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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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  • 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.

  • #7,081
Wordle 1,448 3/6

⬛⬛🟩⬛🟨 [ARISE] 7 left: DEIGN EDIFY EKING EVICT EYING PLIED WEIGH
🟩🟨🟩⬛⬛ [EYING] filter - 1 left
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [EDIFY]
 
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  • #7,082
Wordle 1,448 3/6

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  • #7,083
Wordle 1,449 3/6

⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨 AIDER 21
⬛🟨🟨🟩🟩 PURSE 1 Orodruin method
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  • #7,084
Just couldn't see the solution even though it's virtually the only possible one.

Wordle 1,449 4/6*

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  • #7,085
Wordle 1,449 3/6

⬛🟨⬛🟩🟩 [ARISE] 2 left
⬛🟨🟨🟩🟩 [PURSE] most probable - 1 left
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [REUSE]

I say most probable, but it was really a toss-up.

most-probable method count update (Success/Fail): 81/54 - 60.0%/40.0%
 
  • #7,086
Wordle 1,449 3/6

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  • #7,087
Wordle 1,450 3/6

🟩🟨⬛🟨⬛ LAMER 5 : LEANT, LEAST, LEACH, LEASE, LEGAL
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ LEAST 1 : perfect filter (= both a solution and leaves only 1 remaining if not)
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  • #7,089
Wordle 1,450 5/6*

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  • #7,090
Wordle 1,450 4/6

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  • #7,091
Wordle 1,451 3/6

⬛⬛🟩🟩⬛ GLARE 7
🟩🟨⬛⬛⬛ BAWKS 1
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  • #7,092
Wordle 1,451 3/6

🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛ [ARISE] 24 left
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ [HOTLY] filter - 2 left: BOARD COBRA
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [BOARD] most probable

most-probable method count update (Success/Fail): 82/54 - 60.3%/39.7%
 
  • #7,093
Wordle 1,451 3/6

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  • #7,094
Wordle 1,452 4/6

⬛🟩🟨⬛⬛ LATER 12
🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛ TAINT 2
🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩 1
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  • #7,095
No comments.

Wordle 1,452 5/6*

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  • #7,096
Nutz , it was the first word that popped into my mind after my see word. ?:)

Wordle 1,452 5/6

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  • #7,097
Wordle 1,452 4/6

🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ [ARISE] 55 left
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 [CLINT] filter - 4 left: FATTY TABBY TAFFY TATTY
🟨🟩🟨⬛🟩 [FATTY] filter - 1 left
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [TAFFY]
 
  • #7,098
Wordle 1,453 4/6

⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ SANER 34
🟨⬛⬛🟩⬛ LOTIC 2
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  • #7,099
Don't know why I guessed ADMIN as we've recently had that word as the solution. Scatterbrained.

Wordle 1,453 3/6*

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  • #7,100
Wordle 1,453 4/6

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  • #7,101
Wordle 1,453 3/6

🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛ [ARISE] 10 left: CABIN CACTI CAVIL CLAIM MAFIA MANIC PIZZA PLAID PLAIN QUAIL
⬛🟩🟩⬛🟨 [CLAMP] filter - 2 left: PLAID PLAIN
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [PLAID] most probable

most-probable method count update (Success/Fail): 83/54 - 60.6%/39.4%
 
  • #7,102
Wordle 1,454 3/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ STEAL 71
🟨🟩⬛⬛⬛ NIDOR 1
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  • #7,103
Wordle 1.454 6/6*

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  • #7,104
OmCheeto said:
Wordle 1,454 3/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ STEAL 71
🟨🟩⬛⬛⬛ NIDOR 1
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NIDOR was a new one for me. I bet that isn't used much in daily conversation, am I right? :smile:
 
  • #7,105
Wordle 1,454 3/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨 [ARISE] 8 left: BEFIT EIGHT ELFIN FETID INLET LIKEN VIXEN WIELD
🟨⬛⬛🟨🟩 [ELFIN] filter - 1 left
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [VIXEN]
 
  • #7,106
sbrothy said:
NIDOR was a new one for me. I bet that isn't used much in daily conversation, am I right? :smile:
Never! It was mathematically the best choice, containing the 5 most numerous letters of the 71 words remaining after my first guess. Disregarding the one letter I got correct.

On a side note.
Sometimes I replay your guesses with my augmentation engaged. Without knowing it, you had also solved todays puzzle after your first two guesses.

sbrothy;
Wordle 1,454​
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ RADIO 82 left​
⬛🟩🟨⬛🟨 WINCE 1 left​

I thought that was amazing!
 
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  • #7,107
Wordle 1,454 4/6

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  • #7,108
OmCheeto said:
On a side note.
Sometimes I replay your guesses with my augmentation engaged. Without knowing it, you had also solved todays puzzle after your first two guesses.

sbrothy;
Wordle 1,454​
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ RADIO 82 left​
⬛🟩🟨⬛🟨 WINCE 1 left​

I thought that was amazing!
I have 83 left, and 2 left (LIKEN and VIXEN).
 
  • #7,109
Wordle 1,455 3/6

⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛ SIREN 6: BILGE(1), WIELD(1), EIGHT(2.6), LIEGE(1), DIODE(2.2), BIBLE(1)
🟨🟩⬛🟩🟩 LIEGE 1
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I don't think I've ever seen so many perfect choices before. 4 out of the 6 were either the solution or yielded the solution. I chose the 2nd word manually. Then, after I saw it was wrong, I typed '4' into my random number generator and it gave me the correct word. Drats!
 
  • #7,110
I effed up using an already eliminated letter and the last, in retrospect obvious and only solution, took my me a lot of pondering:

Wordle 1,455 5/6*

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