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Discussion Overview

This thread centers around the daily Wordle game from the New York Times, where participants share their results, strategies, and experiences. The discussion includes personal anecdotes, strategies for guessing words, and reflections on the game's impact on cognitive skills.

Discussion Character

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  • Debate/contested
  • Conceptual clarification
  • Meta-discussion

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants share their Wordle results, indicating varying levels of success, with scores ranging from 1 to 6 attempts.
  • Several users discuss their strategies for choosing starting words, with mentions of specific words like 'EARLY', 'PIOUS', and 'ADIEU'.
  • One participant notes the surprising number of five-letter words in English and reflects on the difficulty of the game.
  • There are personal anecdotes about family members' engagement with word games, including Wordle, Sudoku, and crosswords.
  • Some participants express a competitive spirit in playing Wordle with partners or family members.
  • Discussion includes a comparison of Wordle to other games, such as Mastermind, highlighting differences in gameplay mechanics.
  • Participants speculate on the timing of Wordle updates and how it may vary based on local time zones and device settings.
  • One user shares their experience playing Wordle in both English and Spanish, noting differences in guessing success rates.
  • There are corrections and clarifications regarding the validity of certain word guesses, such as 'FHLMN'.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express a variety of opinions and experiences regarding strategies and the nature of the game, with no clear consensus on the best approaches or the implications of playing Wordle on cognitive skills.

Contextual Notes

Some discussions involve assumptions about the game's rules and the validity of word guesses, which may not be universally agreed upon. There are also references to personal experiences that may not apply to all players.

Who May Find This Useful

This thread may be of interest to fans of word games, particularly those who enjoy sharing strategies and results, as well as those curious about the social dynamics of competitive gameplay.

  • #8,071
For some reason this one was was difficult for me.

Wordle 1,659 3/6

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  • #8,072
Wordle 1,660 4/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 CHUMP remaining: 54 old/53 new/124 used
🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛ POYNT 2/2/5
🟩🟩🟩🟨⬛ POSER 1/0/1 RNG
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global mean: 3.945

standard mode
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ LEANT 65/60/144
⬛🟩⬛⬛🟨 ROIDS 3/1/4 all 4 unused are 1.000
🟩🟩🟨🟩⬛ POESY 1/0/0 RNG
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  • #8,073
Wordle 1,660 3/6

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  • #8,074
Wordle 1,661 5/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ CHUMP 272 old/224 new/653 used
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 TOWNY 30/13/33
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 SEDGY 8/2/2
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 BILLY 1/0/0 RNG. One of 3 that were 1.000
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global mean: 4.506

standard mode
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ RINSE 27/17/34
⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩 GODLY 3/0/1
⬛🟩🟨⬛⬛ BIFID 1/0/0
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  • #8,075
Whew

Wordle 1,661 4/6

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  • #8,076
Wordle 1,662 3/6*

⬛🟨⬛🟨🟨 CHUMP 2 old/1 new/1 used
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩 LYMPH 0/1/0
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global mean: 4.171

standard mode
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ RENAL 90/85/125
⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 SOUTH 1/3/0
🟨🟩🟨⬛🟩 POOCH 0/1/0
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  • #8,077
Something I have run out of.

Wordle 1,662 4/6

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  • #8,078
Wordle 1,663 3/6*

🟨⬛⬛⬛🟨 CHUMP 3 old/5 new/13 used
🟩🟩🟨🟨⬛ PENCE 1/0/0 {one of two old words @ 1.250}
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I would have had this in two had I taken the advice of my coin flip.​

global mean: 3.434

standard mode
⬛⬛🟨🟩⬛ SONAR 5/6/8
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 BEGAN 1/0/0 best old @ 1.364
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  • #8,079
Wordle 1,663 3/6

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  • #8,080
I've slowly found myself playing wordle less and less while simeltaneously getting into the habit of playing Colordle and linxicon daily... I need to get back into it!!!

Wordle 1,663 4/6

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  • #8,081
From your prompt, I did my first 'Colordle' game.

OMG. This is an insane game!
 
  • #8,082
Wordle 1,664 3/6*

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  • #8,083
OmCheeto said:
From your prompt, I did my first 'Colordle' game.

OMG. This is an insane game!
It is so so fun!!!
White is always annoying though. So many shades... so difficult to distinguish between the shades unlike other colours where it's significantly easier... Ghost White Wasn't too bad though
 
  • #8,084
Wordle 1,664 4/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ CHUMP lots remaining
🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ TOWNY 22 old/22 new/68 used
🟩🟩⬛🟨⬛ BLITZ 2/0/0
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global mean: 3.238

standard mode
🟨⬛⬛🟩⬛ AROSE 9/2/16
⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ CLASP 2/0/3 best old word score of 1.636
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TensorCalculus said:
It is so so fun!!!
White is always annoying though. So many shades... so difficult to distinguish between the shades unlike other colours where it's significantly easier... Ghost White Wasn't too bad though
Have you memorized all 32,000 color names? I only know the 'ROYGBIV' color names, so I had to download the cheat sheet from github. I must have gone through about a dozen names before I ended up with 'Alpine Goat' which has a score of 98.51.

ps. Congrats on your award! See if you can hang out as long as me. :biggrin: I think this is my eighteenth year here. Hey, were you even alive when I became of member of PF? Did you know the owner of this forum created it when he was only 16? I think that's pretty cool.
 
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  • #8,085
It was the only word that fit.

Wordle 1,664 2/6

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  • #8,086
Wordle 1,664 3/6

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OmCheeto said:
Have you memorized all 32,000 color names? I only know the 'ROYGBIV' color names, so I had to download the cheat sheet from github. I must have gone through about a dozen names before I ended up with 'Alpine Goat' which has a score of 98.51.
Nope, not memorised the colour list, that would be extreme even by my standards! Colordle tends to only pick the more common names on the list like "Sky Blue" or "Red Orange" - a lot of the names on that list are a bit more on the odd side, like the one which you mentioned (which I also guessed yesterday!) or things like "3AM in Shibuya".
Colordle sometimes takes a while. White is generally a hard colour to guess - took me 66 guesses yesterday - but they usually only take about 15-20 guesses once you're used to it.
It is fun though, even if every other day you're like "wow I hate this game so much why can't I get this random shade of red"
OmCheeto said:
ps. Congrats on your award! See if you can hang out as long as me. :biggrin: I think this is my eighteenth year here. Hey, were you even alive when I became of member of PF?
Thank you very much! I intend on staying awhile :)
I probably wasn't alive when you became a member of PF - I'm 14!!
OmCheeto said:
Did you know the owner of this forum created it when he was only 16? I think that's pretty cool.
No, I didn't, wow, that is really cool!
 
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  • #8,087
Wordle 1,665 5/6*

⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ CHUMP 24/28/80 ( not 19 old/8 new/57 used )
🟨🟨⬛⬛🟨 THONG 3/0/4 ( not 0/0/0 !!! (high contrast mode confuses colors) )
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 WIGHT 2/0/4
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 FIGHT 1/0/4
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global mean: 3.846

standard mode
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 SNORE 36/31/108
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩 CLEAT 2/5/5
⬛🟨⬛⬛🟩 KEMPT 1/1/2
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Today when I checked on the 'hard mode' switch setting, I noticed there was a "high contrast blah blah" mode switch, so I turned it on, not realising it turns the yellow letters a weird bluish color, which I interpreted as green, which screwed up my 2nd word choice. I went back and analyzed without the mistake and found that I would have gotten it in 4 guesses, so it wasn't that big a deal.
 
  • #8,088
Wordle 1,665 5/6

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  • #8,089
Wordle 1,666 3/6*

🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛ CHUMP 5 old/0 new/9 used (WB claims 16)
🟩🟩🟨⬛⬛ MACRO 1/0/1 (3) added MALIC to list of valid solution words
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global mean: 3.813

standard mode
🟨⬛⬛⬛🟨 ARSON 14/18/49
⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛ LEANT 2/10/8
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ MANGY 1/0/1
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malic_acid
 
  • #8,090
Wordle 1,666 5/6

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  • #8,091
Wordle 1,667 5/6*

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ CHUMP 47 old/55 new/113 used (wb 227)
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ FUDGY 13/13/24 (50)
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ JUNTO 6/4/7 (17)
🟨🟩⬛⬛⬛ RUBLE 1/0/1 (2) (1.100)
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global mean: 4.065

standard mode
⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 SATYR 23/19/83
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ DEMON 6/4/7
⬛🟨🟩⬛⬛ BRAWL 1/0/0 (1.400)
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  • #8,092
Eh.

Wordle 1,667 5/6*

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  • #8,093
Wordle 1,667 5/6

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  • #8,094
Wordle 1,668 4/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ CHUMP 270/224/655 (WB 1285)
🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ TOWNY 6/7/16 (36)
🟩🟨⬛⬛🟨 TAKER 1/0/4 (5)(1.692)
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global mean: 3.350

standard mode
⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 SANER 81
⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨 COBRA 6/1/14
🟨⬛⬛🟩🟩 RURAL 1/0/0 (old 1.000)
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  • #8,095
Oooh close.

Wordle 1,668 3/6*

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  • #8,096
Wordle 1,668 3/6

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  • #8,097
Wordle 1,669 4/6*

⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛ CHUMP 13/8/14 (WB 36)
⬛🟩🟩🟨⬛ TUMOR 2/0/0 (2) (1.800)
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 JUMBO 1/0/0 (1) RNG
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global mean: 4.232

standard mode
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ INLET 98/109/174
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ SAURY 3/3/1
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 JUMBO 1/0/0 RNG (1.167)
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  • #8,098
Wordle 1,669 5/6

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  • #8,099
Wordle 1,670 5/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ CHUMP lots (WB 1285)
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ TOWNY 17/19/45 (84)
🟨🟨🟩⬛🟩 VIOLD 2/0/0 (2)
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 OVOID 1/0/0 (1)
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global mean: 3.618

standard mode
⬛⬛🟨🟩⬛ SLAIN 4/4/20
⬛🟨🟨🟩⬛ RADII 1/0/4 (1.500)
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  • #8,100
a bit of a struggle for some reason

Wordle 1,670 4/6

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