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December 24th, 2022 at 11:21:21 PM permalink
Wordle #554 December 25, 2022: 3/6 birdie

STARE / BYYGY
ALERT / YBYGY
EXTRA / Correct

An "X" word for Xmas?

Merry Christmas everyone!

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December 25th, 2022 at 2:59:07 AM permalink
Wordle 554 5/6


🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ANGEL
🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ REPAY
🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ ERASE
🟩🟨🟨🟨⬜ EARTH
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EXTRA

My usual starting word would have yielded a green and two yellows, with a good chance at a 2. Oy.


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December 25th, 2022 at 4:15:26 AM permalink
I thought the same as you, Mike, and was going to go with "MERRY" as my 1st word. Then I backed out and decided to go for 2/6 with a word that might imply "MERRY" ...

Wordle 554 3/6


⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ DAIRY
⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ START
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EXTRA
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December 25th, 2022 at 4:49:38 AM permalink
Wordle 554 3/6

⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜
🟨⬜🟨🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

YEARN
ALERT
EXTRA

I too thought today’s word would be Christmas themed. That’s why I started with yearn instead of my usual posit, as a lot of Xmas words seem to have a Y in them.
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December 25th, 2022 at 7:58:21 AM permalink
Merry Christmas everyone!
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December 25th, 2022 at 3:57:02 PM permalink
3 tonight Dec 25
started with my usual,then only having a and r used wiz starting word which helped immensely
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December 25th, 2022 at 3:59:15 PM permalink
Merry Christmas everyone!!!
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December 25th, 2022 at 8:40:13 PM permalink
I failed tomorrow’s. 😵

First time it’s happened since the first day I played.

Wasn’t even that hard of a word.
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December 25th, 2022 at 11:07:17 PM permalink
Wordle #555 December 26, 2022: 5/6 bogey

STARE / BBBBG
OUNCE / BGBBG
BUGLE / BGYBG
FUDGE / BGGGG
JUDGE / Correct

Only one yellow.

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December 26th, 2022 at 6:16:21 AM permalink
Wordle 555 6/6


⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 STARE
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 CLONE
🟨🟩⬜🟨🟩 GUIDE
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 FUDGE
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 BUDGE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 JUDGE
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December 26th, 2022 at 6:19:07 AM permalink
Yikes! A 5,6 and X so far. Be interesting to see what editor came up with day after Christmas
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December 26th, 2022 at 6:21:02 AM permalink
Quote: avianrandy

Yikes! A 5,6 and X so far. Be interesting to see what editor came up with day after Christmas
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It wasn't even that tough of a word. Completely fair. I blame myself for the six.
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December 26th, 2022 at 6:25:53 AM permalink
Too many combinations

Wordle 555 X/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
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⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
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December 26th, 2022 at 8:38:09 AM permalink
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Too many combinations

Wordle 555 X/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Mine looked a lot like this. But I’ve already gone and done tomorrow’s so I’ve lost the history of it.
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December 26th, 2022 at 9:09:02 AM permalink
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Too many combinations

Wordle 555 X/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
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did you do the wordle on Christmas day? I didn't see you post a score yesterday. Looks like I'm probably due for a 5 or worse.
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December 26th, 2022 at 4:50:17 PM permalink
I had a solid chance at a 3/6 on this if I had guessed right. Typical nightmare.

Wordle 555 5/6


⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 LINED
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ CHUMP
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 FUDGE (Christmas, right?)
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 BUDGE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 JUDGE (third choice because it's political)
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December 26th, 2022 at 4:51:13 PM permalink
4 Dec 26 can see how this caused problems
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December 26th, 2022 at 5:25:32 PM permalink

I too picked FUDGE first, when I had ?UDGE, thinking people would be eating a lot of Christmas fudge today.

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December 26th, 2022 at 7:31:33 PM permalink
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I too picked FUDGE first, when I had ?UDGE, thinking people would be eating a lot of Christmas fudge today.


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definitely made sense to pick fudge. Just got lucky I picked the right *udge word and dint get a 5
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December 26th, 2022 at 10:28:24 PM permalink
Wordle #556 December 27, 2022: 3/6 birdie

STARE / BBBBB
DOING / YGBYB
CONDO / Correct

After whiffing on STARE, I'll gladly take a three.

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December 27th, 2022 at 4:00:47 AM permalink
Wordle 556 4/6


⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ STARE
🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ DOILY
⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 MOUND
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CONDO
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December 27th, 2022 at 4:23:20 AM permalink
Wordle 556 4/6

⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

POSIT
YEARN
MULCH
CONDO
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December 27th, 2022 at 5:13:45 AM permalink
Wordle 556 3/6


The thing about a whiff with very common letters is that it gives a lot of information.


⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ LATER
🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩 DINGO
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CONDO
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December 27th, 2022 at 6:41:14 AM permalink
Wordle 556 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜
⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜
🟩🟩⬜🟨🟨
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December 27th, 2022 at 7:21:59 AM permalink
Wordle 556 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩⬛🟨🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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December 27th, 2022 at 7:46:59 AM permalink
SP5 12/27 3/6
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December 27th, 2022 at 1:00:24 PM permalink
Quote: Wizard

Wordle 556 4/6


⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ STARE
🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ DOILY
⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 MOUND
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CONDO

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I did not know that was considered a word.
At my age, a "Life In Prison" sentence is not much of a deterrent.
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December 27th, 2022 at 5:32:04 PM permalink
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I did not know that was considered a word.
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I don't know who decides these things, but I think once an abbreviation or acronym becomes part of the everyday vernacular, it becomes a real word.
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December 27th, 2022 at 5:55:28 PM permalink
3 Dec 27
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December 27th, 2022 at 10:17:23 PM permalink
Wordle #557 December 28, 2022: 3/6 birdie

STARE / BBBBY
DENIM / BYBYY
IMPEL / Correct

Chipped it in from off the green.

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December 28th, 2022 at 5:12:34 AM permalink
Wordle 557 3/6
Totally lucky on second word.


🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ LATER
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 CHUMP
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IMPEL
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December 28th, 2022 at 5:15:58 AM permalink
Wordle 557 4/6


⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 STARE
🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ MONEY
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ EMBED
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IMPEL
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December 28th, 2022 at 5:17:42 AM permalink
Wordle 557 4/6

🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

POSIT
CHIRP
IMPLY
IMPEL
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December 28th, 2022 at 7:07:54 AM permalink
Wordle 557 4/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨
🟨⬜🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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December 28th, 2022 at 5:15:53 PM permalink
SP5 12/28/22 -- 4
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December 28th, 2022 at 5:27:28 PM permalink
3 Dec 28
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December 28th, 2022 at 5:27:42 PM permalink
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SP5 12/28/22 -- 4
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December 28th, 2022 at 10:16:49 PM permalink
Wordle #558 December 29, 2022: 4/6 par

STARE / BBYBB
AMINO / YBBBY
LOCAL / BYYYB
HAVOC / Correct

Once again, chipped it in from off the green. On this game, each color pattern was a palindrome.

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December 28th, 2022 at 11:46:18 PM permalink
This analysis argues that using this five-word combination means you'll almost always be able to solve the puzzle on the 6th try.

However, it's very rare that I fail anyway, and my goal is to solve more puzzles with 3 tries than with 4 or 5 or 6. (And I got it in 2 recently, two days in a row, with SLATE and THIRD, thanks to my starting word, SALET.)

We've focused much on finding the best starting word, but how about the second word? I found this tool, where you enter your starting word, and it suggests some good second words. However, it doesn't score them, and doesn't list all the best second words. For example, when I score by the letter frequency in the entire WORDLE word list, the score for the second words suggested by the tool for a starting word of SALET, in the order it suggests them, is 3122, 3317, 3122, 2844, 3034, 3182, 3203, 2617, 2843, 3280. However, I came up with ROUND by myself (3082), which beats 40% of the started words suggested by the tool.

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December 29th, 2022 at 2:34:15 AM permalink
Sp5 12-29 4
good il double letter and 2 vowels
sp6 12-29 also 4
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December 29th, 2022 at 4:02:15 AM permalink
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Wordle 557 4/6

🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

POSIT
CHIRP
IMPLY
IMPEL

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surprised you didn't have a yearning to try a different second word here ams
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December 29th, 2022 at 4:03:08 AM permalink
Today was a struggle for me.

Wordle 558 5/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

POSIT
YEARN
MULCH
ACHOO - surprised this was even accepted as a word
HAVOC
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December 29th, 2022 at 4:29:05 AM permalink
Wow, had a solid chance at 2/6 today. What a lucky random first word choice:

Wordle 558 3/6



🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ CHANT
⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 MOCHA
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HAVOC

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You need to click "submit date" after you change it. You played the word for no date properly entered.
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December 29th, 2022 at 6:02:46 AM permalink
Wordle 558 4/6


⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ STARE
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ DAILY
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 MUNCH
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HAVOC
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December 29th, 2022 at 6:04:53 AM permalink
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ACHOO

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Gesundheit
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December 29th, 2022 at 6:48:44 AM permalink
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Wow, had a solid chance at 2/6 today. What a lucky random first word choice:

Wordle 558 3/6



🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ CHANT
⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 MOCHA
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HAVOC


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I feel ya, my second try was MACHO, an anagram for your second guess.
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December 29th, 2022 at 7:41:01 AM permalink
Wordle 558 5/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨
🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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December 29th, 2022 at 4:07:53 PM permalink
3 tonight 12-29
returns and after Christmas sales
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December 29th, 2022 at 4:12:48 PM permalink
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Today was a struggle for me.

Wordle 558 5/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

POSIT
YEARN
MULCH
ACHOO - surprised this was even accepted as a word
HAVOC

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I can see achoo being a solution around spring with allergies in full bloom.was a logical choice considering your game though
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