To have one word left and take three guess to get it is quite something haha. I was also stumped but for even longer than you, I had to put it down and come back later. Funnily using the X as a placeholder as is common really messed me up because I wasn't seeing it actually being one of the letters at the end. Got it in 4 with: REIGN PILOT BASIC AFFIX
Wordle 1,286 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ UNCLE ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ STAIR 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ APHID 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ AMNIO 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AFFIX I didn't think the NYT would use AMNIO as an answer, but that was all I could think of at first. It took a long time to come up with AFFIX. Tough word today.
Don't feel too bad. Most people were probably in the same boat. I got it in five after also commiting an error.
CLIMB, AUDIO, AERIE, AFFIX
To have one word left and take three guess to get it is quite something haha. I was also stumped but for even longer than you, I had to put it down and come back later. Funnily using the X as a placeholder as is common really messed me up because I wasn't seeing it actually being one of the letters at the end. Got it in 4 with: REIGN PILOT BASIC AFFIX
Axiam was my 5th guess for you
Not the only one to struggle on this one
AUDIO APHID AGAIN AFFIX 😀
Wordle 1,286 5/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ UNCLE
⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ STAIR
🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ APHID
🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ AMNIO
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AFFIX
I didn't think the NYT would use AMNIO as an answer, but that was all I could think of at first. It took a long time to come up with AFFIX. Tough word today.
I also got it on the last try today. Really hard.
Tough one. I know the word, but rarely (if ever) use it. AUDIO ALIVE ARTSY AGAIN AFFIX
Not trying too hard to guess an optimal first word really helped me this time - BOXED - AXIAL - AFFIX
I went very nearly the same route as you, but I started with BOXES (as in gift boxes b/c tis the season 🎄) - AXIAL - AFFIX.
REIGN, TIDAL, LASSI, AUDIO, ASPIC, AFFIX
Wordle 1,286 6/6*
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yodel - grAsp- FAInt - AFFIX!
I got it on the last try as well. with a mistake repeat wrong letter and repeat letter in wrong place. BRING - TIPSY - CHOIR - VALID - MAFIA - AFFIX.