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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.

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Wordle 1 075 4/6

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I liked how this one developed with my attempts. It also caps off the 400th day in a row that I play despite lots of tumultuous happenings in my life.

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Edit: Play successfully I should add. My laat streak was cut short by … human error. I had only one possible solution ad guess 6 but … mistyped and pressed enter too fast. Unfortunately the mistyped solution was also a valid word …
 
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  • #4,292
Wordle 1,075 4/6

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Wordle 1,075 4/6

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Wordle 1,075 5/6

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Wordle 1,075 3/6

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Wordle 1,075 5/6

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I'm not proud of my self of late:

Wordle 1,075 6/6*

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Wordle 1,076 3/6

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Wordle 1,076 4/6

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Wordle 1,076 4/6

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  • #4,303
Wordle 1,076 4/6

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  • #4,304
gmax137 said:
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That's actually more information than one would think. Presumably you chose words with letters that are quite common. Getting to know that there are none of those can be quite the trove of information.
 
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Orodruin said:
That's actually more information than one would think. Presumably you chose words with letters that are quite common. Getting to know that there are none of those can be quite the trove of information.

Agree, it is better than one of these:

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I call these things " @fresh_42 's English nightmares"
 
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Wordle 1,076 6/6

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gmax137 said:
Agree, it is better than one of these:

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I call these things " @fresh_42 's English nightmares"
I call them "the reason I refuse 'hard' mode" ... :p
 
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Wordle 1 077 3/6

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Wordle 1,077 2/6

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Wordle 1,077 3/6

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Wordle 1,077 6/6*

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Well, that was pretty embarrassing. Dunno what's wrong with me lately.
 
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Wordle 1,077 3/6

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Wordle 1,077 5/6

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Wordle 1 078 4/6

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OK. New one. I'm gonna try to be sharp. I'll probably make a fool of myself but it almost ca't get any worse....

Wordle 1,078 5/6*

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Yeah, well proud I ain't but at least I got it before making a complete fool of myself. :)

Dunno what's going on. I'm more than a little scatterbrained lately.
 
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Wordle 1,078 4/6

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Long ago, I became disgusted with how many times I chose the incorrect word from a list of 2 or 3 potential solutions, which was when I decided to implement the spreadsheet function: =RANDBETWEEN(1,R$2358)
such that in the future, I could blame such a simple failure on chance, and not my blatant word bigotry.
 
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Wordle 1,078 4/6

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