BS: Wordle

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 19 Feb 22 - 06:48 AM

Oh bugger! I still didn't manage to correct to correct the mis-spelling.

DC

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 19 Feb 22 - 06:45 AM

I am not doing well today. The first paragraph in my post of 6:34am was supposed to be in italics as a quote from Steve's post preceding mine.

DC

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 19 Feb 22 - 06:41 AM

I didn't mean to press submit - I was just trying to correct the mis-spelling of "column" when I caught the submit button.

To continue .....

The most boring thing about Wordle is the number of collumn inches in serious journals dedicated to discussing the anger and frustration of Wordle players with the New York Times because they got the puzzle wrong.

DC

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 19 Feb 22 - 06:34 AM

I had four out of the five letters in the right places after three and there were only three possible words it could be

In that case, enter a word that has at least two of those possible letters. It doesn't matter if the letters you already know are included or not. If one of those two turns up as yellow, then your next turn will solve it. Otherwise, use the letter that was not chosen.

I don't really see the point of posting Wordle scores. The earlier you get it, the more likely that luck played a greater part than skill. The most boring thing about Wordle is the number of collumn inches

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 19 Feb 22 - 06:12 AM

Six. Grr. Should have been four as I had four out of the five letters in the right places after three and there were only three possible words it could be - so I guessed the wrong one twice, just like yesterday! At least I haven't failed as yet...

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Jeri
Date: 18 Feb 22 - 09:25 PM

:P
I don't say anything when I mess up.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 18 Feb 22 - 08:54 PM

Stop showing off, Jeri! ;-)

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Jeri
Date: 18 Feb 22 - 08:48 PM

4 tries. I got the first letter on my first try, then got two other letters, and one had to go at the end. I got enough the weren't in there anywhere. Once in a while, it's skill, but more often, it's a combination of logic and luck. Oh, and eliminating letters.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 18 Feb 22 - 07:20 PM

Five again. After line two I knew the last four letters in the right places. Then I made two wrong guesses as to the first letter. I hate this but I love it...

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 18 Feb 22 - 06:22 PM

I tanked on the one for today. It just wasn't coming to me with the few letters I got early on.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 17 Feb 22 - 06:26 AM

Five. Bad stabs on lines 2 and 3. Grr.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Jack Campin
Date: 16 Feb 22 - 08:14 PM

The Shetlandic version, Wirdle.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 16 Feb 22 - 08:31 AM

It took me 4 tries, having guessed the word ending in 3.

As for the word, it comes into what may be a fairly large category for me. I would for example be able to use the word as a solution to a straight crossword clue and be satisfied my answer was right rather than me just putting in a word to fit but I’d probably have problems going the other way round, ie. if someone simply asked me what the word meant, I could find myself saying I don’t know.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 16 Feb 22 - 08:27 AM

Four. A few annoyed people around, but it's a good word!

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Stanron
Date: 16 Feb 22 - 06:03 AM

To my great surprise I got it in two. Pure luck of course although in the distant past I had actually done it.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 16 Feb 22 - 05:37 AM

Tough one today that a few people will not know!

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 15 Feb 22 - 08:18 AM

Four. Made a right balls of the third one by not using an orange letter. Grr.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Mrrzy
Date: 14 Feb 22 - 09:50 PM

Worldle. Not a typo. Try it! I got today's in 4.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: robomatic
Date: 14 Feb 22 - 06:50 PM

I once tried 'HOIST' as my first word. Took several steps to arrive at the wordle of the day. The next day the word was 'MOIST'.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Stanron
Date: 14 Feb 22 - 10:08 AM

ADIEU works well, thanks. I tried it on the

https://wordlegame.org/

clone site. Also I just noticed that on the original site there is a link, top left, to other games. The Sudoku is almost acceptable.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 14 Feb 22 - 09:22 AM

There might need to be a 12-step program if any of us want to quit.

I'm possibly the odd one in this thread on this. I do have a regular set of word things (mostly crossword of the simpler quick and cryptic varieties - Monday Quiptic and Cryptic in the Guardian are usually about my limit) but Wordle hasn't really made it for me.

Its intreset lies more in how others find a puzzle here and that may prompt a try from me...

On first guess, I've preferred to use A,E and common consonants for starter. "RATES" is one I've used a few times.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 14 Feb 22 - 08:56 AM

Stanron:
Me 3 2. I've started using AUDIO as the first word as it has four of the five vowels innit? Anyone got other five letter words with four vowels?
ADIEU: Again 4 vowels, but includes 'E' which comes top of the list for most deciphering options.
QUEUE, also 4 vowels but less help due to repetition.

I still tend to start with TRAIN followed by DEMOB (unless TRAIN gives me a lot of info)

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 14 Feb 22 - 08:00 AM

Took me all 5 today.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 14 Feb 22 - 07:10 AM

Three. One of my quicker efforts!

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Jeri
Date: 13 Feb 22 - 09:01 PM

There might need to be a 12-step program if any of us want to quit.
Part of the attraction is it's a logic puzzle as well as a word game.

I discovered Neverwherdle onNeilGaiman.com. Works the same but it's Gaimanesque. First guess, I got three letter in the right places. That's the last time that will happen.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 13 Feb 22 - 07:35 PM

Cheers, Jeri. This game has got me and Mrs Steve totally enthralled for about half an hour a day. I've never been one for crosswords (which I'm pretty good at, he said modestly...) or sudoku (never tried it...) but Wordle is a genius invention which fuses good luck and a canny bit of intrigue, beautifully crafted...

In other words, I'm addicted...

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Jeri
Date: 13 Feb 22 - 05:26 PM

Got it, Steve. Thanks.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 13 Feb 22 - 03:29 PM

I like "aisle" because it always seems to hit somewhere in the puzzle.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 13 Feb 22 - 01:49 PM

Not on the same day, Jeri!

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Jeri
Date: 13 Feb 22 - 01:29 PM

Steve, two words to eliminate the same 2 vowels?
I got it in 3 today. Second word was lucky, because I got 4 of the 5 letters, and (previously) eliminated 2 vowels and 3 consonants. This has as much to do with identifying the wrong letters as finding the right ones.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 13 Feb 22 - 01:09 PM

I've mostly been starting with "early" or "later". I'm gradually finding that eliminating common consonants is at least as valuable as nailing vowels.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 13 Feb 22 - 12:14 PM

Took five tries today, and I ended up repeating much of one word lower down - wasting a guess. Oops.

Wordle 239 5/6

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 13 Feb 22 - 11:56 AM

I have a double whammy of aisle and mouth. Audio is the word I've been looking for!

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Stanron
Date: 13 Feb 22 - 11:51 AM

Me 3 2. I've started using AUDIO as the first word as it has four of the five vowels innit? Anyone got other five letter words with four vowels?

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 13 Feb 22 - 11:32 AM

It means the Wordle share doesn't work here. Nigel had commented on this in an earlier post but, as it looked fine when previewed, I thought I'd continue...

I tried today and it took me 3.
#1: 1 in right place.
#2: 1 in right place, 3 in wrong place.
#3: correct guess.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 13 Feb 22 - 11:27 AM

What does that mean, Jon?

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 13 Feb 22 - 10:05 AM

Wordle 239 3/6

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Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 13 Feb 22 - 09:52 AM

Three. And by the second word I was getting nowhere. I think I could be genius material.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 12 Feb 22 - 10:08 AM

They said they'd leave it public. Don't know for how long, or what strings might be attached.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: gillymor
Date: 12 Feb 22 - 09:15 AM

I just played the Wordle on the Times site and didn't encounter a paywall.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: gillymor
Date: 12 Feb 22 - 09:00 AM

...except that you can play it any time you like.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: gillymor
Date: 12 Feb 22 - 08:59 AM

There's wordlegame.org that Stanron linked to earlier. I haven't noticed any difference between it and the one NYT now owns.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Raggytash
Date: 12 Feb 22 - 08:02 AM

Got it in three today, not yet managed a two!

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 12 Feb 22 - 07:48 AM

Five. A bit unexpected, that one.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Mrrzy
Date: 11 Feb 22 - 10:00 PM

And a math one called Nerdle.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 11 Feb 22 - 06:17 PM

I'm like that too. I'm a lifelong Guardian subscriber but that's it. Don't link me to stuff that costs me, people!

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Jeri
Date: 11 Feb 22 - 06:01 PM

I never subscribed because they tried to force me. Pay-walls, nag-screens, nope. Just contrary.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 11 Feb 22 - 05:57 PM

I've been subscribed to the NYT Daily Briefing (a freebie this end) for a good while. It wouldn't count, would it...

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Jeri
Date: 11 Feb 22 - 04:42 PM

You apparently don't have to be subscribed, and the old address forwards to this new one.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 11 Feb 22 - 02:23 PM

I just google "Wordle" every time!