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

The Game Room
7481

Wordle 1,737 3/6

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RATIO
PANIC
BASIL

Cool pattern.

7482

Wordle 1,737 4/6

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HEART
VAPID
BASIC
BASIL should have gotten in 3, but it’s my own Fawlty

7483

Wordle 1,737 3/6 SUNDAY

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AUDIO
CLAIM
BASIL

7484

Wordle 1,737 4/6 — 2026-03-22 Sun

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STARE
DOILY
PUNCH
BASIL

7485

Wordle 1,737 5/6*

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7486

Wordle 1737 2/6

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SLANT
BASIL

Could’ve also been (unused) PALSY or any of several previous solutions.

7487

Wordle 1,737 3/6

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CRANE
TOILS
BASIL

I thought it might also be SISAL, but the wordlebot tells me there was only one valid word after my first two guesses.

I don’t know if i would have picked that second word on my own, but I’ve now seen the bot recommend it enough in that situation that i thought I’d give it a try.

7488

Wordle 1,737 4/6

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ANGLE
MOIST
SISAL
BASIL

7489

Wordle 1,737 2/6*

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STEAL
BASIL

7490

Wordle 1,737 3/6

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YODEL
RURAL
BASIL

7491
Wordle 1,737 4/6* 3/22/2026

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SLICK → Wow, good (if jumbled) start. I would like to try E and a WoFcon, so
ISLET → Perhaps I should try those known letters in some different positions? This time, I can see A and another WoFcon, LIARS or perhaps I can place the vowels in positions 2 & 4 to make
LARIS → So S in the middle, hence L at the end and ?ASIL means
BASIL

The final guess was a tap-in, but my followup guess was not in the top 120 out of 140, and the third guess was a subpar 29/42 (though its anagram was the top-rated possible). Of course, on my third guess the top 36 were all, save one, regular plurals, so I really missed a birdie opportunity today. Scoredle does birdie, thanks to a followup guess that places one of the known letters by omission which leaves just one valid and one bogus possible remaining for the tap-in.

7492

Wordle 1,737 5/6

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CRANE
HOIST
SAPID
BASIS
BASIL

7493

Wordle 1,737 3/6

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CLEAR
SNAIL
BASIL

A nice start and a good second word for the tap-in birdie!

7494

Wordle 1,738 4/6

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:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: Ai Assist :person_shrugging: :kangaroo:

7495

Wordle 1,738 4/6

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RATIO
MERIT
PERIL
SERIF

7496

Wordle 1,738 2/6 MONDAY

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AUDIO
SERIF

Whoot!
Ummed and aahed between MERIT and SERIF as second word, and guessed just right.

7497

Wordle 1,738 3/6 — 2026-03-23 Mon

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STARE
DOILY
SERIF

7498

Wordle 1,738 4/6*

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7499

Wordle 1,738 3/6*

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Crisp

Risen

Serif

7500

Wordle 1,738 4/6

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STARE
SCREW
Gotta start with SER… serum? serif?
SERUM nope
SERIF