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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Wordle 1,218 6/6
Odd that it was the first word that came to mind after my seed word, but but the last one I played .o0)
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Wordle 1,219 3/6

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Go figure, it's not in my old American Heritage dictionary. :smile: o0)
Wordle 1,219 X/6

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Wordle 1,220 3/6

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🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ [SWEAR] filter - 3 left: SNOOP SPOON SYNOD
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Wordle 1,220 2/6

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dwarde said:
Go figure, it's not in my old American Heritage dictionary. :smile: o0)
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How old is your dictionary? Merriam-Webster claims the word was first used in 1950, while Etymology Online says "1940s, aviators' jargon".
 
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Wordle 1,220 4/6

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Wordle 1,221 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ [DIARY] 328 left
⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛ [LOUSE] filter - 6 left: GUSTO SCOUT SHOUT SNOUT SPOUT STOUT
⬛🟩🟨🟨⬛ [CHUTE] filter - 1 left
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Bad start but still saved with the most-probable-selected-word-by-a-human criteria. My suggestions for the 3rd guess as a filter were words with the letter N-P-T which would have filtered all words except SCOUT and SHOUT. Both of these were my 2 preferred words! So I looked for a filter word containing the letters C-H-T instead.
 
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jack action said:
Wordle 1,221 4/6

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⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛ [LOUSE] filter - 6 left: GUSTO SCOUT SHOUT SNOUT SPOUT STOUT
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Bad start but still saved with the most-probable-selected-word-by-a-human criteria. My suggestions for the 3rd guess as a filter were words with the letter N-P-T which would have filtered all words except SCOUT and SHOUT. Both of these were my 2 preferred words! So I looked for a filter word containing the letters C-H-T instead.
I am not sure I agree that STOUT or SPOUT are that much less likely to be selected by a human so the benefit is debatable. Either way, the correct filter word that is guaranteed to solve it in 4 for you was PUNCH as the position of the U would be unique for GUSTO if correct, P, N, C, or H yellow would identify any word that isn’t STOUT, leaving STOUT as the only possible solution if only the U is yellow

Edit: More clearly, PUNCH results in the following:

U green -> GUSTO
U yellow, no other yellow -> STOUT
U yellow, X yellow -> SXOUT
 
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Wordle 1,222 4/6

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The third guess suggestion was WISPY, but I didn't think the "W" and "P" words - or even the "B" words - were going to be among the most probable choices. So I looked for a filter with DFM or DGM and preferably with an O in the second place. (Kind of cheated by looking on line to find one.)
 
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Down the rabbit hole again but at least I finally got it.
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Pretty close to each other.
 
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Wordle 1,223 4/6

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My first! Tried a few from the archive too and even got one in second guess. I can see why this easily can become addictive :smile:
 
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