Sometimes the stars align, and today was one of those days. Started with my usual opener SALET, which gave me exactly what I needed: the ending pattern -LET was locked in immediately with three greens in positions 3, 4, and 5.

With S and A eliminated, I needed to find a word that ended in -LET but didn’t start with either of those letters. INLET jumped out as a strong candidate — a common English word that fit the pattern perfectly. It’s always satisfying when the logical choice is also the correct one.

Two guesses, done and dusted. These quick solves remind me why I enjoy the systematic approach to Wordle — sometimes efficiency pays off beautifully.