Eric B Wordle 561 3/6*                           Skill  Luck  W/L⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 79      96     3   "Decent, distinctive"⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩 99      33     1   "Excellent"🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 99                     "Well done"Skill 99  Luck 66My first word was not only "decent" and "distinctive"---chosen by less than 1% of wordlers---it was also very lucky.  I had a thought that this word would be an especially appropriate way to begin the new year, and it was certainly more appropriate than the solution.  The second choice is the same word the Bot would have used, hence the 99 skill score.  It left just one possible word for the 3-solve, and beat the Bot by one step. Yesterday's Wordle 560 3/6*Yesterday, I was could not post my game and did not save a copy of the grid. I did play and solved in three steps:         Learn          Final          ManlyLearn is one of my stand-by openers, and it was a lucky choice yesterday..  With  3 letters, none in the right places, I decided to check for an "al" ending and chose "final" because it also tested for an "I." With that guess, I knew that the L" had to go in the fourth place.  That made an "ly" ending certain and led me to the solution.  Best Wishes for Good Health and Good Fortune in the New Year!

Eric B Wordle 561 3/6*                           Skill  Luck  W/L⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 79      96     3   "Decent, distinctive"⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩 99      33     1   "Excellent"🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 99                     "Well done"Skill 99  Luck 66My first word was not only "decent" and "distinctive"---chosen by less than 1% of wordlers---it was also very lucky.  I had a thought that this word would be an especially appropriate way to begin the new year, and it was certainly more appropriate than the solution.  The second choice is the same word the Bot would have used, hence the 99 skill score.  It left just one possible word for the 3-solve, and beat the Bot by one step. Yesterday's Wordle 560 3/6*Yesterday, I was could not post my game and did not save a copy of the grid. I did play and solved in three steps:         Learn          Final          ManlyLearn is one of my stand-by openers, and it was a lucky choice yesterday..  With  3 letters, none in the right places, I decided to check for an "al" ending and chose "final" because it also tested for an "I." With that guess, I knew that the L" had to go in the fourth place.  That made an "ly" ending certain and led me to the solution.  Best Wishes for Good Health and Good Fortune in the New Year!

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