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Wordle Postgame Report, November 3

GAMES OF SKILL AND CHANCE DEP'T.

Tom Scocca

Nov 4, 2022 — 1 min read

Back Stabbing - circa 1850: The astrological sign Scorpio, the Slanderer prepares to stab a man in the back as he reads ALOUD to his ladyfriend. The scorpion's tale represents 'slander' and 'the deadly lie' and the caption beneath reads 'I could a tale unfold'. Original Artist: By George Cruikshank. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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November 3, ALOUD, 4/6

WITH BARELY ANY consideration, I launched into the empty grid with ORBIT. The O was yellow, solitary. ALONE. Green A, green L, green O. It was either ALOOF or ALOUD, as far as I could tell. I guessed ALOOF, planning to feel haughty if it went through. It didn't. ALOUD. I could have complained, but I kept it to myself. According to the WordleBot, it could also have been ALOHA, in which case I would have said something audible to the neighbors.

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