The great WORDLE topic (Part 1)

Wow and it was worth a hundred points! (And I instantly thought to myself Pangram! er…wait…)

Anyone else keep getting slowed down in Squaredle because your found words get set up in columns, but they’re ordered alphabetically across the rows rather than down the columns? Every time I check to see if I’ve already found some word, I’m looking in the wrong place for it!

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I also find it tricky that they’re sorted alphabetically and by word length, so I have to scroll up and down to check if I’ve gotten all the words starting with a certain letter.
Overall, though, this is my current favorite. I love how it combines spatial reasoning with a word game.

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I like how they’ve reordered what you unlock at each level. Some days used to be a frustrating slog. Now i usually finish them much more quickly

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Ha ha, I just found the special Squaredle that uses a past Waffle! Doing it now.

(it’s under “Special puzzles (new!)” in the menu)

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I dislike plug-and-chug guessing games.

Wordle 420 6/6

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poise gravy lucky hunky

Wordle 420 4/6

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Wordle 420 5/6

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#waffle204 2/5

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:fire: streak: 3

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Me too. And I was avoiding what turned out to be the correct answer because the term is considered an ethnic slur by some (though its use has become somewhat outdated).

Wordle 420 5/6

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LARGE SILKY FUNKY JUNKY HUNKY

Edit to blur what could have been a spoiler. Hopefully I didn’t spoil anyone’s game!

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I think the slur is spelled differently

HONKY

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Two different slurs, from perhaps the same origin it appears (today’s answer remains ethnically specific, while the one you suggest has become generalized to all white people, AFAICT)

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Well, today I learned!

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Wordle 420 5/6

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ADIEU ROUND PUNTS FUNKY HUNKY

Wordlepic: Trump’s hair on a windy day.

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Wordle 421 5/6

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Wordle 421 5/6

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Wordle 421 4/6

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I feel like this was a repeat

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Are you giving us the middle finger? :smile:

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Free-to-all NYT interview with the creator of the Spelling Bee puzzle:

https://archive.ph/ZPCOS

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Wordle 422 4/6

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Wordle 422 4/6

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Boo

Wordle 422 X/6

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