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

Wordle 1,559 4/6

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HEART
BRACE too many possibilities now
FRAME
DRAPE

Wordle 1,559 4/6*

:white_large_square::yellow_square::green_square::yellow_square::white_large_square: WEARY
:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square: GRATE
:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square: BRANE
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: DRAPE

Wordle 1,560 5/6

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

Wordle 1,559 4/6

:black_large_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square: BACON
:black_large_square::black_large_square::green_square::black_large_square::green_square: STAGE
:black_large_square::black_large_square::green_square::black_large_square::green_square: FLAME
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: DRAPE

Wordle 1,559 6/6* 9/25/2025

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BLUNT → Whiff. Three WoFcons gone, I want to try A & E and the last two, along with the H for
SHARE → And it’s looking trappish! Move the R to second and try
GRAVE → Oh, boy. And then
FRAME → It’s getting late early. Looking for more combinations, I see
DRAKE → Thanks to that hit on the D, I manage to avoid the loss
DRAPE

I was safer than I thought after the trap began, but still went the distance. Scoredle gets a tap-in par after an inspired second guess that hits the fourth letter, then gets four greens on the birdie putt. (That last is a mixed metaphor pun, no?)

Wordle 1,559 3/6

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CRANE
ERASE
DRAPE

Lucky guess.

Wordle 1,559 2/6*

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SNIDE
DRAPE

Such a lucky guess!

Wordle 1,559 5/6

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RELAY
WAVER
SHARE
GRAPE
DRAPE

Wordle 1,559 4/6

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TRACK
BRAIN
GRADE
DRAPE

I probably would have been wise to step away from my self-imposed hard mode on this one. Walked right into a trap and was lucky to get out of it with a par.

Wordle 1,560 5/6

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RATIO
SAUCE
LANKY
MADLY
DALLY

Wordle 1,560 5/6*

\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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\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} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned}

Almost a 3, but I’ll take the 4!
Wordle 1,560 4/6 — Fri 26 Sep 2025-09-26
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STEAK
COLINit might be baldy balmy dally rally ralph vulva; previous Wordles include balmy; possible remaining are baldy dally rally ralph vulva
RALLY
DALLY

Wordle 1560 5/6

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SLANT
CHORE
DUMPY
DAILY
DALLY

After 3, I was down to 2 possibilities. Sometimes you choose the wrong one. C’est la vie.

I really need a better second word in this particular situation, when I get yellow LA from my starting word. I tried LARCH for awhile, but it didn’t really seem to do any better than my all-purpose second word, CHORE. It comes up often enough that it’s worth some thought.

Wordle 1,560 5/6

:black_large_square::black_large_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::black_large_square: REACH
:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::green_square: POUTY
:green_square::green_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::green_square: DANDY
:green_square::green_square::black_large_square::green_square::green_square: DAILY
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: DALLY

Wordle 1,560 3/6* 9/26/2025

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DRAPE → Hey, good luck with that initial D! I can try two more vowels and a WoFcon with
DAILY → That doesn’t leave much. Let’s not dilly-
DALLY
DAISY
was another possibility for my second guess, which would have pushed me to a par. Scoredle goes with DAUNT which means par as well. Sometimes you get lucky…

Wordle 1,560 3/6*

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SNIDE
DOULA
DALLY

Wordle 1,561 4/6

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Wordle 1,560 4/6

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CRANE
HOIST
PADDY
DALLY

Wordle 1,560 4/6

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HEART
AMONG
WASPY
DALLY

Wordle 1,560 4/6

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Me too!

ENJOY
STRAY
DAILY
DALLY

The random generator gave me a tough start word today. Thought I was going to whiff, but the terminal Y was a stroke of luck.

I almost went with DAISY at two, but I’m not mad. That wouldn’t have guaranteed a birdie anyway; DADDY and DAFFY would have been on the table, and there’s no telling which I might have chosen. Maybe even both on the way to a bogie. So it’s all good.