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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.

  • #5,341
Orodruin said:
Wordle guessed in 5/6!
Can you do better?
Try this wordle: https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=iifqd

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#mywordle

Of course I had the plural hint (which actually makes it a little weird that I just automatically started with my usual word!). Still. Should have known it was physics-related. Duh! :P

Screenshot 2024-09-24 at 21-23-20 Make Your Own Wordle.png
 
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  • #5,342
Wordle 1,193 3/6

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  • #5,346
Wordle 1,194 4/6

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  • #5,347
Wordle 1,194 3/6

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  • #5,348
Wordle 1,194 2/6

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  • #5,349
Wordle 1,194 3/6

🟨⬛⬛⬛🟩 [CLASH] 13 left
⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨 [PINOT] filter - 2 left: BOTCH TORCH
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [TORCH] Looked better, more positive
 
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  • #5,350
Wordle 1,194 4/6

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  • #5,351
OmCheeto said:
Wordle guessed in 3/6!
Can you do better?
Try this wordle: https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=asilp

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#mywordle

Guessing now that we all know the game, this should be really easy:

https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=lcfsj
OK. Not bad. Thought I'd made it harder with a lot of similar vocals. I guess with the right initial guess that can be a weakness as well.

EDIT: Not that your initial guess gave that much away, just a thought.
 
  • #5,352
There is also an online word game called pilfer. You can play against friends or play against a bot. I am an old guy who plays to get my word skills back after an episode of aphasia. https://www.merriam-webster.com/games/pilfer
 
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  • #5,353
Wordle 1,195 2/6

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100% luck. My seed left only one solution.
 
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  • #5,354
OmCheeto said:
Wordle 1,195 2/6

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100% luck. My seed left only one solution.
We all know you have to say that. You get “lucky” suspiciously often. (By which I mean you’re good at this, not insinuating you’re cheating. Just making that clear!)
 
  • #5,355
Wordle 1.195 4/6*

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  • #5,356
Wordle 1,195 3/6

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  • #5,357
Wordle 1,195 2/6

⬛⬛🟩⬛🟨 [CLASH] 2 left - THANK WHARF
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [THANK] The other word was just ugly. This one gives a much more positive feeling!

I've been reusing the same seed word for a while now as it seems to give good results. When I have the time, I wish to make a proper selection of my seed word based on probability rather than randomness.
 
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  • #5,358
Wordle 1,195 3/6

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  • #5,359
I got off to a bad start and then proceeded to screw it up.
Wordle 1,195 5/6

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  • #5,360
Wordle 1 196 2/6

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First word that popped into my head after the seed and a filter word. Of course I had to have faith in it!
 
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  • #5,361
Wordle 1,196 3/6

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According to my spreadsheet, we are halfway through the game.
Of course, the are still deleting and adding words, so the halfway point is a bit dynamic, but I thought I'd mention it anyways.
 
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  • #5,362
sbrothy said:
We all know you have to say that. You get “lucky” suspiciously often. (By which I mean you’re good at this, not insinuating you’re cheating. Just making that clear!)
Interesting. For the last 50 games, of the 'augmented' players, I'm in last place.
RankPlayerAverage
1Orodruin3.000
2Kuruman3.111
3Jack Action3.286
4Wordlebot*3.380
5OmCheeto3.480

Oh! I get it now. You must be talking about BAD luck.

*I included Wordlebot, as I thought people might be interested.
 
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  • #5,363
OmCheeto said:
Interesting. For the last 50 games, of the 'augmented' players, I'm in last place.
RankPlayerAverage
1Orodruin3.000
2Kuruman3.111
3Jack Action3.286
4Wordlebot*3.380
5OmCheeto3.480

Oh! I get it now. You must be talking about BAD luck.

*I included Wordlebot, as I thought people might be interested.
Hmm. I must’ve had a very local view of the graph then. :smile:
 
  • #5,364
OmCheeto said:
Interesting. For the last 50 games, of the 'augmented' players, I'm in last place.
RankPlayerAverage
1Orodruin3.000
2Kuruman3.111
3Jack Action3.286
4Wordlebot*3.380
5OmCheeto3.480

Oh! I get it now. You must be talking about BAD luck.

*I included Wordlebot, as I thought people might be interested.
This is biased though. I am certainly not first as I do not post every day but play every day (my streak is at 521). I am more likely to post if I get a good result or if the solution itself has something I consider mildly interesting (today had both!), otherwise I might just not care enough to post.
 
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  • #5,365
Wordle 1,196 2/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩 [CLASH] 2 left - FAITH RAJAH
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [FAITH] Of course, RAJAH had no chance against FAITH.

I really love my seed word!

OmCheeto said:
Interesting. For the last 50 games, of the 'augmented' players, I'm in last place.
RankPlayerAverage
1Orodruin3.000
2Kuruman3.111
3Jack Action3.286
4Wordlebot*3.380
5OmCheeto3.480

Oh! I get it now. You must be talking about BAD luck.

*I included Wordlebot, as I thought people might be interested.
I'm sorry, are you gathering my personal information - without my consent - to do data analysis about God knows what? :)):eek::nb)

I feel naked. :blushing:

:biggrin:
 
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  • #5,366
Wordle 1,196 3/6

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  • #5,367
OmCheeto said:
Interesting. For the last 50 games, of the 'augmented' players, I'm in last place.
RankPlayerAverage
1Orodruin3.000
2Kuruman3.111
3Jack Action3.286
4Wordlebot*3.380
5OmCheeto3.480

Oh! I get it now. You must be talking about BAD luck.

*I included Wordlebot, as I thought people might be interested.
If anybody cares, here are my cumulative data since I started playing. I intend to use the same seed word in the future, so once I got a "hole in one", I don't expect another.
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I also started recording the percentage of words already used and my mean when about 44% of the words was already used. That plot (shown below) indicated a steady improvement. The last (differently colored) point is today's mean value. I expect a steeper slope as the percent of used words increases. Please don't call me a geek! I didn't put error bars on the plot, did I?

Percent Used.png
 
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  • #5,368
kuruman said:
I didn't put error bars on the plot, did I?
Shame on you!
 
  • #5,369
Wordle 1,196 3/6

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  • #5,370
Wordle 1.196 5/6*

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Haven’t been proud recently. Sub-par accomplishments all over the board.
 

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