WORDLE

[MaureenB]

Failed today

I had a “phew” today - had 3 correct letters at try 3! I’m not into baseball so answer meant nothing to me

Ah, so that what it means!! I got it at the last attempt,but it was out of desperation rather than knowledge

[CaroleF]

By pure fluke I got the first two and last two letters on the second attempt but it then took me ages to think what on earth the middle letter could be. I keep in the back of my mind that whoever sets the words is American so that was what gave it to me in the end. I did guess that the answer may have something to do with basketball.

Carole

[towny44]

Failed today

I had a “phew” today - had 3 correct letters at try 3! I’m not into baseball so answer meant nothing to me

Thanks for the tip Jan as a result, and because I got 3 letters in my first word and one in the correct position, I was able to get it in 2. But I confess I do get a bit of help from Bestwordlist.com.

[Mervyn and Trish]

Failed today.

[MaureenB]

Well..............!!

Today's (7/5) word certainly doesn't trip off a Brit's tongue let alone an American!! Had to resort to a little online help!

[Bensham33]

Got it on last guess.

[CaroleF]

Certainly don't think it's a word used much nowadays, maybe years ago. Surprised an American would pick it. Got in in 4 after guessing last two letters correctly, plus one but not in the correct place which definitely limited what the answer could be.

[Mervyn and Trish]

Tricky one, took 5

[Ranchi]

Saturday’s was a word I still use. I managed it in four. I just couldn’t see a possible solution after my second attempt and entered ‘Didst’- now that really is rarely used, in row 3. I then spotted the lonely ‘m’ at the bottom of the keyboard & all was

[Mervyn and Trish]

Sunday, got it in 3. Now that's..........

[Jan Rosser]

Sunday, got it in 3. Now that's..........

Me too Merv - bit of a Scottish flavour to today’s answer

[Ranchi]

Six for me…different interpretation on Tyneside to Scotland.

[Jan Rosser]

Six for me…different interpretation on Tyneside to Scotland.

I remember the actor Kevin Whatley using the term canny in a tv programme - Lewis maybe - but didn’t realise there are different meanings - learn something new everyday

[CaroleF]

Oh dear Jan, I made the mistake of looking at this site before attempting Wordle! Never mind I got told I was a Genius!

Carole

[Jan Rosser]

Oh dear Jan, I made the mistake of looking at this site before attempting Wordle! Never mind I got told I was a Genius!

Carole

OMG Carole I’m so sorry I just didn’t think - what am I like!!! That happened to me once - only time I’ve been a genius

[CaroleF]

Yes, don't worry, it was good being called a Genius and I don't expect it'll happen again! The best I've done in reality is 2 and that really was a fluke. Just happened to guess correctly.

Carole

[Ranchi]

‘Informal American’…much wailing & gnashing of teeth in Ranchi Towers this morning. Beware! (It’s in one of the variants - not Wordle.)

[Bensham33]

Easy one today. Did it in 3

[CaroleF]

I took 4, should have got it in 3. I was making it more complicated than it actually was.

[david63]

Three for me

[Mervyn and Trish]

Four for me, after getting 3 in the right place on the second try.

[CaroleF]

I've just been reading that today's word was changed at some point during the day. So some of us may have been trying to find one word and others another. I did wonder when I read Ranchi's comment. It didn't seem to relate to my word. Apparently the word was changed as it 'was too politically charged is is closely related to a major news event.' The original word was 'fetus' and the word I solved was 'shine'. I wonder if that was the word Ranchi had as 'shine' didn't seem to have much to do with 'informal Americanism'.

Carole

[Ranchi]

Oh, sorry! I didn’t want to spoil it by giving the word away. It wasn’t Wordle but Quordle which had the informal American term. I had never come across the term as anything other than a boy’s name I imagine it is probably onomatopoeic (is that correctly spelt?)

[Ranchi]

ralph

/ralf/
verbINFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN
verb: ralph; 3rd person present: ralphs; past tense: ralphed; past participle: ralphed; gerund or present participle: ralphing
vomit.
"he'll ralph all over the place

I’ve never seen this in print or heard it on tv or in film.

[Jan Rosser]

Had a “phew” today - lucky last guess