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This forum discussion centers around the daily Wordle game from the New York Times, specifically Wordle 393 and 395. Participants share their results and strategies, highlighting the importance of word selection and guessing techniques. Users mention starting words like 'EARLY', 'PIOUS', and 'ADIEU' as effective openers. Additionally, the conversation touches on the game's timing, noting that Wordle updates at midnight local time, which can vary based on users' time zones.

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  • Understanding of Wordle game mechanics
  • Familiarity with common five-letter English words
  • Knowledge of basic guessing strategies in word games
  • Awareness of time zone differences affecting game updates
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  • Research effective starting words for Wordle strategies
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Word enthusiasts, casual gamers, and anyone looking to improve their Wordle performance or explore similar word-based games.

  • #6,961
Wordle 1 426 4/6

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  • #6,962
OmCheeto said:
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
MOUTH indeed.
 
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  • #6,963
dwarde said:
:biggrin:

Wordle 1,426 2/6

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If I PARSE your play correctly, it makes total sense that you got this in two, playing by the seat of your pants. Bravo! on being part of the 2%. 👍

ps. Just checked and the global scores got worse.
More people failed to solve the puzzle than those getting it in 6. :frown:
7: 27%
6: 26%
the rest remained the same as mentioned above

Oh the humanity! :cry:
 
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  • #6,964
OmCheeto said:
If I PARSE your play correctly, it makes total sense that you got this in two, playing by the seat of your pants. Bravo! on being part of the 2%. 👍

ps. Just checked and the global scores got worse.
More people failed to solve the puzzle than those getting it in 6. :frown:
7: 27%
6: 26%
the rest remained the same as mentioned above

Oh the humanity! :cry:
Probably because the list of remaining words keeps getting more obscure as worss are used up. While ”we” who use previous game information and information theory to solve it get it easier. Those who do not get it worse.
 
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  • #6,965
Wordle 1,427 4/6

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Wordle 1,427 4/6

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Wordle 1,427 4/6

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  • #6,968
I got so frustrated I cheated in the last guess. Sorry. :sorry:

Wordle 1,427 6/6*

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Not my finest "work" lately.
 
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  • #6,969
sbrothy said:
I got so frustrated I cheated in the last guess. Sorry. :sorry:

Wordle 1,427 6/6*

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Not my finest "work" lately.
At least you were honest about it.
 
  • #6,970
Wordle 1 428 3/6

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Another sheet slam dunk. Second guess was by far the best filter and only had a couple of degeneracies. The solution was not among the degeneracies.
 
  • #6,971
Wordle 1,427 4/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ [ARISE] 55 left
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ [LYTED] filter - 9 left: BIGOT FIFTH FIGHT INGOT MIGHT PIVOT TIGHT VOMIT WIGHT
🟨⬛⬛⬛🟨 [INGOT] filter - 1 left
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  • #6,972
Wordle 1,428 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 TAMER 47
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨 CURIO 9
⬛🟨🟩🟨⬛ SWORD 1
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  • #6,973
OK, this is beginning to annoy me a little. Also, it's pretty sad.

Wordle 1,428 X/6*

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  • #6,974
Wordle 1,428 4/6

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  • #6,975
Wordle 1,428 3/6

⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ [ARISE] 17 left
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ [CROUP] possible answer + filter - 3 left: BROOD DROWN GROWN
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [GROWN] most probable

most-probable method count update (Success/Fail): 80/48 - 62.5%/37.5%
 
  • #6,976
Wordle 1,428 6/6

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  • #6,977
sbrothy said:
OK, this is beginning to annoy me a little. Also, it's pretty sad.

Wordle 1,428 X/6*

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I feel your pain, :biggrin: I just got lucky with the sixth try. For me it is just another way to keep my brain working.
 
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  • #6,978
Wordle 1 429 3/6

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  • #6,979
Wordle 1,429 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ SNORE 110
⬛⬛🟨🟩⬛ TULIP 5
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟨 CIVIL 1
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  • #6,980
Ahaaa, changing my initial guess payed off, even though it wasn't a groundbreaking change. But there you have it. I'm back in the game! Don't know how I "deduced" that there were 2 i's in there, but my "heuristic approach coupled to my superiour intuition won the day. *cough*.

Wordle 1,429 4/6*

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  • #6,981
Wordle 1,429 3/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ [ARISE] 107 left
🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛ [LINTY] filter - 3 left: LIPID LIMBO LIVID
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [LIVID] most probable

Forgot AGAIN to flip the switch for past answers, but I got lucky.

With the switch flipped, the first guess would have left 54 possible answers, the second guess would have been LYTED, leaving only 2 possible answers: LIPID and LIVID.

most-probable method count update (Success/Fail): 81/48 - 62.8%/37.2%
 
  • #6,982
Wordle 1,429 4/6

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  • #6,983
Wordle 1,429 5/6

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  • #6,984
Wordle 1,430 4/6

⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ AIDER 37
⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛ MINTY 7
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ GOWFS 1
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  • #6,985
Wordle 1,430 3/6

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That was lucky. I guess it is an advantage to use only your head, then you don't get many possible words. On the third try I could only think of one word, but I am sure there were many others that fit.
 
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  • #6,986
Thought erroneously (only looked up letter frequency after failing, so this time I didn't cheat :smile: ) that W was more common than P . Ah well.

Wordle 1,430 5/6*

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  • #6,987
martinbn said:
Wordle 1,430 3/6

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That was lucky. I guess it is an advantage to use only your head, then you don't get many possible words. On the third try I could only think of one word, but I am sure there were many others that fit.

I also jump right into it. But as I've shown in later posts I'm not above a little cheating. :cool:

EDIT: Oh, previous posts. Forgot where I was. Explains a lot doesn't it?
 
  • #6,988
sbrothy said:
I also jump right into it. But as I've shown in later posts I'm not above a little cheating. :cool:
A few times I was down to one letter and couldn't think off any words that fit. So I just tried random letters for the missing one. If it makes no word it doesn't count it as a try. This way I've solved the puzzle in over ten tries, but it counts it as five or six.
 
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  • #6,989
martinbn said:
A few times I was down to one letter and couldn't think off any words that fit. So I just tried random letters for the missing one. If it makes no word it doesn't count it as a try. This way I've solved the puzzle in over ten tries, but it counts it as five or six.

Now you mention it. It's a funny dictionary, I think. I've met lot's of words I could've used in Scrabble (the official British one), and even words anyone would expect to be there, but nope.
 
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Wordle 1,430 3/6

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