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Wordle
« on: January 30, 2022, 02:25:39 PM »
It's the new craze.

https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/

Wordle 225 5/6

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Re: Wordle
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2022, 02:36:20 PM »
OK. I've been avoiding this wordle malarkey but as a result of Jeremyp's post I succumbed and tried it:

Wordle 225 3/6

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Which Wordle told me was impressive. I did not know impressive was a synonym for guessing.
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Re: Wordle
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2022, 04:53:30 PM »
OK. I've been avoiding this wordle malarkey but as a result of Jeremyp's post I succumbed and tried it:

Wordle 225 3/6

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Which Wordle told me was impressive. I did not know impressive was a synonym for guessing.

Three guesses is pretty good. I normally get it in four.
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Re: Wordle
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2022, 05:07:43 PM »
Three guesses is pretty good. I normally get it in four.

Complete fluke. I did a silly word association that worked. Won't happen again.
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Re: Wordle
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2022, 05:09:32 PM »
I also joined the craze a dew days ago!
Got it in 4 today.
Three is best so far.
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Re: Wordle
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2022, 12:26:29 PM »
Wordle 226 5/6

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Re: Wordle
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2022, 04:55:21 PM »
I didn't get it at all today. By the time I got close, there were too many letters that could start the four letters following it.
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Re: Wordle
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2022, 05:16:07 PM »
I didn't get it at all today. By the time I got close, there were too many letters that could start the four letters following it.

Yeah, I got lucky. Once I got the last four, there were at least four possible answers and I nailed it with the second one.
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Re: Wordle
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2022, 05:17:25 PM »
Wordle 226 2/6

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My starter word helped!
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Re: Wordle
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2022, 05:33:06 PM »
Saw this on Twitter

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Re: Wordle
« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2022, 05:34:10 PM »
Thanks for introducing me to this game.

Wordle 226 3/6

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Re: Wordle
« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2022, 06:24:46 PM »
I got it in 3 today, helped by my first guess (which was 'magic').

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Re: Wordle
« Reply #12 on: February 01, 2022, 07:00:10 AM »
5/6 today.

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Re: Wordle
« Reply #13 on: February 01, 2022, 08:50:55 AM »
Wordle 227 3/6

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I think it must be quite easy today. One of my coworkers got it in two and two of us got it in three.
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Re: Wordle
« Reply #14 on: February 01, 2022, 09:10:38 AM »
It took me longer to get today, but I think that was because my first word was a poor choice.

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Re: Wordle
« Reply #15 on: February 01, 2022, 09:56:53 AM »

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Re: Wordle
« Reply #16 on: February 01, 2022, 10:00:11 AM »
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Re: Wordle
« Reply #17 on: February 01, 2022, 10:11:10 AM »

Wordle 227 3/6

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I read that based on the letters that appear most frequently in words, the best first word to use is 'LATER' so I tried using that.
I identify as a Sword because I have abstract social constructs e.g. honour and patriotism. My preferred pronouns are "kill/ maim/ dismember"

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Re: Wordle
« Reply #18 on: February 01, 2022, 10:16:15 AM »
Wordle 227 3/6

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I read that based on the letters that appear most frequently in words, the best first word to use is 'LATER' so I tried using that.
Wordle 227 3/6

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I use logic!
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Re: Wordle
« Reply #19 on: February 01, 2022, 10:34:28 AM »
Wordle 227 3/6

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Easier today.
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Re: Wordle
« Reply #20 on: February 02, 2022, 06:53:20 AM »
Took all 6 goes to get it right today - as yesterday my first word contained no correct letters in any position.

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Re: Wordle
« Reply #21 on: February 02, 2022, 08:52:51 AM »
Wordle 228 4/6

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Quite irritating. In my second guess, I forgot to take into account I had one letter in the right position already. I could have got it in three (or two with some luck).
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Re: Wordle
« Reply #22 on: February 02, 2022, 09:00:10 AM »
Took all 6 goes to get it right today - as yesterday my first word contained no correct letters in any position.

Do you have a standard 'first guess'? I always lead with 'arise'...

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Re: Wordle
« Reply #23 on: February 02, 2022, 09:01:50 AM »
Do you have a standard 'first guess'? I always lead with 'arise'...

O.

Irate. That is my first guess, not my state of mind. Although now I think about it......
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Re: Wordle
« Reply #24 on: February 02, 2022, 09:23:14 AM »
Do you have a standard 'first guess'? I always lead with 'arise'...

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I think that there are maybe certain words that would have a be better chance of containing some relevant letters - my first word today was 'waken', which was useless.