398: 2022-07-22

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Date: July 22, 2022

Puzzle: 398

Outcome: win

Hard Mode: true

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Guesses: 4 (⛔️ Spoilers❗️)
# Word Usage Before After Diff
1 delay 6 / 10 ⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ 10 ⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️🟨 9 -1
2 youth 1 / 2 ✅ ⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️🟨 9 🟨⬛️⬛️🟨⬛️ 8 -1
3 stymy 1 / 1 ✅ 🟨⬛️⬛️🟨⬛️ 8 🟨🟨🟩⬛️⬛️ 6 -2
4 tryst ✨ 1 / 1 ✅ 🟨🟨🟩⬛️⬛️ 6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 0 -6

Puzzle Score: 23
Category Count Score Notes
Outcome win 0 No penalty for a loss
Guesses 4 N/A Guess count doesn't factor directly into the score
Correct 6 0 6 * 0 pts
Present 5 5 5 * 1 pts
Absent 9 18 9 * 2 pts
Golf. Low scores are better.

This was a weird clue but I moved quickly. Happy with the result considering.

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Published: 2022-07-22 06:50 -0700
Committed: 2022-10-04 03:25 +0000
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