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

Wordle 1,745 4/6 MONDAY

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AUDIO
POESY
MOTEL
COMET

Wordle 1,745 3/6*

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Wordle 1,745 4/6 — 2026-03-30 Mon

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STARE
DOILY
PUNCH
COMET

Wordle 1745 4/6

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SLANT
BRIDE
TWEET
COMET

in choosing between COMET and COVET, it was worth considering that COMET was Wordle #122, while COVET was #734. So far, the most recent re-used solution was SQUAD which was #296, and most of them have been from the first 100 solutions.

Wordle 1,745 3/6

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STARE
DOILY
COMET

Wordle 1,745 4/6

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YODEL
TONER
MOTET
COMET

Wordle 1,745 3/6

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HEART
COVET lucky second guess!
COMET

Wordle 1,746 5/6

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Wordle 1,745 4/6*

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STEAL
ENTRY
TWEET
COMET

Wordle 1,745 3/6* 3/30/2026

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CHUMP → Oooh. That’s promising. M either middle or last 'cause CM- doesn’t scan as a prefix. The best vowel/WoFcon combination I can find then is
CAMEL → and since O is next on the list of vowels I can easily see
COMET

With only one valid possible, it was a tap-in. Scoredle also makes a birdie, though with four valids to choose from among ten possibles, it had far from a sure thing.

Wordle 1,745 4/6

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CRANE
HOIST
COVET - what happens when you rush things
COMET

Wordle 1,745 4/6

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GUIDE
SNEER
TOWEL
COMET

Slow start but saved par at least.

Wordle 1,746 4/6

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RATIO
SHALE
SCAMP
SWAMP

Wordle 1,746 5/6 TUESDAY

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AUDIO
FRAME
CHAMP
STAMP
SWAMP

Wordle 1,746 4/6*

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Wordle 1,746 3/6

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TRAIL
CHAMP
SWAMP

Wordle 1,746 4/6 — 2026-03-31 Tue

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STARE
DOILY
PUNCH
SWAMP

Wordle 1,746 4/6

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YODEL
SATIN
SWARM
SWAMP

For one brief, shining moment, I thought I had a birdie. I’ll take the tap-in par though.

Wordle 1746 3/6

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SLANT
SCAMP
SWAMP