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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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  • 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.

  • #7,741
Forgot to solve the rest of yesterday’s puzzle but it wasn’t going too well anyway. This one though:

Wordle 1.573 3/6*

⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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  • #7,742
Wordle 1,573 4/6

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  • #7,743
Wordle 1,573 3/6*

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  • #7,744
Wordle 1,574 4/6

⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 ARISE 54
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ DOUBT 7
🟨🟩⬛🟨⬛ 1 left
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
  • #7,745
Grrr

Wordle 1.574 X/6*

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  • #7,746
Wordle 1,574 4/6

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  • #7,747
Wordle 1,575 3/6

🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ TONER 60
🟩🟨🟩⬛⬛ 1 left
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
  • #7,748
Lucky guess as there were still about ten words left.

Wordle 1,575 5/6

🟩🟨⬜⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
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  • #7,749
Wordle 1,575 5/6*

⬛⬛🟩🟨⬛
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🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛
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  • #7,750
sigh it could have been in two
Wordle 1,575 4/6*

🟩⬛🟩🟩⬛SPACE
🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩SHACK
🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩SNACK
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩STACK
 
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  • #7,751
Not exactly brilliant. I even consulted the English letter frequency table. Luckily I didn't heed it as I was about to guess MOUND at the end but changed my mind at the last moment.


Wordle 1,576 6/6*

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  • #7,752
TensorCalculus said:
sigh it could have been in two
Wordle 1,575 4/6*

🟩⬛🟩🟩⬛SPACE
🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩SHACK
🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩SNACK
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩STACK

How I know the feeling.
 
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  • #7,753
Wordle 1,576 3/6

⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛ LEANT 25
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ 2 left
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  • #7,754
gahhh
Wordle 1,576 X/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨TRAIN
⬛🟩🟨⬛⬛BONES
🟨🟩🟨🟨⬛NODUM
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩POUND
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩HOUND
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩FOUND
 
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  • #7,755
Double gahhh... Down the rabbit hole.o0)

Wordle 1,576 X/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
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  • #7,756
dwarde said:
Double gahhh... Down the rabbit hole.o0)

Wordle 1,576 X/6

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⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Ouch! And not even in hard mode.
My suggestion to everyone, when one see's the
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pattern of Wordle doom, start off with the seed word of 'CRWTH'.
It's a Welsh word for a stringed instrument. [ref]
It might not save you every time, but in this case, you'd have gotten it in two.
(or maybe 3, if you're a bit daft)

[edit: oops! Ok. You'd have gotten it in two in 'augmented mode'.... So sue me.]
 
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  • #7,757
OmCheeto said:
Ouch! And not even in hard mode.
My suggestion to everyone, when one see's the
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
pattern of Wordle doom, start off with the seed word of 'CRWTH'.
It's a Welsh word for a stringed instrument. [ref]
It might not save you every time, but in this case, you'd have gotten it in two.
(or maybe 3, if you're a bit daft)

[edit: oops! Ok. You'd have gotten it in two in 'augmented mode'.... So sue me.]
I needed a good filter word, instead of doing it one letter and one word at a time .
 
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  • #7,758
Wordle 1,577 3/6

🟨⬛🟩⬛⬛ ROAST 22
🟨🟨🟩⬛🟨 1 left
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
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  • #7,759
Again, not my finest hour:

Wordle 1.577 6/6*

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⬛⬛🟩🟩🟨
⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛
⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛
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  • #7,760
dwarde said:
I needed a good filter word, instead of doing it one letter and one word at a time .
It actually accepts that word?! No vocals but I can see it can come in handy in some situations.

EDIT: Oh sorry, quoted the wrong person.
 
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  • #7,761
Wordle 1,577 3/6

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  • #7,762
Thank god for a quick one. I'm in one hell of a hurry to finish my powerpoint for my talk before tomorrow...

Wordle 1,577 2/6*

⬛⬛🟨🟨🟩STEAD
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩BEARD
 
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  • #7,763
TensorCalculus said:
Thank god for a quick one. I'm in one hell of a hurry to finish my powerpoint for my talk before tomorrow...

Wordle 1,577 2/6*

⬛⬛🟨🟨🟩STEAD
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩BEARD
Good luck. Or as we say in Denmark: “Break a leg.”
 
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  • #7,764
sbrothy said:
Good luck. Or as we say in Denmark: “Break a leg.”
Wait…. you say that dont you ?!
 
  • #7,765
sbrothy said:
Wait…. you say that dont you ?!
I suspect I’m a little intoxicated… Sweet dreams!
 
  • #7,766
sbrothy said:
Wait…. you say that dont you ?!
Yeeah we say that :)
 
  • #7,767
Wordle 1,578 3/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 SITAR 75
⬛🟩🟨⬛⬛ 1 left
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
  • #7,768
Should’ve guessed that faster. Ah welp….

Wordle 1.578 4/6*

🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛
⬛🟨🟩⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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EDIT: I mean mostly in terms of time, not attempts.
 
  • #7,769
Wordle 1,578 4/6

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  • #7,770
Wordle 1,579 4/6

⬛⬛🟨🟩⬛ ARSON 13
🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛ 2 left
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Lucky first guess. Today's global mean score is 4.819.
 
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