注音版 Wordle

For those of us who can use 注音符號 but cannot fathom the Romanization of 閩南語 (Tàu Tâi-gí; Taigi Wordle),we can try this interesting incarnation of Wordle.

  1. Five symbols. Limits the characters represented to two or three.
  2. Same color coding as Wordle.
  3. Won’t allow incorrect input (e.g. won’t force stop if you mess up and enter an impossible combination).
  4. Has an optional “difficult” setting.

Ok, so it’s not that easy, but I did better than my students expected (and better than many of them too :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:)

注音dle 249 X/6

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注音dle 250 5/6

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:black_large_square::green_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::green_square::green_square::green_square:

For some reason it feels harder than wordle…

Wait, why’s @KongTaigi posting in the Zhuyin Wordle thread but not the Tau Taigi thread?

It is meant as an imperative :joy:. Yeah, a bit hypocritical, to be fair, but speaking is quite different from writing using antiquated Romanization techniques. I tried and failed the Tau Taigi Wordle, since I have no clue how to input.

Not a fan of this one

Very lucky.

注音dle 251 3/6

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注音dle 251 4/6

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:green_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::green_square:
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It looks like a neutral face with a pimple on its cheek.

I suck at it, but still fun.

注音dle 253 X/6

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Lucky, but still took a lot of guessing. They have all been basic nouns, so far, but the answers don’t pop out so clearly.

注音dle 255 4/6

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:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

The answer is almost always an easier word that what I originally guess. Just lucky and happy to “pass.”

注音dle 256 4/6

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

Not a lot of thinking required this time. Just guessing.

注音dle 257 5/6

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Darn. Thought I had it.

注音dle 258 X/6

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NG

注音dle 259 X/6

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

Wouldn’t have guessed that anyways.

The correct answer was my first “gut feeling” for the final guess. Too bloody many possibilities!

注音dle 260 X/6

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注音dle 260 4/6

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Way harder than wordle…

I agree. While the 注音符號 system is more limiting (phonotactically), at the same time, given a particular coda, the number of semantically possible onsets is quite daunting, and vice versa.

However, once in a while a miracle happens.

注音dle 261 3/6

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

This time I didn’t chase both of the yellows, but used only one with other symbols, since I was fairly confident on the position of the other yellow. That yielded enough for me to use the second strategy of selecting more common words. Most often the easier option is the correct one.

注音dle 261 6/6

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

Almost lost this one. I had dozens of words to choose from, but I realize it’s more likely to be words non-Internet related.

I won’t lie. The last guess was just a random combination of remaining symbols. Truly blind luck. I have no idea of the meaning and don’t recall ever hearing it before.

注音dle 262 6/6

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

A less common (to me) word today.

注音dle 263 X/6

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