The mad lad really wrote minge.absolutely not one of my finest boards. Very poor luck with the first couple of words and some weird (in retrospect) guesses. Still, thankfully managed to guess it before the chances ran out - streak currently at 54!
Wordle 299 5/6
β¬β¬β¬π¨β¬ PLANK
π¨β¬π¨β¬π© NOISE
β¬π¨β¬π¨π© UNTIE
π©π©π©β¬π© MINGE
π©π©π©π©π© MINCE
(I thought about it but then went NYTimes would never, and chose winge)