Though I managed the Wordle in 6 I've failed on the Quordle, I got 3 out of the 4, I got down to needing the last word with 1 go left and guessed the wrong word, it was the first word that got me, it was one that I hadn't heard for years and had forgotten, I needed help online and it took too many goes to get it.
When I got into doing cryptic crosswords I needed to check the odd word to see if it exists. I did some research and found the Chambers dictionary and thesaurus apps were highly recommended so I bought them for my phone. They are really good for crosswords and would be for Wordle too. I haven't yet tried to look up a word that the apps don't know.
For those who have never tried cryptics - it is often possible to deduce an answer without knowing the word. For example, one I just did...
Sailor, unaccompanied, finds shellfish (7) I already had one letter from another answer --A---- I deduced that the word was
ABALONE but I had never heard of it so I checked the dictionary app. Correct!
I only use the dictionary to find words if I am completely stuck on a crossword. Normally, I use it to check spellings or words I don't know.
It is snowing here today. It was unpleasant yesterday so I stayed in. I don't think the winds were strong enough to do much damage though. I will go out to the shops later and check around.
I spoke to my sister in Devon yesterday. She lost some roof tiles in the previous storm (Dudley) and they had been fixed. She didn't think there was more damage yesterday. When I go out later if the snow hasn't settled I will look up at
my roof to see if it looks OK. (Just took a quick look out of the window and roof watch is postponed until Todmorden rootops are actually visible again rather than being carpets of snow!)
I am supposed to be travelling on Monday. I will have to make sure the trains are running properly. If not, I might delay by a day or two.
I am staying in bed a while longer until the heating has done its job. It is still a bit nippy in the house.