I wasn't even sure PLOIT was a word, but I needed to do something to move it along!
Yes, it's a Scottish word that means to fall with a splash or plunge into water. 
Wordle took me forever today. 
Wordle 872 5/6*
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜      STORY
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜     PLACE
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩    FAUNA
🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩    INDIA
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  NINJA
What does it mean that today I guessed the purple words right away, but couldn't guess the green ones to save my soul?