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

Wordle 1,280 4/6

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RATIO
SHALE
CLASH
FLASH

Wordle 1280 3/6

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SLANT
CLASH
FLASH

Wordle 1,280 4/6

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HEART
THANK
CLASH
FLASH

Wordle 1,280 4/6* 12/20/2024

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STRAY → E and two more WoFcons would be good. I could have gone for LEANS but in the end an H seemed more productive… and boy was it!
LEASH → Hmmm… Joe Strummer or Barry Allen?
CLASH → Shoulda gone comic books
FLASH

In early returns, thats five of us now who prefer punk rock to superhero comics. Scoredle also finishes with a par, but makes the right call on the 50-50 pick at the end; it took an intermediate guess on two before it made my second guess for its third.

Wordle 1,280 3/6

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CRANE
HOIST - Has to end in ‘ash’, then.
FLASH

Dumb luck. I’ll take it.

Wordle 1,280 5/6

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YEAST (Well this looks fun. Let’s just eliminate some vowels.)
QUASI (Ooo-kayy. Looks like there’s no O, either. Double up on As?)
ABASH (Nope. But I can see CLASH, CRASH, FLASH, GNASH and SLASH. Sleuth word!)
ULCER (Now it’s FLASH or SLASH. It’ll be either a single or double bogie.)
FLASH

Wordle 1,280 2/6*

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LEAST
FLASH

Wordle 1,280 4/6

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ASIDE
SOLAR
CLASH
FLASH

Another member of the CLASH/FLASH club.

Wordle 1,280 3/6

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PLANT
CLASH
FLASH

I got decidedly lucky here, both that my second guess narrowed it down to a 50/50 chance and that I won that coin toss. As for joining the clash/flash club, we are legion.

Wordle 1,280 3/6*

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PLATE
CLASH
FLASH

Joining the CLASH - FLASH club! And I’m relieved that I have a blind spot for repeated letters and didn’t see SLASH.

Wordle 1,281 6/6

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Wordle 1,281 4/6

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PLANT
CLASH
GLARE
BLADE

Same start as yesterday so I stuck with clash.

Wordle 1,281 4/6

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RATIO
SHALE
PLANE
BLADE

Wordle 1,281 4/6 — 2024-12-21
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STARE
DOILY
GLADE
BLADE

Wordle 1281 4/6

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SLANT
CRIME
GLADE
BLADE

Wordle 1,281 2/6*

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Wordle 1,281 2/6*

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LEAST
BLADE

So lucky! Plus 2 2’s in a row!

Wordle 1,281 6/6

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HEART
SLAVE
FLAKE
BLAME
BLAZE
BLAME

Wordle 1,281 3/6

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PAEON
CEASE
BLADE

With 30 possible choices after two guesses, I think it’s time to buy a lottery ticket.

Wordle 1,281 4/6

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YEAST. (Likely xxAxE. Choose a WoFcon.)
GRAVE (Well, I placed the vowels, but nothing else. More WoFcons!)
PLANE (Now we’re getting somewhere!)
BLADE (And that’s got it.