“Wordle,” a strangely compelling word game (Part 4)

Wordle 1,954 3/6 SUNDAY

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AUDIO
DRECK
DRESS

Wordle 1,954 5/6*

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\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F}\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 S}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H}
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\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 S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D}\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 S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}

Wordle 1954 3/6
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SLANT
CHORE
DRESS

Could’ve also been unused RESEW; also REBUS is in the reusable zone.

Wordle 1,954 3/6

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DOILY
DUCAT
DRESS

Wordle 1,954 3/6 — NYT Average 3.7

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SLATE
RESIN
DRESS

Wordle 1,954 4/6*

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STEAL
OBESE
FRESH
DRESS

Wordle 1,954 5/6

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HEART
LOVER
REIGN
PRESS
DRESS

Crap forgot to play yesterday

Wordle 1,954 5/6

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SAINT
ROUSE
FRESH
PRESS
DRESS

Wordle 1,955 5/6

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:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: :face_with_spiral_eyes: Ai assist :face_with_raised_eyebrow: :kangaroo:

Wordle 1,954 5/6* 10/25/2026

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HOLEY → Slow start, but it sets up a good first word second. What’s not to like?
STARE → That’s progress. We (U and I) are the unguessed vowels. It turns out I fits well with that remaining WoFcon, so
RESIN → I have got to start placing letters. I tried to look for something starting with ERES here on the theory that I would thereby place at lest one letter, and ended up going with
FRESH → which placed all three, so successful despite the fact that I repeated the H (grrrr) but didn’t get me any more letters. Looks like a double-S ending, though, so I’ll try
DRESS

My erroneous guess on 4 could have been fatal, as it left me with three valid possibles and two guesses - fortunately, I was more lucky than good today. Scoredle finishes with a par, safe from any possibility of loss due to the minitrap.

Wordle 1,954 4/6

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CRANE
HOIST
PRESS
DRESS

Wordle 1,955 3/6

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RATIO
LUNES
GEEKY

Wordle 1,955 4/6 MONDAY

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AUDIO
WRECK
PEEKY
GEEKY

Wordle 1,955 4/6*

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\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y}

Wordle 1955 4/6

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SLANT
CHORE
BIPED
GEEKY

Scoredle says there really wasn’t much else still out there.

Wordle 1,955 5/6

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SUITE
MONEY
EARLY
CHEWY
GEEKY

Wordle 1,955 5/6

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HEART
REIGN
GENUS
GEODE
GEEKY

Wordle 1,955 4/6 — NYT Average 4.5

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SLATE
FRIED
ENVOY
GEEKY

Wordle 1,955 3/6*

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STEAL
ENEMY
GEEKY

Wordle 1,955 4/6

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DOILY
AUNTY
WEEPY
GEEKY