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

Wordle 1,513 5/6 — Sun 10 Aug 2025-07-10
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LEAST
BOUND
PRIVY
NIFTY
MINTY

Wordle 1,513 4/6

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AUDIO
FIRST
PITHY
MINTY

Wordle 1,513 4/6

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HEART
STONY
NUTTY
MINTY

Wordle 1,514 2/6

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:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: :sparkler: :kangaroo: no Ai

Wordle 1,513 3/6

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RELAY
MOUSY
MINTY

Wordle 1513 4/6

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SLANT
UNITY
NIFTY
MINTY

That’s three Dopers who found themselves going from NIFTY to MINTY.

Wordle 1,513 4/6*

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LEAST
DIRTY
KITTY
MINTY

Wordle 1,513 4/6* 8/10/2025

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NASAL → Slow start. I can KO the last two WoFcons, along with O & E, with the bogus word
TRONE → Which got me… a little. So I felt like I needed more vowels, and I should have gone for UNITY, but didn’t see that and went for something a little less optimal
INPUT → Which did at least leave me searching for a word with a terminal Y, and after thinking about DINTY (you know, canned stew) I finally saw
MINTY

Scoredle also finishes in four, seemingly making more progress along the way than I did, but we both had tap-ins for the par.

Wordle 1,513 5/6

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TRUCK
INTEL
GIANT
NIFTY
MINTY

Bit of a slow road, but I made progress with each word, which I guess is how this game is supposed to work. :blush:

Wordle 1513 5/6*

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square: WEARY
:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square: GOLDY
:white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square: PUNNY
:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: LINTY
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: MINTY

Wordle 1,513 4/6

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ROUTE
CLIMB
MISTY
MINTY

Wordle 1,514 6/6

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AUDIO
MOUNT
ROUTE
POUTY
COUTH
SOUTH

Cut that one close…

Wordle 1,514 3/6 — Mon 11 Aug 2025-07-11
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LEAST
BOUND
SOUTH

Wordle 1,514 3/6

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STARK
SHUNT
SOUTH

Wordle 1,514 6/6*

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

phew.

Wordle 1,514 3/6

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RATIO
STOLE
SOUTH

Wordle 1,514 4/6

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AUDIO
STYLE
SPOUT
SOUTH

Wordle 1,514 4/6

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RELAY
OPIUM
WOUND
SOUTH