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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.

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Wordle 1,171 5/6 NUTZ

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Wordle 1,172 4/6

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Wordle 1.172 4/6*

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Darn it. I had those two words lined up internally but of course I picked the wrong one initially.

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EDIT: Also, statistically, I’d wager that S is more common than P, although that might just be because of the plural use of S in English
 
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  • #5,165
Wordle 1,172 3/6

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Wordle 1,172 4/6

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Wordle 1 173 3/6

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Wordle 1,173 2/6

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100% luck
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Wordle 1.173 3/6*

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Made a stupid in second guess. Ah well.

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Wordle 1,173 3/6

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Wordle 1,173 3/6

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Wordle 1,174 4/6

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Wordle 1.174 4/6*

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jack action said:
Wordle 1,174 3/6

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Didn't you forget a letter in the second guess, or is it some kind of devious MO I don’t understand? :)
 
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sbrothy said:
Didn't you forget a letter in the second guess, or is it some kind of devious MO I don’t understand? :)
NURSE -> 39 words left (not including past answers)
MODAL -> filter word; 1 word left
 
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Wordle 1,174 5/6

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not my best
 
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jack action said:
NURSE -> 39 words left (not including past answers)
MODAL -> filter word; 1 word left
Ah. So, it was a question of you being devious and crazy prepared. :cool:
 
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Wordle 1,174 4/6

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Keeping the streak alive

Wordle 1 175 3/6

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I have now solved Wordle 500 days in a row.

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Played it even more days in a row but there was that fateful day 501 days ago when I managed to misspell the word I knew was the solution on guess 6 … unfortunately the misspelling was also a word … 😭
 
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Wordle 1,175 4/6

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Wordle 1,175 4/6

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Wordle 1,175 6/6*

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I have no idea why this was so hard for me. Once I found the solution it seemed so obvious!

EDIT: It might be relevant that I only found it after arriving home and gearing down.
 
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Wordle 1,175 4/6

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Went into some kinda nerdy overdrive angry over the day’s abysmal result. I had an old IRC wordguess program lying around and cannabalized it to write this:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/wordlecheater/

I'm not really sure if it's publicly available as I cannot find the log out button on sourceforge. It was written as a challenge to myself and for the sheer fun of it. I'm not gonna use it to cheat. I mean, what would be the point?

The synopsis goes like:
Code:
./main [-l n] wordfile regex

as in (Example run for wordle (Sep. 6, 2024, "RERUN") "?er??":):

Code:
./main -l 5 '^([QWRUPFLZXVNM]{1})ER([QWRUPFLZXVNM]{2})$' csw.txt

Oh, forgot the output:

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I know claimed I "geared down" but, yeah, I do stuff like this for fun. You don't get to judge me!

EDIT: Output got boring without all the garish color from the SPDLOG console color sink.



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Wordle 1,176 5/6*

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Hah! Well, at least you probably wont suspect me of cheating. :smile:
 
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Wordle 1,176 3/6

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Wordle 1,176 6/6

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