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I just squeaked by!

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What fun!
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It was the greatest Wordle ever.
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Wordle 1,201 4/6
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Puzzle #479
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Wordle 1,202 4/6

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Strands #214
“Hairy styles”
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Puzzle #480
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Here ya go, Jude!

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Well, I almost did as well as you:

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Wordle 1,202 4/6
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Puzzle #480
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Hidden text.
Do not store your car's title in the glove compartment
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Wordle 1,203 4/6

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Wordle 1,203 3/6
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Connections
Puzzle #481
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FYI, for anyone playing Waffle, they have a B in yellow which seems like it can't be used where it needs to be used.
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Dave,
Hidden text.
you mean glovebox
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Okay, this was odd


Wordle 1,203 5/6*

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Were y’all also surprised at “Title” as the wordle solution?
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Wordle 1,204 5/6

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Inanna wrote: Sat Oct 05, 2024 1:24 pm Were y’all also surprised at “Title” as the wordle solution?
Yes, it was an odd coincidence. But not as much as this:
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Dave :shock: :clap:
Inanna wrote: Sat Oct 05, 2024 1:24 pm Were y’all also surprised at “Title” as the wordle solution?
I've noticed a 'connection' (heh) once or twice before and wondered if it was a coincidence.

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Puzzle #482
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Today's Connections was rated 3/5 difficulty, which I find odd given that 2 of the categories had five valid choices (arguably six in one case), and there was at least one valid group of four that wasn't in the answer. To avoid those traps, you've basically got to solve the full puzzle in your head before making a single guess*. Or fail to notice the snares and avoid them by luck, which the stats show many people did.
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If you solved yellow or green before purple without making a "mistake", then fortune smiled upon you
I guess since the difficulty rating appears to be based entirely on the solve rate, it doesn't matter if you make a mistake or two along the way.

*There's a third-party UI that lets you mark categories tentatively and wait to formally submit any guesses until you think you've got it all figured out. I wish they'd add that feature to the real one.
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Wordle 1,207 5/6

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