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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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- Conceptual clarification
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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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ARISE:
Ouch! One of the absolutely worst possibilities apart from all blanks. 58 remaining words and the best expected remaining entropy after the next guess being 1.65 ... DIMLY it is:
Ok, worse than expected, but still a guaranteed solve in 4. Not really attracted by FOLIO so going with TULIP.
Had a feeling ... but did not consider LOGIN or TULIP to be improbable words either so did not want to risk that. Only the second 4 since starting to use the sheet though.
Ouch! One of the absolutely worst possibilities apart from all blanks. 58 remaining words and the best expected remaining entropy after the next guess being 1.65 ... DIMLY it is:
Ok, worse than expected, but still a guaranteed solve in 4. Not really attracted by FOLIO so going with TULIP.
Had a feeling ... but did not consider LOGIN or TULIP to be improbable words either so did not want to risk that. Only the second 4 since starting to use the sheet though.
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[SANER] 117 left
[DOILY] filter - 5 left: CIVIL FILTH PUPIL TULIP VIGIL
[CIVIL] possible answer +filter - 1 left
[PUPIL]
I tried using DIMLY as my 2nd guess which left me with 5 words: BLITZ CLIFF FOLIO PUPIL TULIP. TULIP was suggested as my 3rd guess which guaranteed an answer.
[SANER] 117 left [DOILY] filter - 5 left: CIVIL FILTH PUPIL TULIP VIGIL [CIVIL] possible answer +filter - 1 left [PUPIL]Got you covered here!Orodruin said:
I have to ask: my proposed filters for my second guess were DOILY NOILY ROILY SOILY. Obviously, OILY were the 4 most popular letters remaining. I went with DOILY because the N, R, and S were already in the seed word. How does that word score on your spreadsheet? I don't see it on your top 5 words, and there is only one with an O.Orodruin said:
I tried using DIMLY as my 2nd guess which left me with 5 words: BLITZ CLIFF FOLIO PUPIL TULIP. TULIP was suggested as my 3rd guess which guaranteed an answer.
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You don't see it because it is not in my list of possible solutions. Currently the sheet also only computes what the expected entropy was for the first guess so I cannot currently score a word not in the possible solutions list. Might include the computation for it later guesses if I feel the urge.jack action said:
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CRUMB
LIONS
UTILE (is that even a word?)
QUAIL
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CRUMB LIONS UTILE (is that even a word?) QUAIL PUPIL- #6,368
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Ok, I did the upgrade to the sheet. DOILY got an expected entropy remaining (EER) of 2.17 with ARISE as the opening. Compare to the 1.65 I got for DIMLY.jack action said:
With your opening SANER, the entropy remaining (ER) is 6.87 (ufff!). The best guess among the available solutions is DIMLY with an EER of 1.68 (see image for top-11), while DOILY has an EER of 1.69. The words are very similar statistically, with DIMLY just barely getting the better score (with the additional benefit of also being a possible solution).
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[AROSE] 33 left
[CLIPT] filter - 3 left: HASTY STANK SWATH
[HASTY] most probable
[SWATH]
most-probable method count update (Success/Fail): 57/33 - 63.3%/36.7%
[AROSE] 33 left [CLIPT] filter - 3 left: HASTY STANK SWATH [HASTY] most probable [SWATH]most-probable method count update (Success/Fail): 57/33 - 63.3%/36.7%
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TERSE
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TERSE STALL SWATH- #6,375
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[LEAST] 7 left: ESTER SMOTE SPITE STEEP STEER STOKE SUITE
[IMPRO] filter - 1 left
[STEEP]
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[LATER] 103 left
[LOUSY] filter - 1 left
[BONUS]
[LATER] 103 left [LOUSY] filter - 1 left [BONUS]- #6,385
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