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

The Game Room
9081

Wordle 1,836 4/6

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SOLVE
TRINE
PUCKA
CRUDE

_R__E offered far too many non-overlapping options, so I had to go fishing for letters. The nonsense sleuth word did the trick!

9082

Wordle 1,836 3/6*

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STEAL
RIPEN
CRUDE

9083

Wordle 1,837 5/6

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RATIO
LUNES
DUMPY
GUPPY
PUPPY

9084

Wordle 1,837 3/6

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HEART
SPOIL
PUPPY

9085

Wordle 1,837 X/6*

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\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Q}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H}
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Z}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Z}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y}
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y}
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y}

Bastard.

9086

Wordle 1837 3/6

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SLANT
CHORE
DUMPY
PUPPY

GUPPY had already been used.

9087

Wordle 1,837 5/6 — NYT Average 4.9

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SLATE
PROUD
PUNCH
PUFFY
PUPPY

9088

Wordle 1,837 6/6*

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Usage
Mound
Bully
Putty
Puffy
Puppy :woman_with_white_cane:‍:right_arrow:

9089

Wordle 1,837 4/6 — 2026-06-30 Tue

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STARE
DOILY
PUNCH
PUPPY — puffy had already been used

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Wordle 1,837 4/6

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YODEL
SATYR
JUICY
PUPPY

9091

Wordle 1,838 5/6

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

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Wordle 1,837 5/6

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CRANE - ugh
HOIST - double ugh
GULLY
PUFFY
PUPPY

9093
Wordle 1,837 4/6* 6/30/2026

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CRUDE → Slow start. Can I find a word with three WoFcons and an A? Yes, I can
AUNTS → Not much help there. Probably a terminal Y. PUPPY? GUPPY? PULPY? I can try all three with
GULPY → So, I guess
PUPPY
JUMPY, BUMPY and possibly-bogus YUPPY were also out there. Followup was a pretty solid 37/816, third guess was 15/89. Given the number of words remaining after the followup, it could have gotten bad in a hurry. Scoredle finishes with a bogey - with its panopticon view of the word list, it had a lot more to think about in its coverage.

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Wordle 1,837 5/6*

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STEAL
DROWN
JUICY
BUMPY
PUPPY

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Wordle 1,837 6/6

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SLAVE
INTRO
DUCKY
BUMPH
GUPPY
PUPPY

What a slog.

9096

Wordle 1,838 4/6

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RATIO
CRUEL
NURSE
DEMUR

9097

Wordle 1,838 6/6*

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\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}

Stupid.

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Wordle 1838 4/6

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SLANT
CHORE
DIVEY
DEMUR

Always relieved to escape with a 4 when I’m in that situation after 2.

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Wordle 1,838 5/6

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PAINT
CLOSE
GREED
DEFER
DEMUR

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Wordle 1,838 6/6*

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Organ
Rusty
Umber
Femur
Lemur
Demur :face_with_raised_eyebrow: