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

Wordle 1,575 6/6

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Wordle 1,575 2/6 β€” Sat 11 Oct 2025-10-11
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STEAK β€” it could be stack stalk stank stark; previous Wordles include stark; possible remaining are stack stalk stank; letters to eliminate are C L N; so possibly try clean? If I do that I’m guaranteed to get it in 3, but I could try to get it in 2. GO BIG OR GO HOME!!
STACK β€” YES!!!

Wordle 1,575 3/6*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ \end{aligned}

Wordle 1,575 5/6

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RAISE
POUTY
STAND
FLAKY
STACK

Wordle 1,575 4/6

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HEART
STAIN
STALK
STACK

Wordle 1,575 5/6

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BUYER
OASIS
SWAMP
STANK
STACK

I had a choice between STACK and STALK. It meant the difference between a bogey and a double bogey. STALK as a verb could be triggering for some folks; STACK had no such issues. So I flipped the coin and avoided the fucking robot telling me β€œWhew!” (which is triggering for me).

Wordle 1,575 3/6

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CRANE
HOIST
STACK

Wordle 1,576 6/6

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Wordle 1575 4/6*

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Wordle 1,575 5/6* 10/11/2025

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LEVER β†’ Whiff. I threw together A, O and the three remaining WoFcons and tried
SANTO β†’ Which, worked pretty well, though it foreboded an STA?? trap. Oh, well, into the breach we go…
STAMP β†’ There might be an I, come to think of it.
STAID β†’ Nope. Two to go.
STACK
With STAFF, STASH, and STAGY
still out there, I was in serious danger of taking my second loss of the week. Scoredle wins in six, both from its own start and from mine, but in each case it needs to convert a 50-50 putt to avoid a loss. Tough puzzle.

Wordle 1,575 5/6

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GUIDE
SALON
SMART
WHACK
STACK

SWATH, STAFF, STASH, and STACK meant a fail was possible if I stayed in hard mode. Better to swallow the bogey and keep my streak.

Wordle 1,575 4/6*

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SNIDE
SCARY
SHACK
STACK

Nearly missed today:
Wordle 1,575 5/6

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AUDIO
FRAME
GLANS
SHACK
STACK

Wordle 1,576 4/6
WARNING: I live in Tomorrowland

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stale
round
wombs
wound

After clue 2, only BFHMPW are available for the missing letter, I think.
I Googled to find the list of used-up words and was left with BMW.
Should I take a guaranteed 4, or β€œequally likely” shots at 3,4,5 ?
(And are they equally likely?)

I decided that guaranteed 4 would be less stressful! :slight_smile:

Wordle 1,575 4/6*

Color
Piece
Stuck
Stack

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Wordle 1575 3/6

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SLANT
STAMP
STACK

Wordle 1,576 3/6

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DRONE
FOUND
WOUND

Wordle 1,576 6/6

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AUDIO
POUND
SOUND
MOUND
FOUND
WOUND

So many words with that combo - I nearly chose a different 6th. I should have done an exploratory throwaway…

Wordle 1,576 5/6

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RATIO
SHONE
POUND
WOMBS
WOUND

Chose the same sleuth word as Gordon_G