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

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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.

  • #8,401
Wordle 1,778 5/6*

⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ UNHIP 27/15/52 ∑94 (wb 114)(Seed: ranked last and used by no others)
⬛⬛🟩⬛🟨 SCION 7/3/16 ∑26 (29)(1 of 2 remaining seeds)
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩 EYING 1/1/3 (6)(lazy mistake, IMHO. Should have been TRINE )
🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩 BLING 0/0/1 (1)(new)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BRING (used, from game # 164)

global mean: 3.691
 
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  • #8,402
Wordle 1,778 4/6

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  • #8,403
Wordle 1,779 6/6*

🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛ PUBIS 7/4/2 ∑13 (wb 14)(Seed: ranked last and used by no others)
🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩 PUPPY 3/2/0 (5) (3.615, MAX 5)
🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩 PUNKY 3/0/0 (3) (2.200, MAX 3)
🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩 PUTTY 2/0/0 (2)
🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩 PUDGY 1/0/0 (1)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PUFFY

global mean: 4.364

blech.... Threw that seed in the trash.
 
  • #8,404
Wordle 1,779 5/6

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  • #8,405
Wordle 1,780 4/6*

⬛🟩⬛⬛🟨 FICUS 13/9/11 ∑33 (wb 42)(Seed: ranked last)
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ DISCO 6/4/3 ∑13 (15)(NOT a remaining seed. argh....)
⬛🟩🟩⬛🟨 PISTE 1/0/1 (4)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RISER (trender choice)

global mean: 4.316

Along with not playing the game after waking up, one should not play the game when anxious to get back to a movie one is watching.
 
  • #8,406
Wordle 1,780 4/6

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  • #8,407
Wordle 1,781 5/6*

🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ HUMID 32/27/107 ∑166 (wb 179)(Seed: ranked 1188 and used by 11 others)
🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛ CHOWK 2/4/12 ∑18 (21)
⬛🟩🟨🟨⬛ BACHS 1/2/2 (5)
🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩 LARCH 1/0/0 (1)(NEW)(1 OF 2 @ 1.000)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LATCH

global mean: 3.985
 
  • #8,408
Mostly dumb luck .

Wordle 1,781 3/6

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  • #8,409
Wordle 1,781 4/6*

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  • #8,410
Wordle 1,782 4/6*

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ FUNGO 33/35/92 ∑160 (wb 194)(Seed: ranked last)
⬛⬛🟨🟨🟨 Censored by PF! 1/1/0 (3) Never seen that before.
⬛🟨🟨🟨🟩 SKEIN 1/0/0 (1)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LIKEN

global mean: 4.292
 
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  • #8,411
Hm.

Wordle 1,782 4/6*

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  • #8,412
OmCheeto said:
Wordle 1,782 4/6*

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ FUNGO 33/35/92 ∑160 (wb 194)(Seed: ranked last)
⬛⬛🟨🟨🟨 Censored by PF! 1/1/0 (3) Never seen that before.
⬛🟨🟨🟨🟩 SKEIN 1/0/0 (1)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LIKEN

global mean: 4.292
Let me guess: PENIS? :smile:

Nah, that's hardly a dirty word.
 
  • #8,413
Wordle 1,782 3/6

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  • #8,414
sbrothy said:
Let me guess: PENIS? :smile:

Nah, that's hardly a dirty word.
Nope! I actually vacillated about posting it as the word has both a socially acceptable historical meaning, and is a racial slur. I was bold and told myself that in the PF court of posting, I would claim that I would never ever ever use the word in the later sense. I probably wouldn't have noticed the words swapped in except that they were twice as long in blurry hidden mode as a 5 letter word.

replacement words: cool person
 
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  • #8,415
Wordle 1,783 4/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ SKIMP 177/184/493 ∑854 (wb 1087)(Seed: ranked 1646 and used by 5 others)
⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛ FUNGO 1/2/2 (7)
🟩🟩⬛🟩⬛ BULGY 1/0/0 (1)(1.000)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BUDGE

global mean: 4.252
 
  • #8,416
OmCheeto said:
Nope! I actually vacillated about posting it as the word has both a socially acceptable historical meaning, and is a racial slur. I was bold and told myself that in the PF court of posting, I would claim that I would never ever ever use the word in the later sense. I probably wouldn't have noticed the words swapped in except that they were twice as long in blurry hidden mode as a 5 letter word.

replacement words: cool person
Yeah, what I meant was that how are we gonna have a decent medical discussion about urology if we can't use that word? Not that I'm eager to start one, but in principle I mean? :smile:
 
  • #8,417
OmCheeto said:
Nope! I actually vacillated about posting it as the word has both a socially acceptable historical meaning, and is a racial slur. I was bold and told myself that in the PF court of posting, I would claim that I would never ever ever use the word in the later sense. I probably wouldn't have noticed the words swapped in except that they were twice as long in blurry hidden mode as a 5 letter word.

replacement words: cool person
Oh. OH! 😄

EDIT: Took a second for me to get it, but yeah!
 

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