***Wordle Spoiler 10/30***

[TheRickles]

30. Maybe it's me, but consulting the past answers list isn't cricket (or at least it shouldn't be).

I know it's technically legal, but it takes away some of the skill element from Wordle. I remember reading that there were something like 5000 eligible 5-letter words in the English language, so in another year or so, the pool will be shrinking fairly dramatically and it'll be a matter of choosing from an handful of unused words. The NYT average scores will trend down to the low 3s and high 2s, and the thrill of getting a 2 would feel a bit hollow. I prefer the challenge of coming up with sacrifice words that use up 3 or 4 of the possible letter options. Today it'd be words like "maven" or "chugs" to chip away at the possibles. But, like everything in life, to each his own!