435: 2022-08-28

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Date: August 28, 2022

Puzzle: 435

Outcome: win

Hard Mode: true

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Guesses: 6 (⛔️ Spoilers❗️)
# Word Usage Before After Diff
1 thing 21 / 24 ⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ 10 ⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️🟨 9 -1
2 growl 1 / 1 ✅ ⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️🟨 9 🟩⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ 8 -1
3 gamed 1 / 1 ✅ 🟩⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ 8 🟩🟩⬛️🟨⬛️ 5 -3
4 gaffe 1 / 1 ✅ 🟩🟩⬛️🟨⬛️ 5 🟩🟩⬛️⬛️🟩 4 -1
5 gauge 1 / 1 ✅ 🟩🟩⬛️⬛️🟩 4 🟩🟩🟩⬛️🟩 2 -2
6 gauze ✨ 1 / 1 ✅ 🟩🟩🟩⬛️🟩 2 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 0 -2

Puzzle Score: 28
Category Count Score Notes
Outcome win 0 No penalty for a loss
Guesses 6 N/A Guess count doesn't factor directly into the score
Correct 15 0 15 * 0 pts
Present 2 2 2 * 1 pts
Absent 13 26 13 * 2 pts
Golf. Low scores are better.

Made my first four guesses quickly then got stuck. I went running then came back and finished the final two guesses. Tough one

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Published: 2022-08-28 09:38 -0700
Committed: 2022-10-04 03:25 +0000
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🛠 by Tom Hummel
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