A simple rule of thumb saved this from turning real ugly this morning. (Explanation behind second spoiler.)
Wordle 1,038 2/6*
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I heard once, somewhere, that Wordle will never use the plural form of a word. I was fairly confident, therefore, that the ending letter was not ‘S’; there were still some possibilities that weren’t plural words, but I took a calculated risk, and it paid off.