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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
- 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.
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Wordle 1,541 2/6
1 left!
Globally, 1/20 people solved this on the 2nd guess.
1 left!Globally, 1/20 people solved this on the 2nd guess.
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I guess I'm not one of them 
Always been more of a treble clef fan haha. You know... violin and all...
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AUREI
RESTY
TENOR
Always been more of a treble clef fan haha. You know... violin and all...
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AUREI RESTY TENOR- #7,594
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Not my best “work”. Don’t know why it had me stumped.
Wordle 1.541 4/6*
Wordle 1.541 4/6*
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wow I surprised myself
wow I surprised myself
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ASTER 62
CRONY 1
Oddly similar numbers compared to yesterdays game:
ASTER 62 CRONY 1Oddly similar numbers compared to yesterdays game:
| game # | σ | μ | % who got it in 2 guesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1542 | 0.746 | 3.626 | 5.0% |
| 1541 | 0.743 | 3.626 | 5.1% |
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Got it in the end though getting there was pretty frustrating.
Wordle 1.542 5/6*
Wordle 1.542 5/6*
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Almost forgot!
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PLANE
SPORT
CHIRP
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PLANE SPORT CHIRP- #7,600
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OARED 40
INCUR 4
CRYPT 1
1 in 9 people guessed the solution in only two tries today.
OARED 40 INCUR 4 CRYPT 11 in 9 people guessed the solution in only two tries today.
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Better.
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Wordle 1.543 3/6*
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SANER 180
DOILY 11
PLOUK 1
SANER 180 DOILY 11 PLOUK 1- #7,604
sbrothy
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I feel like I’m on a roll here:
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Wordle 1.544 4/6*
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I almost forgot to post there! Annoyingly all my guesses are on a laptop downstairs and I'm sleeping now so... I'll edit this post with the guesses tomorrow IG.
I almost forgot to post there! Annoyingly all my guesses are on a laptop downstairs and I'm sleeping now so... I'll edit this post with the guesses tomorrow IG.
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TensorCalculus said:
???TensorCalculus said:Almost forgot!
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Perhaps stop posting while asleep?
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That is when I play best.OmCheeto said:
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RENAL 52
MACRO 5
CAWKS 1
3rd day in a row where I've scored worse than the rest of the world.
RENAL 52 MACRO 5 CAWKS 13rd day in a row where I've scored worse than the rest of the world.
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Mawp mawp:
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Wordle 1.545 3/6*
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Gah I pasted an old result and changed it to 5 since my result was on my laptop and not my phone and forgot to change the number tooOmCheeto said:
Whoops.
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sbrothy
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Woowoowoop, beeboop:
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Wordle 1,546 3/6*
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Okay, that was luck
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SPADE
THORN
THROB
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SPADE THORN THROB- #7,615
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RELAY 73
SPOUT 4
BROWN 1
RELAY 73 SPOUT 4 BROWN 1- #7,616
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OK, SARIN was a stupid guess.
OK, SARIN was a stupid guess.
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1 left
That went quickly.
1 leftThat went quickly.
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Love this word. Astrophysics all the way!
Wordle 1,547 4/6*
AUREI
RAINY
NARIS
NADIR
@sbrothy looks like we had the same second guess despite having different root words...!
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AUREIRAINYNARISNADIR@sbrothy looks like we had the same second guess despite having different root words...!
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TensorCalculus said:Love this word. Astrophysics all the way!
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@sbrothy looks like we had the same second guess despite having different root words...!
Heh, uncanny. Although you weren't scatterbrained enough to try SARIN.
EDIT: But NARIS is new to me though!
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