RN, it is a word I learned from Uncle Roger (You Tube, very funny).

4th go, no clue, could do better.......

4 again. This is my lot in life, the unsung hero, the person behind the scenes, I’m Q to the worlds 007s….🤣

in three Colins good start for two

You speak Malay Nick😮 FUIYOH!!

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Almost so lucky Peter👍
My starter, CUTTER, gave me 4 letters but all jumbled up, took some head scratching and another black coffee to sort it out at 2nd attempt. Reading the 4 letters backwards gave me a good clue💡 and saved me.😀

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Two today. Starter word gave me five letters. Lucky. 😃

Another 4

One cruise that was rescued on 2nd attempt.
Cheers Colin.

Saved on 3 😁

Second attempt! FUIYOH!

Good day three for me.
Rick

Steady as she goes, 4 with a clue

atTACKed, and beaten to death, as per my poor head this morning.

Managed to TACKle it in 3

Correct direction after failing on first 3 turns, clued up to get a 4.
Cheers Colin.

Managed to change course on 4th try😊

Another 3zee. Must try harder! 😁

Back down to ahead slow, on 4 with the clue

"as it was the answer recently"
IMHO that's not so important on the first guess Peter.
As the chances of a 'hole in one' are pretty slim anyway.
Important is to have a starter with as many vowels as possible.
Either it will give you one, or even two, vowels or at least you have eliminated two and can set off on a new tack (boatie-pun intended😁).
BUOY is also useful, but bearing in mind that 'E' is the most common letter in the English vocabulary BEAR (as in bearing to windward) is good.
Today I was just lucky with my gut feeling saying GO BOAT!
So were you with PORT, gave the same result as BOAT (tastes better though😋)
Cheers, Doug😎

Blimey to two perhaps time to buy lottery ticket

I did it in 2 also. I didn’t start with boat though as it was the answer recently. Port gave me a good start.😃

Inspired by GaryLC👍

"To win or knot to win, that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
the pains and sorrows of outrageous Wordles
Or to pit the brain against a sea of doubts
and by solving them end them. To win - to lose
no more; and by a win to say we end
the headache and the thousand natural shocks
the brain is heir to: 'tis a consummation
devoutly to be wished. To win, to sleep,
to sleep, perchance to dream - ay, there's the rub:
For in that sleep of victory what dreams may come,
when we have shuffled off this wonderful website."

With thanks (and apologies😔) to Willy the Bard.😁

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Boat is a perfect start. Shame I did't start with it 🤔.. Finished in 3 today!!

To be, or Knot to be, that was the question, very much stuck in the consistent four syndrome with clue.

Untied it in 2 😀
BOAT gave a good start.
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Slow start but up to speed on 4th try.
Cheers Colin.

I think this was one for guessing today, not working mathematically 😊

Slow ahead, 4 with clue today 😀

Got it on 2😁

Sailor to start to Marlin good eh in 2
As for the wiring it all went flash bang and its back to start again no harm done looked spectacular

Definitely not an advocate for change, as John Lennon once said "Let it be."

Thought I had it on 2 with CARLIN.

Of course, I was just adrift on this fishy puzzle 😀

Managed to land this on 4, close to needing the clue today 😀

Took four casts to land this one. Don't get many of these in cardigan Bay.
Cheers Colin.

Four today and needed the clue. For me it is good to keep the LITTLE GREY CELLS WORKING.
Rick

I think i need to go on along one doing this a 11.50 not good on the grey cells

Stephen its fine as it is, thought process for us oldies can sometimes be a bit slow, but it keeps the brain active.
Cheers Colin.

A voyage of discovery with the help of the clue I landed on 4th row.
Cheers Colin.

For me leave it the way it is. I'm sure on average I need the clue. It is for fun
Rick

Stephen.
I would suggest leaving it as it as it is.
It’s makes us stir the old grey matter 👀
Regards
Bill

My 2 cents worth😁
"clue at any time?"
Does that also mean before even the first guess?
If so then the clues must be much more cryptic.
Otherwise we'll all be 'holing in one'.😀😀😀😀
Leave it where it is and impose a one line penalty.
Cheers, Doug😎

BRIDGE gave me the ending.
A lot of thunks gave me the rest😉
2 lines today.😎

Thinking on the "4 with clue" which has become the standard...

Should we allow a clue at any time? But have a one line penalty when used?

Open to thoughts!

Stephen

A word when you've gotta take a trip somewhere!!😊

DG

Another case of the consistent consecutive conjecture syndrome, leading to a confused four.

A hard 4

Well after the 4th go, I can now set sail ⛵️ back to the studio for some more work on it and then plot a new course to my work shop for some boat time ⏲️ 😀

A long way to 4 with the clue