Bill van Melle

Singer, square dance caller and retired software engineer. or
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[Bill van Melle @BvanMelle]

@pavelcurtis I agree about the LHS. Also amused that the word I was "forced" to start with turned out to be unexpectedly lucky.

Daily Dordle 1015 4&5/7
⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
https://t.co/117sqcODe8

[Bill van Melle @BvanMelle]

@pavelcurtis My starter word algorithm produced another wild outcome.

Wordle 1,108 2/6*

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Wordlebot rated my first word 69 for skill, 99 luck (there was only one word left).

[Bill van Melle @BvanMelle]

@pavelcurtis Yeah, I had the same reaction

Daily Dordle 0878 6&5/7
⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟩⬜🟨
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
https://t.co/117sqcODe8

[Bill van Melle @BvanMelle]

@pavelcurtis One of my surprise 3's

Wordle 1,092 3/6*

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

[Bill van Melle @BvanMelle]

@pavelcurtis Second day in a row that I got lucky with #2, leaving only one answer left.

Wordle 1,086 3/6*

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜
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(But this time Wordlebot approved, giving my second word a 90%.)

[Bill van Melle @BvanMelle]

@pavelcurtis I got quite lucky on guess 2.

Wordle 1,085 3/6*

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(Wordlebot rated #2 mediocre (67%), but it was also the most popular choice among the hundreds of people who played the same first word, so good company.)

[Bill van Melle @BvanMelle]

@pavelcurtis I was surprised to get birdie after this dismal start.

Daily Dordle 0865 3&4/7
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
https://t.co/117sqcODe8

[Bill van Melle @BvanMelle]

@pavelcurtis Sure was.

TODDLE 2024-05-22
Starter word: TRAP
Score: 0
https://t.co/nWBBspd9kp

[Bill van Melle @BvanMelle]

@pavelcurtis 4 took me by far the longest.

🦉🦒🐬🦜🐙🐐
Anigrams 640
Hard mode
⭐00:04:42⭐
Hints used: 0
Streak: 74
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https://t.co/dCztbMpbGw

[Bill van Melle @BvanMelle]

@pavelcurtis My grid quickly went awry, so I reset and filled in what seemed like the obvious 3 letters in the pink anagram. Then it was constrained enough to finish.

🎻🧱 #FiddleBrix
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
1:51 (no hints!)
🟪🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟨
🟦🟦🟪🟨
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https://t.co/L6vAvX6Iju

[Bill van Melle @BvanMelle]

@pavelcurtis Well, at least I beat the average.

TODDLE 2024-05-21
Starter word: PEAS
Score: 3
https://t.co/nWBBspd9kp

[Bill van Melle @BvanMelle]

@pavelcurtis As did I!

Daily Dordle 0848 3&4/7
🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
https://t.co/117sqcODe8

[Bill van Melle @BvanMelle]

@pavelcurtis A little sluggish, but not bad. Had a weird feel to it.

🎻🧱 #FiddleBrix
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
0:59 (no hints!)
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟪🟨🟨🟦
🟪🟨🟦🟦
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https://t.co/L6vAvX6Iju

[Bill van Melle @BvanMelle]

@pavelcurtis It was 4 and 6 for me

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Anigrams 639
Hard mode
⭐00:03:08⭐
Hints used: 0
Streak: 73
🦉🦒🐬🦜🐙🐐
https://t.co/dCztbMpbGw

[Bill van Melle @BvanMelle]

@pavelcurtis Fortunately I was able to come up with it, though I did have to think about it.

TODDLE 2024-05-20
Starter word: VEND
Score: 0
https://t.co/nWBBspd9kp

[Bill van Melle @BvanMelle]

@pavelcurtis I also side eyed 4, but zipped right by it. Took the hint on 6 and then got it quickly. Don't know how I missed that. 🤷‍♂️

🦉🦒🐬🦜🐙🐐
Anigrams 638
Hard mode
00:06:44
Hints used: 1
Streak: 72
🦉🦒🐬🦜🐙🐐
https://t.co/dCztbMpbGw

[Bill van Melle @BvanMelle]

@pavelcurtis My anagrams also required just one move, which for sure helps. This ties my second best time.

🎻🧱 #FiddleBrix
Monday, May 20, 2024
0:21 (no hints!)
🟪🟪🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟨
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https://t.co/L6vAvX6Iju

[Bill van Melle @BvanMelle]

@pavelcurtis My reaction, too.

TODDLE 2024-05-19
Starter word: OVER
Score: 6
https://t.co/nWBBspd9kp

[Bill van Melle @BvanMelle]

@pavelcurtis Phew!

Daily Dordle 0846 6&7/7
⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

[Bill van Melle @BvanMelle]

@pavelcurtis Oh, yeah.

Wordle 1,065 6/6*

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

FWIW, you tied Wordlebot.