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

Wordle 1,488 5/6

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:black_large_square::black_large_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::yellow_square:
:black_large_square::green_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::green_square:
:black_large_square::green_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

AUDIO
STYLE
BEEFY
PENNY
NERVY

Wordle 1,488 6/6*

:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square: PRIED
:yellow_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: REACT
:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: SERUM
:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square::yellow_square: HERON
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square: NERVE
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: NERVY (that was close!)

Wordle 1,488 4/6*

:black_large_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:yellow_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::yellow_square::green_square:
:black_large_square::green_square::green_square::black_large_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

Trial
Ropey
Berry
Nervy

Wordle 1488 4/6

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:yellow_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

SLANT
CHORE
RIVEN
NERVY

Wordle 1,488 4/6*

:white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square:
:yellow_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

LEAST
DECOR
REIGN
NERVY

The nerve! NERVY is not too common.

Wordle 1,489 5/6
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:white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square::green_square:
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:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: :face_with_symbols_on_mouth: :kangaroo: :yawning_face:

Wordle 1,488 4/6

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:yellow_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

HEART
LEVER as it turned out, a good guess
VERSE knowing there is no second E, but wanted to place the R
NERVY

Wordle 1,488 5/6

:yellow_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::yellow_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

RELAY
DERBY
TERRY
FERNY
NERVY

Wordle 1,488 5/6

:white_large_square::blue_square::white_large_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:blue_square::orange_square::blue_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::orange_square::orange_square::white_large_square::blue_square:
:orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::white_large_square::orange_square:
:orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square:

CRANE
RENEW
HERON
NERDY - should have gone with my first inclination, which was. . .
NERVY

Wordle 1,488 4/6* 7/16/2025

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

FOIST → Whiff. That’s no way to start a new streak. Well, it does lead to a solid follow-up, of A, E and the last three WoFcons
LEARN → And that ain’t bad. Can’t see a way to put a U in there, so perhaps a Y on the end… Perhaps Weird Al provides some inspiration
NERDY → Ah, so close.
NERVY

Scoredle goes the distance, but the double-bogey putt is a tap-in. There was a set of 3 repeated-E words after my second guess that I didn’t see, so missing par was very possible.

Wordle 1,489 3/6

:yellow_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::yellow_square:
:white_large_square::yellow_square::green_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

AUDIO
RADON
MODAL

Easy-peasy

I’m Wordle 1,489 4/6

:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::green_square::green_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

RATIO
SHOAL
FOCAL
MODAL

Wordle 1,489 4/6*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\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 D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ \end{aligned}

3rd guess couldn’t have been right, but it probably helped…

That explains a lot !!

Wordle 1,489 4/6 — Thu 17 Jul 2025-07-17
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:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::yellow_square::black_large_square:
:black_large_square::green_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
LEAST
CRIMP
THEFT
MODAL

Wordle 1489 4/6

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:yellow_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

SLANT
CHORE
DUMPY
MODAL

Wordle 1,489 3/6

:yellow_square::black_large_square::green_square::black_large_square::yellow_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::yellow_square::black_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

AUDIO
STYLE
MODAL

Wordle 1,489 3/6*

:black_large_square::black_large_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::yellow_square::green_square::yellow_square::black_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

Beard
Madly
Modal

Wordle 1,489 5/6*

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:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::green_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square::green_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

LEAST
FINAL
CORAL
LOYAL ← crap. I had already eliminated the leading L.
MODAL

Wordle 1,489 4/6

:white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

HEART
DANCE Doh! I knew there was no I
PLAID
MODAL

Wordle 1,489 6/6*

:white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: PEONY
:white_large_square::green_square::yellow_square::green_square::white_large_square: BOLAS (laughs from my inner 5 year old)
:white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square::green_square: LOCAL
:white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square::green_square: TOTAL (bad idea, shouldn’t repeat letters)
:green_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square::green_square: MORAL
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: MODAL

“phew” indeed.