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😜 International Joke Day 🤣
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DEMURE 🎷🎈 Solo 2: Mike’s 9th Felon.
Grid Art: Kim’s Bally igloo. Glenda’s sun rise. Least’s ice castle. Kim train spotting with kralc. Mike’s crude wood. Sven’s blue-jeweled crown. JD’s air hockey.
And: Kim’s cute Fold Cat with an important caution. Ruth’s geometry joke.
Wordle 1,838 4/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ Train
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 Close
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ Beefy
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Demur
I was thankful to find Beefy as the burner that ruled in/out 6 words not on the PUL, which led to Demur. Demure I know; Demur is a new one!
WordleBot 1838 4/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ steal 405 wl
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 gripe #187 65
🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩 dower 1
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 demur
Wordle 1,838 4/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ STEAL 405
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ FENCE 20
⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ BERRY 5
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
I just went alphabetically with the words I thought of after the first 2 standard guesses, figuring that the “month of Us” is over. But here comes another… settled for par
Wordle 1,838 3/6
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 RAISE
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 FREER
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DEMUR
Second day using RAISE.
RAISE leaves 16 words. (ROATE would have left 32 words! with a lot of “er” words too. It was a bad pattern for ROATE).
FREER gives me a 3 for 10 out of the 16 words. Pretty good odds %68 chance and a %6 chance of a 2.
It works because there are 8 occurrences of EE, and 4 of RR. FEMUR, FREED and FREER all start with F. FREER ends in ER and 8 words end in ER.
Not ending in ER, leaves only DEMUR and FEMUR, but I already played a word starting with F!
So, only DEMUR remains!
For those who avoid double letters, I played a word with 2 double letters!
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Animation of an air hockey shot bouncing off the right bank and into the goal!
Plink Plink Crash!
Congratulations on the new start word. I hope it RAISEs your solve rates; not that you need it. 😊
Thanks! I think I need it.
I have to catch up to you!
(fat chance)
LOL.
nice play!
🤔 i’m still looking for a word with three double letters. 🤓
Wordle 1,838 3/6*
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 STILE
🟩🟨🟨⬛🟨 DREAM
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DEMUR
WordleBot
Skill 94/99
Luck 56/99
NYT AVG. 4.0
DREAM was a previous answer I used to get more letters, and it really paid off.
Wordlebot said it left only one possible solution, which was easy to see, and had not been used before.
Wordle 1,838 3/6
⬛⬛🟦⬛⬛
🟦⬛🟦⬛🟦
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧
STEAL, ROUND left only two possible, and UDDER was used.
I made a crown!
I love the big blue 💎s in your bronze crown
Pretty!
Wordle 1,838 3/6*
⬛🟨🟨⬛🟨 TREAD
🟩⬛⬛🟨🟩 DIVER
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DEMUR
[Crude Wooden Bowl and Spoon]
Always happy with a 3.
My jokes are fleeting. I have to steal from others for my regular material. But, …
‘You can’t have everything. Where would you put it?’
– Steven Wright
And now, here’s Emo Phillips. …
Gosh, my brother used to say that joke decades ago! Never knew where it originated.
The black (negative) makes a cup too!
Wordle 1,838 2/6
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 Saner
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Demur
I see Jeb’s note that it’s International Joke Day. Here’s my son’s favorite joke:
What’s the hardest shape to get out of?
A trapezoid.
LOL! That’s good one.
Congrats on the 2!
You didn’t fall into a trap this time for sure.
Thank you! 🙂
BTW. How are you?
Didn’t you have Lyme disease? or do I have the wrong person?
I feel a lot better!
Thank you for asking and remembering, JD.
The rash disappeared within a couple days of starting the doxycycline. My energy level and brain function returned (I think) within 4-5 days. If I still have any brain fog or fatigue from Lyme at this point, it’s very subtle.
I am grateful that we caught it early, three weeks after the bite, I think. I’ve heard of people who never get the rash so they are miserable for months or years before diagnosis, with permanent damage to the joints, heart, & brain.
The month of May was truly awful for me, like the worst flu ever. I wouldn’t wish that on anyone. But the two weeks of antibiotics cleared up everything before it got worse.
Now I’m back to normal, whatever that is. 🤪🫠🥴
Great joke!
Congrats!
Corny math jokes are perfect for http://www.GraphicJoke.com. Off to search for some unusual art to compliment the joke… stay tuned!
I see the elephant in the logo!
⬛️⬛️⬛️🟨🟩 GIVER
⬛️⬛️🟨⬛️🟩 SWEAR
🟩🟩⬛️🟩🟩 DEBUR
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DEMUR
I did “debur” as a joke bc I didn’t know what else to do other than guess femur or lemur for a repeat guess and I absolutely despise repeats. I’ll avoid them at all costs… including hitting enter on a non-word. It’s deburr.
Still, I only knew demure, not demur. Learned something ig
Sooo frustrating when it accepts ‘mispelled’ words as legit guesses…. I know it as demure as well !
Although DEBUR is a rarely used but acceptable alternate spelling of DEBURR, DEMUR and DEMURE have completely different meanings.
Ah, I see – always learning on this site – and again today (7/02)
no wonder that English is one of the most difficult languages to learn
Yeah but really shouldn’t be.
It’s a burr, not a bur.
Wordle 1,838 3/6
⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 adieu
⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ feuds
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 demur
had an inkling that rebut at #1 was lookin’ like a real possible re-pete. it did validate that the u train was still rollin’.
figured femur was a shoo-in, then, what???, lemur again so soon? had to go to the mats to dig up demur as it didn’t jump out at me. of course it wouldn’t, being the demure individual that i am. 🤷♂️😎
Wordle 1,838 4/6*
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ creek
🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ rebut
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 femur
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 demur
It even looks like a steam train engine.
Wordle 1,838 3/6
🟩⬛⬛🟨⬛ DAIRY
⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 SMOTE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DEMUR
Leaned toward Demur for 2nd guess but used Smote to test two other words as well.
Wordle 1,838 5/6*
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ STEAL
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ RIPEN
🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ MERCH
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 FEMUR
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DEMUR
I felt like I was chipping away at an ice castle! Each row revealed another clue. I was sure I got it with FEMUR. Nice to be reminded Demur is a word.
Wordle 1,838 3/6
⬛⬛⬛🟨🟩
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
ASTER
FEMUR
DEMUR
I has to Google words that end in EMUR
Then I had to Google definitions.
This one is not in my repertoire. At all.
I keep track in a spreadsheet, and this was the ninth time that l played this sequence. It finally paid off!
Scoredle 2/6*
14,855
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ FELON (877)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DEMUR
nice start to July !!
Wow! I’m impressed.
I was glad that I used sauce for my starter with yet another U
Wordle 1,838 3/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 SAUCE
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 FEMUR
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
And I beat the Bot!
Wow! Nice!
Great!
Congrats!
mornin’ ☀
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ CHURN (woke with this word – had to use)
⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 PURGE (yes, its a pu – but, repeat on the horizon for July)
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 borrowed from Kim – but this one not picked….
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 who knew there were 2 more possible words on the list – glad I used the one with a more TB vibe 😊
[sun on the horizon]
Sunny horizons are the best!
FEMUR, right? You didn’t actually write it.
I assume FEMUR as well. Really wish I had used that as today’s start!
That’s what I get for not asking Bally first this time. 😉
I didn’t check. Had LEMUR been played. I think if I was going to play a _EMUR word, it would be that one, because of the L.
comment amendment – this ‘B’one not picked….
On Monday Kim’s Wordle inspiration:
It began with conversation with Bally, my beautiful old rescued Scottish Fold cat. I asked her, “Which word should I start my Wordle with this morning?” (
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I asked her if I could post a photo. She wrote back…
“Absolutely. This is Ballantine’s “Bally” Scotch. I rescued her from the pound 10 years ago.”
Cat tax! Love Bally 😍
I was about to post my wordle grid but you are in the wrong day Jeb, I don’t want to spoil for you.
I posted it ahead of time on purpose to get a full day view!
Every now and then I “beat” our down under crew for announcements.
And thank you for your spoil concern. While I posted when there were 0 comments for that day, if I see there are future comments, you would laugh at how I hold up my hand in front of my Mac admin console to block the center content in case there are puzzles, avoiding spoilers. So post early and post often!
Awww, she even looks intuitive!
If by intuitive you mean highly judgmental, you are correct. 😆
Funny! We watch our son/his wife’s cat and I am so intrigued by her antics. But really love her!
Thanks for asking, Jeb. I don’t know how I could solve these Wordles without her, so it seems appropriate to introduce officially her. 😉
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YODEL was in a Reddit crossword I did yesterday, so it occurred to me to try it again. Good timing. Then AMEND handed it to me on a silver platter.
Wordle 1,838 3/6*
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ YODEL 61
⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 AMEND 1
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DEMUR
WordleBot
Skill 88/99
Luck 80/99
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Bally inside her igloo bed.
Nice 3 – you have a [sun on the horizon] grid-art as well….
Edit: “…so it seems appropriate to officially introduce her. 😉”
For the record, I want to express that I do not support the breeding of Scottish Folds. While they are obviously beautiful cats and they tend to have some interesting and fun quirks, they are one of many breeds of cats and dogs that were developed based on appearance and without regard for the health consequences of that look.
The reason their ears are folded is because of a genetic mutation that inhibits the normal development of cartilage throughout their body. So they are all born with a condition known as Scottish Fold osteochondrodysplasia (SFOCD). It is an incurable degenerative disease that can lead to bone and tail deformities, and severe osteoarthritis. They are also prone to polycystic kidney disease (which claimed my first rescued fold), hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, ear and eye infections, and dental issues.
I got Bally when she was around three, and she soon began showing symptoms of arthritis. She has never been able to jump higher than my bed, has no interest in playing for more than five seconds, plods at a tortoise’s pace, and sleeps most of the time. At 13, she is now on five daily joint and muscle supplements, but is still in constant pain. We have tried several different pain meds, but my girl is sensitive and couldn’t tolerate them. So I’m simply keeping her as happy and comfortable as possible for as long as possible.
Thank you for that additional information, Kim. She’s cute with her folds, but it is important to know this is not a healthy characteristic and should not be promoted. Meow.
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