BS: Wordle

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 20 Aug 24 - 02:00 PM

Nice organic progression here.

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Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 10 Aug 24 - 02:49 PM

Wordle 1,148 3/6

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Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: robomatic
Date: 16 Jun 24 - 06:25 PM

I'm sorry about that regarding CONNECTIONS. You might be right that is is 'left-bank' friendly. I've enjoyed a lot of English humor and lit and songs and culture so I may have an advantage. I've been gotten a few times by being ignorant of sports terms and such late developments as the UNO card game. There are some helper web sites I'm told that run the fine line between being informative and cheating. In the past WORDLE has been more 'transatlantic'.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 16 Jun 24 - 04:22 PM

I do Connections but most of the time it has far too many American connections which only Americans would know! So I maybe get a “perfect” about 1 in 20. Most other times, I perhaps get one line and the rest is “Next Time…..”!

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: robomatic
Date: 16 Jun 24 - 03:00 PM

Did my first 'STRANDS' last night. Not sure how I feel about it.

Don't know if I mentioned this earlier in the thread (That's RIGHT! I'm old enough to forget my previous postings and so old that I don't care).

But 'WORDLE' was a word used to sound vaguely dirty, or at least unkempt, in the songs of Rambling Syd Rumpo (the great and beloved Kenneth Williams)

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 15 Jun 24 - 11:31 PM

I still do Wordle most days, and also connections. I've tried a new one recently, Strands?

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Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: robomatic
Date: 15 Jun 24 - 09:51 PM

There has been major fallout or abandonment of many threads, including, apparently, this one. I'm unaware (or left out) of the reason or reasons. Has depression set in on many? I know I am not a happy puppy these days, due to perfectly understandable threats to peace and good behavior.

And I've been losing at Wordle more than ever. My own issue, because I've been sticking with the 'hard' way, which demands re-use of found letters so that in cases where you have words with many choices around a couple of known letters, say _OR___ you may have to go 'off of' the hard mode in order to eliminate extraneous letters.

But I wanted to ask the crowd if anyone has checked out the new New York Times Puzzle: "CONNECTIONS". I find this more of a personal draw than wordle. I have a friend who daily compares notes with me on both WORDLE and CONNECTIONS. She has an exaggerated idea of my adeptness because of my loudness and ability to sing despite my ineptness. But she's won more of both games than I have.

If there is a willingness to get into CONNECTIONS I'd like to know.


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Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: robomatic
Date: 16 Apr 24 - 01:42 PM

I don't HAVE to win any more. Last week, or rather a few days ago, I lost for the fifth time give or take. In this case it was because I moved the marker to 'hard way' which means I have to re-use winning tiles which lessens my chances of picking up those I haven't yet got.

Life goes on..

I even put a special value on the ones that take a full count.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 16 Apr 24 - 12:03 PM

Still plugging along, though a couple of losses lately have my current streak low.

Wordle 1,032 6/6

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Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 20 Nov 23 - 08:09 PM

"Veddy"??

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 15 Nov 23 - 09:33 AM

Tragically I lost all my scoring record up to 26 August this year. As I'd posted my results so far here on 21 March, I've at least got my scores from the very start but with a five-month gap from 21 March to 26 August, after which I started again. So, apart from that five months (for which I'd love to claim a long run of twos, which would be a huge porkie), my scores are:

1: 1
2: 21
3: 129
4: 168
5: 108
6: 23
Fails: 10

As long as the 2s and 6s are about even and I've got more 3s than 5s I'm happy! (Let's not mention the fails...)

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 09 Nov 23 - 06:47 PM

Mixed fortunes this last few days. I've had a 2, a 3, a 4 , a 4 and a fail. But "ardor"?   That's just terrible. Shocking. Not too keen on "ninja" either. Though I did get both of those in 4.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 11 Nov 23 - 08:10 AM

STATISTICS

Number of games played, 612
612
Played
Win percentage, 94
94
Win %
Current Streak count, 22
22
Current Streak
Max Streak count, 60
60
Max Streak
GUESS DISTRIBUTION

1
1

2
14

3
107

4
192

5
179

6
80

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 09 Nov 23 - 11:54 AM

It looks like the Wordle thread is still operational.

Wordle 873 4/6

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Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: robomatic
Date: 19 Nov 23 - 09:48 PM

Today's was a 'veddy' English word, which I've actually used. But... It took me a long time and an extra sleep period. Got it in just 6.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: robomatic
Date: 14 Nov 23 - 05:07 PM

I am crushed. Woke up after midnight and grabbed my phone and got sucked down the rabbit-hole of only having two letters, one at each end, and too many possibilities down the middle. And though I thought of a word that turned out to be the answer, I thought it was a previous answer. So I lost for the third damn time.

I was able to get back to sleep. So it's not a clinical depression. But that and digging out of 3' of snow ain't got me in the best of all possible moods.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: robomatic
Date: 10 Nov 23 - 07:22 PM

Today's was a peace of cake as I'm a daily dogwalker.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 03 Oct 23 - 01:13 PM

We do Wordle every day. It's a ritual. We both did it in two today.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 03 Oct 23 - 11:35 AM

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Connections
Puzzle #114
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Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 27 Sep 23 - 01:48 PM

Pulling this up to post Wordle results, and to see if the HTML decoder sets up the newer New York Times Connections game results.

Wordle 830 4/6

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Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: robomatic
Date: 08 Oct 23 - 05:44 PM

I do WORDLE daily as does a friend of mine. All too often we have the same counts, including today. Most interesting was when my friend told hme proudly, "Did it in two today!". I warned her I had not done it yet, but when I settled down to do it I reflected on her score and told myself she must've started with 'ADIEU' which I know she's done before. I started with the same word, and got it in two! So I texted her thanks for the 'tip.' And it turned out she hadn't done that at all!

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 03 Oct 23 - 12:35 PM

Not doing Wordle or Worgle as often as I used to.
Now more into the various versions of Waffle, and occasionally Connections.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 03 Oct 23 - 02:10 PM

It's months since I last tried one. 3 today:

Wordle 836 3/6

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Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 20 Nov 23 - 08:09 PM

"Veddy"??

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: robomatic
Date: 19 Nov 23 - 09:48 PM

Today's was a 'veddy' English word, which I've actually used. But... It took me a long time and an extra sleep period. Got it in just 6.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 15 Nov 23 - 09:33 AM

Tragically I lost all my scoring record up to 26 August this year. As I'd posted my results so far here on 21 March, I've at least got my scores from the very start but with a five-month gap from 21 March to 26 August, after which I started again. So, apart from that five months (for which I'd love to claim a long run of twos, which would be a huge porkie), my scores are:

1: 1
2: 21
3: 129
4: 168
5: 108
6: 23
Fails: 10

As long as the 2s and 6s are about even and I've got more 3s than 5s I'm happy! (Let's not mention the fails...)

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: robomatic
Date: 14 Nov 23 - 05:07 PM

I am crushed. Woke up after midnight and grabbed my phone and got sucked down the rabbit-hole of only having two letters, one at each end, and too many possibilities down the middle. And though I thought of a word that turned out to be the answer, I thought it was a previous answer. So I lost for the third damn time.

I was able to get back to sleep. So it's not a clinical depression. But that and digging out of 3' of snow ain't got me in the best of all possible moods.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 11 Nov 23 - 08:10 AM

STATISTICS

Number of games played, 612
612
Played
Win percentage, 94
94
Win %
Current Streak count, 22
22
Current Streak
Max Streak count, 60
60
Max Streak
GUESS DISTRIBUTION

1
1

2
14

3
107

4
192

5
179

6
80

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: robomatic
Date: 10 Nov 23 - 07:22 PM

Today's was a peace of cake as I'm a daily dogwalker.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 09 Nov 23 - 06:47 PM

Mixed fortunes this last few days. I've had a 2, a 3, a 4 , a 4 and a fail. But "ardor"?   That's just terrible. Shocking. Not too keen on "ninja" either. Though I did get both of those in 4.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 09 Nov 23 - 11:54 AM

It looks like the Wordle thread is still operational.

Wordle 873 4/6

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Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: robomatic
Date: 08 Oct 23 - 05:44 PM

I do WORDLE daily as does a friend of mine. All too often we have the same counts, including today. Most interesting was when my friend told hme proudly, "Did it in two today!". I warned her I had not done it yet, but when I settled down to do it I reflected on her score and told myself she must've started with 'ADIEU' which I know she's done before. I started with the same word, and got it in two! So I texted her thanks for the 'tip.' And it turned out she hadn't done that at all!

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 03 Oct 23 - 02:10 PM

It's months since I last tried one. 3 today:

Wordle 836 3/6

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Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 03 Oct 23 - 01:13 PM

We do Wordle every day. It's a ritual. We both did it in two today.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 03 Oct 23 - 12:35 PM

Not doing Wordle or Worgle as often as I used to.
Now more into the various versions of Waffle, and occasionally Connections.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 03 Oct 23 - 11:35 AM

Wordle 836 5/6

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Puzzle #114
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Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 27 Sep 23 - 01:48 PM

Pulling this up to post Wordle results, and to see if the HTML decoder sets up the newer New York Times Connections game results.

Wordle 830 4/6

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Puzzle #108
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Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 10 May 23 - 09:33 PM

A very good word. And since in my first two guesses I got all of the letters, it was just a matter of arranging them.

Wordle 690 3/6

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Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 12 Apr 23 - 05:03 AM

A good swift three for me yesterday. Everybody else struggled (but finally got there after over half an hour). The moral of the tale is that "qu..." is never impossible! I always have it as an option at the back of my mind...

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 11 Apr 23 - 12:44 PM

I doubted it would be word when I entered it, being an acronym (Situation Normal - All Fucked Up)

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 11 Apr 23 - 12:09 PM

Me too: it seemed that half the world had never ever heard of it, while the other half just could not understand why these ignoramuses hadn't. Most of my friends that knew it seemed to have some sort of military background. And a bit unfair to use an acronym, though again knowing friends tell me it has wormed its way into British and US dictionaries!
Glad to be back to a 3 with a real word the following day!

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 10 Apr 23 - 04:52 PM

Wigs on the green round here when yesterday's word was revealed. "Snafu" - out of six people who nearly always succeed, I was the only one to get it (in four)...! I've never heard the word used this end, but I've been using it all day today!

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 10 Apr 23 - 04:33 PM

Today was a tidy one.

I've started looking for a five-letter word that applies to what is going on in my world and that seems just as effective as going off of a list of words with great vowels.

Wordle 660 3/6

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Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 03 Apr 23 - 05:46 PM

I got it in two today. Three greens and an orange that was an obligatory green anyway in line 1, and only a single possible option for the last letter in line 2. No skill, no crowing, but it didn't do my stats any harm!

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 03 Apr 23 - 05:16 PM

It's been a rollercoaster week for me: best result was a 2 - I even had 4 correct letters in the right places in Line 1.But then my second ever failure, a 3 and a 4 and a 5!

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 01 Apr 23 - 12:29 PM

Ever since people noticed the editor occasionally chooses topical first words I pluck one out of the headlines that isn't on my list of starter words. I won't say it works better, but it hasn't killed the puzzle so far.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 31 Mar 23 - 01:46 PM

Everybody here did it in four today except me with five. Humph. I chose a silly starter word. I need a better strategy. As long as the word doesn't have repeat letters, or a Q, J, X or Z, I'll use it. My starter today got me five blanks. Growl.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 31 Mar 23 - 10:52 AM

Still sticking with it.

Wordle 650 3/6

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Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 28 Mar 23 - 11:51 AM

Wordle 647 5/6

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Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 24 Mar 23 - 09:02 PM

Played 348 times
Failed 1%
1 - 1
2 - 16
3- 92
4 - 122
5 - 83
6 - 32