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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

  • Exploratory
  • 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 1.183 5/6*

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Not the best of days.
 
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  • #5,252
Wordle 1,183 4/6

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  • #5,253
Wordle 1 183 3/6

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  • #5,254
Wordle 1,183 3/6

β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› [SLURP] 148 left
πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› [ABODE] filter - 1 left
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [BROAD]
 
  • #5,255
Wordle 1,183 3/6

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Wordle 1 184 3/6

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  • #5,257
Wordle 1,184 3/6

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Wordle 1,184 3/6

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  • #5,259
Wordle 1,184 4/6

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I was away yesterday
 
  • #5,260
It looks like it is time to bet on the ponies again.
Wordle 1,184 2/6

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  • #5,261
Wordle 1,184 4/6

β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› [SEPIA] 96 left
β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› [TRULY] filter - 5 left
β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© [FEMUR] possible answer - 1 left
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [RECUR]
 
  • #5,262
So yeah. I tried to cheat but because my regex is so rusty the result was so abysmal I'm not even gonna post the "result" even though I added a lookup into an online library given me a json output along the lines of:

Code:
[2024-09-16 00:31:13.399] [info] [main.cpp:137] [main.cpp][137]: WORD: [RECCE]: DEFINITION: 
[
    [
        {"word":"recce","phonetic":"/ΛˆΙΉΙ›.ki/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ΛˆΙΉΙ›.ki/","audio":""}
    ],
    "meanings":
    [
        {"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Reconnaissance.", "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[]}
    ], 
    "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[]},
    {"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":
        [
            {"definition":"Reconnoitre.", "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[]}
        ],
        "synonyms":["recon"],"antonyms":[]},
        {
            "partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":
                [
                    {"definition":"Relating to reconnaissance.",
                        "synonyms":[],
                        "antonyms":[]
                    }
                ],
                "synonyms":[],
                "antonyms":[]
        }
    ],
    "license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/recce"]}]].

This would probably have made sense if it was the correct word. So now, this is no longer about mere words. I don't what's it's about but it's starting to get personal! o0)
 
  • #5,263
Wordle 1 185 3/6

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  • #5,264
Wordle 1,185 3/6

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  • #5,265
Wordle 1,185 3/6

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  • #5,266
Wordle 1.185 4/6*

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Back to basics. Works much better when I don’t overthink it.
 
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Wordle 1,185 3/6

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  • #5,268
Definitely overthought it. Looks like I was playing Yahtzee.
Wordle 1,185 5/6

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Wordle 1 186 3/6

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  • #5,270
Wordle 1,185 2/6

πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› [HAUNT] 3 left - HONEY HONOR HYMEN
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [HONEY]
 
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  • #5,271
Wordle 1,186 4/6

β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ Bam! 3 possible solutions (unbeknownst to me, it was actually 4)
β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 1 left! Yippie! (actually zero without the missing solution)
β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› cranial flatulence...... o0) :headbang:
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 was not on my list of solutions

There should be a sensor that detects and prevents me from playing immediately after a 4 hour nap. With such a simple scenario after my first word was played, I decided to solve the puzzle in my head.
 
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Wordle 1,186 5/6*

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Screenshot from 2024-09-17 14-18-25.png

After 3rd guess I tried cheating again like this:

Code:
sbrothy@PAULINE:~/x2$ ./main -l 5 '^[ABCEFGHJMNOPQTUVXW]{1}EA[ABCEFGHJMNOPQTUVXW]{1}T$' -w csw.txt
[2024-09-17 14:20:05.436] [info] [main.cpp:170] [main.cpp][170]: MATCH: [BEAUT]
[2024-09-17 14:20:05.438] [info] [main.cpp:170] [main.cpp][170]: MATCH: [MEANT]
[2024-09-17 14:20:05.438] [info] [main.cpp:170] [main.cpp][170]: MATCH: [BEAUT]
sbrothy@PAULINE:~/x2$

After trying MEANT I was down to this:

Code:
sbrothy@PAULINE:~/x2$ ./main -l 5 '^[ABCEFGHJOPQTUVXW]{1}EA[ABCEFGHJOPQTUVXW]{1}T$' -w csw.txt
[2024-09-17 14:21:33.112] [info] [main.cpp:170] [main.cpp][170]: MATCH: [BEAUT]
sbrothy@PAULINE:~/x2$

So, a lot of work for not very much. It's a good thing I like goofing around with this stuff.

EDIT: And I see I still have an error with std::set... ah well...
 
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Wordle 1,186 4/6

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  • #5,274
OmCheeto said:
Wordle 1,186 4/6

β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ Bam! 3 possible solutions (unbeknownst to me, it was actually 4)
β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 1 left! Yippie! (actually zero without the missing solution)
β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› cranial flatulence...... o0) :headbang:
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 was not on my list of solutions

There should be a sensor that detects and prevents me from playing immediately after a 4 hour nap. With such a simple scenario after my first word was played, I decided to solve the puzzle in my head.
Man, that resonates weirdly. :biggrin:
 
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Wordle 1,186 6/6

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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I had "seen" this possibility, but mentally discarded it because "that's not a word"

OmCheeto said:
was not on my list of solutions

I wonder about the average score for this one
 
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Wordle 1,186 4/6

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  • #5,277
Wordle 1,186 5/6

β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› [PUNCH] 44 left
β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› [LASER] filter - 0 left ??? answer not on my list
β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› [DATUM] switching back to brain - filter
πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© [ABOUT]
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [BEAUT]
 
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gmax137 said:
Wordle 1,186 6/6

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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I had "seen" this possibility, but mentally discarded it because "that's not a word"
Fortunately for me, when I discovered the solution board going blank, I resorted to my post game online analysis tool, which contained this "not a word". (I concur, though Merriam-Webster does list it.)
I wonder about the average score for this one
Averages:
World: 4.110
PF: 4.400

Late entry: It's also listed in my somewhat dusty 1993, 13ΒΌ lb hardcopy Merriam-Websters, so it's not a new thing. It does state that it's slang though.
 
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Found this today, and could not stop laughing.
Reddit has a thing which is basically identical to PF's Wordle thread, but filled with scores of unfiltered comments.

My two favorites:

#1:
"If this is a spoiler delete but who the heck chose today’s word, a used car salesman?"



#2


"
πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© BEAST (1)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEAUT

This is just a karmic bad joke! I mean... really??
"
 
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Wordle 1,187 5/6

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β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©
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Dag nabbit! Had I not played this in self imposed hard mode, and with a minor bit of luck, I could have had this in 3.
 
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