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

Wordle 1,542 3/6

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CRANE
HOIST - it can only be. . .
CHIRP

Wordle 1542 3/6*

:yellow_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: RAINY
:yellow_square::yellow_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: PRIME
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Wordle 1,543 3/6

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RATIO
TRICE
TRICK

I should have had a two but decided at the last minute to check the E.

Wordle 1,543 5/6

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AUDIO
PRIME
CRICK
BRICK
TRICK

Wordle 1543 3/6

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SLANT
CHORE
TRICK

Won the mental coin toss, could’ve also been TRUCK.

Wordle 1,543 3/6*

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Cleat
Touch
Trick

Almost a 2. I’ll take the 3. We’ve got a few 3s so far.

Wordle 1,543 3/6 — Tue 09 Sep 2025-09-09
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STEAKit might be thick think thunk trick truck trunk twink; previous Wordles include think; possible remaining are thick thunk trick truck trunk twink
THICK
TRICK

Wordle 1,543 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[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 C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \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 C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ \end{aligned}

Wordle 1,543 2/6

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CHEAT
TRICK

A few days back I quit using AUDIO as my opening word and went back to random guesses. And this is my third 2 in a row. (One of my goals is to have more 2s than 6s. I’m still about three behind at this point.)

Wordle 1,543 3/6

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HEART
STRIP
TRICK

Wordle 1,543 4/6

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RELAY
HOURI
STRIP
TRICK

Wordle 1,543 2/6* 9/9/2025

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CHIRP →
TRICK

A rare two! Could be a good name for a cover band that plays “Eight Miles High” sandwiched between “Surrender” and “The Dream Police.” Scoredle gets a birdie by trying for a terminal vowel instead. There are three nonbogus words after that first guess, and any of them would leave you with a tap-in birdie, so I was definitely playing from the duffer’s tees this morning.

Wordle 1,544 4/6

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:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: no Ai :innocent: :kangaroo:

Wordle 1,543 3/6

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CRANE
HOIST
TRICK

On a roll with threes of late. Can a crash be far off?

Wordle 1,543 3/6

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FORUM
LATER
TRICK

A bit of luck involved in this one; 9 nonbogus words were available.

Wordle 1,543 3/6*

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SNIDE
FAIRY
TRICK

ETA: All these rhymes make me think of Jethro Tull’s Thick as a Brick!

Wordle 1,543 3/6*

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square: DEALT
:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square: STORY
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: TRICK

Wordle 1,543 4/6

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storm
track
truck
trick

Wordle 1,544 4/6

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RATIO
STOLE
COUTH
POUTY

Wordle 1,544 2/6

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AUDIO
POUTY

My daughter also got there in two, Different starting word. It was a happy morning at the breakfast table!