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The discussion centers around the enjoyment of the daily Wordle game from the New York Times, with participants sharing their results and strategies. Many players express their competitive nature, often playing against friends or family, and discuss their preferred starting words. There are mentions of variations of Wordle in different languages and formats, highlighting the game's widespread appeal. Some users share their experiences with similar games, like Mastermind, and discuss the challenges posed by obscure words. Overall, the thread fosters a community of Wordle enthusiasts who appreciate the game's complexity and fun.
  • #1,051
I thought I had a lucky day yesterday. But then it turned out that there have been 3 possibilities left for the first letter. Guess what it turned out to be ...
 
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  • #1,052
Anachronist said:
Either that, or you're likely to get it in two tries 2% of the time.

In the Wordle app histogram, my performance is 8 correct answers in two tries out of 244 games played. So I'm hitting 3.3%, slightly above that average of 2%.
It looks like I'm currently getting it in two about 5% of the time.

guesses
numbers
%
1​
0​
0.0%​
2​
18​
4.9%​
3​
90​
24.3%​
4​
163​
43.9%​
5​
72​
19.4%​
6​
20​
5.4%​
7​
8​
2.2%​
N​
371​
σ​
1.2115​
μ​
4.298​

..
As for the rest of the people over the last 13 games, it looks quite varied: 1 thru 11%

Game #Nσμ% who got it in 2 guesses
576337,1560.8304.017
2%​
575356,3400.8373.452
11%​
574370,9350.8244.225
1%​
573668,6140.7593.827
3%​
572319,8250.8473.812
5%​
571668,5120.7503.599
5%​
570353,5400.7864.136
1%​
569301,7530.8904.474
1%​
568671,6980.8503.659
8%​
567195,2090.8143.769
5%​
566169,2650.8784.489
1%​
565229,4250.7753.999
2%​
564230,5231.0814.396
3%​
 
  • #1,053
Wordle 577 3/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩
🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
  • #1,055
Wordle 577 4/6

⬜⬜🟦🟦⬜
⬜🟦🟦⬜🟦
🟧⬜🟧⬜🟧
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧
 
  • #1,056
Wordle 578 4/6

🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
  • #1,057
Wordle 578 3/6

🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟨🟨⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
  • #1,058
Wordle 578 4/6

⬜⬜🟧⬜⬜
🟧🟧⬜⬜⬜
🟧🟧🟧🟧⬜
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧
 
  • #1,059
Wordle 578 4/6

⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
  • #1,060
Wordle 579 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜
🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
  • #1,061
Wordle 579 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
  • #1,062
Wordle 578 4/6

⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
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  • #1,063
Wordle 579 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩⬛🟨🟩
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
  • #1,065
Wordle 579 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟦⬜⬜⬜🟧
⬜🟧🟦⬜🟧
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧
 
  • #1,066
Wordle 580 3/6

🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜
🟩⬜🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
  • #1,067
Wordle 580 4/6

⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨
⬛🟨🟩🟩🟩
🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
  • #1,068
Wordle 580 3/6

⬜🟧🟦🟦🟦
⬜⬜⬜🟧⬜
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧
 
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  • #1,069
Wordle 581 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
  • #1,070
Wordle 581 3/6

⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛
⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
  • #1,071
Wordle 581 4/6

⬜🟧⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟧⬜⬜
⬜🟧🟧⬜⬜
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧
 
  • #1,073
Wordle 582 5/6

🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
  • #1,074
Wordle 582 4/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

(I had 5 yesterday.)
 
  • #1,075
Wordle 582 2/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

As always, my spreadsheet recommended my second guess, so don't blame me.
Had it been up to me, I'm confident that I would not have gotten it in less than 6.
 
  • #1,076
Wordle 582 4/6

⬜⬜🟦🟦🟦
⬜🟧🟧🟧⬜
⬜🟧🟧🟧⬜
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧
 
  • #1,078
Wordle 583 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨
🟨🟨⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
  • #1,079
Wordle 583 5/6

⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨
🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜
⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
  • #1,080
Wordle 583 3/6

🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 

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