Yesterday’s Wordle provided an opportunity to use a sacrificial word. After Guess #2 I knew what the last four letters were, but there were many possibilities for the first letter. To narrow it down, for Guess #3 I picked a word that used as many valid first letters as possible. This word was 100% guaranteed not to be the solution, but it immediately made the solution clear. Guess #3 was: PLUMB.
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