The Wordle Thread (No Spoilers!)

It seems he didn’t actually invent it though, it’s a copy of a US gameshow.

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I typed ‘gray’ at first, but then things got confusing when describing the changes on the keyboard.
So I opt for writing ‘black’ instead. :wink:

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Wordle 220 4/6

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

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Nice recovery after getting a goose egg on the first word. :slightly_smiling_face:

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OK, I think I’m starting to get the hang of this game.

Wordle 221 3/6

:yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::green_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

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I tried it today. Seems fun.

Wordle 221 3/6

:green_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

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Today looks like a good day for a few of us. I’m happy with 3 :slightly_smiling_face:

Wordle 221 3/6

:yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:yellow_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

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I thought I was doing great with “got it in 4” till I see everyone else got it in 3.

Wordle 221 4/6

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:yellow_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

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Wordle 221 4/6

:yellow_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::green_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:yellow_square::green_square::green_square::black_large_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

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On f-yer! Correct guess from only one letter confirmed :grin:
Wordle 221 3/6

:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::yellow_square::black_large_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::green_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

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Wordle 221 4/6

:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::yellow_square::black_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

This game feels quite boring these days. I have never taken more than four tries, but completed in three only twice in ten attempts. So I feel like 4 is easy and 3 or better needs a considerable amount of luck in your first two guesses.

The memes are starting…

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Some say we make our own luck.

Isn’t this about the same? Your average score so far is (3x3 + 4 + 5x3) / 7 = 4. Mine is a little less than 4 at 3.8. You are probably using an aggressive strategy that leads to more 3s but also leads to a lot of 5s.

My point was it’s easy to have an expected score between [3.5, 4) based on your strategy for the first two words.

Fewer than 3 guesses is 90% luck.

So you’re really just trying to optimize for 3 guesses as much as you can

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That’s the cool thing about this game: Eliminating the wrong letters can be just as important as guessing the right ones.

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Pretty sure GooseEgg and I had the same 3rd guess, PM me for that what was, see who gets it first.

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Wordle 221 X/6

:yellow_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:green_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:green_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::green_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::black_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

I HATE this game…

:face_with_symbols_over_mouth:

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So close! :grin:

I’m having trouble understanding how you went from guess two to guess three though… :thinking:

The mind of a genius works in mysterious ways…

No, I started playing before reading the instructions. Real men don’t read no manuals.

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this is fun!

Wordle 221 4/6

:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::yellow_square::black_large_square:
:green_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::green_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

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