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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 1,078 5/6

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Finally, I can straighten my back a little. Mend my self-confidence somewhat.

Wordle 1,079 3/6*

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Finally, something symmetric.
 
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Wordle 1,079 4/6

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Again. I think I could have done better. It's as if the moment I press ENTER I realize I effed up.

Wordle 1,080 4/6*

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kuruman said:
Wordle 1,079 4/6

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Finally, something symmetric.
What are you building? You grew up with Meccano, LEGO or Playmobil? :)

I've always pitied my childhood friends who had Playmobil.

There, I shared a dark secret with you.

EDIT: Thinking about it you probably grew up with an MSX with no games. :P
(God knows I did!)
 
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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"
Did you mean ...

Wordle 1,080 6/6

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... these kinds of nightmares?
 
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fresh_42 said:
Did you mean ...

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... these kinds of nightmares?
Twixt you and sprothy, I'm calculating todays word is SHARE.
Since my scheduled seed today is SPARE, I'm not going to be ashamed of myself for switching.
 
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Unless of course one or both used a word not in the solution list in which case I calculate over a hundred possible words.

Wordle 1,080 3/6

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In post game analysis, it appears I would have played almost the exact way with my originally scheduled seed word.
 
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Wordle 1,080 5/6

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Wordle 1.081 4/6*

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Really wanted to make the 4. guess as #3 but regrettably economized a little too much with the letters.

It was either GROSS or GROOM but chose GROKS. :(
 
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Eh.
 
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jack action said:
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Well done there. Not many clues you had to work with. Apart from those excluded of course....
 
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sbrothy said:
Well done there. Not many clues you had to work with. Apart from those excluded of course....
The first 3 guesses have 15 different letters, so there are lots of clues. According to https://5-letter-words.com/, there were only 4 possibilities left:
  1. BROMO
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  4. VROOM
 

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