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

Wordle 1,556 4/6*

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: DREAM
:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: PHONY (wow, no hits in 2 attempts)
:green_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: QUIST (I assumed U and I would be involved so %QUI% words would be the best bet)
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: QUILL

Wordle 1,556 4/6

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CRANE
HOIST
BUILD
QUILL

Wordle 1,557 5/6

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Wordle 1,556 4/6* 9/22/2025

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COVEN → Whiff. Good first word second could be
TRAIL → Thought for a second I had a double-whiff. OK, I’d like to try the S, and if I move the I to the middle there’s not much to go between it and the L, so perhaps a double L, let’s try
SHILL → U is still out there, and after trying what few other letters remain I got around to it and saw
QUILL

Surprised I got the par. Scoredle also guesses the U late; it gets hung up on a three-possibles situation after its third, and guesses wrong in an attempt to avoid a possible six which leaves it with a bogey.

Wordle 1,556 3/6

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WORTH
SNAIL
QUILL

I was looking for something with an E, but somehow didn’t see PIXEL, LIBEL, or IMPEL. My blundering worked to my advantage today!

Wordle 1,556 4/6*

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SNIDE
HAIKU
QUILT
QUILL

Wordle 1,557 5/6

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RATIO
STOLE
TOUCH
YOUTH
MOUTH

Guessed wrong on the 50/50.

Wordle 1,557 4/6

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AUDIO
POUTY
COUTH
MOUTH

Wordle 1,557 4/6 — Tue 23 Sep 2025-09-23
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STEAK
COLIN
UPDRYTOUGH had already been used so it’s gotta be…
MOUTH

Wordle 1,557 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[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[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 U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ \end{aligned}

Wordle 1557 3/6

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SLANT
CHORE
MOUTH

Could’ve (maybe) also been HOTTY; YOUTH and TOUGH had been used.

Wordle 1,557 3/6

:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::green_square: BEACH
:black_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: SOUTH
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: MOUTH

Wordle 1,557 3/6

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HEART
THINK
MOUTH

Sweet considering blank

Wordle 1,558 3/6

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Wordle 1,557 3/6*

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SNIDE
ABOUT
MOUTH

I’ll take a birdie after the whiff!

Same

Wordle 1,557 5/6

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CRANE
HOIST
BOOTH
YOUTH
MOUTH

Wordle 1,557 3/6* 9/23/2025

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QUILL → Pairs well with an O. Ooh, could be the ?OUND trap. FOURS would KO or verify three of the trap words, but I’d really like to try the T here as well, so
TOURS → And a good thing too. Terminal-T could mean DOUBT or ?OUNT (C, F, M), penultimate T could be ?OUTH (C, M, Y), I’ll try an initial M to give me good coverage
MOUTH

Fairly lucky on a 1-in-7 par shot. Scoredle’s follow-up word leaves it with fewer words than mine, but it guesses wrong and winds up with a par.

Wordle 1,557 3/6

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DOING
TORUS
MOUTH

I finally got a chance to use one of Scordle’s favorite words, and it worked out quite well.

I’ve been on a roll with the birdies lately… which of course means I’m about due for a little humbling. We’ll see.

Wordle 1,557 3/6

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RELAY
QUOIT
MOUTH

Wordle 1558 2/6

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SLANT
BLUNT

Obviously lucky to start off with three greens! And it helped even more that the unknown middle letter had to be a vowel. So I went through the alphabet with the first letter: blent, blint, blont, blunt, clent, clint, clont, clunt…and the possibilities were BLUNT, FLINT, GLINT. FLINT had been used, I liked BLUNT better, and so I won the metaphorical coin toss.