Wordle Lovers - Play the NYT Daily Game

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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.

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  • Conceptual clarification
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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.

  • #8,521
OmCheeto said:
Avoiding pulling weeds is in this case not an idiom. It's been 15 years since I could comfortably bend over. Hence, my gutter garden.
I have a stool that I sit on to pull weeds but now I have gotten to the point where getting up from the stool is nearly impossible. To make it worse all of the affordable weed piller folks are being deported.
 
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  • #8,522
Wordle 1,810 4/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ SKIMP 972 (wb 1087)(Seed: ranked 2237 and used by 3 others)
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨 FUNGO 9/8/34 (53)
⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛ DOWNY 1/1/3 (7)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 NOTCH

global mean: 3.955

edwardII said:
...getting up from the stool is nearly impossible.
I had to ask an elder friend how to get off the ground a couple of years ago after I laid down on their lawn.
 
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  • #8,523
Wordle 1,810 3/6

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  • #8,524
Wordle 1,811 3/6*

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ WHOMP 332 (wb 370)(Seed: ranked 2324 and used by 2 others)
⬛🟨🟩⬛🟩 FOLKY 1/0/0 (1)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ALLOY

global mean: 3.981
 
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  • #8,525
I was about to ef up again. Still not optimal but could've been worse:

Wordle 1,811 4/6*

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  • #8,526
Wordle 1,811 3/6

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  • #8,527
Seems I got the shortest straw this time (also this time). :smile:

EDIT: Also, I used some crazy seed words, I'm painfully aware.
 
  • #8,528
Wordle 1,812 3/6*

🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛ BIPOD 6/1/11 ∑18 (wb 18)(Seed: ranked last)
🟨⬛🟩⬛⬛ OMBRE 1/0/2 (3)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 NOBLY

global mean: 4.462
VERY lucky seed today.
 
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  • #8,529
Ech.... Well, I got it at least.

Wordle 1,812 4/6*

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  • #8,530
Wordle 1,812 4/6

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  • #8,531
Wordle 1,813 3/6*

⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ BRICK 410 (wb 429)(Seed: ranked 344 and used by 55 others)
⬛🟩🟩🟨⬛ WORMY 1/0/2 (5)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MORPH

global mean: 3.881
 
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  • #8,532
Wordle 1,813 4/6

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  • #8,533
I really effed up with the previous one. Truth is I probably hadn't made it. I forgot about it as I had other stuff to do. This one went better:

Wordle 1,814 3/6*

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  • #8,534
Wordle 1,814 3/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 SWIFT 228 (wb 255)(Seed: ranked 330 and used by 58 others)
🟨🟨🟨⬛🟨 BUTCH 0/0/1 (1) eyeballed, not the lowest score
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 THUMB

global mean: 3.730
 
  • #8,535
Wordle 1,814 4/6

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  • #8,536
Wordle 1,815 5/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 HOKUM 144 (wb 164)(Seed: ranked 2920 and used by 1 other)
⬛🟨⬛🟨🟩 SIGMA 0/0/1 (3)
🟩⬛⬛🟩🟩 MEDIA (2) oopsies! forgot to turn off my 'value' filter: MANIA & MAFIA are also valid
🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩 MANIA (1)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MAFIA

global mean: 4.512

Well.... at least I tied the global mean.
 
  • #8,537
I choose the word I thought was least likely :cool:

Wordle 1,815 4/6

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