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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.

  • #7,381
Wordle 1,504 3/6

⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ LATER 45
⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛ SPANG 8 left. Engaged my brain for this one
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Orodruin method
 
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  • #7,382
guess #3 really helped me out here

Wordle 1,504 4/6*

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜AUREI
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜PLATY
🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩NACHO
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩BANJO
 
  • #7,383
Wordle 1,504 5/6

⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
  • #7,384
Close call....

Wordle 1,505 6/6

⬛⬛🟨🟩🟩
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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  • #7,385
Wordle 1,505 3/6

🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛ ASTER 24 left
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 TAINT 2 left. Orodruin method
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
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  • #7,386
Whoooo

Wordle 1,505 3/6*

⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ PHONE
⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 GIANT
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DAUNT
 
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  • #7,387
Wordle 1,505 4/6

🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
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  • #7,388
Wordle 1,506 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩
⬛🟨⬛🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
  • #7,389
Wordle 1.506 4/6*

⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩🟨⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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  • #7,390
This thing got really ugly. :cool:

Wordle 1,506 6/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
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  • #7,391
dwarde said:
This thing got really ugly. :cool:

Wordle 1,506 6/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

At least you got it! :smile:
 
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  • #7,392
Wordle 1,506 5/6*

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

And some weird guesses today...
Super Short on time so I'll just provide a screenshot for today
Okay nevermind I can't figure out how to make a spoiler not inline
 
  • #7,393
TensorCalculus said:
Wordle 1,506 5/6*

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

And some weird guesses today...
Super Short on time so I'll just provide a screenshot for today
Okay nevermind I can't figure out how to make a spoiler not inline
Inline spoiler ISPOILER. Non-inline spoiler: SPOILER.

:smile:

Compared to what we usually discuss, it's pretty bland. :woot:
 
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  • #7,394
Wordle 1,507 3/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩 OARED 2 left!
⬛🟨⬛🟩🟩 grrrrrrr.....
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
  • #7,395
Wordle 1.507 4/6*

⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛
🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

4E3FAF54-8C12-44BC-A287-83DA7C9F66C0.webp
 
  • #7,396
OmCheeto said:
Wordle 1,507 3/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩 OARED 2 left!
⬛🟨⬛🟩🟩 grrrrrrr.....
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

You seem to be on somewhat of a roll overlooking post #7388 where it took you 4 "guesses"! A little out of character for you. :smile:

EDIT: Interesting seed word though: OARED.
 
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  • #7,397
sbrothy said:
You seem to be on somewhat of a roll overlooking post #7388 where it took you 4 "guesses"! A little out of character for you. :smile:

Over the last 100 games, I've had the following scores

guesses to complete game#
210
357
433

EDIT: Interesting seed word though: OARED.
Although they haven't kicked in yet, 'OARED' will rank as my #1 seed when they do.
 
  • #7,398
sbrothy said:
Inline spoiler ISPOILER. Non-inline spoiler: SPOILER.

:smile:

Compared to what we usually discuss, it's pretty bland. :woot:
Whoops, that makes sense... thanks for letting me know haha :D

Wordle 1,507 5/6*

⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨AUREI
🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜RISKY
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜RIGHT
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜RIGOR
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩RIGID
 
  • #7,399
Wordle 1,507 3/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
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  • #7,400
Wordle 1,508 3/6

🟨⬛⬛⬛🟨 OILER 57
🟩⬛⬛⬛🟨 SCANT 1
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
  • #7,401
Wordle 1.508 X/6*

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛
🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟨🟩⬛🟨
🟩⬛🟩🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛

2DF9D019-F4FB-4746-97DD-6BE0A404BF34.webp

[/SPOILER[
 
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  • #7,402
Wordle 1,508 5/6*

🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜SPACE
🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜SOLID
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜STORY
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜STORM
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩STORK

On guesses #3 and #4 I genuinely thought I'd got it, until I saw the last gray square haha. Playing around with root words is fun.
I love the storks movie :D
 
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  • #7,403
Ba Humbug o0)

Wordle 1,508 4/6

🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
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  • #7,404
Wordle 1.509 4/6*

🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛
🟨🟨🟨⬛⬛
🟨🟩🟨🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

898DB16B-56DF-4A85-8FA6-CE1B8DDD29DC.webp
 
  • #7,405
  • #7,406
Wordle 1,509 4/6

⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜
🟨🟩🟨🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
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  • #7,407
I'll take it!

Wordle 1,509 4/6*

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨STELA (don't ask how I came up with this as a root word)
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜PARKY
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ROACH
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩GROAN
 
  • #7,408
Wordle 1,510 2/6

🟨⬛⬛🟩🟩 RENAL 3
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
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  • #7,409
:cry:
Wordle 1,510 X/6*

🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜AUREI
⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜PARTY
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜HORAS
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩LORAL
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩MORAL
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩BORAL
 
  • #7,410
Wordle 1.510 4/6*

🟨⬛🟩⬛⬛
⬛🟨🟩⬛⬛
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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