On Tuesdays, Two Writing Teachers hosts the Slice of Life. Everyone is welcome to share writing and comment on others in this special community.
Spoiler Alert: Answers to yesterday's Wordle and Connections included in this slice.
Content Alert: Inappropriate innuendos
As I do every morning, I began my morning puzzles with Wordle. For reasons I won't get into, I started with PAINT. Not good. STARE? Still not good. And even a dumb mistake caused by playing too quickly so I could get to some slice reading. When I got to my fifth guess, I was reasonably certain of the answer, but surprised at the choice of words. I mean, I know the word has multiple meanings, but still, I was a little surprised.
Our family shares the daily Wordle results, and, since Julia and I were the early players, I laughed at her text:
Thinking about the teacher I know who usually plays Wordle with his class, I figured he could explain the meaning of BOOTY if he had to. Yes, some of the kids would have some previous experiences with that word, but I could envision the possible giggles being manageable.
Then I played Connections. Again, I was a little wide-eyed at the purple category. _____ PLAY? Horse, screen, word, and... wait for it... fore? C'mon NYT! It couldn't have been 3-point? Or childs? How about re? FORE???
I sent one of my colleagues a warning about Connections since his class loves to play.
Booty and foreplay would be a tough double whammy for a Monday morning! Here's hoping no one had to deal with that!
