BS: Wordle

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 24 Jan 22 - 06:40 AM

Try 6 today!

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Ebbie
Date: 24 Jan 22 - 04:05 AM

It's actually not really hard when one uses a formula you devise yourself. I like getting at least one line that has no successes in it, so I can eliminate all those letters. it would probably be even better if you got TWO lines of no success, but I didn't try for that.


Then when you get, say, one green block and two yellow blocks, concentrate on the correctly placed letter while keeping the also-rans in mind. It works.

I used yesterday's puzzle and after that I did half a dozen 'random' puzzles. I never had to go past the fourth line in any of them.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Mrrzy
Date: 23 Jan 22 - 12:37 PM

Much easier than Jotto, the pen-and-paper word version of Mastermind I've played since the 60's. In Jotto, you get told if *a* letter is in the right place, but not *which* letter. For instance if you guessed STERN for my word STORK I would say 3 in the right place, none in the wrong. If you guessed MOCKS I would say 3 in the wrong, none in the right.

Wordle is ridiculously easy.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Thompson
Date: 23 Jan 22 - 11:11 AM

It's a nice challenge. There's one in Irish called Foclach too. And there are Wordle versions in various other languages.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 23 Jan 22 - 09:47 AM

If it's driving you crazy you can sort of cheat, once you've got a couple of greens. You open up a crossword solver, and you can get a fairly short list of five letter possible, and then you just whittle it down to exclude any words with the letters wordle has told you aren't in the answer.

But that takes a bit of fun out of the game.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Jeri
Date: 23 Jan 22 - 09:38 AM

There's also Sweardle and Absurdle (the word changes, apparently)

Pirate versions likely had ads or trackers. The original has none.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 23 Jan 22 - 08:45 AM

Thanks for that link to a clone of the game, Stanron. Now I'll be able to indulge the addiction - and it is indeed highly addictive. I understand why the game's creator, Mr Wardle chose to try to restrict us to one game a daycare , and why Apple is taking down the pirate verdins of it from the App Store.

It's intriguing the way no matter what word you put in to start you get to the chosen word in a few goes.

Most times I've done it I've succeeded, but it's not easy.   I can't work out why it works.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: DaveRo
Date: 23 Jan 22 - 08:43 AM

weerover wrote: Pity there is only one game per day.

A deliberate choice by the originator:
Wordle creator overwhelmed by global success of hit puzzle

Some people got in a lather a week or two back because the solution used American spelling.

There's an off-colour version called Lewdle, apparantly.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 23 Jan 22 - 08:12 AM

I tried it after seeing a BBC News website clip last week. I solved that day's puzzle in 3 or 4 tries but I've not bothered visiting the site again.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Stanron
Date: 23 Jan 22 - 08:01 AM

I checked it out.

https://wordlegame.org/

Good puzzle. Click on enter to get a new puzzle after winning.

Subject: RE: BS: Wordle
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 23 Jan 22 - 07:44 AM

I got it in 2 today. Only been doing it about 5 days but enjoying it so far

Subject: BS: Wordle
From: weerover
Date: 23 Jan 22 - 06:57 AM

Anyone else addicted to this online word game? I have had a go each day for the last 13 days and have a 100% record within the allowed six attempts: 2 attempts - 2 successes, 3 - 4, 4 - 5, 5 - 1, 6 - 1. Pity there is only one game per day.

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