Since Boneshaker is up to his ears in Corsair β’ tinned chicken I thought it would be a good idea to start a new subthread for those of us down in the basement still plugging away, bragging and grumbling and scratching our arses. So here it is. Feel free to join us.
What Saucy means is that Corsair Tinned Chickenβ’ is so packed with preservatives “an’ ting” that it will still be perfectly edible (and glowing in the endless void) after the heat death of the universe.
Tuck in!
Playing Wordle, eet ees like mayking lerve to a beeyootifoo wurman. First, you are making ze move. A leetle ‘esitant, perhaps searching. Zen, maybe she encourage you! Mm, is good zair … and zair … but zair? Not so good. Moving closer, you are trying samsing a leetle different! You are putting zis zair, and zis … zair! She is close to fulfilment! Zen, every theeng eet ees in playse! She stretch out – your work ‘ere is done, my frien! Unless *gallic shrug* you get 7/6, like ze Eenklish man.
The beauty of Wordle is the simplicity you lose entirely with Quordle. Also the ability to easily compare results – it’s hard to make sense of your ninety-tile arrays, and frankly harder to care.
If I want a tougher word puzzle, I do a crossword.
While Wordle is great, I strongly recommend Absurdle as an alternative ( https://qntm.org/files/absurdle/absurdle.html ). Whereas Wordle has a word selected before you start, Absurdle starts with all possible words and eliminates as few as possible with each of your guesses. It only grudgingly gives a yellow if it can’t give you a grey, and a green if it can’t give you a yellow. It’s a more adversarial experience, where you try to back it into a corner and narrow its choices until it is forced to select a word. The only thing to remember when playing Absurdle is to use different starting words each time, or you’ll keep backing it into the same corner.
I average about 3.5 on Wordle and about 6.5 on Absurdle.
Funnily enough, a long time ago (roughly 1873) when I used today’s word in an essay I was told by Mr McCombie- “A proper noun is entitled to a capital first letter. Now write it correctly 100 times”.
If only the internet had existed you could have set him straight with a quick Google search. I wasn’t 100%, but the internet seems to be united in its agreement that the names of currencies are not proper nouns and do not have capital letters. Still, he’s probably dead so who’s laughing now, Mr Crombie?
The Dollar is proper. A dollar is common. I’ve not been able to get hold of Mr McCombie on account of the fact he’s currently asleep in Greyfriars Cemetery but, as my still twisted ear will testify, Archie Mac was nivver wrong. Nivver.
Are you seriously suggesting that an entry compiled by a twelve-year old boy from Taiwan holds sway over the teachings of Archie Mac, god rest his soul?
I would think that anyone from Taiwan, regardless of age, has a better grasp on the situation than Archibald McCombie (dead or alive). The only thing he had a grasp on was the whiskey bottle, and your collar.
Must admit that if you had last afternoon period of English Lit he would order “Read Chapter 15 quietly, very quietly” before his head was laid gently on his desk. Another lunchtime in The Mariner had taken its toll…
What’s whiskey, by the way? Sounds foreign to me
Possible SPOILER
As I’d seen it was a unit of currency on here then that saved me a row.
Because of the letters I had left available I could have had a word for a blended creamy paste.(if that doesn’t give too much away)
Y’know, Nick, some days you just … it’s like Luke Solo at the end of Blade Runner. You just turn off the autopilot and … feel the force. Am I making sense?
In this bold work the artist explores the Worldler’s inner sanctum, the castle of solitude each of us must escape to reach the verdant pastures of the shared earth. Placing the COURT just below the turrets, he builds his castle high before a first floor doorway offers redemption and release in the dying strokes. Shunning the yellow-bellied cheats of lesser artists, Chiz shows us there is strength in vulnerability, and more glory in the hard-earned victory than the undeserved two-row displayed by less lauded artists.
You are a true artist, Chiz, and an honourable gentleman. All the more remarkable given your mother favouring her wheel over her young son.
As a humble aside I think that starting off with a different word each day, preferably something obscure if not downright silly, makes Wordle and The World a better place.
After finishing the puzzle, a stats page comes up. It has a ‘Share’ button on it. When hit, it copies the coloured blocks to the clipboard. Come here and join the thread, and hit paste.
This is on an android phone or tablet. I know nothing of iPads but I assume it’s much the same.
Close! But: 50 not out. Was afraid I wouldn’t get to it today, because internet v.flaky indeed. Floods have taken out over 40 towers in the area. Would have been infuriating to break my streak through an act of Dog.
You’re entirely too modest. We are all only too aware of your preternatural skill at this, and frankly not a little in awe. You do us all credit, chiz.
I can’t be the only Afterworder who leaps out of bed in the morning with a glad cry of “I wonder what chiz’s wordle is today!” and greet it with more enthusiasm – and reverence! – than the rising sun.
It’s not an exaggeration to say that you have elevated this humble pastime into Art! Poetry! And that your solutions will be recorded and passed from generation to generation in much the same way – only more deservedly – as the teachings of Buddha.
That’s not how this works, Mike, as well you know. Your transparent attempts to finesse the system are regarded with mild disgust mingled with pity. At least in my house.
Lodes, I’ve been down there and it feels like the end the world but, you know, with the support of friends like… er… like, you know…. that friend you had… at junior school… a hamster, I think it was – with their support you can come back from this. I’m 20 days clean now. One block at a time, man, one block at a time.
I haven’t thought about Cicero for years and now you’ve brought back the memory of that morning when I opened his cage and found he had somehow garroted himself between the spokes of his wheel. Best, some might say only, friend I ever had
I think I had luck on my side as the way the tiles fell meant I didn’t have all the choices that others seemed to have with the first letters.
Wordle 265 4/6
For no particular reason I decided to use an anagram of my usual starter word today, with the result you see. If I’d used the usual one I’d have had green-green-green-grey-yellow on line 1, followed by an inevitable 2/6. Total bummer.
Go with the flow. Think of a five letter word, any word, a different one each day, and start from there. Anything else just reduces the game to a mathematical reduction. Bah
After my recent failure I have come back a stronger man, all the better for that shattering experience. I’d like to thank my wife, close family and close friends for all their support and, most importantly, Love.
As you can see by my two 3’s in a row that Black Day is but a distant memory now. You can do it Baron & chiz, one day at a time, Sweet Jesus, one day at a time.
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… No, really, I am so very sorry … 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So the thing with this was, of course I know CATER is a word. But every time I went through those potential first letters, I read it in my head as CATTER ie. someone who does unspecified things with cats. It didn’t seem likely that this was even a word, let alone the answer. So yeah, brain, duh.
It IS a cheat, isn’t it? Just because pretentious twats – not you, Moose, take a step back there – like to use it (instead of, you know, “frying”) like they use faux instead of fake, and schadenfreude instead of gloating, doesn’t make it an English word. Yar boo sucks to the NYT.
Y’see, chiz – let’s step into my office? This has to be quick because I have a zoom conference in five, but the gist of it is, and forgive me if I’m stepping on any toes! That you have squandered what little credibility remained to you here. People are feeling … well, let down, disappointed, and rather wish you, well, shall we say – moved on? Perhaps you could join Carl in a Quardle thread, whatever that is? Y’see, there’s a palpable sense of you not treating The Beautiful Game seriously, and therefore not treating the other players with respect. When your cheating first became evident, there were a few raised eyebrows, but we felt we should give you a chance. But now – great heavens! Is that the time? Have to let you go, I’m afraid! Do drop by from time to time – regards to Daphne, Doris … Deidre?
It’s called initiative, boss. There you were, all puffed up and pleased with your 2am 3, hurling out clues like a baby dropping french fries from a pram. So of course I picked them up and fed them back to you with the kind of efficiency and precision which is sadly lacking elsewhere in this organisation, if we’re honest. I’m not cheating, I’m tidying up the mess you’ve left. Desmond says hi.
We can joke as much as we want to about chiz, but I’m damn sure he’ll be happier over in Carl’s Quardle thread, and that’s what matters – chiz finding his level. It’s been a sad and sobering thing, witnessing his efforts to “join in” and realising he’s just that teeensy bit out of his depth. We shouldn’t be harsh on him. He’s not exactly a bad person.
My wife and I have a daily Wordle competition and send each other the results. She always does her's first and sends me the results. I know her starting word so can see which letters of STARE are in – free first guess and I win every time. She thinks I'm some sort of Wordle god.
You`ll get over it Stevie. My streak was 50+, I was gutted. The Baroness gave me counselling, she`s qualified. I`m not convinced “Go and pick the dog %$&Β£ up” is counselling.
As I recall, Monte Carlo or Bust got more attention – but I was in a minority* who thought this was better. For a while, βPush the button, Max!β became a catchphrase around my house.
And yes: this movie was responsible for kick-starting my unrequited longing for Natalie Wood.
Mr. Thep now has three hampers under the elasticated waistband of his lovat-shade slacks. I have a sneaking suspicion that’s why he started this thread.
Not much of a flounce then. I took the huff because of yesterday’s French word, then realised that my start word was French. Tomorrow I will choose a new one.
Can you not sense the pleasure – and the pain! – of those who play the game for its own sake, according to its own rules? The sense of camaraderie as we daily get together in this Bunker Of Suffering to console, to congratulate, to share? Do you not think you might have squandered a very real possibility to forge a bond with a team dedicated to non-competitive personal performance?
Your repeated insistence on “winning” – seemingly at any cost – is sadly misplaced. Here, there are no losers or winners, chiz. Just those who aren’t as good as me, or luckier.
Tough today. Over half an hour on it. Probably because I changed my start word. Line 3 was just a made up word to fit and didn’t help at all. Better tomorrow.
Ah, that initial burst of triumphant joy followed inevitably by the world-collapsing disappointment of a Lucky 2.
You’ll feel better tomorrow, Mr Duvet when that well-worked-out 4 returns
Dear boy, perhaps you missed the memo. A 1 is pure luck or, in some cases, pure cheating. A 2 is gained by deduction – as is the case here – and is a quite acceptable excuse for smugness. Never entirely happy with a 4.
Three is my favourite result. One is for the chizters. Two is blessed by luck, whatever the claims of the solver. Four carries with it the sense of working too hard, of denying inspiration. Five and six are not without nobility, but earthbound, plodding.
I’ve got a Wordle ripoff on my phone where I can experiment in the spirit of not giving a shit. Don’t know if such a thing would meet Lodes’s high standards, but I’m having fun. (Or what passes for fun these days.)
ps I disagree with HP (gasps of “surely not!?”) – disdaining the use of “starter” words (the refuge of scoundrels), the most satisfaction is gained from a ten-minute 4.
I’m thinking of posting 33 YouTube videos just so I can get that fourth hamper. Not that I’ve had the first three yet of course. I expect David Cameron’s intercepted them and shipped them off to Poland as part of Operation Virtue Signal.
mikethep says
Well that’s weird…here’s what I said.
Since Boneshaker is up to his ears in Corsair β’ tinned chicken I thought it would be a good idea to start a new subthread for those of us down in the basement still plugging away, bragging and grumbling and scratching our arses. So here it is. Feel free to join us.
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The hampers arrived yesterday, and would you believe it – the Corsair Tinned Chicken is all out of date.
H.P. Saucecraft says
Perfectly safe to eat, Boney! That “best before” nonsense is a sop to the Health & Safety people.
Mike_H says
What Saucy means is that Corsair Tinned Chickenβ’ is so packed with preservatives “an’ ting” that it will still be perfectly edible (and glowing in the endless void) after the heat death of the universe.
Tuck in!
H.P. Saucecraft says
That’s right! The only chicken content – beak, sinew, feet – is naturally resistant to spoiling anyway.
Lodestone of Wrongness says
Fatboy Slime stumbles to 56
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chiz says
Like HP, only quicker
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H.P. Saucecraft says
Playing Wordle, eet ees like mayking lerve to a beeyootifoo wurman. First, you are making ze move. A leetle ‘esitant, perhaps searching. Zen, maybe she encourage you! Mm, is good zair … and zair … but zair? Not so good. Moving closer, you are trying samsing a leetle different! You are putting zis zair, and zis … zair! She is close to fulfilment! Zen, every theeng eet ees in playse! She stretch out – your work ‘ere is done, my frien! Unless *gallic shrug* you get 7/6, like ze Eenklish man.
(OAAA)
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Very similarβ¦
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Carl says
I enjoy Wordle, but now it’s a warm-up for Quordle.
A similar idea, but now there are four five letter words and you have nine attempts to identify all four words.
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H.P. Saucecraft says
The beauty of Wordle is the simplicity you lose entirely with Quordle. Also the ability to easily compare results – it’s hard to make sense of your ninety-tile arrays, and frankly harder to care.
If I want a tougher word puzzle, I do a crossword.
Lodestone of Wrongness says
HP is Correct (for once)
H.P. Saucecraft says
Lodey is correct (for once).
Carl says
That’s fine.
You don’t have to do it and you aren’t expected to care.
I do crosswords as well. Best of all three worlds.
H.P. Saucecraft says
Sorry – 160 tiles, not 90.
salwarpe says
The internet provides everything
https://crosswordle.vercel.app/?daily=1
salwarpe says
How about eight five letter words?
https://octordle.com
Carl says
Steady on there!
You’ll be causing major ructions with the purists, offering up that.
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Podicle says
While Wordle is great, I strongly recommend Absurdle as an alternative ( https://qntm.org/files/absurdle/absurdle.html ). Whereas Wordle has a word selected before you start, Absurdle starts with all possible words and eliminates as few as possible with each of your guesses. It only grudgingly gives a yellow if it can’t give you a grey, and a green if it can’t give you a yellow. It’s a more adversarial experience, where you try to back it into a corner and narrow its choices until it is forced to select a word. The only thing to remember when playing Absurdle is to use different starting words each time, or you’ll keep backing it into the same corner.
I average about 3.5 on Wordle and about 6.5 on Absurdle.
salwarpe says
This works on a similar principle. I’m not sure which is more devilish
https://swag.github.io/evil-wordle/
Lodestone of Wrongness says
Did I know proper nouns were allowed? I did not.
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mikethep says
Pretty sure today’s answer isn’t a proper noun.
Lodestone of Wrongness says
Funnily enough, a long time ago (roughly 1873) when I used today’s word in an essay I was told by Mr McCombie- “A proper noun is entitled to a capital first letter. Now write it correctly 100 times”.
Lodestone of Wrongness says
I suspect A ***** is common and The ***** is proper?
Gatz says
If only the internet had existed you could have set him straight with a quick Google search. I wasn’t 100%, but the internet seems to be united in its agreement that the names of currencies are not proper nouns and do not have capital letters. Still, he’s probably dead so who’s laughing now, Mr Crombie?
H.P. Saucecraft says
Of course a unit of currency is not a proper noun, Lodey! Nor are metre, degree, yard, or silly ass.
Lodestone of Wrongness says
The Dollar is proper. A dollar is common. I’ve not been able to get hold of Mr McCombie on account of the fact he’s currently asleep in Greyfriars Cemetery but, as my still twisted ear will testify, Archie Mac was nivver wrong. Nivver.
H.P. Saucecraft says
Here, let me google that for you:
https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/17517/why-arent-currency-names-capitalized
Lodestone of Wrongness says
Are you seriously suggesting that an entry compiled by a twelve-year old boy from Taiwan holds sway over the teachings of Archie Mac, god rest his soul?
H.P. Saucecraft says
I would think that anyone from Taiwan, regardless of age, has a better grasp on the situation than Archibald McCombie (dead or alive). The only thing he had a grasp on was the whiskey bottle, and your collar.
Lodestone of Wrongness says
Must admit that if you had last afternoon period of English Lit he would order “Read Chapter 15 quietly, very quietly” before his head was laid gently on his desk. Another lunchtime in The Mariner had taken its toll…
What’s whiskey, by the way? Sounds foreign to me
NigelT says
I was reluctant to try it as I thought it was a proper noun, but couldnβt think of anything else!
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hubert rawlinson says
Possible SPOILER
As I’d seen it was a unit of currency on here then that saved me a row.
Because of the letters I had left available I could have had a word for a blended creamy paste.(if that doesn’t give too much away)
salwarpe says
In case your time is infinite, here is a long list of Wordle alternatives:
https://aloneonahill.com/blog/wordle-alternatives/
H.P. Saucecraft says
There is no alternative.
salwarpe says
Alright, Thatch
Here’s one that honest Al has prompted
https://www.conniptions.org/pfeffel/
Lodestone of Wrongness says
Bravo!
mikethep says
Not at all.
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Smugly pleasurable
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Not nice! I did my signature move of repeating a grey in the hope that the puzzle had changed its mind.
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A bog-standard 4
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chiz says
Four your pleasure
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salwarpe says
…too hasty?
hubert rawlinson says
Not a very tasty pasty either.
bigstevie says
This is a test. It’s my 3rd Wordle. Wondering how to share.
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Two 4s and a 5 so far. Can only get better……I hope.
nickduvet says
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When you’re hot, you’re hot
And when you’re not, you’re not
mikethep says
Would have been 3/6 if I hadn’t been such a smartarse.
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nickduvet says
Don’t be too hard on yourself Mike. There are worse things than being a smartarse. Being a smugarse, f’rinstance.
mikethep says
Maybe, but I was being a bit of a smartarse in line 2, I now see…
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Something to celebrate!
nickduvet says
Almost as good as a one-er
H.P. Saucecraft says
Y’know, Nick, some days you just … it’s like Luke Solo at the end of Blade Runner. You just turn off the autopilot and … feel the force. Am I making sense?
nickduvet says
I hear ya. Beam me up, Mekon!
H.P. Saucecraft says
To boldly go to infinity – and beyond!
Lodestone of Wrongness says
Mr Average plodding along, that’s me
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Boneshaker says
That new starter word paid off.
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The Green Keep 2022
Chiz (1964-) Bloque on screen
In this bold work the artist explores the Worldler’s inner sanctum, the castle of solitude each of us must escape to reach the verdant pastures of the shared earth. Placing the COURT just below the turrets, he builds his castle high before a first floor doorway offers redemption and release in the dying strokes. Shunning the yellow-bellied cheats of lesser artists, Chiz shows us there is strength in vulnerability, and more glory in the hard-earned victory than the undeserved two-row displayed by less lauded artists.
H.P. Saucecraft says
Your mother was a hamster and your father smells of elderberries.
chiz says
That’s actually true
Lodestone of Wrongness says
You are a true artist, Chiz, and an honourable gentleman. All the more remarkable given your mother favouring her wheel over her young son.
As a humble aside I think that starting off with a different word each day, preferably something obscure if not downright silly, makes Wordle and The World a better place.
bigstevie says
My first ‘impressive’!
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Baron Harkonnen says
Daft question from a daft person. How do you copy the gray, green, yellow blocks using an iPad.
Thanks in advance.
bigstevie says
After finishing the puzzle, a stats page comes up. It has a ‘Share’ button on it. When hit, it copies the coloured blocks to the clipboard. Come here and join the thread, and hit paste.
This is on an android phone or tablet. I know nothing of iPads but I assume it’s much the same.
Baron Harkonnen says
Thanks Stevie, Iβll give it a go.
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It works! Thanks again Stevie. This continues a run of 3βs after too many 4βs βnβ 5βs.
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H.P. Saucecraft says
I’m a big admirer of your purist “green only” approach.
nickduvet says
I take my inspiration from Chiz, actually, though he works on a bigger canvas.
chiz says
School of Chiz
nickduvet says
Chiz-esque even
mikethep says
Close! But: 50 not out. Was afraid I wouldn’t get to it today, because internet v.flaky indeed. Floods have taken out over 40 towers in the area. Would have been infuriating to break my streak through an act of Dog.
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I’m told this is “impressive” but that sounds hardly adequate for my achievement. I feel confident that I’m well in the lead.
I just trashed my streak by changing browsers – pro tip!
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Another 3/6 after a blank start.
bigstevie says
Another ‘impressive’ here. About 20 minutes though, so still in the pack.
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Boneshaker says
Pitiful.
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At last, a birdie! 60 not out ..
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chiz says
Today in Afterword Art Class I’ve gone for Turner’s The Fighting Temeraire in the style of Mondrian
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nickduvet says
I feel that Chizism – Chizm, if you will – is to the 21st century what Cubism was to the 20th. Donβt you agree?
chiz says
Wouldn’t like to say – it might cause a schism in Chizm idealism
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Moose the Mooche says
Oh god, look at Malahide’s face at 2:55. Perfect. Put him on the stamps!
mikethep says
Dashed close-run thing.
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Felt cheated I didn’t get this in 3.
(Composition: Sun rising over Bahrain – purchasable with non-fungible tokens)
nickduvet says
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Imagine my disappointment. Succumbed to Thepβs Disease. Tried to be too clever.
H.P. Saucecraft says
But again, your loyalty to the green tile is praiseworthy.
bigstevie says
Downward spiral. Could have been a 2. Oh well.
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hubert rawlinson says
I feel your pain.
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Shedding a tear or two.
chiz says
Just got lucky I guess
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H.P. Saucecraft says
You’re entirely too modest. We are all only too aware of your preternatural skill at this, and frankly not a little in awe. You do us all credit, chiz.
I can’t be the only Afterworder who leaps out of bed in the morning with a glad cry of “I wonder what chiz’s wordle is today!” and greet it with more enthusiasm – and reverence! – than the rising sun.
It’s not an exaggeration to say that you have elevated this humble pastime into Art! Poetry! And that your solutions will be recorded and passed from generation to generation in much the same way – only more deservedly – as the teachings of Buddha.
chiz says
We’ll look, there I was trying to be all humble in triumph, and you go and blow a sticky load of Chizm all over me
Lodestone of Wrongness says
Yet another par.
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Baron Harkonnen says
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davebigpicture says
It should have been 4 as I nearly put the correct word there. Oh well….
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mikethep says
Back on impressive form.
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nickduvet says
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Spoilt by the splash of yellow
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“Splendid” it ain’t.
mikethep says
If we were communicating en clair I would contend that I got it on line 2, the NYT just didn’t realise it.
Lodestone of Wrongness says
Should have been a 2
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chiz says
Ducks in the park
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bigstevie says
Nothing in the first line.
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Baron Harkonnen says
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Three for me.
nickduvet says
Tastefully done. Showing your Chizm influences there, Baron.
Baron Harkonnen says
That was #46 for me, hoping for a half-century winning streek.
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Deeply satisfying.
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My ray gun is pointing at those evil bar stewards at Wordle
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Baron Harkonnen says
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Another 3, yippee! π₯
H.P. Saucecraft says
Come and sit in the front row with me, Baz! If the thickoes at the back start their ink pellet business I’m telling!
nickduvet says
Wot fun we’l hav fliking globs of paper masha at the girly swots with our roolers!
H.P. Saucecraft says
*scratches back of head with middle finger*
Lodestone of Wrongness says
Too clever on line three so yet another 4
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chiz says
Disappointing. Panicked on line three.
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nickduvet says
there was a hint in my attempt
bigstevie says
I’m up front today!
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Boneshaker says
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The 4th line was a rush of blood to the head. Not a good day, but my streak of 60 remains intact.
Freddy Steady says
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Not too shabby for me.
mikethep says
Huh.
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nickduvet says
Nuh.
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With a start like that, you’re thinking 2, right?
H.P. Saucecraft says
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Yup.
mikethep says
On line 3 I had 4 alternative right answers, so I prefer to think of myself as having got it in 2.
H.P. Saucecraft says
That’s not how this works, Mike, as well you know. Your transparent attempts to finesse the system are regarded with mild disgust mingled with pity. At least in my house.
mikethep says
Please give my apologies to your wife and dog.
Freddy Steady says
Morning Mike!
mikethep says
Morning/evening!
Baron Harkonnen says
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Either Iβm getting good at this or itβs getting easy although Iβm in βhardβ mode which doesnβt seem to make any difference.
Lodestone of Wrongness says
Nor getting easy over here
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chiz says
I call this one Lincoln Memorial
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Lodestone of Wrongness says
As per Line 3 did you really think the answer was “A North American sport?”
H.P. Saucecraft says
Lincoln reading from an autocue.
bigstevie says
Not really impressive….just lucky.
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Lodestone of Wrongness says
And afterwards do you have that feeling of mild disappointment?
NigelT says
Back of the netβ¦.
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hubert rawlinson says
Wordle 262 3/6
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Which was nice!
H.P. Saucecraft says
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Compressed to a couple of minutes.
Moose the Mooche says
All the best things are.
H.P. Saucecraft says
In a private email, your wife tells me she would settle for less.
Moose the Mooche says
She’s an expert on settling.
mikethep says
I am dull this morning.
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nickduvet says
Rookie/Saucie mistake on row 3.
Used the same letter in the wrong place.
Wordle 263 4/6
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Baron Harkonnen says
Wordle 263 6/6*
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βkin hell, I spoke too soon yesterday.
Lodestone of Wrongness says
Mr Average has an average day
Wordle 263 4/6
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chiz says
Boof
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H.P. Saucecraft says
It’s Lodey’s Green Goose with neck and tail feathers retracted.
bigstevie says
Even harder than yesterday, but somehow guessed correctly.
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mikethep says
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Still life with green, yellow and grey squares.
H.P. Saucecraft says
Wordle 264 4/6
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Cruel, I thought.
nickduvet says
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Dog Bites Man, and ting
H.P. Saucecraft says
Is it just me, or have there been a lot of words ending in E recently?
mikethep says
Not just ‘me’, there are lots of other words.
H.P. Saucecraft says
Oh I say! This is the funniest joke you’ve ever made, Mike.
mikethep says
I do my best.
Baron Harkonnen says
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Half-Century streak completed!
Lodestone of Wrongness says
He plods along reeling in yet another four.
Wordle 264 4/6
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chiz says
Continuing my run of Magnificent form with a second consecutive two
Wordle 264 2/6
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Lodestone of Wrongness says
For “run” substitute “luck”… he said with not a jot of jealousy, rancour, bitterness, hatred.
H.P. Saucecraft says
Waiting for chiz to score 7/6 (again) is the only reason I’m here.
bigstevie says
Struggle
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NigelT says
Odd one today for meβ¦thought it would be easy after the initial word
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mikethep says
Bugger ‘n’ shit. Bastards.
Wordle 265 4/6*
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nickduvet says
Phucking phew!
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A lucky escape. Knew I was in trouble after row 3
mikethep says
I knew I was in trouble on row 2. There were 6 possible answers, possibly 7.
H.P. Saucecraft says
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I remember being so very happy on row 2. I was young, and full of hope. By line six I was an old, old man, looking into the abyss.
mikethep says
Chiz will be along in a while to make you feel even older.
H.P. Saucecraft says
I’m claiming the coveted “Most Green Tiles” award for my unmatchable 21.
chiz says
Yo grandad
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H.P. Saucecraft says
Yebbut I was playing the Most Green Tiles game, so you lose.
chiz says
Another story Stephen King nicked from you: The Green Tile.
bigstevie says
Phew indeed. Could easily have been a 3….or a fail.
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Had I been playing Tetris, I would’ve won.
Lodestone of Wrongness says
And here it is – after 68 in a row, a failure!
I would like to be left alone at this difficult time
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nickduvet says
Sorry for your loss Lodes.
H.P. Saucecraft says
My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family at this time.
chiz says
Lodes, I’ve been down there and it feels like the end the world but, you know, with the support of friends like… er… like, you know…. that friend you had… at junior school… a hamster, I think it was – with their support you can come back from this. I’m 20 days clean now. One block at a time, man, one block at a time.
Lodestone of Wrongness says
I haven’t thought about Cicero for years and now you’ve brought back the memory of that morning when I opened his cage and found he had somehow garroted himself between the spokes of his wheel. Best, some might say only, friend I ever had
Gatz says
Thoughts and prayers – it it makes the suffering easier to bare you may wish to know that The Light and I experienced similar calamities today.
Lodestone of Wrongness says
I’m sending love across the universe to you both
hubert rawlinson says
I think I had luck on my side as the way the tiles fell meant I didn’t have all the choices that others seemed to have with the first letters.
Wordle 265 4/6
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salwarpe says
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With 7 possible first letters (B,C,H,L,M,P,W), I guess I was lucky
mikethep says
Or 8 if they allow N.
salwarpe says
9 – as N is allowed, and R.
Gatz says
11 – BCGHLMNPRTW though some are pretty uncommon (Gatch is a type of Persian plaster).
salwarpe says
G was accepted, but not T, when I tried both just now.
Baron Harkonnen says
Wordle 265 4/6*
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Couldβve been a three, five, six orβ¦β¦
Archie Valparaiso says
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It seems to be even easier since the NYT took over (apart from the days they blindside us with a US spelling).
Lodestone of Wrongness says
Yeah, I found it so easy today. Yeah
nickduvet says
Great to see another wordsmith on here. Welcome back, Archie.
Lodestone of Wrongness says
Never liked Archie, 265 3/6 is obviously a scam/fantasy
nickduvet says
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They call me Mellow Yellow
nickduvet says
Sometimes, knowing too many words can be a curse. Tried a word with a z in it. I know, get me.
mikethep says
It’ll happen one day.
H.P. Saucecraft says
Wordle 266 3/6
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Better than yesterday!
Baron Harkonnen says
Wordle 266 4/6*
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Come tomorrow may I be bolder.
H.P. Saucecraft says
… maybe a soldier.
bigstevie says
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Very pleased here.
Took me half an hour.
Beer and whisky was the trouble methinks….
How does it work round the world? Is it in time zones? Midnight gmt here.
mikethep says
It’s midnight wherever you are in the world.
mikethep says
Mr Average strikes again.
Wordle 266 4/6*
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Lodestone of Wrongness says
The first steps..
Wordle 266 4/6
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chiz says
I have decided to walk among you mortals this morning
Wordle 266 4/6
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hubert rawlinson says
Nearly but not quite at three.
Wordle 266 4/6
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NigelT says
Struggled todayβ¦.
Wordle 266 4/6
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mikethep says
Impressive.
Wordle 267 3/6*
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H.P. Saucecraft says
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A little difficult to do this early in the morning.
mikethep says
1st and 5th on line 2 was a lucky guess.
nickduvet says
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Got it in two π
Baron Harkonnen says
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I struggled but could not see it being beyond a three.
Lodestone of Wrongness says
Four as always (apart from when I get it Wrong)
Wordle 267 4/6
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chiz says
In the zone!
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H.P. Saucecraft says
“Well done you!” *patronising*
bigstevie says
Colin H will be pleased!
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NigelT says
Ughhhhh..! Of courseβ¦.
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mikethep says
Splendid, apparently.
Wordle 268 4/6*
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H.P. Saucecraft says
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Nothing “great” about this. They should have better ratings – this would be “meh”.
nickduvet says
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Thought I’d experiment with the BC technique again.
Third row was inspired.
Baron Harkonnen says
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Shyte!
Lodestone of Wrongness says
Beginning to think my patented strategy of using a different and odd word to start each day just makes life stressful….
Wordle 268 5/6
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chiz says
Hi, five!
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bigstevie says
Is this getting harder?
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hubert rawlinson says
Could have been a two. Alas no.
Wordle 268 3/6
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Impressive as Wordle says.
H.P. Saucecraft says
Yes, but they’re being sarcastic, Hubes.
hubert rawlinson says
But they can’t be it’s not in italics.
I didn’t mean I thought it impressive either.
NigelT says
Bit better today, but took awhile!
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Freddy Steady says
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Made a couple of school boy errors which caused a bit of a stink, but got there in the end
nickduvet says
Talking of schoolboy errors…
Wordle 269 5/6
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I, Claudius
mikethep says
FFS!!!Wordle 269 4/6*
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H.P. Saucecraft says
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No luck involved – just ice-cold deduction. My shining hour, I think, and my Headstone Wordle.
(And, I notice, I win the Fewest Grey Tiles trophy, which I’ll put next to my Most Green Tiles trophy here in my Awards Room.)
mikethep says
For no particular reason I decided to use an anagram of my usual starter word today, with the result you see. If I’d used the usual one I’d have had green-green-green-grey-yellow on line 1, followed by an inevitable 2/6. Total bummer.
H.P. Saucecraft says
It’s a tragedy, Mike.
chiz says
Like this?
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hubert rawlinson says
Wordle 269 2/6
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Not quite up there with Chiz but smugly pleased.
mikethep says
Exactly like that.
H.P. Saucecraft says
I don’t mind others sharing the podium with me. I got my name on the cup first. And for Most Green Tiles.
hubert rawlinson says
@h-p-saucecraft we must have used the same first word.
Baron Harkonnen says
Wordle 269 3/6*
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No lucky 2 for me.
Lodestone of Wrongness says
I astonish myself by chipping in from the edge of the green
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H.P. Saucecraft says
*polite rustling of slacks*
bigstevie says
I need a better starting word.
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Lodestone of Wrongness says
Go with the flow. Think of a five letter word, any word, a different one each day, and start from there. Anything else just reduces the game to a mathematical reduction. Bah
mikethep says
Your casual Corinthianism is a lesson to us all.
H.P. Saucecraft says
A lesson as in “don’t try this at home”.
Billybob Dylan says
Wordle! That’s so 2021! Any hip word puzzler worth his salt is playing Quordle, where you have to solve 4 grids at once!
https://www.quordle.com/#/
Lodestone of Wrongness says
Passim, so passim
H.P. Saucecraft says
You and Carl start your own thread!
Freddy Steady says
Wordle 269 2/6
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Most be easy today…
Lodestone of Wrongness says
Two is luck. Nothing but luck. Like getting it off (on?) when you’d both had a few drinks too many. Tomorrow you’ll feel just a little bit dirty.
mikethep says
There’s a pattern developing here.
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mikethep says
In other news, my stats have disappeared and I’m back down to Played 1, Won 1.
H.P. Saucecraft says
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No fun at all – another solution that has many possibilities for that first tile.
nickduvet says
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Wrong choice on 3. Tricky one
Baron Harkonnen says
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Could have been a two turned into a game of chance. Oh well start again.
chiz says
Oh fuck off Wordle
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nickduvet says
As my golf buddies are wont to say: “No one likes to see that.”
Lodestone of Wrongness says
After my recent failure I have come back a stronger man, all the better for that shattering experience. I’d like to thank my wife, close family and close friends for all their support and, most importantly, Love.
As you can see by my two 3’s in a row that Black Day is but a distant memory now. You can do it Baron & chiz, one day at a time, Sweet Jesus, one day at a time.
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… No, really, I am so very sorry … HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Lodestone of Wrongness says
H for heartless, that’s you.
Baron Harkonnen says
H for POTTER!
H.P. Saucecraft says
All those green tiles, and he still doesn’t steal the Most Green Tiles Trophy off my shelf …
chiz says
So the thing with this was, of course I know CATER is a word. But every time I went through those potential first letters, I read it in my head as CATTER ie. someone who does unspecified things with cats. It didn’t seem likely that this was even a word, let alone the answer. So yeah, brain, duh.
Lodestone of Wrongness says
He’s on a roll…
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NigelT says
Struggled β¦!
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bigstevie says
With a little bit of luck, I could’ve had my first 2. Oh well!
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Freddy Steady says
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@chiz, I almost feel your pain.
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mikethep says
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nickduvet says
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I call this one ‘Cheltenham’
H.P. Saucecraft says
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It was quide lidrally the only word I could think of that fit.
mikethep says
I managed to think of three before I got there. Huh.
Baron Harkonnen says
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Itβs a long long way back.
Lodestone of Wrongness says
That was a tough par 4
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bigstevie says
After 2 lines I didn’t think anything would fit in, like HP above. About 20 minutes later I got it.
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NigelT says
A very similar journey for me tooβ¦!
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H.P. Saucecraft says
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Could of gotten it by two, innit, pressed wrong key, it’s 2am in the morning here. Still, I reckon today’s is a cheat. C’est pas juste!
nickduvet says
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Def a cheat. More Chism, vicar?
H.P. Saucecraft says
I’m loving your “rien que vert” minimalist approach. “Its insouciance is as charming as it is audacious”, as Moose would say. The big fop.
nickduvet says
Creativity demands c-c-courage
Moose the Mooche says
You can’t say “insouciance” without pouting.
Not that I’ve noticed, old chap.
mikethep says
As opposed to 2am in the afternoon. And you a writer.
H.P. Saucecraft says
2am in the afternoon is a regular feature in my life. And I’m not a writer any more – I have a man to do that for me these days.
chiz says
And how is Mr King?
H.P. Saucecraft says
Rich.
nickduvet says
Redacted by Stephen King’s lawyers
mikethep says
Je suis magnif. There’ll be trouble though.
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H.P. Saucecraft says
It IS a cheat, isn’t it? Just because pretentious twats – not you, Moose, take a step back there – like to use it (instead of, you know, “frying”) like they use faux instead of fake, and schadenfreude instead of gloating, doesn’t make it an English word. Yar boo sucks to the NYT.
chiz says
Thanks!
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I believe this wins the Least Grey Tiles and Least Tiles awards
Lodestone of Wrongness says
I trust you are truly ashamed and wholly consumed by guilt?
chiz says
All’s fair in love and Wor-dle
nickduvet says
Quelle surprise, after HP gave it away!
chiz says
Mais d’accord!
H.P. Saucecraft says
Y’see, chiz – let’s step into my office? This has to be quick because I have a zoom conference in five, but the gist of it is, and forgive me if I’m stepping on any toes! That you have squandered what little credibility remained to you here. People are feeling … well, let down, disappointed, and rather wish you, well, shall we say – moved on? Perhaps you could join Carl in a Quardle thread, whatever that is? Y’see, there’s a palpable sense of you not treating The Beautiful Game seriously, and therefore not treating the other players with respect. When your cheating first became evident, there were a few raised eyebrows, but we felt we should give you a chance. But now – great heavens! Is that the time? Have to let you go, I’m afraid! Do drop by from time to time – regards to Daphne, Doris … Deidre?
chiz says
It’s called initiative, boss. There you were, all puffed up and pleased with your 2am 3, hurling out clues like a baby dropping french fries from a pram. So of course I picked them up and fed them back to you with the kind of efficiency and precision which is sadly lacking elsewhere in this organisation, if we’re honest. I’m not cheating, I’m tidying up the mess you’ve left. Desmond says hi.
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Baron Harkonnen says
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Despite several Guinness I to a degree got it.
Lodestone of Wrongness says
Where several = twenty three
Lodestone of Wrongness says
Mon dieu. If only I had read this thread beforehand
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H.P. Saucecraft says
Only cheats come here before doing the puzzle.
Lodestone of Wrongness says
And Chiz
H.P. Saucecraft says
“And”?
Lodestone of Wrongness says
There’s a grade above Cheat: Scoundrel
H.P. Saucecraft says
We can joke as much as we want to about chiz, but I’m damn sure he’ll be happier over in Carl’s Quardle thread, and that’s what matters – chiz finding his level. It’s been a sad and sobering thing, witnessing his efforts to “join in” and realising he’s just that teeensy bit out of his depth. We shouldn’t be harsh on him. He’s not exactly a bad person.
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H.P. Saucecraft says
“her’s” – you and Fesshole, chiz. Together at last.
bigstevie says
Not fair. 19 streak broken. Not coming back.
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Baron Harkonnen says
You`ll get over it Stevie. My streak was 50+, I was gutted. The Baroness gave me counselling, she`s qualified. I`m not convinced “Go and pick the dog %$&Β£ up” is counselling.
NigelT says
Blimey, it took me ages tto get from 3 to 4 even though I knew where 4 of the letters went!
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H.P. Saucecraft says
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The long night of the soul. Back to bed.
chiz says
Shouldn’t have abandoned your start word
H.P. Saucecraft says
I didn’t. I STARED at it as usual.
chiz says
Thanks for confirming the first letter, and four that weren’t in it. Makes it much easier
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H.P. Saucecraft says
Chiz, from now on I’m going to include the answer in my comments here, to save you the brain bandwidth.
chiz says
You’ve been doing that all along
H.P. Saucecraft says
D’oh!
Baron Harkonnen says
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Did better inebriated.
nickduvet says
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Cock-up on the symmetry front, Reggie
mikethep says
Flash of genius.
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H.P. Saucecraft says
(*as Jack Lemmon in The Great Race*) Braveaux! Oh, braveaux!
fitterstoke says
BRANDY!!!
H.P. Saucecraft says
What a fine, fine movie. Nathalie Wood never lovelier.
fitterstoke says
As I recall, Monte Carlo or Bust got more attention – but I was in a minority* who thought this was better. For a while, βPush the button, Max!β became a catchphrase around my house.
And yes: this movie was responsible for kick-starting my unrequited longing for Natalie Wood.
*among my family and friends
Lodestone of Wrongness says
Bloody hell, that was a 20 minute struggle
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H.P. Saucecraft says
Mr. Thep now has three hampers under the elasticated waistband of his lovat-shade slacks. I have a sneaking suspicion that’s why he started this thread.
mikethep says
Yes.
bigstevie says
Not much of a flounce then. I took the huff because of yesterday’s French word, then realised that my start word was French. Tomorrow I will choose a new one.
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mikethep says
Splendid.
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nickduvet says
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I like this one. A new style evolving – Post Chism.
H.P. Saucecraft says
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*SPOILER FOR CHIZ: Today’s word is PLUMP*
Baron Harkonnen says
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So Iβve gone one better than anyone else!
Lodestone of Wrongness says
The boy is back in town!
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chiz says
Didn’t cheat, and still beat ya
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H.P. Saucecraft says
Anyone who says “didn’t cheat” is telling us something about himself that we already knew.
chiz says
Just gaming the game, dude
H.P. Saucecraft says
Can you not sense the pleasure – and the pain! – of those who play the game for its own sake, according to its own rules? The sense of camaraderie as we daily get together in this Bunker Of Suffering to console, to congratulate, to share? Do you not think you might have squandered a very real possibility to forge a bond with a team dedicated to non-competitive personal performance?
Your repeated insistence on “winning” – seemingly at any cost – is sadly misplaced. Here, there are no losers or winners, chiz. Just those who aren’t as good as me, or luckier.
NigelT says
Bastard Wordleβ¦just got there! Thought it was going to be my first fail.
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bigstevie says
Tough today. Over half an hour on it. Probably because I changed my start word. Line 3 was just a made up word to fit and didn’t help at all. Better tomorrow.
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Lodestone of Wrongness says
Wasn’t your made-up word in Line 3 rejected or are you playing Chiz Mode?
bigstevie says
Turned out that it was ‘actually’ a word. I just didn’t know it. No jiggery pokery here. Best I’ve ever had is 3.
Lodestone of Wrongness says
Never let it be said you jig or you poke. Fair play to you
H.P. Saucecraft says
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Sometimes an obscure word shuts out the obvious.
2am in the morning o’clock here.
nickduvet says
Magnificent, yes indeed
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H.P. Saucecraft says
This, for me, has everything. Brevity, concision, symmetry, and a tolerably whimsical frog breaking the surface of the water.
nickduvet says
My quintessential piece. The apogee of Duvism.
Lodestone of Wrongness says
Ah, that initial burst of triumphant joy followed inevitably by the world-collapsing disappointment of a Lucky 2.
You’ll feel better tomorrow, Mr Duvet when that well-worked-out 4 returns
nickduvet says
Dear boy, perhaps you missed the memo. A 1 is pure luck or, in some cases, pure cheating. A 2 is gained by deduction – as is the case here – and is a quite acceptable excuse for smugness. Never entirely happy with a 4.
mikethep says
Split the difference.
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H.P. Saucecraft says
Three is my favourite result. One is for the chizters. Two is blessed by luck, whatever the claims of the solver. Four carries with it the sense of working too hard, of denying inspiration. Five and six are not without nobility, but earthbound, plodding.
hubert rawlinson says
Then luck* was on my side today.
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* or deductive reasoning.
mikethep says
I’ve got a Wordle ripoff on my phone where I can experiment in the spirit of not giving a shit. Don’t know if such a thing would meet Lodes’s high standards, but I’m having fun. (Or what passes for fun these days.)
H.P. Saucecraft says
Have you tried getting down on all fours and putting your head into an empty washing machine and singing?
mikethep says
Our washing machine is a top-loader, so no.
Rigid Digit says
Is it dancing in the moonlight?
H.P. Saucecraft says
Okay then, that’s one pleasure denied you. Have you tried drinking cold milk with a Mentos mint in your mouth?
mikethep says
That sounds like too much fun.
H.P. Saucecraft says
Well, try it without the mint. Pace yourself.
Baron Harkonnen says
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An unimpressive but very fast 3
Lodestone of Wrongness says
A tricky one (at least for me)
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ps I disagree with HP (gasps of “surely not!?”) – disdaining the use of “starter” words (the refuge of scoundrels), the most satisfaction is gained from a ten-minute 4.
H.P. Saucecraft says
That’s not what Mrs. Wrongness tells me.
Lodestone of Wrongness says
Ten minutes, as if
H.P. Saucecraft says
Tell me about it. These days, it’s more “‘av I ‘ad me dinner yet?”
bigstevie says
Solved in 2 minutes. Different starters are the way to go.
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Max the Dog says
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Lucky guess works just as well.
H.P. Saucecraft says
Can I move a motion to start a new thread? I nominate chiz as ThreadMasterβ’. Mike’s had his hampers.
nickduvet says
Seconded
Baron Harkonnen says
Iβd have thought youβd nominate me out of the kindness of your stone cold heart HPS. Considering the tumbleweed my threads attract.
Never mind itβs too late now.
mikethep says
I’m thinking of posting 33 YouTube videos just so I can get that fourth hamper. Not that I’ve had the first three yet of course. I expect David Cameron’s intercepted them and shipped them off to Poland as part of Operation Virtue Signal.
mikethep says
In the absence of a new thread…
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nickduvet says
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Coming at it from the other end, as it were
bigstevie says
Just after midnight here. Another new starter. Booze has been taken, so splendidly delighted.
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Baron Harkonnen says
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New starter word pays dividends.
nickduvet says
His Lordship is on a roll
Lodestone of Wrongness says
Blimey..
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ps if everyone ok with it, I’ll start a new thread (and donate the hamper to Gary?)
H.P. Saucecraft says
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Very satisfying.
H.P. Saucecraft says
Lodes – let Baz Harkkonen star the new thread – he’s never had a hamper.
Lodestone of Wrongness says
Get thee to my thread (I’ve already promised Gary the hamper. Apparently Enrico needs “building up”)
H.P. Saucecraft says
Where is it, then?
Baron Harkonnen says
Hey HPS I`ve been very hampered throughout my life thank you!