I spent the last part of my Friday post writing about how close I am to having as many birdies as bogies in my Par 4 version of Wordle. I had only one more bogey than birdie, so I was certain I'd be even or have more 3's than 5's soon. It felt great. So of course both my weekend solves went five guesses. Two bogeys after being confident that I was a birdie machine, that I was getting better at this game. Well, the machine kicked my ass over the weekend. But I have to admit, QUICK and WRATH were excellent words. If I have to get bogeys, I want it to be because the words are unique and interesting rather than due to me making stupid mistakes. This weekend was definitely a case where the former was true.
I started my puzzle today with FRONT. No real reason other than it was the first word to come to mind when I opened the app today. FRONT was not the best as I only got a yellow tile for the N. I felt betrayed by my guess. Like I had been bit by a snake in the grass. Which led me to the second guess: SNAKE. I see a green S, then a green N, a green A, wow is this happening? The K is green as well. Holy cow! A solve in two! What a way to strike back after my two bogies over the weekend! Then the E is gray. What? Is Wordle dyslexic and tying to spell SNACK? This is unreal. The only thing that makes sense as I look through the letters is SNAKY, which is that even a word? I have no choice but to hit enter and get a solve in three. So I notched another birdie to bring me to 80 compared to 82 bogies. I'll get there soon.
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