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Wordle 338 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨
⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.

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Wordle 339 6/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜
🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Just barely squeaked in there!
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Wordle 339 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Wordle 339 3/6

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'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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Wordle 339 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨
🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

#Worldle #123 3/6 (100%)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨↘️
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨↙️
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🎉
https://worldle.teuteuf.fr

Daily Quordle 120
8️⃣9️⃣
6️⃣5️⃣
quordle.com
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
🟨🟨⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
The dumbest thing I've ever bought
was a 2020 planner.

"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
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Wordle 339 3/6

⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩
⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Hurdle 143
https://hurdle.games

4/6
🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
5/6
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜
🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
4/6
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
4/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Final 1/2
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Hurdle 143
https://hurdle.games

3/6
⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
6/6
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
5/6
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
6/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Final 2/2
🟩🟩🟩🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩


🟩🟩🟩🟨🟨 <- Y'know, THIS is almost as frustrating as this ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
I realize that I basically have the answer I just need to put the letters in the right order but if that had been my last guess? I had all the letters, I didn't have any letters that had already been discounted in that space by earlier words, it's just completely random which one is right or wrong.
The dumbest thing I've ever bought
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"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
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Wordle 339 3/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I am a little bit pleased today
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.

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I'd say! :thumbsup:
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Frelga wrote:Wordle 339 3/6

ImageImage🟨ImageImage
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I am a little bit pleased today

Woah!
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Wordle 340 4/6

🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Phew!

Wordle 340 6/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Wow. That was a wild one.
Wordle 340 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟨🟨🟩⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Wordle 340 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.

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My standard first four words didn't give me any correct positions in today's Wordle, which is uncommon, but they gave me all five letters, which doesn't always happen, either.

Wordle 340 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Had a couple close calls in the middle of today's Hurdle, but today's final word proved straightforward.

Hurdle 144
https://hurdle.games

5/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
6/6
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
6/6
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
5/6
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Final 1/2
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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For awhile now I often (but not always) use the same first 2 words and try to get the answer from that. If I am not fairly certain or have a choice between only 2 or 3 words I use a 3rd word. Today was the first game where there were NO hits with my first 2 words.
Hidden text.
STERN/STORE & DAILY. If those don't get me where I need to be, depending upon the word possibilities I'll go to my list of 3rd words : BUMPH, CHUMP/CHOMP, COUGH, or POUCH.
Hurdle 144
https://hurdle.games

4/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
5/6
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
4/6
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨
🟨🟩🟩🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
4/6
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Final 1/2
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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RoseMorninStar wrote: Wed May 25, 2022 7:59 pmFor awhile now I often (but not always) use the same first 2 words and try to get the answer from that. If I am not fairly certain or have a choice between only 2 or 3 words I use a 3rd word. Today was the first game where there were NO hits with my first 2 words.
Hidden text.
STERN/STORE & DAILY. If those don't get me where I need to be, depending upon the word possibilities I'll go to my list of 3rd words : BUMPH, CHUMP/CHOMP, COUGH, or POUCH.
Hidden text.
My favored starting words are STERN, YCLAD, WHOMP, and JUVIE, which I got from a Slate article about optimal Wordle strategies that I read before I'd actually played the game myself. lol Sometimes I'll use either FOGGY or BOGGY as a fifth standard word, since I found B, F, and G to be the most commonly useful remaining letters in Quordle, Octordle, etc. I mix things up with Hurdle depending on the letters I have at the start of each round, and with regular Wordle I almost always stop at four standard words, if not sooner.
Daily Quordle 121
6️⃣7️⃣
8️⃣9️⃣
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Daily #101
0️⃣6️⃣⬛0️⃣7️⃣
0️⃣8️⃣⬛0️⃣9️⃣
1️⃣0️⃣⬛1️⃣1️⃣
1️⃣2️⃣⬛1️⃣3️⃣
1️⃣4️⃣⬛1️⃣5️⃣
1️⃣6️⃣⬛1️⃣7️⃣
1️⃣8️⃣⬛1️⃣9️⃣
2️⃣0️⃣⬛2️⃣1️⃣
sedecordle.com
#sedecordle

Bad luck with Octordle today; one of those situations elengil mentioned where it's sheer dumb luck whether you pick the right answer from the options that fit what you know.
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Wordle 340 4/6

🟨Image🟨🟨Image
Image🟩🟩🟩🟩
Image🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Hurdle 144
https://hurdle.games

3/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
3/6
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
5/6
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
4/6
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨
🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Final 1/2
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.

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I did OK with Octordle today but I made 1-2 stupid mistakes on Sedecordle today. I can almost always get that in 18 tries.

Daily Octordle #121
9️⃣🔟
7️⃣6️⃣
5️⃣3️⃣
4️⃣8️⃣
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