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

Lots of 3s so far, including a 3 from bad @psychobunny .

Wordle 1,697 4/6

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SLATE
PRONG
SHINE
SCENE
Prion was my “usual” #2 after G—G. Don’t know why I sought an improvement. :frowning:

Wordle 1697 3/6

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SLANT
PIKEY
SCENE

Could’ve also been SHONE, or (past solution) SCONE. But after eight new solutions in a row since CIGAR, they clearly aren’t yet mixing in previous solutions on any sort of random basis. I’ve continued to play as if nothing’s changed from before, and will let myself be surprised when they get around to re-using another previous solution.

Wordle 1,697 4/6*

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Crypt
Magic
Flock
Scene

Wordle 1,697 3/6

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CHEAT
SOLID
SCENE

Wordle 1,697 3/6

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HEART
SCOPE
SCENE

Wordle 1,697 3/6

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I had it down to two options after my first word, but i missed the 50/50. :pleading_face:

Damn; really thought I had a deuce, but I’ll take two treys in a row.

Wordle 1,697 3/6

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CRANE
SCONE
SCENE

Wordle 1,697 3/6*

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STEAL
SHEIK
SCENE

Wordle 1,697 3/6* 2/10/2026

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CELLO → A wasted L, but a solid carryover C. I’ll call it a net positive. Two WoFcons and and A?
TRACE → The placed E is good, since it leaves just two spots for the C. What are my remaining WoFcons? S & N. With another vowel, S & C pretty much have to go together, so they have to go at the start and… repeat E?
SCENE

My WoFcon obsession got me this birdie - there were one or two other valid possibles, but this was the only one that filled my quota. The key second guess was 15/184, so pretty good even if there had been a different word. Scoredle’s second guess, however, leaves it with a tap-in birdie. Humbling.

Wordle 1,697 4/6

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DANCE
UNCLE
SCONE
SCENE

That good start should have led to better than a par. The double E got me!

Wordle 1,698 5/6

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:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: :zany_face: Ai assisted :kangaroo:

Wordle 1,697 4/6

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BUYER
OMEGA
THESE
SCENE

A-a-an-n-nd I finally have a streak of 200.

Wordle 1,698 5/6

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AUDIO
FRAME
TEACH - Brain Fart
PENAL
VEGAN

Wordle 1,698 4/6

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RATIO
SHALE
BEGAN
VEGAN

Wordle 1,698 5/6*

\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt X}
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}

Wordle 1,698 6/6 — 2026-02-11 Wed

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STARE
DOILY
PUNCHpossibles include – began enema mange maven vegan waken waxen; and, previous Wordles have included – enema; remaining, leaves – began mange maven vegan waken waxen
WAKEN
BEGAN
VEGAN

Wordle 1,698 3/6

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SLATE
GRIND
VEGAN

Wordle 1698 3/6

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SLANT
CHORE
VEGAN

Had several possibilities, and my third guess seemed to be the best choice for maximizing my chance of a 4. Got lucky when it turned out to be the solution.

Wordle 1,698 5/6

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AUDIO
STYLE
REACH
BEGAN
VEGAN