Wordle Postgame Report, August 3

GAMES OF SKILL AND CHANCE DEP'T.

Wordle Postgame Report, August 3
'The Fountain of YOUTH', 1546. From the collection of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemaldegalerie, Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Art Media/Print Collector/Getty Images)

August 3, YOUTH, 4/6

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COMING OFF A loss, what point was there in being cautious or even sensible? CRAZE as the opener got nothing on the reckless Z, nor on any of the other letters. Time to reset with a normal reset word: POINT. Green O, yellow T. Placing that T felt more important than figuring out any new letters, but DOTTY not only planted the T in green in the fourth spot, it supplied a yellow Y. If it wasn't at the end, it had to be at the front: YOUTH. A new-born winning streak.

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