Wordle Bulletin # 485 (October 17, 2022)
Target Word: STEIN
Typical Wordle Word Construct: 2 Vowels and one or more compound consonants (seen with >50% frequency)
Today’s Wordle Word Construct: Typical; 2 vowels (E, I); 1 compound consonant (ST)
# Of Guesses: 3.6 WordleBot average per Marc McLaren*; 3 for WordleGuru
Seed Word: SOARE
Seed Word Revelations: 1 consonant (S) in 1st position and one vowel (E) but not its exact position
# Of Possible Solutions after the Seed Word:> 25.
It was time to deploy the EnotE strategy. After a lot of deliberation and thinking I selected PITCH as the elimination word. Interestingly, yesterday’s elimination word was PATCH!
Second Word: PITCH
Revelations from the 2nd word:1 consonant (T) and 1 vowel (I) but not their positions
# Of Possible Solutions after the Second Word: 1 – STEIN – the target word. Life can’t be any better. 😊
EnotE (Eliminate-not-Enumerate) Strategy deployment: It was a bit tricky to come up with a single word to eliminate >24 possibilities. So, it came down to picking one that had the best chance of eliminating the greatest number of possibilities. I narrowed the choice to PITCH. Miracles do happen! It did the job.
Final thoughts: Wordle outcome has a lot to do with luck, not just skill. It’s clear that LadyLuck was on my side once again today. Thank you WordleGod for leaving me alone.
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*The WordleBot score I refer to comes from Tom’s Guide by Marc McLaren. Marc writes his post at around 7 AM U.K. time.
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