National Typewriter Day (Patent 1868)
CURRY 🎊🥳 2s: Paul Coupe, Jeb Great, Elaine Crane (rhyme!) Grid Art: Sean’s golf bee, JD’s planer, Mike’s lost balloon, Kim’s catch. And: JD’s letter report, kralc the pirate, Faith’s haiku. Welcome Fran B!

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National Typewriter Day (Patent 1868)
CURRY 🎊🥳 2s: Paul Coupe, Jeb Great, Elaine Crane (rhyme!) Grid Art: Sean’s golf bee, JD’s planer, Mike’s lost balloon, Kim’s catch. And: JD’s letter report, kralc the pirate, Faith’s haiku. Welcome Fran B!
Wordle 1,830 4/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ALINE
🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ROUST
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 FURRY
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CURRY
Nice Wordle Haiku!
Wordle 1,830 2/6
🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ Crane
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Curry
Crane led to Color, Curry, or Curvy. I thought it might be Color, but that did not rule in or out the other two. Also, Curry had the highest letter by position score, not that Ms. Bennett is using that to choose an answer, but I’m glad I went with it. 🙂
Awesome!
Letter frequency analysis of the words left to be played in the 2315 list.
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So, there is a new best starter word. It isn’t ROATE, and it isn’t ORATE either.
Stay tuned..
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Original Letter Count of the 2315 words (BY 5 LETTER TIERS)
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E (1233), A (979), R (899), O (754), T (729)
L (719), I (671), S (669), N (575), C (477)
U (467), Y (425), D (393), H (389), P (367)
M (316), G (311), B (281), F (230), K (210)
W (195), V (153) // Z (40), X (37), Q (29), J (27)
Current Letter Count of the remaining 531 words (BY 5 LETTER TIERS)
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E (261), R (214), A (207), S (181), I (169)
O (161), L (153), T (149), Y (137), N (130)
U (118), C (104), P (101), D (94), M (76)
G (70), H (68), B (62), K (50), F (47)
W (45), V (32) // Z (10), J (7), X (5), Q (4)
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Now that the top tier is E R A S I , not E A R O T
Anagrams of E R A S I are RAISE, ARISE, SERAI.
Those would have the best “yellow” score. (Matching letters in any position)
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What has the best “green” score (Matching letters in the right position)
RAISE (1035) = 290
ARISE (1603) = 264
SERAI (playable)= 232
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RAISE (1035) is the winner!
I did a follow up analysis focusing on green scores.
SANER (unplayed 2315 word)
Yellow score is 993. (Raise is 1032) (39 points lower)
Green score is 370. (Raise is 290) (80 points higher!)
So, SANER might be better. Plus, a chance of getting it done in ONE.
Thanks for the tip!
This was the most analysis I have done for a Wordle in a while.
I went into it convinced it was going to be a repeat and that it would probably start with C and have a U (based on recent letter patterns). I couldn’t go for a 1 in that case because it would be, well, stupid. Although, I’ll admit, I gave CRUST serious consideration.
Alas, my trusty COBRA it would be. Not bad. I was right about the C, now I had to find one with a U.
I scrolled down the FF list for all the repeats that could work, and I was left with CHIRP and CLERK. No U and neither seemed old enough to be reused, so I abandoned the repeat theory and went to my 2315 minus PUs list. CHURN and CURRY, both with a U. Now we’re in business!
Of course I chose the one without the double. I should’ve known all along it was CURRY because that’s what I had for dinner last night! 🍛
I’m happy with my 3, but most proud of my intuition being accurate.
Wordle 1,830 3/6*
🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ COBRA 5 (🤔 the 5th?)
🟩⬜🟨🟩⬜ CHURN 1
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CURRY
WordleBot
Skill 99/99
Luck 65/99
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Playing catch with Dad. 🥹
Always go with what’s currently in your gut! LOL!
Good one! 😆
That 5 > 1 was amazing. That’s a great three! I think three’s are the best.
Is that you or Dad catching the ball?
Me. To this day I can’t aim a throw to save my life. (It’s a running joke among loved ones.) No one wants to be on the receiving end of my throws, but Dad was a trooper.
Wordle 1,830 4/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ASTER
⬛⬛🟨🟩⬛ GOURD
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 FURRY
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CURRY
yep, another 4. A streak of 5. I should remember to use lyric for my yellow R guess. Got a U out of Gourd, anyways
aye, mateys! the double “arrhh’s” have it today 🏴☠️🦜!
dang…thought i had a good chance for a twofer…with a handful of unplayed words left there were a few that stood out to me, double “o” color and cairn.
ahh well, i’ll take a tap in for par (especially with the possibility of a repeat lurking) and move on. 😎
Wordle 1,830 4/6*
🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ creek
🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 color
🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ cairn
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 curry
RRR you going to celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day on Sept 19th?
It falls on a Saturday this year.
ahh, thx! did not know that. you had made reference to that date in an earlier post and i did not make the connection. 🤔
aye, may not be ready to convert to pastafarianism but ye can be certain the cap’n and crew be speakin’ in tongues on that day. ⚡️😎
Aye! Garrrrr!
Wordle 1,830 4/6*
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ TREAD
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 MINOR
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 FURRY
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CURRY
[The Lost Balloon]
June has not thrown me very many lucky bones.
I’m noticing that nobody else used FURRY. And JD’s post suggests it wasn’t an option even when the F had not been used.
Is it not on the original list? Has a perfectly good word for appreciating cute animals been sullied that much by the costumed crowd?
I notice now that JD had a C.
FURRY is a valid guess which is unplayed and on the 2315 list.
In your puzzle, I would have played CURRY over FURRY probably because the C is a tier 2 letter. F is a tier 4 letter.
FURRY is probably as common as CURRY.
Also, the “trend” has been earlier alphabetical words (for now).
🤔 ovate…vhatevah do you mean by zee costumed crowd?
(been trying so hard to use that word in a sentence 😎)
My frustration with my lack of success this month is showing today.
Since I missed that JD had a C in his second guess, I wrongly took his stats as confirmation that FURRY was not on the 2315 list.
In my bafflement I connected the omission of FURRY to the only potentially controversial association I could think of, the Furry community of people who costume themselves as furry, cartoon-like characters and attend conventions with other like-minded Furries.
But, I was wrong, so my weird question is essentially moot. 🤷♂️
There was a CSI episode that came out in 2003 about these Furry people.
It really freaked me out!
JD, it’s not my scene either. But to each their own.
I definitely don’t have anything against cosplay in general. At the local comicon I’ve cosplayed as the fourth Doctor (Doctor Who), including a 14′ scarf knit by my daughter; Mike Nelson, second host from MST3K; and my favorite, Torgo from the horrendous B-movie Manos: The Hands of Fate, which I don just for the one or two people who eventually recognize the character. 😁
Wordle 1,830 3/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟧🟦⬛⬛🟧
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧
STEAL, CRONY left only CURRY, CURVY, neither one used.
Wordle 1,830 3/6
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ROATE
⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨 LYRIC
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CURRY
ROATE left me with 21 words to choose from.
LYRIC is my standard second guess because there are 7 L’s, 9 Y’s, 10 I’s and 8 C’s left in those 21 words.
When you’ve eliminated A, E, I, O from the puzzle, that pretty much leads you to the U (and there were 11 of them).
LYRIC left me with CURRY and CURVY.
Since the trend has been the earliest alphabetical choice, I went with CURRY and the trend held.
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A woodworker’s hand planer with brass handles.
Wordle 1,830 6/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 adieu
🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ cough
🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ crumb
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 curvy
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 curly
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 curry
Crumb I was going to use curry but i chose curly so it put me at 6 oh well anyway I got it!!!!!!
Phew!
I wanted to see WordleBot’s Words Left count:
adieu 248 wl
cough 5
crumb 3
curvy 2
curly 1
curry
How crazy is that! And yeah, “Phew!”
Wordle 1,830 4/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 Saner
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 Doily
🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ Chuck
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Curry
WordleBot 1830 2/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ great #136 99 wl
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 curry
When I started to play I thought “WHEAT” for some reason. At #1398, it was too recent a word so I tried GREAT #136. For 2nd guess I wanted to use the C or S, move the R down, and use a U. CURRY popped into my head.
Wordle ESP.
Very good congratulations 🎊🎈
GREAT Start!
🎯whoop! there it is.
👍 sweet deuce!
I tried to put an emoji but i didn’t put it in the right place
FRAN B
Random emoji placement is fine in the After Party. 🙃
If you ever need a correction, just add a comment, I’ll tidy things up for you.
3 is good!
Wordle 1,830 3/6
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ RINSE
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ARMOR. 2 Rs
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Welcome to the After Party, Fran!
Wordle 1,830 4/6*
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ STEAL
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ MORON
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 CURVY
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CURRY
My original Row 3 word was BIRDY but was told it’s not a Wordle word. Hmmm 🦜
Wow! You’re right.
It’s not even on the playable words list.
It is in the MW and OED dictionaries.
It’s COCA score is pretty good too. 390. Better than a lot of the ADD’s (especially LORIS. I still can’t get over that word!)
How did Josh miss this one?
I spell it BIRDIE, if that helps
Wordle 1,830 2/6*
🟩⬛🟨⬛⬛ coupe strayed from my usual starter, don’t know why
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 curry had 2 choices with u 2nd and guessed right, off to the lotto store
Great job!
I also picked an unusual starter and an odd shuffle for guess 2. Wordle ESP at play!
Congratulations 🎈🎉
Awesome!
You’re pretty brave to go with a RR word on guess 2.
it came to mind first, then I saw CURVY on the 2315 list but decided on first thought.
Great instinct!
so was yours
Wordle 1,830 3/6
🟩⬛⬛🟨⬛ CLOUT
🟩⬛🟨🟩⬛ CHURN
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CURRY
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ AROSE
⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛ QUIRK
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
I enjoyed playing QUIRK but an unlikely winner, being pu.
Lone bee checking out the fairway?
Wordle 1,830 4/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ STEAL 315
🟩🟨⬜⬜🟩 CRONY 2
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 CURVY 1
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
I was going for my 4th birdie in a row, but lost the coin flip and tapped in for par.
99 skill, 37 luck (per Wordle Bot)
CURVY was a fun and great guess. I didn’t even think of it.
pretend you were playing a par 5 hole.
that was meant for Charles
mornin’ 😊
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ DOUSE
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 UNITY
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 MURKY
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Thanks for the teamwork Sarah 🤗
re: ” Sara(h) 🤗”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_KxTT6J-oo&t=2s
I went to that link, but all I got were ads and an offer to subscribe to YouTube.
LOL.
skip the ad and listen to “Sara smile” by Hall & Oates
Aw, sweet 😊
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