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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.

  • #6,451
dwarde said:
Only because nothing else fit ?:)
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I...., umm...., always thought that was how the game was played.
 
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  • #6,452
Wordle 1,341 3/6

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  • #6,453
Wordle 1,341 4/6

🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ [ARISE] 65 left
🟨⬛⬛⬛🟩 [LINTY] filter - 5 left: BALMY DALLY FLAKY GAYLY MADLY
⬛🟩🟨🟨🟩 [BALMY] filter - 1 left
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [MADLY]
 
  • #6,454
Wordle 1,341 4/6

⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ PLANE
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ STOIC
🟨🟩🟨⬜🟩 LAMBY (I wasn't sure if Wordle would accept this)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MADLY
 
  • #6,455
Wordle 1 341 4/6

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Had 6 left on guess 3 with two tied as the better filter (each leaving only one possibility of leading to having 2 words left). Of course the solution was the filter I didn’t pick …
 
  • #6,456
Wordle 1,341 5/6

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  • #6,457
Oh, I almost forgot to post this … 😈
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  • #6,458
Wordle1340.png

Assured solution method count update. (Success/Fail): 28/0 - 100.0%/0.0%
 
  • #6,459
Wordle 1 342 3/6

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Pretty vanilla. 28 remaining after seed. Used suggested seed with EER of 0.98, only one option left after that.
 
  • #6,460
Wordle 1,342 4/6

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  • #6,461
Wordle1341.png

Assured solution method count update. (Success/Fail): 29/0 - 100.0%/0.0%
 
  • #6,462
Wordle 1,342 4/6

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  • #6,463
Wordle 1,342 3/6

⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 [SANER] 26 left
⬛⬛⬛🟩🟨 [WILCO] filter - 1 left
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [ROACH]
 
  • #6,464
Wordle 1,342 3/6

⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
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  • #6,465
Wordle 1,343 3/6

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  • #6,466
Wordle 1,343 3/6

⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩 [AROSE] 5 left: CLOVE DIODE GNOME OZONE WHOLE
🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ [CHANG] filter - 1 left
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [CLOVE]
 
  • #6,467
Wordle1342.png

Assured solution method count update. (Success/Fail): 30/0 - 100.0%/0.0%
 
  • #6,468
Wordle 1 343 4/6

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jack action said:
Wordle 1,343 3/6

⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩 [AROSE] 5 left: CLOVE DIODE GNOME OZONE WHOLE
Today was one of those days when there was a big difference between ARISE and AROSE ….
 
  • #6,469
Orodruin said:
Today was one of those days when there was a big difference between ARISE and AROSE ….
Yeah, this is one reason I rotate the different top seed words (maybe the first 10 or 15) from my list: You never know. On the plus side, it makes the process less repetitive and the puzzle feels more like a game than a task.
 
  • #6,470
jack action said:
Yeah, this is one reason I rotate the different top seed words (maybe the first 10 or 15) from my list: You never know. On the plus side, it makes the process less repetitive and the puzzle feels more like a game than a task.
On the other hand you might just get unlucky with rotation as well …
 
  • #6,471
Wordle 1,343 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ AFTER
🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ LIENS
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 BLOKE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLOVE
 
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Wordle 1,343 5/6

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  • #6,473
Wordle 1 344 3/6

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Wordle 1,344 3/6

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That's two days in a row that my seeds left me with 2 solutions and my random number generator picked the wrong ones.
 
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  • #6,475
Wordle 1,344 3/6

⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ [LEAST] 33 left
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ [WRING] filter - 3 left: CREAM DREAD FREAK
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [CREAM] most probable

most-probable method count update (Success/Fail): 60/33 - 64.5%/35.5%
 
  • #6,476
Wordle1343.png

Assured solution method count update. (Success/Fail): 31/0 - 100.0%/0.0%
 
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Wordle 1,344 3/6

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  • #6,478
Wordle 1,345 4/6

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  • #6,479
Wordle 1,345 2/6

⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩 [LATER] 2 left: ESTER OTTER
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [OTTER] most probable

most-probable method count update (Success/Fail): 61/33 - 64.9%/35.1%
 
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  • #6,480
Wordle1344.png


Assured solution method count update. (Success/Fail): 32/0 - 100.0%/0.0%
 

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