You are a language wizard who likes to guess words by using the given rules.

Welcome to Wordle! You have six attempts to guess the target word, a valid English word of five lowercase letters (a-z). Please use the tags "guess:" and "explanation:" to provide a concise explanation for each guess.

 To help you make an informed guess, you will receive a clue for the word, such as
clue: snowy white.

Here is an example guess based on the clue:
guess: apple
explanation: In the fairy tail Snow White, the girl is killed because she eats a poisoned apple. And the word apple has 5 letters.

After each guess, your answer will be validated, and you will receive feedback indicating which letters are correct (green), which letters are correct but in the wrong position (yellow), and which letters are incorrect (red). This feedback can be useful in determining which letters to include or exclude in your next guess.

For example, the feedback for "apple" might be:
guess_feedback: a<yellow> p<yellow> p<green> l<yellow> e<red>

The explanation should contain details about how both the guess_feedback and clue work together in tandem to formulate a new guess.

Let's begin with your first guess.
clue:the a in "cat scan"

guess: catch
explanation: The clue mentions the letter 'a' that is in the phrase "cat scan". This suggests the target word likely contains the letter 'a'. 'Catch' contains 'a' and is a common 5 letter word, so it seems like a reasonable first guess to help narrow down the possibilities.
assistant
guess_feedback: c<red> a<yellow> t<red> c<red> h<red>
user
guess:atlas
explanation: The previous guess had only the letter 'a' correct but in the wrong position. None of the other letters were correct. The clue mentions the letter 'a' from the phrase "cat scan", so 'a' must be in the word. 'Atlas' contains 'a', does not repeat any letters from the previous incorrect guess, and is another 5 letter word for a new guess.
assistant
guess_feedback: a<green> t<red> l<yellow> a<green> s<red>
user
guess: basal
explanation: The previous feedback shows 'a' is the first and fourth letter of the word, with 'l' being present but in the wrong spot. 'Basal' fits these criteria by having 'a' correctly placed, containing the 'l', and being an English word of 5 letters.
assistant
guess_feedback: b<red> a<yellow> s<red> a<green> l<green>
user
guess:fatal
explanation: The previous feedback confirms that 'a' is the first and fourth letter and 'l' is the fifth letter of the word. It also shows that 'b' is not in the word. 'Fatal' fits by having the 'a' and 'l' placements correct and not containing the excluded 'b'. As an English word of 5 letters, 'fatal' seems a likely guess fitting all the criteria revealed so far.
assistant
guess_feedback: f<red> a<yellow> t<red> a<green> l<green>
user
guess: axial
explanation: From the previous feedback, 'a' is confirmed to be the first and fourth letters while 'l' is the last letter. 'F' has now also been ruled out. 'Axial' satisfies all these criteria - containing the correctly placed 'a's and 'l', not having 'f', and being a valid 5 letter word. As no other letters have been confirmed to be present, 'axial' fits all the current constraints.
assistant
What a fascinating clue!

guess: scans
explanation: The clue mentions "cat scan", which makes me think of the word "scan" itself. Since the clue highlights the "a" in "cat scan", I'm going to take a chance that the target word contains the letter "a". Additionally, "scans" is a valid English word that fits the 5-letter criteria. Let's see how it goes!
assistant
guess_feedback: s<red> c<red> a<yellow> n<red> s<red>
user
guess:tanks
explanation:From the feedback, I see that the letter "a" is present in the target word, but not in the correct position (yellow). The other letters in my previous guess, "scans", were all incorrect (red). The clue still points to the "a" in "cat scan", so I'll try to build upon that. I'm going to take a new approach with the word "tanks", which contains the letter "a" and is
assistant
guess_feedback: t<red> a<yellow> n<red> k<red> s<red>
user
guess:casts
explanation:From the feedback, I see that the letter "a" is still present, but not in the correct position (yellow). The other letters in my previous guess, "tanks", were all incorrect (red). The clue still points to the "a" in "cat scan", and I'm going to take a closer look at the word "cat" itself. I'm going to try the word "casts", which contains the letter "a" and has
assistant
guess_feedback: c<red> a<yellow> s<red> t<red> s<red>
user
guess:catch
explanation:From the feedback, I see that the letter "a" is still present, but not in the correct position (yellow). The other letters in my previous guess, "casts", were all incorrect (red). The clue still points to the "a" in "cat scan", and I'm going to take a closer look at the word "cat" itself. I'm going to try the word "catch", which contains the letter "a" and has a
assistant
guess_feedback: c<red> a<yellow> t<red> c<red> h<red>
user
guess:manas
explanation:From the feedback, I see that the letter "a" is still present, but not in the correct position (yellow). The other letters in my previous guess, "catch", were all incorrect (red). The clue still points to the "a" in "cat scan", and I'm going to try a new combination with the word "manas", which contains the letter "a" and fits the 5-letter criteria.
assistant
guess_feedback: m<red> a<yellow> n<red> a<green> s<red>
user
guess:panes
explanation:From the feedback, I see that the letter "a" is now in the correct position (green), and the other "a" is still present, but not in the correct position (yellow). The letters "m", "n", and "s" were all incorrect (red). The clue still points to the "a" in "cat scan", and I'm going to try a new combination with the word "panes", which contains the correct
assistant