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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.

  • #541
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  • #542
Wordle 483 3/6

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In retrospect, I was lucky to get the first letter in the right place immediately.
 
  • #543
kuruman said:
Wordle 483 3/6

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In retrospect, I was lucky to get the first letter in the right place immediately.
Yup. It took me a bit of thought to come up with a 4th guess that would guarantee win on guess 5…
 
  • #545
Sorry, Lemmy!

Wordle 484 5/6

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  • #546
Wordle 484 4/6

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  • #548
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  • #551
Wordle 485 3/6

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That was a tough one.
 
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  • #552
fresh_42 said:
That was a tough one.
I admit that I ran out of words and had to take some help.
 
  • #553
Wrichik Basu said:
I admit that I ran out of words and had to take some help.
I only use a dictionary because there are words I simply do not know. This one was tough because I am well aware of that word but in another language. I guess it is an emigration; kind of.
 
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  • #554
Wordle 485 3/6

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I think this is the first time the answer was I word I've never seen before. I had to Google to see if those 5 letters really were a word.
 
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  • #555
DrGreg said:
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I think this is the first time the answer was I word I've never seen before. I had to Google to see if those 5 letters really were a word.
As mentioned, it is very likely an emigrant from my point of view and an immigrant from yours.
Google: Steinkrug. More common, however, is the word TongefÀß = pot made of clay or Tonkrug.
 
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  • #556
Wordle 485 3/6

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  • #557
fresh_42 said:
I only use a dictionary because there are words I simply do not know. This one was tough because I am well aware of that word but in another language. I guess it is an emigration; kind of.
DrGreg said:
Wordle 485 3/6

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I think this is the first time the answer was I word I've never seen before. I had to Google to see if those 5 letters really were a word.
When I think something might be a word that would be a good guess but am not sure it is actually a word I just enter it. If it is not a word Wordle will reject it and I lost nothing. This happens more in Spanish than in English in my case.
 
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  • #558
Wordle 485 3/6

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  • #559
Wordle 485 2/6

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A good first word helps.
It also helps that my nephew has a collection of these.
 
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Wordle 486 3/6

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  • #566
I'm sure this comparison has been made a zillion times before, but it seems just as relevant.

I can totally relate to Wesley's utter bewilderment in The Game:

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  • #567
That's not a fair comparison. Wordle takes only a couple of minutes a day and not 1,440. And, personally, I use it to learn vocabulary.
 
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  • #568
fresh_42 said:
That's not a fair comparison. Wordle takes only a couple of minutes a day and not 1,440. And, personally, I use it to learn vocabulary.
Yeah. I wasn't really thinking in terms of the time, just in terms of the bizarre wildfire-spreading popularity - particularly the proclivity for sharing it (I see it a lot on Facebook too).

It's cool; it's just ... a phenomenon, worthy of note.
 
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