Wordle Lovers - Play the NYT Daily Game

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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.

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Orodruin said:
But … why? 🤔
:doh:I didn't even notice that! I refer to that type of thing as 'before my first cup of coffee in the morning' brain. I can totally relate.

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kuruman said:
[...] To @sbrothy : If the idea crosses your mind that we are overthinking this, you're probably right ##~\dots~## but it's fun to do so.

That was exactly my point. Also, it was - to put it mildly - ironic. :smile:

I may have a "heurestic" MO but I'm hardly innocent of overthinking things.

EDIT: Heck, I wrote several thousand lines of C++ just to discover that cheating doesn't really pay off. o0)

Fortunately (or disturbingly), most of the code was lying around from my cheating at Scrabble. ?:)

EDIT2: I think I already linked to this, but if I need a ticket to the nerd-club I hope this will do
 
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Wordle 1,200 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ [CLASH] 228 left
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨 [IRONE] filter - 3 left: DETOX DOPEY MODEM
🟨🟩⬛🟩⬛[DOPEY] filter & most probable answer by a human
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I used @sbrothy 's seed word. I don't think I will do that again, lol
 
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Orodruin said:
But … why? 🤔
I figured that's why he said
dwarde said:
Absolutely no comment. :(
 
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gmax137 said:
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I used @sbrothy 's seed word. I don't think I will do that again, lol
That solution pattern looks just like familiar. :)
 
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Wordle 1,201 2/6

⬛🟨⬛🟨🟨 [CLASH] 2 left: SHELF SHELL
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That was pretty dumb. Got there eventually though.
 
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Wordle 1,202 3/6

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⬛⬛🟨🟩⬛ [TENOR] filter - 2 left: AXION WAGON
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [WAGON] Like, anyone would select AXION ... not!
 
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Wordle 1,203 3/6

⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ [CLASH] 85 left
⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 [PIOYE] filter - 5 left: BIBLE BILGE LIEGE RIFLE TITLE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [TITLE] most probable to be selected by a human

Luck or technique?

On my second guess, the filter words suggested by my program were BEGAT or BIGOT which would have made a guaranteed answer in 4.

But I knew BIBLE and RIFLE were not preferred as they are too edgy, especially with the ongoing US election. BILGE is way down on my list of preferred words. TITLE seems more appropriate because it is more common and LIEGE sounded more foreign and less used.

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