Anyone playing wordle?

[dioxide45]

This is getting to be like the RSTLN-E and CDM-A of Wheel of Fortune where they select words that have as few as possible. They seem to be selecting Wordle words that don't have these letters. I have used ADIEU and FROST as one and two to try to hit some common letters and still only come out with a single vowel somewhere in the word.

 

[PamMo]

I tried using ADIEU a few times, but find it's much more fun (for me) to use random starter words. If I was just reading TUG, I might try FORUM. If I was reading the NYT that morning, I might try TIMES. When we were on the road for three days, I used words that I saw on billboards that we drove by. So far, it's been a fun little diversion, and I don't mind at all that I've never hit the Wordle in my first or second tries!

 

[Patri]

I found Word Guess in my apps. Free. The same game. So I’ve been playing it more during the day. I have four other games on my iPad and needed to branch out for my downtime.

 

[JudyH]

DH has played IPad word games for years and he has great spacial and geometry skills so he can manipulate the letters in his head as well as come up with possible words often in three tries. And I was the English major and I sweat out the words, sometimes with paper and pencil.

 

[Rolltydr]

Today is DDs birthday so I tried birth as my first word. I got it in 4.
Wordle 253 4/6

 

[Luvtoride]

Wordle 253 2/6



Wow! In 2….That was amazing and lucky!


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[DaveNV]

Colorblind day, and probably not enough coffee. I got confused on the right/wrong colors. Had to go back to the directions to remind myself which color meant which. Once I had it sorted correctly, life got easier.

Wordle 253 5/6







Dave

 

[clifffaith]

I totally blew it! On my third try I had four letters in a row that were correct. The fact that they were all yellow and ALL in the WRONG place didn’t register with me because it was such a nice string of letters. And it was a string where four different consonants made it a word. So my next try was a throw away word that used three of those consonants. That didn’t give me a new letter. Fifth try was the remaining consonant. Nope. Aha! Another double letter word so my last try used one of the letters I’d already had in my word. That left me staring stupidly at the screen before it dawned on me none of my four correct letters had ever been in the proper position. And it was a really good combination of letters, much like a couple weeks ago when there were complaints there were too many possibilities. I’ll go sit in the corner with the dunce cap on now.

 

[DaveNV]

I totally blew it! On my third try I had four letters in a row that were correct. The fact that they were all yellow and ALL in the WRONG place didn’t register with me because it was such a nice string of letters. And it was a string where four different consonants made it a word. So my next try was a throw away word that used three of those consonants. That didn’t give me a new letter. Fifth try was the remaining consonant. Nope. Aha! Another double letter word so my last try used one of the letters I’d already had in my word. That left me staring stupidly at the screen before it dawned on me none of my four correct letters had ever been in the proper position. And it was a really good combination of letters, much like a couple weeks ago when there were complaints there were too many possibilities. I’ll go sit in the corner with the dunce cap on now.

No need for a dunce cap. You're in very good company. On my screen, the yellow and green tones are so close to my colorblind eyes, I have trouble telling them apart. I frequently have to switch to the High Contrast colors to be able to tell what's what. As I mentioned above, today I got those colors switched around, so confused myself. Once I got things sorted out in my head, the word came to me. No idea how @Luvtoride got it in two. That was amazing!

Dave

 

[billymach4]

Wordle 253 4/6

 

[LisaH]

Got it in four tries. @Luvtoride What start word did you use today? Mine are ADIEU and FARTS and after these two, it only yielded two yellow letters. Luckily my third word THONG gave me two green letters which made the 4th try easier.

 

[Rolltydr]

Got it in four tries. @Luvtoride What start word did you use today? Mine are ADIEU and FARTS and after these two, it only yielded two yellow letters. Luckily my third word THONG gave me two green letters which made the 4th try easier.

I like trying different words. I do use adieu occasionally but, to me, it takes the fun out of it to stick to a pattern and guess the same words everyday. But, to each, his own.

 

[PcflEZFlng]

Got it in four after getting only one yellow on my first guess.

 

[rapmarks]

Started with canoe today and got it pretty fast

 

[Passepartout]

Mine are ADIEU and FARTS which made the 4th try easier.

I try this, but it creates a . . . ahem, different problem- or solution, your choice!

 

[DeniseM]

When someone ran a computer simulation, the computer had the most success using CRATE as the start word.

 

[Rolltydr]

Got it in 3 today.
Wordle 254 3/6

 

[Patri]

Got it in 3 today.
Wordle 254 3/6

Me too. After zero right the first try, and one right but in the wrong place the second try.

 

[clifffaith]

Someone up thread mentioned using doily, bunch and stare. After yesterday's dunce cap moment I decided to try those words today instead of my usual first two words. Pretty much an instant win on the fourth try. Ditto for Cliff. I like having the chance to get it in three, and I don't mind having to puzzle over it awhile, so will go back to my old favorites.

 

[DaveNV]

Wordle 254 5/6







Dave

 

[billymach4]

Wordle 255 5/6

 

[Patri]

Today was a weird one. This is good for our vocabulary.

 

[DaveNV]

I had it, but didn't think I was right. So wasted a guess. Note to self: trust your instincts.

Wordle 255 6/6

 

[TomCO]

This is a fun game. Started a few days ago and got personal best today.
Wordle 255 3/6




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Tom

 

[clifffaith]

Thought I had it on my third try, but that left me with only squares 1,2 and 4 with letters in the correct spot. Then i struggled on and off for 90 minutes. My fourth try was a throw away word to try four new consonants. Not one hit. Another throw away word omitted three more consonants. I didn't have much left to try at that point, and suddenly there it was on my sixth try. (SIXTH, another good five letter word!)