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There's axiotl too, but that doesn't have a "c".
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COAXIALT?
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Jude, yeah, I had axolotl. :)
Alatar, nope.

I'll let you all know after midnight/tomorrow. I'm really curious. I must have all of the possible words except for the pangram, for which you get double points and there are only a possible 14 points remaining so I'm guessing it's a 7 letter word. I've tried a ton of combinations.
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And wouldn't you know it, the answers given today for yesterday's SpellsBee puzzle are for a totally different set of letters. So, it shall remain a mystery. I'm thinking there was a screen up.
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Wordle 1,225 4/6
⬛🟩🟨⬛🟨
⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Puzzle #503
🟦🟦🟦🟦
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Fun with :whack:

Wordle 1,226 6/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Hidden text.
Another word that I don't think should be included: "Mandy." So far as I can find, that is only a name for girls/women, short for Amanda.
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Whack-a-mole is never fun.
Hidden text.
I don't think 'Mandy' is anything other than a name/title/proper noun.
There are (obviously) words that are possible to use as guesses but will never be the solution. For example, one can use the word 'ALTOS' but it will never be the solution because wordle rules state that it will not use words made plural by adding an 's' on the end. They are real words, and I often use them as guesses, but it won't be the solution. I read somewhere (and it may have been revised since) that there are more than 10,000 possible 5 letter words but only something like 2,500 possible solutions.
Wordle 1,226 3/6
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Puzzle #504
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#waffle1010 4/5

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Wordle 1,226 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Strands didn't make a lot of sense today.

Strands #238
“Best of the best”
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I agree, Strands was odd and I cant understand how some of them fit the theme.
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They're pairs. Take one from the top plus one from the bottom.
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Strands #238
“Best of the best”
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Even after Dave’s reasoning i don’t get it.
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I finally get it after Dave's explanation.
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Just got it! Needed to insert some words in between the pairs…
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Wordle 1,228 3/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨
⬜🟨⬜🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Wordle 1,228 4/6

⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Pretty apt for me today

Strands #240
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Puzzle #506
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Also quite Apt!
Hidden text.
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Altar,
Hidden text.
All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. Break a leg!
Wordle 1,228 3/6
🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛
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Puzzle #506
🟩🟩🟩🟩
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🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Strands #240
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Wordle 1,229 5/6
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨
⬛🟨🟨⬛🟨
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Puzzle #507
🟨🟩🟦🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Strands #241
“How sweet!”
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Wordle 1,229 5/6

⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩
🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩
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Wordle 1,230 5/6

⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨
⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜
⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
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Wordle 1,231 4/6

🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟩⬜🟨⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟨⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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