Anyone playing wordle?

["Roger"]

Whew, just made it under the wire today. It was one of those cases where there were too many similar words. I had the last three letters correct on the second try and all but the second letter correct for the following tries. That gave me four shots at the second letter (if you count the fact that it was the only incorrect letter on the third try). I finally got it right on the sixth try, but there was still at least one other possibility as to what the second letter could be at that point. I had to guess between the two on my last try.

 

[BagsArePacked]

Nice one @Rolltydr. @"Roger" yes, many options for the missing letter, lol!

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[T_R_Oglodyte]

Whew, just made it under the wire today. It was one of those cases where there were too many similar words. I had the last three letters correct on the second try and all but the second letter correct for the following tries. That gave me four shots at the second letter (if you count the fact that it was the only incorrect letter on the third try). I finally got it right on the sixth try, but there was still at least one other possibility as to what the second letter could be at that point. I had to guess between the two on my last try.

I had everything but the second letter after my second guess. At that point I could think of four possible entries, so my third was a word that included all four letters. That identified which of the four letters was correct, so I got it in four. If I had just worked through the options, the actual word would probably my sixth guess, like you did.

 

[clifffaith]

Cliff often likes to start with PLANK. In honor of his birthday I used that word and even though it only gave me one letter, I got the answer in three tries for the second day in a row. I’m on a roll now!

 

[rickandcindy23]

I got it in 3, which was unusual for me. Rick got it in TWO. He had it fast.

 

[Rolltydr]

I got it in 3, which was unusual for me. Rick got it in TWO. He had it fast.

Is Rick clairvoyant? I can’t believe some of the words he gets on the 2nd try.

 

[bizaro86]

3 for me today

 

[DaveNV]

Too many options today. Got it in six, but could have had it in three. Or four. Or five.

Wordle 293 6/6








Dave

 

[PcflEZFlng]

Got awesome clues from my first guess!

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Got lucky today. My standard opening guess. Guess 2 was my standard guess when I get that result on guess 1. After hitting four greens on the second guess, there was only one remaining option for the last space.

 

[Luvtoride]

Wordle 294 2/6





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[Rolltydr]

Good job guys. Took 4 for me today. I thought sure I had it with my third try but then there was only one option left so I nailed it!

 

[Patri]

Is Rick clairvoyant? I can’t believe some of the words he gets on the 2nd try.

Maybe he is looking over her shoulder.

 

["Roger"]

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I had everything but the second letter after my second guess. At that point I could think of four possible entries, so my third was a word that included all four letters. That identified which of the four letters was correct, so I got it in four. If I had just worked through the options, the actual word would probably my sixth guess, like you did.

I had five possibilities for the second letter, all consonants. That would not allow me to post them as a new word since I can only post real words. So, either we are talking about a different word or you are allowed to do something that I cannot.

Third try today. Had four letters after second try with three of them in the correct position. Made the third entry easy.

 

[clifffaith]

I can’t believe I now have a three day streak of solving the word in three tries!

 

[DeniseM]

 

[DaveNV]

Wordle 294 3/6





Dave

 

[Marathoner]

'Wordle' confirms the optimal starting word

The New York Times has confirmed the best opening word to use while playing 'Wordle' in both normal and hard mode

www.nme.com

Since the game launched in October 2021, there’s been plenty of speculation about the optimal word to use when starting a game. One mathematician created an automated bot to test over 12,000 words, while online urban legend suggests words like ‘Irate’ or ‘Salet’ are best because of their vowels.

In creating their WordleBot, though, New York Times has found ‘Crane’ to be the best place to start while ‘Crate’, ‘Slate’, ‘Slant’ and ‘Trace’ are also very good guesses, as are ‘Lance’, ‘Carte’, ‘Least’ and ‘Trice’.

 

[DaveNV]

'Wordle' confirms the optimal starting word

The New York Times has confirmed the best opening word to use while playing 'Wordle' in both normal and hard mode

www.nme.com

Since the game launched in October 2021, there’s been plenty of speculation about the optimal word to use when starting a game. One mathematician created an automated bot to test over 12,000 words, while online urban legend suggests words like ‘Irate’ or ‘Salet’ are best because of their vowels.

In creating their WordleBot, though, New York Times has found ‘Crane’ to be the best place to start while ‘Crate’, ‘Slate’, ‘Slant’ and ‘Trace’ are also very good guesses, as are ‘Lance’, ‘Carte’, ‘Least’ and ‘Trice’.

And if you start with ADIEU and STORY, you'll get all five vowels, the Y, plus D, R, S, and T. That covers a lot of common words. Using the words suggested above, all you'd get are the A and E, with one word providing the I. Everybody has a preferred place to start.

Dave

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

And if you start with ADIEU and STORY, you'll get all five vowels, the Y, plus D, R, S, and T. That covers a lot of common words. Using the words suggested above, all you'd get are the A and E, with one word providing the I. Everybody has a preferred place to start.

Dave

I usually start with ADIEU, but I tailor my second guess based on the results of the first guess. If I hit two vowels with ADIEU, there's little value in continuing to hunt for vowels.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Got lucky yesterday. After the second guess I figured the word had only one vowel, in the third position, so I started hunting for consonants. Got the yellow in space 1, so fourth guess was simply trying that letter in a different position. I got lucky and hit the word.

 

[Rolltydr]

I usually start with a completely random word that just pops into my head. A lot of mornings that gets me zilch on the first try but that is more fun to me. This morning, the word I used only has one vowel. I hit 2 letters, neither in the correct position. On my 2nd guess, I hit another consonant and got one of the letters in the correct position. From that point, the word was either easy or I got lucky.

 

["Roger"]

I found the Times article interesting. It is a matter of taste, but I like to start with different words each day. I am not suicidal, however. I always include either an "a" or an "e" or both and usually a "t." I have used a number of the words that the Times article mentioned.

Elsewhere I noted that it is far from a total disaster if you totally strikeout on your first entry. With five common letters eliminated, it limits your future entries in a helpful way.

To date, my "score" (number of entries taken to reach the correct answer has been 0, 2, 14, 21, 11 and 3, plus on two occasions I struck out. Both times that I struck out, I had four correct letters correctly positioned very early in the game. It was just that there were four, five or six words that shared those four letters in the same position and I had to guess at the fifth. It does not bother me that the Times occasionally includes such an entry. It is just a game and if sometimes one has to guess at an answer doesn't bother me.

Today was one of my four tries score.

 

[Marathoner]

And if you start with ADIEU and STORY, you'll get all five vowels, the Y, plus D, R, S, and T. That covers a lot of common words. Using the words suggested above, all you'd get are the A and E, with one word providing the I. Everybody has a preferred place to start.

The article is based on empirical evidence and statistics. I can tell you anecdotally that I don't like using ADIEU any more because I find that I can solve more quickly starting with a word with consonants in it. Knowing which vowel to use early is apparently of limited value. FYI - this is coming from someone who solves the daily puzzle 68% of the time in 4 tries or less. I'll tell you that my solve rate at 3 attempts or lower went way down when I started using ADIEU

 

[DaveNV]

The article is based on empirical evidence and statistics. I can tell you anecdotally that I don't like using ADIEU any more because I find that I can solve more quickly starting with a word with consonants in it. Knowing which vowel to use early is apparently of limited value. FYI - this is coming from someone who solves the daily puzzle 68% of the time in 4 tries or less. I'll tell you that my solve rate at 3 attempts or lower went way down when I started using ADIEU

That explains why you're probably much better at this than I am.

I'm the guy who wants them to provide a clue as to which type of word they're looking for. It needn't be anything major - maybe just like stating whether the word is a noun or verb. Something to give some idea of the direction they're seeking. I've been told if I want a clue, to solve a crossword instead. That's way more than what I'm suggesting. I just want a train of thought to follow. Without it, you're often just shooting in the dark.

Is Wordle is a game of luck or skill? When the word has interchangeable letters, (e.g. stare, share, spare, scare, and so forth), it's easy to lose the game because you have no idea which second letter they want, and the only way to find out is to blindly guess. The odds of winning could be improved with some idea of what they want.

I know it's a game, and I still play. I just get frustrated if I lose because I didn't happen to try the right letter, when there are legitimate options.

Dave