Anyone else get hooked on Wordle yet?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

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It's the new rage. You are only allowed to play once a day . - no sign up, no email, no ads . Link to free game (thanks markie)
https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/


You have to guess the word of the day within six tries. You start with a wild guess and then deduce each time because correct letters turn yellow and correct letters in the proper position turn green. At first I thought it was easy but it isn't.



More explanation and tips...
https://www.npr.org/2022/01/12/1071840091/wordle-word-game-tips

[Demovictory9]

1. Me..love it

The once a day thing makes me forget though

[LakeArenal]

2. Cool. Another thing to keep me on the phone❣️❣️❣️

[Nittersing]

3. Yeah, I think it's got me

Glad it's just once a day.

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I got lucky on the third guess!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

12. Yikes that's good!!! Did your first word have a v or f?

Can definitely see why that matters huh. Almost like wheel of fortune - picking common lettered words?

[Nittersing]

15. No!

Just that "O". So I moved the O and then picked four more letters that hadn't been used yet. Very lucky.

I *do* try to put three vowels in the first word... I think that helps... we'll see.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

22. Excellent. Read today "adieu" was a good vowel starter.

Guess they don't care about language like Scrabble. Might be interesting to just try a nonsensical word tomorrow tho. Like aeiou

[Disaffected]

66. That's the first thing I tried

Would not accept it - it has to be an actual word.

Unfortunately I don't believe there is a word consisting only of the five vowels.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

67. Hmmm I used ADIEU this morning.

Maybe you spelled wrong? I did first time but took when I corrected

[Disaffected]

68. Sorry,

was referring to using aeiou as a word.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

76. Duh. Yes... Can't use non-words :)

[Marthe48]

4. I just played first time

I like it. Got the answer in 3 tries, but glad there isn't a timer Glad you nudged me to check it out

I decided to stop playing Words With Friends 2 solo challenges, because the game keeps crashing and wastes time and battery. I was looking for a diversion to have with my coffee!

I just heard of Wordle last night. The New Yorker ran a cartoon I saw on facebook, which I didn't get. Here is the link:

https://www.facebook.com/NewYorkerCartoons/photos/a.237223479636271/7364559513569263/?__cft__[0]=AZXFDFW5SIm93j_RuyhT8wtSkKn5HG71r3EWFywYn4lv9e_cVsKeUKgYMt-OmOsCW4toZF_xXj_F6nzsq2MZmeNecyrynQO8PtIO__1jwxz7Z-3YCeiDb4_nA-DgE2fWs6ATgVFNdv3OMXGSksc8GdsM&__tn__=EH-R

[Laura PourMeADrink]

8. 3 tries!!!?? That's extraordinary! My sister told me

about it yesterday, got it in 4 and thought I was a brainiac. Lol. Today NO. So I decided to make an exception and actually read the rules. DUH. They say some words can have duplicate correct letters. Ahhh.

Love no sign up and no ads. How does the website remember you? When I pulled it up today there was my score from yesterday

I'm with you gave up WWF. Too far away from actual game, too many weird ads you can't x out of. Too many robots

[Marthe48]

18. Why thank you!

I love crosswords and other word games. As I said, glad there isn't a timer.

Do we all get the same word? I lucked out getting the 2nd letter 1st try.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

20. Ya read that today. The site just started in Jan 2022

And all 3 million people so far, across the globe, have the same mystery word.

[Paladin]

5. Gotta be careful---this looks addicting. (nt)

[Laura PourMeADrink]

9. :) why they only let you play once a day

[Ocelot II]

6. Just tried it, got the word on the third try!

This could be addictive.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

10. Like I told Marthe, 3 is extraordinary!!! Disclaimer: I only

Heard about this yesterday

[zuul]

7. Yes. I started a few days ago and I love it.

[Harker]

11. I am now.

Thanks.

Had 2,4, & 5 in order, then guessed wrong in the clincher.

Oh so fun.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

13. Me too!!! But didn't notice that one of my letters was correct in the previous

Guess. Duh. Little drama waiting after hitting enter huh

[Harker]

14. Argh. I'm doomed.

Turned out my final guess got one of the two remaining ?s, but in the wrong spot, so one more shot would've done it.

One time I correctly solved a Sunday NYT puzzle though the answer key had two letters different from my solution. That and linking John Wayne to the Zodiac case are my life's big accomplishments.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

21. Do NYT too. What do you mean ? Your solution was correct too?

Or key wrong? My goal is to do it in pen without having to fix anything. Closest I've gotten is 1. Grrr.

Linking John Wayne to Zodiac case? Do tell!!

[Harker]

32. There were two three-letter words near the center of the puzzle...

across and down, that shared the initial. The clues were "speedo. reading" and "mil. stat." I reflexively with "KPH" and "KIA." Checking the solution key, I was surprised to see an "M" where I'd put the "K." So I was both "wrong" and "right" to my satisfaction.

Not earth shattering, but fun!

Ink? That's brave. I stuck to my pencil rituals... Ticonderoga #2, freshly sharpened, then dulled a bit so as not to catch newsprint...

For a quick version of the Zodiac/Wayne connection, may I refer you to my DU journal? It's about the fourth item in there, headed "buckle up."

Crazy, crazy stuff.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

41. Is kia a military stat , like missing in action is?

[Harker]

42. Yes, killed in action. n/t

[Laura PourMeADrink]

44. Oh wow!!!! That is so cool. I have seen once in a

While where two words fit a clue but never with two matching up like that. I would definitely have written the person who did the puzzle to let them know that!

Okay so i read your journal on John Wayne and zodiac. Also very interesting. But I did wonder, how do we know John Wayne didn't ad lib the titwillow?

[Harker]

46. Miles Hood Swarthout was on the set for rewrites.

When he said "that was all Don Siegel", I take that as reliable, especially as the song, which describes a bird's intentional plunge from its branch into the river below, foreshadows J.B. Books's decision to go out shooting rather than dying in bed from cancer.

Lauren Bacall's character was playing that piece on the piano when Wayne chimed in, so there was evident preplanning and direction.

I don't know much of anything about John Wayne as a person, though I'd be surprised if I were to find him to have been an operetta afficionado.

[Shrike47]

16. Oh lord, yes. Glad there's only 1 a day or I'd do nothing else.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

23. Me too. Set my alarm. Lol

[herding cats]

17. I'm solidly hooked.

I found it via a friend about a week ago and have played it every day I can since.

[mainer]

24. I'm afraid to start. Spelling Bee already takes too much of my day.

I waste too much time on it every day.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

25. Good one too. Wordle only allows one game per day

[PennyC]

99. Yes me too

My sister got me hooked!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

27. Oh no site is for sale??? Twitter results

Link to tweet

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[markie]

28. ...

would have helped if I read the instructions first

[Laura PourMeADrink]

29. +1. Did you just get on? I couldn't

[markie]

30. ...

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

[Laura PourMeADrink]

31. Thanks !!!!!!!!!!!

[demmiblue]

33. Damn, Swalwell (#208)!

Link to tweet

[Laura PourMeADrink]

34. Possible spoiler

****spoiler**

Ok read that an excellent word to start with is adieu

No wait that wouldn't be it for him based on the last green.

Forgot to check to see if it takes five letters that aren't a word.

[demmiblue]

35. No, it has to be a word.

Believe me, I tried random letters!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

36. Spoiler alert

Jeez, using scrabble cheat, there are lots of words Swallwell could have started with.

Maybe he's in an angry, antsy mood with an acidy stomach that puts him in agony

[Laura PourMeADrink]

39. I think it is pure luck

Now if you guess it in 2 with only two letters correct when there are many possibilities. At that point you have very few clues to deduce anything. As you move forward you have to use powers of deduction.

That's my excuse for getting lousy scores I'm sticking with it LOL

[AngryOldDem]

37. Thanks, I'm hooked.

Got it in six tries on my first time. Rather proud of myself.

This reminds me a little of the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

40. That's great!! It reminds me a bit

Of the show I watch with my mom - wheel of fortune

[Harker]

43. I took a little away from that, too.

I try to throw the vowels and most common consonants up early to see what sticks.

[Solly Mack]

45. Just tried. Got it in 3. Beginner's luck.

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[NightWatcher]

47. Look at you, I had a slow start today

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[Solly Mack]

48. But your color scheme is very pretty. :)

I lucked out. Going to keep playing because I am a glutton for punishment.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

49. Great. Two greens on first line !

[rurallib]

50. tried it once and am looking forward to tomorrow

5 attempts and I got it

[Laura PourMeADrink]

51. +1.....

[Not Heidi]

52. Thanks!

Another thought game to baffle my addled brain. 😜

[Donkees]

53. Got today's word with four attempts

[Laura PourMeADrink]

54. Me too! Best yet. I can't figure out how to get one

Of those snapshots of grid without letters

[Donkees]

55. ''If you tweet the image, it looks like this... ''

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/wordle-explained-tips-tricks-the-perfect-start-word-everything-you-need-to-know/

It's easy to share your results: Once you've successfully or unsuccessfully done the puzzle for the day, you're invited to share your Wordle journey for the day. If you tweet the image, it looks like this...

Link to tweet

[Laura PourMeADrink]

56. Hey thanks! You're a doll

[AngryOldDem]

58. Better than me.

I bombed out.

[Donkees]

60. I work at a slow pace :)

[AngryOldDem]

113. I'm learning to do that.

I don’t know why, but I feel like I’m playing against the clock. But I’m finding that if I jot down and play with the letters I get correct in the first and second attempts, I eventually figure it out. Like with other word games, putting it aside and coming back to it helps.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

63. Same here, four tries

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[Marthe48]

57. I've played the last 3 days

I've gotten each word, only the first in 3 tries, the other 2 in 5. I like to start with a word that has most-used letters, such as EARTH, or BLADE. I've been lucky that A was in all 3 games I played.

Lots of fun. Los of strategy!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

62. Great way to get your brain working each morning!! nt

[Ocelot II]

59. Third day in a row; got the word on the third try each time!

Dumb luck, I think; but it helps to pick a starting word that has letters most commonly used in English, like a, e, i and t.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

61. I've decided that getting it in 3 shows the highest

Possible level of deductive reasoning with a degree of chance factored in depending on the secret word. In two is absolutely pure chance. Chance diminishes with the more tries you attempt.

Here's an example. Swallwell knew the 5 letter word began with a and ended in y. I looked it up. There were maybe a dozen possible words it could have been and he picked the right one.

So for you to get it in 3 each day is truly remarkable! Bravo! Everyone needs to start listening to you a whole lot more LOL

[IzzaNuDay]

64. Oh, oh- I could be hooked!

Got it in 3 tries my first time! This should be fun!

[birdographer]

65. Love it!

Failed miserably the first time, but got it in 4 and 5 the second and third. I'll get better!

[Donkees]

69. Got it in three this morning :)

2 yellows in first guess
2 yellows plus 1 green in second guess
5 green in third

[lastlib]

70. Me too!

1 yellow in first;
3 yellows in second;
5 green in third.

Fun game!

[Donkees]

72. Congrats! Problem is I'm starting to stare at all 5 letter words in threads :)

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

73. Me three!

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[Laura PourMeADrink]

79. That is quite impressive..... Spoiler question

What were the yellow letters?

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

89. A, C.

ASTER, then CAROM, then ...

[lastlib]

71. Alphabet in order of frequency of use:

E T A O N R I S H D L F C M U G Y P W B V K X J Q Z

This might be helpful to other players.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

74. So, every day, start with NEATO

gotta start with something, right?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

77. Lol. Is that a real word?

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

78. I hope it's not a real word. But, does wordle require real words?

I imagine the correct daily answer will be a real word, but can you work up to it with meaningless sets of letters?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

80. No you can't:(

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

83. With help from a little Pinot Gris, I saw a real word: ATONE

So if those are the five most-used letters, ...
Well, that's what I'm starting with tomorrow!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

84. Thank you Pinot grigo! Me too

[lastlib]

81. Not a bad idea--

or just the first five letters, any order.

There's a reason final Wheel of Fortune contestants get the same first five letters every show.

[mia]

75. A quick and pleasant way to connect with siblings via group texts.

We also share jokes and amusing little videos.

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[Disaffected]

82. Woo-Hoo!

Six tries first time and four today!

But, is it cheating to use Google or word search apps??

BTW, it looks like there has already been quite a bit of Google searching judging from the suggestions it comes up with.

Also BTW, why doesn't Wordle come up on Playstore in the version discussed here?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

86. Play store? Cuz not an app? Just a website to access??

[Disaffected]

88. Correct.

(found that out a while ago).

[Ocelot II]

85. It's giving me a reason to get up in the morning.

Today I dropped down to four tries but I am determined to do better. I await tomorrow's puzzle with bated breath.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

87. :) or stay up until 12:01 midnight which is what my sister is doing.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

94. Jealous! Grrr. Came down to two possible words

For me to get it in three and I picked the wrong one . Wonder if there is anything in their program that selects the more common word? So far haven't seen any oddball 5 letter words.

[58Sunliner]

93. Thank you. Just played it for the first time.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

95. Got it in ONE!

For some unknown reason it let me place twice

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

96. That's some powerful playing! It took me four today.

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And that was started with my new, statistically proven first word ATONE.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

97. That's what I did too. Atone. Same as you four. But

My system clock was off. When I fixed let me play again.

[Paladin]

98. Finally nailed the word, this morning. Renewed my enthusiasm. (nt)

[Disaffected]

100. OK, only if you are absolutely, positively, irrevocably stuck for an answer,

try this:

https://word.tips/five-letter-words/

[Marcus Pullarius]

101. Yep, ok, I'm hooked

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Just tried it and I like it.

[hay rick]

102. Tried it.

Good game. Thanks.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

103. Omg. Going to be a good day I got it in three my personal best

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[Pinback]

105. Dang, pretty good.

Four for me -- only my second time playing, though, so I don't feel too bad.

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[Laura PourMeADrink]

106. Getting into looking at people's charts. Lol. Let

Me guess... Your last grey on third row was a p ?

Good job!!! I didn't even get any word my first time

[Pinback]

107. You got it!

It’s a challenging little pastime. Cool idea.

[Disaffected]

104. Hmmm,

if you get it in one try, it says your answer is "genius".

[Laura PourMeADrink]

108. Did you? No way. Really?

[Disaffected]

109. Yes but,

I cheated a bit. My objective was, out of curiosity, to find out what description the program would present for a first try correct answer i.e. it said "genius".

I simply worked out the correct answer on my PC and entered that answer on my tablet.

I guess my point in posting was that a correct answer on the first try would in no way be an act of genius, as described, but simple one of cheating since there are approximately 150,000 five letter words in the English language and the chances of any correct first try simply by guessing would be near zero (1 in 150,000 or, maybe somewhat less unlikely if it is assumed that particularly obscure words would not be included).

I know, I have too much time on my hands....

[Laura PourMeADrink]

110. Totally agree..

Luck. Actually almost pure luck getting it In two. Then you have to use your brain.

I got it in one... But only because my system clock was wrong and when I corrected had puzzle again knowing the word.

No, absolutely don't think you have too much time. You're obviously a thinker - which I admire tremendously in a person !!!

[Disaffected]

114. Thank you, as do I.

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IMO part of the fun in puzzle solving such as this is testing the limits and looking for innovative solutions.

As well, coming up with interesting variations such as varying the number of letters, and maximum tries eg. four letters and four tries or, six letters and six or maybe seven tries.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

116. Bet they will enhance it maybe like you suggest after

Time goes by. Think the success now is the pure simplicity of it. No ads, no sign up, no complex instructions. That you can easily share results is genius. That it remembers you. That you have all day if you want to go back to it. No clock! No app. No cost. Fits almost everyone. Except people like my husband who doesn't automatically see possible words in his head. But he's still trying and sure that builds his brain's missing piece

How would you solve the problem or effect of randomness and luck? Sometimes certain letters can result in many many possible secret words. (Example the other day for me - picked polar then sonar then finally solar Where other letters or combinations of letters have very few possibilities.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

111. I guess I'm hooked, and seem to be taking four tries mostly.

I think I'm grateful it's limited to one word a day. This could be a massive time-waster otherwise.

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[AngryOldDem]

112. Two day streak...

[Laura PourMeADrink]

115. Yay. Kind of a good way to start a day ey?

[AngryOldDem]

118. It's the little victories....

[nolabear]

117. Been playing a couple of weeks. My usual is 4.

Today’s was a bear though. Bless Wheel of Fortune’s heart for their most often used letters.

Nice to have a non-conflictual, very simple obsession.

[Roland99]

119. Yes!

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181609371#post36

[TexasBushwhacker]

120. Got it in 2 this morning!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

121. I just did too!! What a weird feeling. So much pressure:)

had four of the five letters on first guess. I would have been so mad at myself if I hadn't gotten it.

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