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

Wordle 1,256 3/6

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YEAST (Just an unplaced T.)
FUTON (Didn’t do anything except place the T. And confirm that there had to be an I.)
WITCH. (I’ll take it!)

Wordle 1,256 5/6

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PLANT
STORE
THICK
DITCH
WITCH

Wordle 1,257 5/6

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Wordle 1,257 4/6

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RATIO
SHALE
SLACK
SLANG

Wordle 1,257 2/6

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TRANS
SLANG

Wordle 1257 2/6

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SLANT
SLANG

A tie with Wordle #307, PLANT, for my easiest 2. But for a split second there…

Wordle 1,257 4/6

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HEART
SLACK
SLAIN
SLANG

Wordle 1,257 6/6*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \\ \end{aligned}

Stupid 5th guess…

Wordle 1,257 3/6*

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Posting this one because I don’t think I’ve ever had a green pyramid like that.

ORATE
BLANK
SLANG

Wordle 1,257 5/6

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Oh fuck you, Wordle.

Wordle 1,257 4/6

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STARE
DOILY
PUNCH
SLANG

Wordle 1,257 4/6

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YEAST (A placed A and an S.)
SWAIN (Placed the S and got an N.)
SPANK (Placed the N and I can only think of one other word.)
SLANG (…which is the word!)

Wordle 1,257 3/6* 11/27/2024

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WITCH → Whiff. I can cover three WoFcons plus E and A with a good first guess second
LEARN → With S still out there, I knew I needed to try it. Almost went with SNAIL before I realized that, like Cyclops, the I was gone. SNAL? went nowhere, but once I saw SLAN? I thought of
SLANG

Scoredle also finished with a birdie, though when it starts with its own choice it nails a two. I figure we’ll probably have plenty of the latter today.

Wordle 1,257 2/6*

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LEAST
SLANG

Woot!

Wordle 1,257 4/6

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LOUSE
SNAIL
SLANT
SLANG

Thought I had the birdie but it lipped out.

Wordle 1,257 3/6*

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SLACK
SLANG

Wordle 1,258 3/6

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MEANT
CHOIR
CHOCK

Wordle 1,258 5/6

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RATIO
SHONE
WHOMP
GHOUL
CHOCK

I cheated! Straight up, actual cheating.

So I broke my streak by accidentally falling asleep around 10:00 p.m. and waking up a few minutes ago, around 1:30.

Except I didn’t break my streak, because I was able to just switch to California time before going to wordle so my phone thinks it’s still yesterday. Cheater!

Wordle 1,257 3/6

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PLANT
CLANG
SLANG

I could have taken a 4 if it had been blank or gland.

And now that I’m back on Eastern Time I might as well do today’s:

Wordle 1,258 3/6

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PLANT
SCORE
CHOCK

Wordle 1,258 4/6

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STARE
DOILY
PUNCH
CHOCK