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Mme. Defarge

(9,065 posts) Fri May 22, 2026, 07:45 PM 23 hrs ago

Holy merde!

I got today’s Wordle in one entry. A lucky guess, of course.

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Holy merde! (Original Post) Mme. Defarge 23 hrs ago OP

Felicitations! MLAA 22 hrs ago #1

Merci! Mme. Defarge 21 hrs ago #2

What decent puzzle uses 'merde' as a decent word for decent people to solve? EYESORE 9001 10 hrs ago #3

"Perhaps some_of_us_are_sane 10 hrs ago #4

In that case EYESORE 9001 9 hrs ago #6

Don't tell me True Dough 9 hrs ago #5

MLAA

(19,807 posts)

1. Felicitations!

Reply to Mme. Defarge (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2026, 09:20 PM

22 hrs ago

I can usually get it in 3 or 4 tries with the very rare 2 tries. Fantastic on the one guess! Go buy a lottery ticket 😂

Mme. Defarge

(9,065 posts)

2. Merci!

Reply to MLAA (Reply #1)

Fri May 22, 2026, 10:16 PM

21 hrs ago

EYESORE 9001

(29,898 posts)

3. What decent puzzle uses 'merde' as a decent word for decent people to solve?

Reply to Mme. Defarge (Original post)

Sat May 23, 2026, 09:14 AM

10 hrs ago

And why did you choose ‘merde’ as your first guess?

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,639 posts)

4. "Perhaps

Reply to EYESORE 9001 (Reply #3)

Sat May 23, 2026, 09:26 AM

10 hrs ago

someone who sits underneath a guillotine scaffold and KNITS......
(turning suddenly, eyebrow raised).........MMe. DeFarge!"

ROFL!!!

EYESORE 9001

(29,898 posts)

6. In that case

Reply to some_of_us_are_sane (Reply #4)

Sat May 23, 2026, 10:04 AM

9 hrs ago

‘Merde’ is le mot juste

True Dough

(27,348 posts)

5. Don't tell me

Reply to Mme. Defarge (Original post)

Sat May 23, 2026, 09:49 AM

9 hrs ago

that today's Wordle word is MERDE!

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