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:whew:
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RoseMorninStar wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 6:12 pm We should have a whack-a-mole emoji/smilies :P
Rose, try:

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:whack:

OH MY!!!! :rofl:
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Wordle 990 6/6

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Another nail-biter. For my sixth guess there were at least two viable words. I chose the right one by sheer luck.
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I, however, chose the wrong one (of at least 3 choices).

Wordle 990 X/6

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ETA:
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oh dear. I didn't want another whack-a-mole day. I'm happy with what I got.

Wordle 990 4/6
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Wordle 991 3/6

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I do not care for Neognathae
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Wordle 991 3/6
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Wordle 992 3/6

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Kinda disappointing
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Wordle 992 3/6

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Wordle 992 2/6
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Well done (despite what Jude thinks)!
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:) I was really just lucky. I often (but not always) use the same starting word. I tell myself I should shuffle it up but then I get a day like today...
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Wordle 993 3/6

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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Help!
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Wordle 993 5/6

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Wordle 993 3/6
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Wordle 994 3/6

⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
"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 994 3/6
🟩🟨⬛⬛🟨
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Wordle 994 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩
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⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

:banana:
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