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William Seger

(12,528 posts)
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 03:24 AM Dec 2022

WORDLE 542 (12/13) ***SPOILER THREAD***

Wordle 542 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 RAISE
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ COUNT
🟩⬜🟩🟨🟩 SLOPE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPOKE

NYT average: 3.7
WordleBot: 3 (SLATE CHIRP SPOKE)

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WORDLE 542 (12/13) ***SPOILER THREAD*** (Original Post) William Seger Dec 2022 OP
4. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2022 #1
6. All over the place. underpants Dec 2022 #2
3 femmedem Dec 2022 #3
2!! KarenS Dec 2022 #4
Congratulations! femmedem Dec 2022 #7
Yes! Back to 3! AllyCat Dec 2022 #5
2! mnhtnbb Dec 2022 #6
A great way to start the day! femmedem Dec 2022 #8
Par 4 MN2theMax Dec 2022 #9
Three Ohiya Dec 2022 #10
2nd 3 in a row! SKKY Dec 2022 #11
Bold first guess unweird Dec 2022 #18
I'm trying a new starting word... SKKY Dec 2022 #28
4/6 Luciferous Dec 2022 #12
3 intrepidity Dec 2022 #13
3 for me: Ilsa Dec 2022 #14
I lost! 2naSalit Dec 2022 #15
That's a tough one. You had so many options after your 2nd word... SKKY Dec 2022 #16
Yeah... 2naSalit Dec 2022 #19
3* unweird Dec 2022 #17
4 nuxvomica Dec 2022 #20
Shoulda searched for a K sooner Chipper Chat Dec 2022 #21
5 Nittersing Dec 2022 #22
Lucky to get it in 3 here Taylor Picker Dec 2022 #23
3 for me Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2022 #24
Got it in 4 Marthe48 Dec 2022 #25
Wordle 4 / Hurdle (am) 4, (pm) 5 / Dordle 5 & 6 /***SPOILERS*** Fla Dem Dec 2022 #26
3 ... With Luck Liberal In Texas Dec 2022 #27
4 seems to be the new normal for me. Different Drummer Dec 2022 #29
4 tishaLA Dec 2022 #30
3 for me after a 2-day break ARPad95 Dec 2022 #31
3 three ... if..fish..had..wings Dec 2022 #32
O.K.. TeamProg Dec 2022 #33
WordHurdle 4, 5, 6 & Phrazle Morning (( SPOILERS)) TeamProg Dec 2022 #34
3 edhopper Dec 2022 #35
WordHurdle 4, 5, 6 & Afternoon Morning (( SPOILERS)) TeamProg Dec 2022 #36

Buckeye_Democrat

(15,539 posts)
1. 4.
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 05:44 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 542 4/6

🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩 SLATE
🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛ PRION
🟩⬛🟩🟨🟩 SCOPE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPOKE

underpants

(197,171 posts)
2. 6. All over the place.
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 06:57 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 542 6/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨audio
⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜lower
⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨heros
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩stone
🟩⬜🟩🟨🟩scope
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩Spoke

KarenS

(5,050 posts)
4. 2!!
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 07:35 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 542 2/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜train
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩spoke


All I did was pick letters that were not in the 1st word I should pick up an extra lottery ticket today

AllyCat

(18,988 posts)
5. Yes! Back to 3!
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 07:36 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 542 3/6

🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 stare (started with a different word today)
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 spine
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 spoke

mnhtnbb

(33,500 posts)
6. 2!
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 07:42 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 542 2/6

🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜spoil
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩spoke

Only the 9th time I've gotten a 2!

MN2theMax

(2,307 posts)
9. Par 4
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 08:08 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 542 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ARISE
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 STONE
🟩⬜🟩🟨🟩 SCOPE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPOKE

Ohiya

(2,768 posts)
10. Three
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 08:11 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 542 3/6

🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ PLEAT
🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩 SWIPE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPOKE

SKKY

(12,811 posts)
11. 2nd 3 in a row!
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 08:11 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 542 3/6*

🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ SALAT
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 SPORE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPOKE

unweird

(3,306 posts)
18. Bold first guess
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 09:03 AM
Dec 2022

Double letter vowel from the get go. I play random start words but haven’t been that bold yet. Kudos.

SKKY

(12,811 posts)
28. I'm trying a new starting word...
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 11:48 AM
Dec 2022

...so far it seems to be working. Since I started using SALAT, I have been all 3s and 4s.

Luciferous

(6,601 posts)
12. 4/6
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 08:13 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 542 4/6

⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ ADIEU
🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩 STOLE
🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩 SPORE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPOKE

Ilsa

(64,565 posts)
14. 3 for me:
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 08:34 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 542 3/6

🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 STAMP
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ LINER
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPOKE

2naSalit

(103,806 posts)
15. I lost!
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 08:43 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 542 X/6

⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ ADIEU
⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛ LOESS
🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩 STOVE
🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩 SCONE
🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩 SHORE
🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩 SMOKE

SKKY

(12,811 posts)
16. That's a tough one. You had so many options after your 2nd word...
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 08:55 AM
Dec 2022

....it's really difficult to narrow down.

2naSalit

(103,806 posts)
19. Yeah...
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 09:07 AM
Dec 2022

It's bound to happen on occasion. Mnhtnbb calls it "multiple choice" which makes perfect sense.

unweird

(3,306 posts)
17. 3*
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 09:01 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 542 3/6*

🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 ParSE
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 SPitE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPOKE

nuxvomica

(14,200 posts)
20. 4
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 09:15 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 542 4/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 BREAK
⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ HOIST
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 SMOKE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPOKE

Chipper Chat

(10,926 posts)
21. Shoulda searched for a K sooner
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 09:22 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 542 5/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ready
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨blues
🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜scent
🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩swipe
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩SPOKE

Nittersing

(8,502 posts)
22. 5
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 09:29 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 542 5/6

⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 NOISE
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 STOVE
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 CHIRP
🟩⬜🟩🟨🟩 SLOPE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPOKE

Taylor Picker

(3,988 posts)
23. Lucky to get it in 3 here
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 10:00 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 542 3/6

🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ STAIN (I never used this as a starter before. I felt like going random today.)
🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ SHELF
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPOKE (I'd have gone with SMOKE if it had occurred to me before SPOKE.)

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,847 posts)
24. 3 for me
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 10:16 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 542 3/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ARISE
🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ POUTY
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPOKE

Marthe48

(23,436 posts)
25. Got it in 4
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 10:17 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 542 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 AUDIO
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ROOMY
🟩⬜🟩🟨🟩 SLOPE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPOKE

Fla Dem

(27,764 posts)
26. Wordle 4 / Hurdle (am) 4, (pm) 5 / Dordle 5 & 6 /***SPOILERS***
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 10:26 AM
Dec 2022
Wordle 542 4/6
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 Raise
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ Count
🟩⬜🟩🟨🟩 Slope
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Spoke

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hurdle 659 (am) 4/6
🤍💛🤍💛🤍🤍 Raised
🤍💛🤍🤍🤍🤍 County
💙💙🤍💙💛🤍 Almost
💙💙💙💙💙💙 Allows

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hurdle 660 (pm) 6/6
🤍🤍🤍💛💙🤍 Raised
🤍🤍💛🤍🤍🤍 County
💛💙🤍🤍💙🤍 Summer
🤍💙🤍💛💛💛 Humble
💙💙💙💙💙💙 Bugles

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dordle 323 - 5 & 6/7
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ Raise
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ Count
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 Poker
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 Boxer
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 Mover
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Ivory

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Liberal In Texas

(16,420 posts)
27. 3 ... With Luck
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 11:40 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 542 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ TRIAL
⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 MOUSE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPOKE

Different Drummer

(9,083 posts)
29. 4 seems to be the new normal for me.
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 12:04 PM
Dec 2022

Wordle 542 4/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ALERT (1,315 choices left, per Scoredle.)
🟨🟨⬜🟨🟩POISE (Scoredle said I had 4 choices left at this point.)
🟩⬜🟩🟨🟩SCOPE (Wrong choice.)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩SPOKE (Right choice.)

Scoredle: 3 (SLATE → SPIRE → SPOKE)

tishaLA

(14,794 posts)
30. 4
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 12:51 PM
Dec 2022

Wordle 542 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 AUDIO
🟨⬛⬛🟨🟨 PYRES
🟩⬛🟩🟨🟩 SLOPE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPOKE

ARPad95

(1,672 posts)
31. 3 for me after a 2-day break
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 01:40 PM
Dec 2022

Wordle 542 3/6

⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ LEAST
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 SHONE (Yeah! 3 letters in the right place.)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPOKE (Easy peasey!)

32. 3 three ...
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 03:34 PM
Dec 2022

Wordle 542 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ACRID
🟨🟨🟩⬜🟨 PEONS (very lucky)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPOKE

 

TeamProg

(6,630 posts)
33. O.K..
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 03:36 PM
Dec 2022

Wordle 542 5/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 TIRES
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 CHASE
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ BLOOD
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 SMOKE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPOKE

 

TeamProg

(6,630 posts)
34. WordHurdle 4, 5, 6 & Phrazle Morning (( SPOILERS))
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 04:00 PM
Dec 2022

Word Hurdle 4-letter 659 5/6 #wordhurdle
🤍🤍🤍🤍
🤍🤍🤍🤍
🤍💙💛💛
💙💙💙🤍
💙💙💙💙 LIMB

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Word Hurdle 5-letter 659 5/6 #wordhurdle
💛🤍💛🤍💛
💙💛💛🤍🤍
💙💛💛💛🤍
💙🤍💙💙💙
💙💙💙💙💙 SNORT

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Word Hurdle 659 5/6 #wordhurdle
💛🤍💛🤍🤍🤍
🤍💙🤍🤍🤍💙
🤍💙💛🤍💛🤍
💙💙💙💙🤍💙
💙💙💙💙💙💙 ALLOWS

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Phrazle 479: 2/6
🟩⬜🟪🟩🟩🟩___🟪⬜🟩___🟨⬜___⬜⬜⬜

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ___🟩🟩🟩___🟩🟩___🟩🟩🟩


The answer is not "NINERS WIN ON SAT"


#phrazle

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TeamProg

(6,630 posts)
36. WordHurdle 4, 5, 6 & Afternoon Morning (( SPOILERS))
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 09:51 PM
Dec 2022

Word Hurdle 660 4/6 #wordhurdle
💛🤍🤍🤍💙🤍
🤍🤍🤍💙💙🤍
🤍💛🤍🤍💛💙
💙💙💙💙💙💙 BUGLES

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Word Hurdle 4-letter 660 4/6 #wordhurdle
🤍🤍🤍🤍
🤍💛🤍💛
🤍🤍💛💛
💙💙💙💙 TREK

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Word Hurdle 5-letter 660 5/6 #wordhurdle
🤍🤍💛🤍🤍
🤍🤍💛💙🤍
💙🤍🤍💙🤍
💙🤍🤍🤍🤍
💙💙💙💙💙 ANGRY

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Phrazle 480: 4/6
🟪🟪🟪⬜⬜___🟩🟪___🟪⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜___🟨🟪🟩🟨___⬜🟪⬜🟪🟨

⬜🟨⬜🟪⬜___🟩⬜___🟨🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜___🟩🟩🟩🟪___⬜🟨🟨🟨🟪

⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜___🟩⬜___🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩___🟩🟩🟩🟩___🟪🟩🟩🟩🟩

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩___🟩🟩___🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩___🟩🟩🟩🟩___🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩


#phrazle

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