Today's answer is a gift to the Wordle Bot!

Guess #1:  SLATE

• S is in the correct place
  
• L is out of place
  
• A is out of place
  
• T is in the correct place
  
• Only 1 word remaining !!!!
  

Guess #2:  SALTY

• And there we have it, a quick an glorious end to 2023 !
  

Trying the Wordle Bot's opening again.  Getting used to it, though you will see my second guess could have been better.

Guess #1:  SLATE

• T is out of place
  
• E is in the correct place
  
• Only 20 words remaining!

Guess #2:  CHOIR

• H is in the correct place
  
• R is out of place
  
• Learned this one from the Wordle Bot a few days ago.
  
• Turns out I should have guessed "CHIRP" to narrow it to one remaining.
  
• Only two remaining flowers:  THERE and THREE
  
• Should be "THREE" as in "THREE WISE MEN" -- but better on Jan 6th.
  

Guess #3:  THREE

Trying the Wordle Bot's opening again.  Getting used to it

Guess #1:  SLATE

• L is out of place
  
• Not much to go on
  
• 100+ words remaining
  

Guess #2:  POUND

• D is in the correct place
  
• There have been so many misses that it turns out we have a lot of information
  
• Only two remaining flowers:  CHILD and LIVID
  
• Let's go with the kid in the manger option
  

Guess #3:  CHILD

Trying the Wordle Bot's opening again.  Slowly getting used to it

Guess #1:  SLATE

• L is out of place
  
• A is in the correct place
  
• E is out of place
  
• 8 words remaining
  

Guess #2:  MIRLY

• Great guess
  
• R and L are out of place
  
• Only two remaining flowers:  LEARN and PEARL
  
• Let's go with the more erudite option ... hahaha
  

Guess #3:  LEARN

Trying the Wordle Bot's opening again.

Guess #1:  SLATE

• S is out of place
  
• A is out of place
• 15 words remaining

Guess #2:  RASPY

• Great guess
• A and Y are in the correct places
• S is out of place
• Only two remaining flowers:  DAISY and PANSY
• Let's go with the more popular flower

Guess #3:  DAISY

Trying the Wordle Bot's opening again.

Guess #1:  SLATE

• E is in the correct place
• 100+ words remaining

Guess #2:  ROUND

• Great guess but should have tried "GROIN"
  
• O is out of place
  
• N is in the correct place
  
• Only four remaining words:  OPINE;  OVINE;  OZONE;  PHONE
  
• Guaranteed win in 4 by guessing OPINE or PHONE
  

Guess #3:  PHONE

Trying the Wordle Bot's opening again.

Guess #1:  SLATE

• E is in the correct place
  
• 100+ words remaining
  

Guess #2:  CHOWK

• Great guess
  
• O is in the correct place
  
• K is out of place
  
• Only two remaining words:  EVOKE;  BROKE
  
• Let's hope they don't put BROKE on Xmas
  

Guess #3:  EVOKE

Starting with a slight twist to the Wordle Bot's opening.

Guess #1:  SLARE

• A and E are all in the correct places
  
• R is out of place
  
• There are 14 possible words
  
• Would love the next guess to have a "C" and "G" and "D"
  

Guess #2:  BRACK

• Great guess
  
• "R" and "A" and "C" are all in the correct places
  
• Only one word left at this point.  Nailed it!
  

Guess #3:  GRACE

Trying the Wordle Bot's opening again.

Guess #1:  SLATE

• S, L, and E are all in the correct places
  
• Only 4 possible words:  SLICE;  SLIDE;  SLIME;  SLOPE
  
• Need a guess to guarantee a win in 3
  

Guess #2:  CLAMP

• Great guess
  
• P is out of place
  
• Nailed it!
  

Guess #3:  SLOPE

Whoops, forgot to play today.