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

Wordle 1,870 5/6

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Wordle 1870 2/6

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SLANT
PENAL

There were a half-dozen unused possibilities (plus a few used ones from the first couple hundred Wordles) but I went with the solution because it pretty much guaranteed a 3. And I got lucky.

A few milestones: this 2 is my 125th 2, which means that for the first time ever, I have more 2s (125) than 5s (124). Also, as of yesterday, I had more than a hundred more 3s (737) than 4s (636).

Of course, to balance that out, I still have more 6s (24) and losses (2) than 1s (0). Still, this 2 brought my average* down below 3.51, to 3.509. Probably take another few months to get it below 3.5 guesses per game.

*Counting my losses as 7s, because they’d obviously have taken at least that many guesses if one could keep on guessing. One would have been a 7 because there was only one possibility left; the other might’ve been either a 7 or an 8. Close enough.

Wordle 1,870 3/6*

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Often
Henna
Penal

Wordle 1,870 4/6

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There doesn’t seem to be a prize for no extra greens. :pleading_face:

CRANE
SLOTH
VAPED
PENAL

The bot points out that PANEL would have distinguished between the possible words as well as VAPED, and was one of the possibilities, making it a strictly better guess than VAPED.

Wordle 1,871 3/6

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Wordle 1,870 4/6

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HEART
LEGAL
PEDAL
PENAL

Wordle 1,870 2/6*

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STEAL
PENAL

Wordle 1,870 4/6

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YODEL
STEAL
RENAL
PENAL

Wordle 1,870 3/6* 8/2/2026

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SLUSH β†’ Wasted S, and a bit slow starting. Does make for a good and frequently-used followup, though - E, A and two of three remaining WoFcons
LEARN β†’ Can’t see how to add a T here. Looks a lot like RENAL, but of course that’s got an R… but it suggests one next guess
PENAL
VENAL
was the other possible, so a 50-50 putt for birdie. My followup wasn’t in the top 120, though its noted anagram was 69/1201. Scoredle tries to place the known letter from the carryover; it fails, drops into the first-letter trap with the third guess, then converts the 50-50 par putt.

Wordle 1,870 4/6

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CRANE
SNEAK
VEGAN
PENAL

Wordle 1,870 4/6

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WRIST
PLANE
PANEL
PENAL

A lucky follow-up after the whiff, which I thought handed me an easy birdie. Not so fast…

Wordle 1,871 3/6

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RATIO
RULES
REPLY

Wordle 1,871 4/6 MONDAY

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AUDIO
CHEWY
MESSY
REPLY

Wordle 1,871 3/6 β€” 2026-08-03 Mon

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STARE
DOILY
REPLY

Wordle 1,871 4/6*

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\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y}

Wordle 1871 3/6

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SLANT
CHORE
REPLY

There were several other unused possibilities at 3, and I got lucky.

Wordle 1,871 4/6

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CRANE
OTHER
PERIL
REPLY

Wordle 1,871 2/6

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YODEL
REPLY

Wordle 1,871 3/6 β€” NYT Average 3.9

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SLATE
LINER
REPLY

Wordle 1,871 3/6

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HEART
LEVER
REPLY