Wordle Lovers - Play the NYT Daily Game

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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

  • Exploratory
  • 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.

  • #6,931
Wordle 1,422 3/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨 AROSE 18
🟩🟨⬛🟨⬛ DEVON 1 Orod/Om hybrid method
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  • #6,932
Had to look up the word after I guessed it. A very "heurestic" approach. :smile:

Wordle 1,422 5/6*

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  • #6,933
Wordle 1,422 5/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 [ARISE] 50 left
⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 [TONAL] filter - 4 left: BOWEL DOWEL HOVEL VOWEL
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 [VOWEL] filter - 2 left
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 [BOWEL] I shouldn't have picked this one, I don't know what I was thinking
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [DOWEL]
 
  • #6,934
Wordle 1 422 4/6

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  • #6,935
Wordle 1,422 4/6

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  • #6,936
Wordle 1,422 4/6

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  • #6,937
Wordle 1 423 3/6

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This is the 100th game of the sheet-assisted play. Results are currently at:
2: 19
3: 54
4: 27
which of course also are the percentages… mean is 3.08 with a standard deviation of 0.68.
 
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  • #6,938
Wordle 1,423 2/6

🟨⬛⬛⬛🟨 PARSE 1
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While my seed left only 1 solution, it would have been 15 had I not kept track of already played words. I don't remember ever seeing a ratio like that in the past.
 
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  • #6,939
Wordle 1,423 4/6

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  • #6,940
My statistics

3: 12
4: 25
5: 14
6: 2

This doesn't include the fails.
 
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  • #6,941
Wordle 1,423 4/6

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  • #6,942
Wordle 1 424 2/6

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  • #6,943
Wordle 1,423 3/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨 [ARISE] 9 left - BEFIT BICEP EIGHT ELFIN FETID INLET LIKEN VIXEN WIELD
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ [FLINT] filter - 1 left
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [BICEP]
 
  • #6,944
Wordle 1,424 4/6

🟨🟨⬛🟨⬛ RELAY 25
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ TSKED 6
🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩 AVIZE 1
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  • #6,945
Wordle 1,424 3/6

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  • #6,946
It seems my "MO" has outlived it's usefulness.

Wordle 1,424 5/6*

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  • #6,947
Oh good grief. o0)


Wordle 1,424 5/6

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  • #6,948
Wordle 1,424 3/6

🟩🟨⬛⬛🟩 [ARISE] 4 left: AGREE AZURE ADORE AWARE
🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ [WOOZY] filter - 1 left
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [AWARE]
 
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  • #6,949
jack action said:
Wordle 1,424 3/6

🟩🟨⬛⬛🟩 [ARISE] 4 left: AGREE AZURE ADORE AWARE
🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ [WOOZY] filter - 1 left
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [AWARE]
Methinks you forgot to flip a switch. Your seed left only one answer in augment mode.
 
  • #6,950
OmCheeto said:
Methinks you forgot to flip a switch. Your seed left only one answer in augment mode.
:doh:

That's why I couldn't choose between them: they all look like possible answers because they were all already chosen answers.
 
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  • #6,951
Wordle 1,425 3/6

🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ BALER 15
🟨🟩⬛⬛⬛ GOUTS 1 Or/Om hybrid 1.000 filter
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  • #6,952
Wordle 1,425 6/6

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  • #6,953
Wordle 1,425 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ [ARISE] 69 left
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ [LOUSY] filter - 6 left: BONGO BOOTH BOTCH CONCH NOTCH POOCH
🟨🟩⬛⬛⬛ [NOTCH] filter - 1 left
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [BONGO]
 
  • #6,954
OmCheeto said:
Methinks you forgot to flip a switch. Your seed left only one answer in augment mode.
As seen in post #6942 …
 
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  • #6,955
I'm not quite sure how I did that. :cool:

Wordle 1,425 3/6

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  • #6,956
Wordle 1 425 3/6

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There were still 11 left after second guess. BONGO was the best filter …
 
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  • #6,957
Wordle 1,426 3/6

⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 PALER 14
🟨⬛⬛🟩⬛ GYTES 2
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 chosen with random number generator

Don't let my low score fool you.
According to my records, this is the 2nd worst game ever, where 26% of the people globally did not solve the puzzle.
27% of the people solved it in 6 guesses.
21% solved it in 5 guesses
15% solved it in 4
8% solved it in 3
2% solved it in 2

Orodruin said:
Wordle 1 425 3/6

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There were still 11 left after second guess. BONGO was the best filter …

Thanks! Your spoiler pointed out a bug in my software, as BONGO was NOT the best filter when I replayed your game: ARISE, MOUTH(?), BONGO
 
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  • #6,958
Wordle 1,426 4/6

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  • #6,959
Wordle 1,426 3/6

🟨🟨⬛⬛🟨 [ARISE] 26 left
⬛🟨⬛🟩⬛ [BETEL] filter - 1 left
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [EAGER]
 
  • #6,960
:biggrin:

Wordle 1,426 2/6

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