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  • Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post
    Why on earth would someone use a letter they have eliminated?

    3 today btw
    i hate to raise my head up and be a target for DH, but I’ve done this in the past. Usually when I’ve gotten impatient with the day’s puzzle, I’d pick a word that has eliminated letters but not others. It’s sacrificing a turn but still helps.

    but no more!!!

    "...you pointy-headed autopsy nerd. Do you think it's possible for you to post without using words like "hilarious," "absurd," "canard," and "truther"? Your bare assertions do not make it so. Maybe your reasoning is too stunted and your vocabulary is too limited to go without these epithets."
    "You are an intemperate, unscientific poster who makes light of very serious matters.”
    - SeattleUte

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    • Originally posted by Northwestcoug View Post

      i hate to raise my head up and be a target for DH, but I’ve done this in the past. Usually when I’ve gotten impatient with the day’s puzzle, I’d pick a word that has eliminated letters but not others. It’s sacrificing a turn but still helps.

      but no more!!!
      There are times when it is difficult to think of a word that will fit the options you have left, but including an already used letter gets you there.
      Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

      Dig your own grave, and save!

      "The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American

      "I know that you are one of the cool and 'edgy' BYU fans" -- Wally

      GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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      • 4 yesterday, 4 today.

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        • Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post
          Why on earth would someone use a letter they have eliminated?

          3 today btw
          Went back to your safe word, did you? Like a
          Spoiler for 5 letter word:
          BITCH

          Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss

          There's three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who's got the same first name as a city; and never go near a lady's got a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, everything else is cream cheese. --Coach Finstock

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          • Originally posted by Donuthole View Post

            Went back to your safe word, did you? Like a
            Spoiler for 5 letter word:
            BITCH

            Yes!

            XYXYL

            "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
            "It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
            "Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster

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            • 5/6 that one was tough

              Spoiler for Answer:
              heart
              liner
              soler
              ulcer
              elder
              "Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf

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              • Originally posted by Moliere View Post
                5/6 that one was tough
                Same

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                • 4/6:

                  Spoiler for guesses:

                  ADIEU
                  DOTER
                  SEDER
                  ELDER
                  C’mon, you of all people shouldn’t struggle with this one
                  "...you pointy-headed autopsy nerd. Do you think it's possible for you to post without using words like "hilarious," "absurd," "canard," and "truther"? Your bare assertions do not make it so. Maybe your reasoning is too stunted and your vocabulary is too limited to go without these epithets."
                  "You are an intemperate, unscientific poster who makes light of very serious matters.”
                  - SeattleUte

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                  • 3/6

                    Spoiler for My guesses:

                    irate
                    loner
                    elder

                    I've used orate since I began playing three weeks ago, but with a tip of the cap to OG I went with irate this morning. Had I stuck with my usual first guess I suspect my second would have been liner, so no diff.

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                    • 5 today also.

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                      • Originally posted by Northwestcoug View Post

                        i hate to raise my head up and be a target for DH, but I’ve done this in the past. Usually when I’ve gotten impatient with the day’s puzzle, I’d pick a word that has eliminated letters but not others. It’s sacrificing a turn but still helps.

                        but no more!!!
                        OK, but how is this any kind of advantage? I.e., why would outlawing this make it harder? It seems like allowing this would waste a turn and make it more difficult in the long run to score in fewer guesses.

                        Seems like DH should be a fan of this. Kind of like starting with a bad initial guess.
                        "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
                        "It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
                        "Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster

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                        • Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post

                          OK, but how is this any kind of advantage? I.e., why would outlawing this make it harder? It seems like allowing this would waste a turn and make it more difficult in the long run to score in fewer guesses.

                          Seems like DH should be a fan of this. Kind of like starting with a bad initial guess.
                          It's weak. If you can't come up with a word that doesn't reuse discarded letters, and uses the known letters in their correct and/or available positions, you deserve to fail the day.
                          Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss

                          There's three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who's got the same first name as a city; and never go near a lady's got a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, everything else is cream cheese. --Coach Finstock

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                          • Originally posted by Donuthole View Post

                            It's weak. If you can't come up with a word that doesn't reuse discarded letters, and uses the known letters in their correct and/or available positions, you deserve to fail the day.
                            Agreed.
                            "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
                            "It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
                            "Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster

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                            • Originally posted by Donuthole View Post

                              It's weak. If you can't come up with a word that doesn't reuse discarded letters, and uses the known letters in their correct and/or available positions, you deserve to fail the day.
                              Maybe you don't care to spend that much time?
                              Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

                              Dig your own grave, and save!

                              "The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American

                              "I know that you are one of the cool and 'edgy' BYU fans" -- Wally

                              GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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                              • 4 guesses today

                                Spoiler for GUESSES:

                                IRATE
                                RENOS
                                CLUED
                                ELDER
                                Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

                                Dig your own grave, and save!

                                "The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American

                                "I know that you are one of the cool and 'edgy' BYU fans" -- Wally

                                GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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