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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

  • 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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Who is it that was collecting stats? Are you still doing that? I wonder how us PF participants compare to all players.

Here are my current stats, if interested: 0, 0, 9, 26, 18, 10, 3

The last number is # of failures.
 
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sbrothy said:
Wordle 640 5/6*

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About learning Engslish I'm quite serious. I have few opportunities for speaking the language and obviously my vocabulary exceeds my understanding of details.

And no. Not guilty as such but sonetimes I wonder if not my time could've been used more productively.

It's hard really :)
You're doing fine. I wouldn't be able to tell that your native language is not English just by reading your posts. Actually, one often finds posts by native speakers that contain more grammatical infelicities than yours. A classic example is the confusion about when to use "it's" = "it is" and "its" = "belonging to it". This confusion is understandable because the English language allows one to make statements that look alike but mean different things. For example,
John's father's a teacher = the father of John is a teacher
John's father's car's a Ford = the car belonging to the father of John is a Ford.
One needs to be careful parsing the sentence in order to figure out its (not it's) meaning.
 
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kuruman said:
You're doing fine. I wouldn't be able to tell that your native language is not English just by reading your posts. Actually, one often finds posts by native speakers that contain more grammatical infelicities than yours. A classic example is the confusion about when to use "it's" = "it is" and "its" = "belonging to it". This confusion is understandable because the English language allows one to make statements that look alike but mean different things. For example,
John's father's a teacher = the father of John is a teacher
John's father's car's a Ford = the car belonging to the father of John is a Ford.
One needs to be careful parsing the sentence in order to figure out its (not it's) meaning.

I'm glad and a little surprised by your assessment of my written language. My spoken ditto is another matter entirely though. Many of the words I use I've never heard spoken aloud so I'm often not clear on which syllable to put the enphasis.

By the way, my comment on my free time was meant entirely as a joke. It was even followed by a smiley. Please don't take me too seriously when I make silly statements like that.

EDIT: See just now I became unsure if it's "too serious' or "too seriously". I often go with my first impulse as that is usually the correct one. Also, as you mentioned, sometimes the language seems to allow more than one way. I'll let it stand and let you correct me if I'm wrong.
 
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I didn't like this one at all.
 
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scottdave said:
Who is it that was collecting stats? Are you still doing that? I wonder how us PF participants compare to all players.

Here's mine
0, 3, 9, 23, 14, 4, 0
 
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gmax137 said:
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Here's mine
0, 3, 9, 23, 14, 4, 0

I haven't been participating for so long but ok, here goes:

0, 2, 7, 7, 5, 2EDIT: Wait you have 7. What did I miss?
 
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Wordle 641 3/6

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First in awhile that I've gotten in 3 attempts!
 
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sbrothy said:
I haven't been participating for so long but ok, here goes:

0, 2, 7, 7, 5, 2EDIT: Wait you have 7. What did I miss?
The 7th number is # of failures. So if you dont have any,,its 0 you'll need to calculate it if you don't remember. Just look at how many total games you've played.
 
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scottdave said:
The 7th number is # of failures. So if you dont have any,,its 0 you'll need to calculate it if you don't remember. Just look at how many total games you've played.

Aah! Yeh I distinctly and vividly remember my one failure. *cough*. Nah, it's pretty easy to find:

0, 2, 7, 7 5, 2, 3

Yuch. But then again. What can I expect. I need to stop doing this late at night and on the morning commute.

Or perhaps just disable hardmode.
 
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Back to my usual 4 attempts.
 
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sbrothy said:
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I didn't like this one at all.

I was about to complain about the complicated artisanal handiwork or lack of comfort with this one but decided against it.

Having a little fun with the correct word should be OK but there's a fine line between poking fun and outright giving it away.
 
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Sometimes I mindlessly repeat the positions of the letters I know are wrong. But ofcourse I would say that wouldn't I? :)
 
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