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

Wordle 1801 3/6

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SLANT
WREST
VISIT

Scoredle lists POSIT as an alternative.

Wordle 1,801 4/6

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SLATE
WRIST
POSIT
VISIT

Wordle 1,801 3/6*

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Lemon
Audit
Visit

Wordle 1,801 3/6

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YODEL
ASTIR
VISIT

Wordle 1,801 3/6

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CRANE
HOIST
VISIT

They accept many more words as legit guesses than as answers. I’m sure that won’t ever be an answer.

Wordle 1,801 3/6*

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STEAL
MISTY
VISIT

Wordle 1,801 3/6

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HEART
JOIST
VISIT

Wordle 1,802 4/6

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

Wordle 1,801 4/6

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CRANE
HOIST
SPLIT
VISIT

Wordle 1,801 3/6 — NYT Average 3.8

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SLATE
TRIST
VISIT

I was between VISIT and POSIT at the end, there. Whew.

Wordle 1,801 4/6

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TRAIN
DEBIT
POSIT
VISIT

I am the epitome of mediocre at this game lately. My last birdie was on May 11, two full weeks ago. It’s been mostly pars since then, with three bogeys and one double bogey.

At least Scoredle liked my guesses today. DEBIT was #2 of 72 possible choices, and POSIT was #1 of 20.

Wordle 1,802 4/6

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RATIO
SHONE
POUCH
COUCH

Wordle 1,802 3/6

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AUDIO
SHOUT
COUCH

Wordle 1,802 4/6*

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Wordle 1,802 5/6 — 2026-05-26 Tue

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STARE
DOILY
PUNCH
VOUCH
COUCH

Wordle 1,802 4/6

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SHOUT
POUCH
VOUCH
COUCH
Ouch!

Wordle 1,802 4/6

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YODEL
SONAR
VOMIT
COUCH

Just chiming in to say that I’m opposed to such a policy. If a word is a legitimate guess, then barring obvious disqualifying factors then it should be eligible as an answer.

Of course CLITS is disqualified on account of being a plural.

…which suggests that Scordle is also the epitome of mediocre at this game…

Wordle 1802 4/6

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SLANT
CHORE
COUGH
COUCH

Was glad to have a 50-50 chance at 3 after my starting word got blanked yet again (10 times in past 30 days), but lost the coin toss. Such is life.

Wordle 1,802 4/6*

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STEAL
DROWN
COMIC
COUCH