Anyone playing wordle?

[LannyPC]

I got it on the second try today!

spoiler alert: the first word I entered was...........................................................................................plane

 

[LannyPC]

Out of curiosity to all fellow TUGgers who frequently play Wordle, do you usually have one particular word with which you always start or do you use different words each day as your first word?

Myself, I use different words each day but I usually try to use a word with three consonants and two vowels.

 

[VacationForever]

I use the same 2 starter words everyday unless the first word already has 2 correct vowels and I would not use the 2nd starter word.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Out of curiosity to all fellow TUGgers who frequently play Wordle, do you usually have one particular word with which you always start or do you use different words each day as your first word?

Myself, I use different words each day but I usually try to use a word with three consonants and two vowels.

I vary my starting word, but in almost all cases my first word will have at least three vowels, incorporating three of A, E, I, and O. Often I use a four vowel word. For awhile I always used the same four vowel starting word, but that got boring, So now I mix it up.

I figure that approach maximizes my chances of detecting at least one letter. And if I miss entirely, then I know the word has at least one of the missing vowels, so I don't place a high priority on finding the missing vowel - at that point I switch my focus to finding consonants, dropping one of missing vowels into subsequent guesses as convenient.

 

[slip]

4 today.

I use the same starting word everyday. I have a second and a third word ready if needed also.

 

[Sandi Bo]

I don't have a particular word. Sometimes I go for more vowels, other times the more common consonants. I like that I can start with whatever comes to mind that day. I've read a bit on strategies and most common letters, etc. But I think what I really like about wordle is flying by the seat of my pants.

 

[dsmrp]

I vary my starter words, sometimes with E and A vowels, others with O & I, etc.

 

[Rolltydr]

Out of curiosity to all fellow TUGgers who frequently play Wordle, do you usually have one particular word with which you always start or do you use different words each day as your first word?

Myself, I use different words each day but I usually try to use a word with three consonants and two vowels.

I use different words and have no rules as far as vowels and consonants. Each day is a different day and approach.

 

[bjones9942]

Today's got me. That'll teach me to play at 1 am. when I can't sleep. And so the streak begins anew!

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Three this morning ....

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With xxIxE, there are a lot of consonants that can fill that space between the I and the E, probably dozens of rhyming words. So, for my second guess I looked for a word with four consonants, each of which could fit into that fourth position. I also made sure my guess put the N from guess 1 in either position 2 or position 4. BRUNT worked, and by including a U it would also trap xUIxE words, such as GUIDE or GUILE.

Guess 2 put the N in position 4 and revealed a T that had to be in position 1 or 2. The only solutions I could think of were TWINE and THINE. Since THINE is a bit archaic, I decided TWINE was a better guess.

 

[Sandi Bo]

Four for me today.

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[tombanjo]

Got it tied up in four

Wordle 470 4/6

 

[Patri]

Three as well. And I use a new starter word every day. Makes it more fun, and I seem to do as well as those with one favorite word.

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["Roger"]

Three today. I use different starter words but they all have a "t" plus two vowels.

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[Rolltydr]

Well, here I am bringing up the rear again. I talked myself right out of a four and into five.

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I began with STORE to hit 3 common consonants. Got a T and the E at he end. I decided to hit the remaining vowels next with AUDIT. I probably should have given that more thought. I didn’t care about leaving out the E because I already knew where it went but I didn’t give myself a chance to get the T in the correct position. It also uncovered an I. I tried TITHE next and did get the T in it’s starting position and, by default, found the I belongs in the 3rd position. So, I have TxIxE. I had TWINE typed in and ready to hit the enter key before I backspaced and entered TWICE. The Wordle gods are like .

 

[VacationForever]

Four.

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[billymach4]

Struck out today

 

[clifffaith]

Two. My random starter word, which was the first item on my to do list today, paid off.

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[dsmrp]

I'm in a 4 rut..

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[Sandi Bo]

Five today.

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A careless (3rd guess) and then felt at risk of failure, especially if there were double letters, so picked a word to identify or eliminate what remained for my 4th word, and got lucky.

 

[slip]

Almost forgot to play today. Ended out with a quick 4.

 

[Luvtoride]

Wordle 471 2/6



Lucky today!


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[tombanjo]

O Wordle, here is my Victory - I thought it could be 2 for a second.

Wordle 471 3/6

 

[Rolltydr]

Four. Had 2 possibilities on try #3. TR, correct me if I’m wrong. If you have 2 possibilities and you play 100 times, you should split those close to 50-50, right? I swear mine are more like 10-90!

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I used a new starter word with LATHE this morning. Got a T. I disregarded the rule of plurals on my next try so I could move the T, check a couple vowels and popular consonants. RIOTS added an I and S. I decided to try my known letters with STIxx. Several words started coming to mind including STICK, STINK, STING, STIFF, STILL. I decided to go with either STING or STINK and chose incorrectly, of course.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

f you have 2 possibilities and you play 100 times, you should split those close to 50-50, right?

That's right, provided both words are within the solution set and that neither of them was a solution to a previous puzzle.

I'm pretty sure that there are words that are acceptable as guesses but that will never be answers. Some of the guesses made by Faith are an example. In today's puzzle I discarded a possible solution that I remembered had already been a solution.

Three for me today.

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