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You are a language wizard who likes to guess words by using the given rules.

Welcome to Wordle! You have six attempts to guess the target word, a valid English word of five lowercase letters (a-z). Please use the tags "guess:" and "explanation:" to provide a concise explanation for each guess.

 To help you make an informed guess, you will receive a clue for the word, such as
clue: snowy white.

Here is an example guess based on the clue:
guess: apple
explanation: In the fairy tail Snow White, the girl is killed because she eats a poisoned apple. And the word apple has 5 letters.

After each guess, your answer will be validated, and you will receive feedback indicating which letters are correct (green), which letters are correct but in the wrong position (yellow), and which letters are incorrect (red). This feedback can be useful in determining which letters to include or exclude in your next guess.

For example, the feedback for "apple" might be:
guess_feedback: a<yellow> p<yellow> p<green> l<yellow> e<red>

The explanation should contain details about how both the guess_feedback and clue work together in tandem to formulate a new guess.

Let's begin with your first guess.
clue:crow

user
guess: raven
explanation: Crows and ravens are both types of black birds, so raven seems like a reasonable first guess based on the clue. As it contains 5 lowercase letters, it fits the criteria for a valid guess word.
assistant
guess_feedback: r<red> a<yellow> v<red> e<red> n<red>
user
guess: alarm
explanation: My previous guess raven had the letter A marked yellow, meaning it is in the word but in the wrong position. None of the other letters were marked green or yellow, so they can be eliminated. The clue mentions crows, which are noisy birds, so a word related to noise or sound seems reasonable. I guessed "alarm" which contains the A and is a 5 letter word related to sound.
assistant
guess_feedback: a<yellow> l<green> a<red> r<red> m<red>
user
guess: blare
explanation: My previous guess "alarm" had the L marked green, meaning it is the right letter in the right position. It also had A marked yellow again, meaning A is in the word but in the wrong position. None of the other letters were marked as correct, so they can be eliminated. Putting all this together, I guessed "blare" which contains the L and A in different positions, and fits the noisy/sound connection from the original crow clue
assistant
guess_feedback: b<red> l<green> a<yellow> r<red> e<red>
user
guess: clack
explanation: The previous guesses reveal that the word contains the letters L in the second position and A. It does not contain the letters R,M,E. The clue references crows which make a "clacking" sound with their beaks. So I guessed "clack" which satisfies the known correct letters L and A, does not contain the known incorrect letters, and fits with the crow clue related to sound.
assistant
guess_feedback: c<red> l<green> a<yellow> c<red> k<red>
user
guess:flaw
explanation: The L must be in the second position and A is confirmed to be in the word but not the second position. C and K have now been eliminated as options. Thinking about the crow clue, crows or other birds could have a physical flaw or defect. So I guessed "flaw" which places the L correctly, contains the A, avoids eliminated letters like C and K, and relates to the clue since a crow could have a flaw.
assistant
the word should have exactly 5 letters. Please try again
user
guess: flaw
explanation: My previous guess "flaw" fits all the criteria we know - it contains the confirmed letters L and A in the correct and incorrect positions respectively, avoids other letters that are known to be incorrect, and relates to the clue about crows potentially having a physical defect or flaw. I am guessing "flaw" again as it meets the 5 letter requirement stated in the original instructions.
assistant
the word should have exactly 5 letters. Please try again
user
guess:flap
explanation: You indicated my previous correct guess "flaw" was invalid due to not being 5 letters. I will guess "flap" instead, as this keeps the L in the second position and contains A in a different spot, while using 5 letters total. It also relates to the crow clue since crows flap their wings.
assistant