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

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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.

  • #7,681
:-)
Wordle 1,558 4/6*

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  • #7,682
Wordle 1,559 2/6

⬛🟨⬛🟨🟨 TASER 20
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This is all Orodruin's fault.
 
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  • #7,683
I considered guess #3 but went with #2. I could’ve had it in 2! Ah welp…

Wordle 1.559 3/6*

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  • #7,684
Good grief I went down the rabbit hole.

Wordle 1,559 6/6

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  • #7,685
School is stealing all my free time :(
Wordle 1,559 4/6*

⬛🟨🟩⬛🟩SPACE
🟨⬛🟩⬛🟩PLANE
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩GRAPE
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  • #7,686
Wordle 1,560 4/6

⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨 STEAL 30
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 GAILY 3
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 1 left
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  • #7,687
Wordle 1,560 4/6*

⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛SPADE
🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛DAUNT
🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩DAILY
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩DALLY
 
  • #7,688
That did not go as I wanted it to go:

Wordle 1.560 5/6*

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I’m not proud.
 
  • #7,689
sbrothy said:
That did not go as I wanted it to go:

Wordle 1.560 5/6*

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I’m not proud.
I mean, it's not that bad...
 
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  • #7,690
Wordle 1,560 3/6

Apparently I made a lucky guess. :cool:

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  • #7,691
Wordle 1,561 3/6

⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ AROSE 24
🟩🟩⬛🟨🟨 1 left
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Lots of luck here. Todays global average is 4.792
 
  • #7,692
:H
Wordle 1,561 X/6*

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  • #7,693
Yeah, this one was a little sneaky.

Wordle 1,561 5/6*

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  • #7,694
Wordle 1,561 5/6

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  • #7,695
Wordle 1,562 3/6

🟨⬛⬛🟩⬛ OILER 17
⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ 2 left, coin flipped, and....
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 bazzinga!

global mean: 4.871
another VERY lucky day
 
  • #7,696
Do not try to solve Wordle while bicycling through hundreds of Marathon runners!

Wordle 1.562 X/6*

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It makes you completely scatterbrained!

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  • #7,697
Wordle 1,562 5/6

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  • #7,698
Hackathon organising the whole day...
But of course, I have to come home and do the wordle!

Luck all the way
Wordle 1,562 4/6*

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  • #7,699
Wordle 1,563 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ASTER 178
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ PIONY 4
⬛🟩🟨🟨⬛ 1 left
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  • #7,700
Phew!

Wordle 1,563 5/6*

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  • #7,701
TensorCalculus said:
Hackathon organising the whole day...
But of course, I have to come home and do the wordle!

Luck all the way
Wordle 1,562 4/6*

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Not bad. I like your start word.You're really in the zone!

EDIT: Remember to use the word "pen-testing" a lot! It makes you sound genuinely hacky!
 
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  • #7,702
OmCheeto said:
Wordle 1,563 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ASTER 178
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ PIONY 4
⬛🟩🟨🟨⬛ 1 left
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You must have felt flowery there, huh? :woot:
 
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  • #7,703
I am not quite sure how this happened. :cool:

Wordle 1,563 3/6

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  • #7,704
sbrothy said:
Not bad. I like your start word.You're really in the zone!

EDIT: Remember to use the word "pen-testing" a lot! It makes you sound genuinely hacky!
Hahaha of course I was in the zone: it was, after all, running around like a maniac wrangling about 60 children who were coding with one of my best friends for 12 hours - I was very much in the hacky zone!

I did not expect guess #4 to actually work...

Wordle 1,563 4/6*

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⬛🟩🟨⬛⬛ PILOT
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  • #7,705
Wordle 1,564 4/6

🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛ SANER 27
⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛ LOUSY 3
⬛⬛🟩🟩⬛ 1 left
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  • #7,706
Wordle 1,564 6/6

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  • #7,707
A little succes my way:

Wordle 1.564 3/6*

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  • #7,708
Struggling today... guess no.3 and I'm already failing to figure out which words will work
 
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  • #7,709
GOT IT!!!

Wordle 1,564 3/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 FLAME
🟨⬛⬛⬛🟩 STORE
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  • #7,710
Wordle 1,565 3/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 RENAL 9
🟩⬛🟨⬛🟩 1 left
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