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

Wordle 1,860 3/6

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YODEL
NITRO
ORBIT

Wordle 1,860 3/6

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MOUSE
IRONY
ORBIT

Could also have been PRIOR. Luckily I saw ORBIT first.

Wordle 1,860 3/6

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CRANE
HOIST
ORBIT

Wordle 1,861 4/6 FRIDAY

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AUDIO
PUNCH
PULSE
PUTTY

Wordle 1,861 4/6*

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\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}
\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y}

Wordle 1861 4/6

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SLANT
CHORE
DUMPY
PUTTY

Wordle 1,861 4/6 β€” 2026-07-24 Fri

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STARE
DOILY
PUNCH
PUTTY

Wordle 1,861 5/6

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RAISE
CLOUD
FUNKY
STUMP
PUTTY

Wordle 1,861 3/6

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RATIO
FETUS
PUTTY

Wordle 1,861 4/6 β€” NYT Average 3.7

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SLATE
MINTY
FORTY
PUTTY

52nd Sea of Greens

Wordle 1,861 3/6*

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STEAL
WORTH
PUTTY

Wordle 1,861 3/6*

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Endow
Match
Putty

Wordle 1,861 5/6

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HEART
STING
TOUCH
NUTTY
PUTTY

Wordle 1,862 4/6

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

Wordle 1,861 4/6

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YODEL
ANTSY
RITZY
PUTTY

Wordle 1,861 3/6

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WATER
UNTIL
PUTTY

Two birdies in a row! WooHoo!

Wordle 1,861 3/6

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CRANE
HOIST - So the vowel has to be a β€˜u’, and the word probably ends in β€˜y’, which means a double β€˜t’ in the middle. . .
PUTTY

Wordle 1,862 5/6

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RATIO
LOANS
ALLOW
ALOUD
ALOHA

Not sure this counted as a word.

Wordle 1,862 5/6

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AUDIO
AROSE
AGONY
ATOLL
ALOHA

It’s as much of a word as HELLO would be

Wordle 1,862 4/6 β€” 2026-07-25 Sat

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STARE
DOILY
PUNCH
ALOHA