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Wordle 375 4/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I had to look up what it means after I got it.
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Wordle 375 6/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I'd say that was a blind guess except that it was the only thing that made even the *slightest* bit of sense based on the letters I had left to use. So... a slightly informed guess, but a guess nonetheless.


Daily Quordle 156
5️⃣6️⃣
8️⃣7️⃣
quordle.com
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟨🟩⬜
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
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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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A "phew" indeed.

Wordle 375 6/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛
🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Daily Dordle 0156 4&5/7
🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Wordle 376 6/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Wordle 376 2/6

⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

That was lucky!
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Wordle 376 5/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Nice symmetry there, V.
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blah



Wordle 376 X/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩


Made up for it on this one

Daily Quordle 157
8️⃣6️⃣
9️⃣5️⃣
quordle.com
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨
⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛


#Worldle #160 2/6 (100%)
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🎉
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Wordle 376 6/6

⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Hidden text.
A very Tolkienian word today.

Hurdle 180
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4/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
3/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
6/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
4/6
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Final 2/2
⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Ha!

Wordle 377 2/6

🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Happy Canada Day. And not coincidentally, today is the last day of the Canuckle game. If you want to know more Canadian trivia, check out the archive games and the recap of the trivia-of-the-day attached to each game.

http://archive.canucklegame.ca/

http://recap.canucklegame.ca/
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Wordle 377 5/6

🟨⬛⬛🟨🟨
🟨🟩⬛⬛🟨
⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Wordle 377 5/6

⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨
🟩🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Hurdle 181
https://hurdle.games

5/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
🟨🟨⬜🟨🟩
⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
5/6
⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
4/6
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
4/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Final 1/2
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Wordle 378 4/6

ImageImageImageImage🟨
ImageImageImageImage🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
'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 378 5/6

⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨
🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜
🟨⬜🟩🟩⬜
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Wordle 378 5/6

🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛
🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛
⬛⬛🟨🟩🟨
⬛🟨🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Nice pattern, at least.
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Wordle 378 5/6

⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Hidden text.
I was not familiar with today's word, but it was one of the few letter combinations that made sense based on the information I had.

Hurdle 182
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6/6
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
3/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
4/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
5/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Final 2/2
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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SPOILER: Post regarding today's wordle.
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You have to press on the little arrow.
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Wordle 379 3/6

🟨Image🟨ImageImage
Image🟨🟨ImageImage
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Wordle 379 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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