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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.

  • #8,401
Wordle 1,778 5/6*

β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› UNHIP 27/15/52 βˆ‘94 (wb 114)(Seed: ranked last and used by no others)
β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ SCION 7/3/16 βˆ‘26 (29)(1 of 2 remaining seeds)
β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© EYING 1/1/3 (6)(lazy mistake, IMHO. Should have been TRINE )
πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 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

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨
🟨🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
  • #8,403
Wordle 1,779 6/6*

πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› PUBIS 7/4/2 βˆ‘13 (wb 14)(Seed: ranked last and used by no others)
πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© PUPPY 3/2/0 (5) (3.615, MAX 5)
πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© PUNKY 3/0/0 (3) (2.200, MAX 3)
πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© PUTTY 2/0/0 (2)
πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 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*

β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ FICUS 13/9/11 βˆ‘33 (wb 42)(Seed: ranked last)
β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› DISCO 6/4/3 βˆ‘13 (15)(NOT a remaining seed. argh....)
β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ 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*

πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› HUMID 32/27/107 βˆ‘166 (wb 179)(Seed: ranked 1188 and used by 11 others)
πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› CHOWK 2/4/12 βˆ‘18 (21)
β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› BACHS 1/2/2 (5)
πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 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*

β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›
β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©
β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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  • #8,410
Wordle 1,782 4/6*

β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› FUNGO 33/35/92 βˆ‘160 (wb 194)(Seed: ranked last)
β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ Censored by PF! 1/1/0 (3) Never seen that before.
β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© SKEIN 1/0/0 (1)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LIKEN

global mean: 4.292
 
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  • #8,411
Hm.

Wordle 1,782 4/6*

β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›
β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›
πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Skærmbillede (147).webp
 
  • #8,412
OmCheeto said:
Wordle 1,782 4/6*

β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› FUNGO 33/35/92 βˆ‘160 (wb 194)(Seed: ranked last)
β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ Censored by PF! 1/1/0 (3) Never seen that before.
β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 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 βˆ‘854 (wb 1087)(Seed: ranked 1646 and used by 5 others)
β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› FUNGO 1/2/2 (7)
πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 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! πŸ˜„

EDIT: Took a second for me to get it, but yeah!
 
  • #8,418
Wordle 1,783 4/6

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⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
  • #8,419
Wordle 1,784 4/6*

πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› BOUGH 3/8/7 βˆ‘18 (wb 23)(Seed: ranked 883 and used by 16 others)
πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› REBUY 1/1/1 (2)(1.706 MAX 3) (URBAN or UMBRA per WB)
β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ FUBAR 1/0/0 (1.000)NEW (Not a likely solution per WB, hence deleted from my 'NEW' list)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 UMBRA

global mean: 4.295
 
  • #8,420
Well, what do you know? Esoteric word, no?

Wordle 1,784 4/6*

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β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›
β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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  • #8,421
Wordle 1,784 5/6

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⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
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  • #8,422
edwardII said:
Wordle 1,784 5/6

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⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩


Nice. Not many clues. But on the other hand not many letters left. :smile:
 
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  • #8,423
edwardII said:
Wordle 1,784 5/6

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⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Now that is a very buttery rope you slid down.
Glad to see you landed in the required sea of green.
 
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  • #8,424
Wordle 1,785 4/6*

πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› SWUNG 11/6/20 βˆ‘37 (wb 41)(Seed: ranked last)
πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© SCION 2/1/2 (6)leftover seed
πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© STEIN 1/0/0 (1)(1.000)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SATIN

global mean: 3.293

Only 1 out of 54 of the last 750 games was this easy. ( ΞΌ ≀ 3.293 )
1 in 7 people got the answer on the 2nd guess.
1 in 3 million people did not solve the puzzle.
 
  • #8,425
I surprized mysefl on this one.

Wordle 1,785 2/6

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edwardII said:
I surprized mysefl on this one.

Wordle 1,785 2/6

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I suspected you had a good chance of getting it in two. I didn't mention it so as not to jinx you.

Now todays puzzle..... Let's just say it might be a tad more difficult.

Wordle 1,786 3/6*

β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ WHOMP 52/46/103 βˆ‘201 (wb 237)(Seed: ranked 2262 and used by 2 others)
πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› PUNKS 1/0/2 (3)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PARKA (OLD 1.000)

global mean: 4.523
 
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  • #8,427
Wordle 1,786 5/6

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🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
 
  • #8,428
edwardII said:
Wordle 1,786 5/6

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🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Believe it or not, I mock played your seed and got the answer on the 5th guess.
My play using your seed:
SALET
DAIRY
VAPOR
PARCH
PARKA


My guess as to your play
SALET
PRION, PROUD, or PRONG
PARCH
PARRY
PARKA
 
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  • #8,429
OmCheeto said:
Believe it or not, I mock played your seed and got the answer on the 5th guess.
My play using your seed:
SALET
DAIRY
VAPOR
PARCH
PARKA


My guess as to your play
SALET
PRION, PROUD, or PRONG
PARCH
PARRY
PARKA
Very close.
 
  • #8,430
Wordle 1,787 4/6*

β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ SCION 27/30/66 βˆ‘123 (wb 145)(Seed: ranked 827 and used by 17 others)
β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› BUNDH 6/4/24 βˆ‘34 (40)
β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© FAWNY 1/0/0 (1)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 NEWLY

global mean: 4.308
 

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