Wordle Lovers - Play the NYT Daily Game

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Discussion Overview

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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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩I guessed both ETUDE and PLUME and what does it end up being? I feel cheated.
 
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Disappointing, but it at least the streak was not broken.
 
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Thought I was going to fail, but just scraped through.
 
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DrGreg said:
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Thought I was going to fail, but just scraped through.
So did I, and my hole was even deeper.
 
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This is the worst set of stats I recall seeing. 40 times more people failed to solve this game than usual.
 
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fresh_42 said:
So did I, and my hole was even deeper.
Still, you managed to tunnel through.
 
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whew!
 
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That was a little close.
 
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That was a little close.
This was definitely not what it said to be!
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This is the worst set of stats I recall seeing. 40 times more people failed to solve this game than usual.
 
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fluidistic said:
.... It was all fun until she got a word in 1 shot ("fumer" -- to smoke, in French). I got twice words in 2 shots but I never reach her record. We don't play anymore.
Getting in 1 guess is just lucky. You could imprive your odds by keeping track of prior winning words and never start with one of those.
 
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scottdave said:
Getting in 1 guess is just lucky. You could imprive your odds by keeping track of prior winning words and never start with one of those.
As far as I recall they picked the same word like 1 month later or so. So, I wouldn't count on it. But that's good, this means they probably draw uniformly randomly from their small list of possible words, without removing the words.
 

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