Anyone playing wordle?

["Roger"]

My second try looked like Rolltydr's third try. I suspect that I had the same middle letter. Ended up getting it in three.

 

[dsmrp]

I had 2 possibilities on my 3rd try. one was a more common word but a less common letter, especially in that position. The other was a less common word but more common letter. Of course, I went with the wrong one. 4 for me today.

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2 today! with luck and your post thx
Got 2 letters , vowel & consonant, in wrong place on 1st guess.
When considering multiple possible words and vowel combos, I stumbled onto your 3rd try situation. Normally I would have chose what you did. So I chose the other

 

[Rolltydr]

2 today! with luck and your post thx
Got 2 letters , vowel & consonant, in wrong place on 1st guess.
When considering multiple possible words and vowel combos, I stumbled onto your 3rd try situation. Normally I would have chose what you did. So I chose the other

I’m glad I could help but I was trying not to post a spoiler.

 

[clifffaith]

I’m glad I could help but I was trying not to post a spoiler.

I never read this thread until after I’ve done the puzzle for the day, and figured most people did the same.

 

[bizaro86]

I never read this thread until after I’ve done the puzzle for the day, and figured most people did the same.

Same. I would say anyone who thought Roll's post was too big a spoiler probably shouldn't open the thread until they're done, as it was pretty oblique.

 

[Patri]

I agree. I think we should be more explicit on this thread. Instead of tiptoeing around our tries. No one should be on here until they are done. Share your starter words, correct letters, bum tries etc.

 

[tombanjo]

My poor old bones awake at 5:30 solving wordle in 4


Wordle 347 4/6

 

[Rolltydr]

Took me 5. More coffee!

 

[Patri]

Six, but I have a good explanation. Starter word was Vowel. Why not? Make it a challenge. By 4, it was just a matter of the right first letter. They don’t all rhyme…

 

[Rolltydr]

Six, but I have a good explanation. Starter word was Vowel. Why not? Make it a challenge. By 4, it was just a matter of the right first letter. They don’t all rhyme…

I agree and that’s one word I haven’t tried. Thanks, Patri!

 

[Zac495]

 

["Roger"]

Six. Close call. I had the last letters fairly quickly, but there were multiple possible first letters. Just had to keep trying and hope that I would hit the right one.

 

[clifffaith]

I agree. I think we should be more explicit on this thread. Instead of tiptoeing around our tries. No one should be on here until they are done. Share your starter words, correct letters, bum tries etc.

SPOILER BELOW



stARE (one of my usual starter words)
EARly (thought I’d get it in two, but nope)
CREAm (I always use the first word that pops into my brain, when I really should check for less often used letters that fit first)
CREAK

If the consensus is to remain more circumspect with our posts, let me know.

 

[VacationForever]

Got it on the fifth, it was a tough one for me today.

 

[Patri]

SPOILER BELOW
If the consensus is to remain more circumspect with our posts, let me know.

LOL Faith. They are not the boss of me!

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

I go for vowels first. Hitting on two vowels in the first guess means I probably can forget about o and y .

"Stare" as a second guess puts the a and e from guess 1 in new positions, and tests for s, t, and r, which are three of the most common consonants.

"Recap" puts the r, e, and a in new positions, and tests for c and p, two more common consonants.

"Creak" was a word that put the c, r, and e in new positions, with a good potential to actually be the correct answer. Actually "cream" would have been a "better" guess here because m is more common than k; I just didn't think of cream at the time. Sometimes you get a bit lucky.

 

[dioxide45]

Perhaps spoilers should be enclosed in spoiler tags?

Spoiler

don't look at this

 

[DeniseM]

No spoilers, please.

 

[Rolltydr]

No spoilers, please.

What if we started a separate thread for those who want to discuss the days’ puzzle after the fact. Or, those who simply don’t care? Something like ‘Wordle of the day discussion! Don’t come here if you haven’t played yet!’

 

[bjones9942]

I think the spoiler tags would be a great solution along with public shaming of people who don't use them Lol.

 

[dioxide45]

I think the spoiler tags would be a great solution along with public shaming of people who don't use them Lol.

Yes, all discussion of the actual answer can be contained inside Spoiler tags. They work like this;

[SPOILER]
Put the stuff here you want to hide behind a button.
[/SPOILER]

 

[clifffaith]

Spoiler

test

 

[clifffaith]

Spoiler

test

It works!

 

[dsmrp]

Personally I don't prefer spoilers tags because one missed tag or typo, and your hidden content won't be hidden. But I guess it's the best compromise because some people seem to need to post their answers.

It'd be more courteous for all those playing to post your answers at least a day or more after the game-puzzle. That would allow the west coast people who are 3 hours behind the early morning east coast people, more time to get to the day's game. Not everyone can do the game first thing in the morning.

A while ago, the answer to the previous day's puzzle was posted which drew a spoiler protest comment from someone who hadn't played that day's game yet. Daily newspaper games used to post answers in the next day's edition. So I suggest a 1 day's delay with the spoiler tags in case anyone has a subscription and is running a day or two behind on their game.

What if we started a separate thread for those who want to discuss the days’ puzzle after the fact. Or, those who simply don’t care? Something like ‘Wordle of the day discussion! Don’t come here if you haven’t played yet!’

A new thread for "Wordle Answers" sounds like a good replacement for this thread. I think this one will fade away if a new one is started.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Personally I don't prefer spoilers tags because one missed tag or typo, and your hidden content won't be hidden. But I guess it's the best compromise because some people seem to need to post their answers

If you mess up the tags it will be obvious when you see your response after you post. You can then edit your post to fix the tags. Or you can use "Preview" to check your reply before you post.

took me five today. I thought I had it in four.

Spoiler

I thought I had it at "smoky". Alas.