The Bot is still starting with "CRANE" ... hmmm, should I switch?

Guess #1:  TRACE

• T and A are out of place
  
• C is in the correct place
  
• 7 remaining words:  BATCH;  CATCH;  HATCH;  LATCH;  MATCH;  PATCH;  WATCH
  

Guess #2:  LUMPS

• The M is out of place and I've narrowed it down to one !
  
• "CLIMB" would have been a better guess with the same result
  

Guess #3:  MATCH

• My third guess matches the answer
  

Two notes:
a) Crazy lucky today
b) The Bot is starting with "CRANE" recently

Guess #1:  TRACE

• R, C, and E are all in the correct places
  
• 1 remaining word

Guess #2:  PRICE

• Happy Gilmore says "The price is wrong, b**** !"
  

Guess #1:  TRACE

• R is out of place
  
• E is in the correct place
  
• 20 to 30 remaining words
  

Guess #2:  HORSE

• R is out of place
  
• Six remaining words
  

Guess #3:  RIFLE

• R, I, and E are all in the correct places
  
• One remaining word
  

Guess #4:  RIDGE

• Made it
  

Guess #1:  TRACE

• A is in the correct place

Guess #2:  LOINS

• L and S are both out of place
• Eight remaining words
• The Bot says I should have guessed SLINK and then there would only be one word left

Guess #3:  SLASH

• One remaining word

Guess #4:  PSALM

• Sing Hallelujah !
  

Was attending a conference.  Didn't do it.

Was attending a conference.  Didn't do it.

I feel tricked on Valentine's Day ...
Guess #1:  TRACE

• T is in the correct place
  
•  A is out of place
  
• Approx 20 remaining words
  

Guess #2:  NOISY

• N and O are both out of place
  
• Two remaining words:  TANGO;  TALON
  
• Clearly the answer should be TANGO on Valentine's Day
  

Guess #3:  TANGO

• Nope
  

Guess #4:  TALON

• What a frickin' un-Valentine's word as in "She's got her talons out, because ____ "
  

Guess #1:  TRACE

• R, A, and C are all out of place
  
• 14 to 17 remaining words
  

Guess #2:  LOINS

• S is out of place
  
• The Bot says I should have guessed CAROM here
  
• Two remaining words:  SCRAP;  SCRAM
  

Guess #3:  SCRAM

Starting with the Bot's favorite opening:  "TRACE".

Guess #1:  TRACE

• T and A are both out of place
  

Guess #2:  LIONS

• S is out of place
  
• Down to five remaining words
  

Guess #3:  HASTY


Guess #4:  PASTA

Starting with the Bot's favorite opening:  "TRACE".

Guess #1:  TRACE

• R and E are both out of place
  

Guess #2:  LIONS

• N is out of place
  

Guess #3:  NEVER

• Done