025

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WITTY β†’ One I is nice. Makes a nice transition to the next guess, with A & E and two WoFcons
RAISE β†’ Placed the I, whiffed on the rest. Only one vowel? I can cover the last two WoFcons with
FLING β†’ Looks like only one vowel. Also looks a little trappish. Once more into the breach…
BLIND β†’ Ah, should have seen that before, would have been a better guess
BLINK
Trying the fifth guess in fourth would have KOed two letters that could combine with the L.
Oh, well. Scoredle covers three WoFcons rather than two with its second guess, and finishes in four.

Wordle 1,472 5/6

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RELAY
LOUIS
TWILL
CLIFF
BLINK (Could also have been BLIND or BLINI, so I was sweating bullets.)

Wordle 1,473 4/6

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RATIO
SHONE
COULD
MOLDY

Wordle 1,473 3/6

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Pure luck, was that or something with an ER next

Wordle 1,473 4/6 β€” 2025-07-01 Tue
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LEAST
CRIMP
BOUND
MOLDY

Wordle 1,473 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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned}

Wordle 1,473 3/6

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AUDIO
STYLE
MOLDY

Wordle 1,473 3/6*

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Trick
Leafy
Moldy

Wordle 1,474 3/6
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Slight Ai assist cuz I sick.
and wanna sleep :kangaroo: :face_with_thermometer:
I certainly would have got there.

Wordle 1,473 4/6

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HEART
SPOIL
LOUSY
MOLDY

Wordle 1,473 6/6* 7/1/2025

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BLINK β†’ A bit slow starting. Try E, A and two more WoFcons for
STEAL β†’ Nada. Is there a word with the R and all three remaining vowels?
LOURY β†’ Oddly enough, there is. And I still haven’t placed the L. Or… maybe two Ls? In which case - DOLLY, FOLLY, GOLLY, HOLLY, JOLLY? Ugh. With three tries left, I can’t afford that trap. Maybe I can try two of those possibles with a sleuthy word, I can help the odds a bit. Ahhh…
GODLY β†’ Oh, so it’s DOLLY.
DOLLY β†’ Ahhh, no it wasn’t! ?OLDY, so it’s
MOLDY

The answer was the only possible left after four, but I was so hung up on the trap I saw I didn’t actually look at what it gave me. A moment of overlooking things spoils what had been until then a fun puzzle. Scoredle converts a very efficient par for its part.

Wordle 1,473 5/6

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CRANE
HOIST
GOOPY
DOLLY
MOLDY

Wordle 1,473 3/6*

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Summary

LEAST
FLUID
MOLDY