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

Wordle 1,842 4/6 — NYT Average 4.1

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SLATE
SHARP
SMACK
SWAMI

Wordle 1,842 3/6*

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Admit
Miasm
Swami

Wordle 1,843 5/6

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

Yesterday:

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CHIEF
TRAIN
MISAL

Then I wracked my brain for a while trying to find any word that fit, decided to set it aside and come back later, went to a baseball game and then a bar, and eventually to bed having forgotten all about Wordle.
For what it’s worth, PIZZA was the only legit word left. Oh well.

Today:

Wordle 1,842 3/6

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RIFLE
SAINT
SWAMI

Muck quicker and easier this morning!

Wordle 1,842 4/6* 7/5/2026

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PIZZA → Well, that’s not bad, though very vowel-heavy. I can try three WoFcons along with those vowels via
TRAIN → A placed - and well-placed; it takes a spot where the I could have otherwise gone - but not a lot of help. I thought a lot about words that fit in here, and (the next morning) decided to try the I in first
IMAGE → Betcha that M goes in fourth, and so then I took a look at the S and it came to me
SWAMI

Third guess was 4/17; final one was a tap-in, so I was pretty lucky with my guesses, especially since the letter I picked up with that third guess was so important to finishing with a par. Scoredle also pars, with all yellows before the finish - evidence that an elimination strategy works well, especially when you have the word list!

Wordle 1,842 4/6

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STEAL
SOAPY
SWARM
SWAMI

Wordle 1,842 4/6

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YODEL
ASTIR
SIGMA
SWAMI

It’s not a Firefox thing. I had the same thing happen on Safari.

Wordle 1,842 4/6

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CRANE
HOIST
PLAID
SWAMI

Would have been a three except for an attack of the dumb-ass.

Wordle 1,842 4/6*

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STEAL
SHARK
SPAWN
SWAMI

Wordle 1842 4/6

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SLANT
CAMPY
SWARM
SWAMI

Everything’s fine now with pjd’s posts for me on Firefox. Are you still having problems with them on Safari?

Nope. It seems to have been resolved.

Wordle 1,843 4/6

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RATIO
STOLE
TOUCH
TODDY

Wordle 1,843 2/6 Monday

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AUDIO
TODDY

Ha! That was an awesome guess… that’s my third two-fer, makes up for having my streak broken by my holiday.

Wordle 1,843 5/6*

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Wordle 1,843 4/6 — 2026-07-06 Mon

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STARE
PUNCH
DOILY
TODDY

Wordle 1,843 4/6*

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Relic
Pouty
Toady
Toddy

Wordle 1,843 4/6

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PARSE
OUGHT
DITTO
TODDY

Wordle 1,843 2/6

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YODEL
TODDY