Today’s Wordle was a bit of a tricky one with the ‘L’ and ‘N’ placements. I started with my usual SALET, which immediately flagged the ‘L’ and ‘E’ as being part of the puzzle, though the ‘L’ was in the wrong spot.

Moving to LINEN, I was able to confirm the ‘L’, ‘I’, ‘E’, and ‘N’ structure. The only remaining mystery was the middle consonant. Once I realized ‘K’ was the missing piece, LIKEN popped right out at me. A smooth 3-guess finish!