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.

  • #7,801
Wordle 1,588

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Almost a hole in one.
 
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  • #7,802
As good as I could do it:

Wordle 1.588 4/6*

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  • #7,803
OmCheeto said:
Wordle 1,588

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Almost a hole in one.
You really nailed the start word there, huh?!
 
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  • #7,804
sbrothy said:
You really nailed the start word there, huh?!
Pure luck. I'm currently rotating through 40 seed words, all containing only the top 11 letters, and being ranked 99 or better overall.

letter ranks as of August 7, 2025:
count​
601​
516​
470​
419​
409​
381​
359​
353​
340​
322​
319​
letter​
e​
a​
r​
o​
i​
s​
l​
t​
y​
u​
n​
Why the top 11? Because the list of the top 11 includes all vowels. So why did I include 'N'? Because it was numerically very close to 'U's count.
 
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  • #7,805
OmCheeto said:
Pure luck. I'm currently rotating through 40 seed words, all containing only the top 11 letters, and being ranked 99 or better overall.

letter ranks as of August 7, 2025:
count​
601​
516​
470​
419​
409​
381​
359​
353​
340​
322​
319​
letter​
e​
a​
r​
o​
i​
s​
l​
t​
y​
u​
n​
Why the top 11? Because the list of the top 11 includes all vowels. So why did I include 'N'? Because it was numerically very close to 'U's count.
I find AINTS almost always good choices. Perhaps a left-over habit from playing Scrabble where I'd include G to be able to score a full word ending in ING or INGS.
 
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  • #7,806
Wordle 1,588 4/6

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  • #7,807
Wordle 1,589 3/6

🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ ENTRY 137
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ SLAID 5
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Yippie!
 
  • #7,808
Wordle 1,589 3/6

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  • #7,809
Wordle 1,590 3/6

⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ INURE 30
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  • #7,810
Ugly, I know.

Wordle 1.590 6/6*

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  • #7,811
Wordle 1,590 5/6

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  • #7,812
dwarde said:
Wordle 1,590 5/6

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You’re capable too I see! o0)
 
  • #7,813
Wordle 1,590 4/6*

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  • #7,814
TensorCalculus said:
Wordle 1,590 4/6*

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Nice. Better than anything "we" did! :smile:
 
  • #7,815
Wordle 1,591 3/6

⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ NOSEY 142
🟨⬛⬛🟩⬛ TRAIL 4
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  • #7,816
Wordle 1.591 3/6*

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  • #7,817
Wordle 1,591 4/6

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  • #7,818
Some lazy guesses today.
Wordle 1,591 5/6

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  • #7,819
Wordle 1,592 5/6

⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛ UTILE 19
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ WOADS 5
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ GOMBO 2
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 1 left
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One of the rare times the world beat my score.
The global mean for this game is 4.461
 
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  • #7,820
Wordle 1.592 4/6*

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  • #7,821
Wordle 1,592 4/6

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  • #7,822
dwarde said:
Wordle 1,592 4/6

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Wow! That looks pretty (I was about to say suspicious) well guessed in the last step there but I guess you have them eliminated Sherlock Holmes-style. :smile:
 
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  • #7,823
Wordle 1,592 5/6

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  • #7,824
Wordle 1,593 3/6

⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨 INTEL 22 old and 17 new left
⬛⬛🟩🟨🟩 1 old & 2 new left
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 went with the old list word

I noticed that for the last 2½ months, only words from the original list have been the solutions, so today I decided to bias my play towards the original list, and it worked!
 
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  • #7,825
Just following my old formula. Same start word and my "heuristic deduction".

Wordle 1,593 3/6*

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  • #7,826
Wordle 1,593 3/6

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  • #7,827
Wordle 1,594 3/6

🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ ARSON 67 original + 35 new
⬛🟨🟩⬛🟨 1 original + 2 new
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  • #7,828
Well, what do you know? True and tried methods do pay off:

Wordle 1.594 2/6*

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  • #7,829
sbrothy said:
Well, what do you know? True and tried methods do pay off:

Wordle 1.594 2/6*

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I expect a good possibility that dwarde will also get it in two today, if he uses his seed from yesterday.
 
  • #7,830
Good grief how did I manage to do this. :H

Wordle 1,594 4/6

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