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SKKY

(12,811 posts)
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 02:11 AM Dec 2022

WORDLE 543 (12/14) ***SPOILER THREAD***

I'm up working late and needed a mental break. 3rd Birdie in a row, which means I'm no doubt due for a bust.

Wordle 543 3/6*

🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜ SALAT
⬜🟨⬜🟩🟨 FLEAS
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 USUAL

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WORDLE 543 (12/14) ***SPOILER THREAD*** (Original Post) SKKY Dec 2022 OP
Birdie William Seger Dec 2022 #1
3 and 2 (Word Hurdle) ananda Dec 2022 #2
Birdie for me too. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2022 #3
4 nuxvomica Dec 2022 #4
4. Like I usually do underpants Dec 2022 #5
Par 4 mnhtnbb Dec 2022 #6
4 KarenS Dec 2022 #7
Par 4 Dave in VA Dec 2022 #8
4 MN2theMax Dec 2022 #9
4 with a careless mistake femmedem Dec 2022 #10
5 - almost blew it if..fish..had..wings Dec 2022 #11
Wordle 4 / Hurdle (am) 4, (pm) 4 /***SPOILERS*** PAR 4 Day Fla Dem Dec 2022 #12
Went for a k or y first guess: aaaaahhnnnnnnxx Chipper Chat Dec 2022 #13
Got it in 4 Marthe48 Dec 2022 #14
4 for me Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2022 #15
4 tishaLA Dec 2022 #16
4 for me ARPad95 Dec 2022 #17
3.. Yay! TeamProg Dec 2022 #18
WordHurdle 4, 5, 6 & Phrazle Morning (( SPOILERS)) TeamProg Dec 2022 #19
WordHurdle 6 & Afternoon Morning (( SPOILERS)) TeamProg Dec 2022 #20
4. Different Drummer Dec 2022 #21

William Seger

(12,529 posts)
1. Birdie
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 03:42 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 543 3/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ TRAIN
🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜ LOUSE (My original favorite starters left only one possibility again today!)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 USUAL (But double U was scary; wasted 10 minutes trying to think of anything else.)

NYT average: 4.1
WordleBot: 3 (SLATE NASAL USUAL)

ananda

(35,514 posts)
2. 3 and 2 (Word Hurdle)
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 05:35 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 543 3/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ FOLIE
🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ LAUGH
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 USUAL

Word Hurdle 661 2/6

🤍💛🤍🤍💛💛 FINALE
💙💙💙💙💙💙 RELICS

Buckeye_Democrat

(15,539 posts)
3. Birdie for me too.
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 05:45 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 543 3/6

🟨🟨🟨⬛⬛ SLATE
⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ CHURN
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 USUAL

nuxvomica

(14,206 posts)
4. 4
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 06:23 AM
Dec 2022

Last edited Wed Dec 14, 2022, 07:45 AM - Edit history (1)

Wordle 543 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ BREAK
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ HOIST
🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ LUMPY
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 USUAL

underpants

(197,179 posts)
5. 4. Like I usually do
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 07:17 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 543 4/6

🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜audio
⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜pause
🟨⬜🟩⬜🟨scuba - really thought that was it
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩usual

mnhtnbb

(33,504 posts)
6. Par 4
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 07:24 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 543 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜comet
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜plain
🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜laugh
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩usual

KarenS

(5,050 posts)
7. 4
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 08:02 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 543 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜intro
⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨plays
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜salsa
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩usual

Dave in VA

(2,291 posts)
8. Par 4
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 08:10 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 543 4/6

🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜about
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜pride
⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜caulk
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩usual

I despise double letters!

Happy "Hump Day", ya'll!

MN2theMax

(2,308 posts)
9. 4
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 08:26 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 543 4/6

🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ARISE
🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ SOAPY
⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 NASAL
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 USUAL

femmedem

(8,566 posts)
10. 4 with a careless mistake
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 08:28 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 543 4/6

🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ SLATE
⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ PALSY (I thought this would be it.)
⬜🟨⬜🟩🟨 ALIAS (Darn it! I already knew the L couldn't be the second letter.)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 USUAL

I'm at the tail end of a migraine; the poor brain just isn't functioning well yet.

11. 5 - almost blew it
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 09:40 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 543 5/6

🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ SADLY
⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 PLANS
⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ BALSA (knew the first A was wrong)
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ LASER (what's with that first A????)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 USUAL

Fla Dem

(27,772 posts)
12. Wordle 4 / Hurdle (am) 4, (pm) 4 /***SPOILERS*** PAR 4 Day
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 10:04 AM
Dec 2022

Last edited Wed Dec 14, 2022, 09:04 PM - Edit history (1)

Wordle 543 4/6
⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ Raise
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ Count
🟨⬜🟩🟩⬜ Squad
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Usual

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hurdle 661 4/6
💙🤍💛💛💛🤍 Raised
💙💙💛💙🤍🤍 Resize
💙💙🤍💙🤍💙 Remiss
💙💙💙💙💙💙 Relics

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hurdle 662 (pm) 4/6
🤍🤍🤍🤍💙💙 Raised
💛💛🤍🤍🤍🤍 County
🤍💛💛🤍💙💙 Locked
💙💙💙💙💙💙 Echoed

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

Chipper Chat

(10,928 posts)
13. Went for a k or y first guess: aaaaahhnnnnnnxx
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 10:25 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 543 6/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜hokey
🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜smart
🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜lists
🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜album
⬜🟨🟩🟨🟨cauls
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩usual

Marthe48

(23,443 posts)
14. Got it in 4
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 11:15 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 543 4/6

🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ AUDIO
⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ GAUNT
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 EQUAL
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 USUAL

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,847 posts)
15. 4 for me
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 11:26 AM
Dec 2022

Wordle 543 4/6

🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ARISE (My usual starter word)
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ POUTY (My usual follow-up word)
🟨⬜🟩⬜🟨 SCUBA
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 USUAL

tishaLA

(14,794 posts)
16. 4
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 01:04 PM
Dec 2022

I thought for sure my third word would be right....

Wordle 543 4/6

🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛ AUDIO
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 PYRES
🟨🟨🟩⬛⬛ SAUNA
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 USUAL

ARPad95

(1,672 posts)
17. 4 for me
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 02:39 PM
Dec 2022

Wordle 543 4/6

⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ TASER
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ SLAIN
⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 COLAS (Aha! So that's where the A goes.)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 USUAL (S had to be 2nd and L had to be 5th letters.)

 

TeamProg

(6,630 posts)
18. 3.. Yay!
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 03:03 PM
Dec 2022

Wordle 543 3/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ STEIN
🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ ALOUD
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 USUAL

 

TeamProg

(6,630 posts)
19. WordHurdle 4, 5, 6 & Phrazle Morning (( SPOILERS))
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 03:22 PM
Dec 2022

Word Hurdle 661 4/6 #wordhurdle
💛🤍🤍🤍💛💛 STONER
💙🤍💛💛💛🤍 RAISED
💛💛💛🤍💛💙 CREELS (wasn't expecting a C, looking for two Es)
💙💙💙💙💙💙 RELICS ( Okay, I'll use that C)

https://solitaired.com/wordhurdle
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Word Hurdle 5-letter 661 4/6 #wordhurdle
💙🤍🤍🤍🤍 STEIN
💛🤍🤍🤍🤍 ALOUD
💛🤍💙🤍💛 CHARM
💙💙💙💙💙 SMACK

https://solitaired.com/wordhurdle-5-letter
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Word Hurdle 4-letter 661 6/6 #wordhurdle
🤍💙🤍💙
🤍💙🤍🤍
🤍💙🤍💙
🤍💙💙🤍
💙💙🤍🤍
💙💙💙💙 ROLL

https://solitaired.com/wordhurdle-4-letter
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Phrazle 481: 2/6
⬜⬜🟪⬜___🟩🟩🟩___⬜🟨🟪🟨🟨

🟩🟩🟩🟩___🟩🟩🟩___🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

The answer is not "BEAT OUR DRUMS"


#phrazle

https://solitaired.com/phrazle




 

TeamProg

(6,630 posts)
20. WordHurdle 6 & Afternoon Morning (( SPOILERS))
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 09:06 PM
Dec 2022

Word Hurdle 662 4/6 #wordhurdle
🤍🤍💛🤍💙🤍
💛💛🤍🤍🤍🤍
🤍💛💛🤍💙💙
💙💙💙💙💙💙 ECHOED

https://solitaired.com/wordhurdle
Play our other games like Spider, at https://solitaired.com/spider-solitaire

Phrazle 482: 2/6
🟪🟨⬜🟪⬜___🟪🟪___🟪🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜___⬜🟪___⬜🟪⬜___⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩___🟩🟩___🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩___🟩🟩___🟩🟩🟩___🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

The answer is not "WOMAN IS MASTER OF OUR WORLD" I guess, it could be..

#phrazle

https://solitaired.com/phrazle

Different Drummer

(9,083 posts)
21. 4.
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 09:07 PM
Dec 2022

Wordle 543 4/6

🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ARISE
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨CHAPS
⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩NASAL
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩USUAL

Scoredle: 3 (SLATE → LALLS → USUAL)

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