Did it last week once (in three), yesterday and today - in three both times. Nice symmetry: 3 days, 3 attempts, 3 moves, 3 successes. Obviously have to stop now or I’ll ruin my figures.
I currently think that the chances of getting it right in two is so small, that if only one right in first row then a better strategy for minimising average score is to use five completely different letters in second row.
I like to kick things off with STARE as it has the two most common vowels and three very common consonants. Then second guess will be five brand new letters - eg MOUND (or whatever takes my fancy). Third guess I try to firmly locate some orange letters by jiggling things around. Then it's down to business.
No you have to use a word. I tend to whack out two or three words at the beginning of every game that cover most of the common vowels and consonants...
I prefer not to use S in the first two rounds. Creates opportunities for a plural in the third or fourth round: otherwise it can be hard/impossible to find a word with the combination of letters that you want to test.
Love to see all these scientific theories. Basically the first word is luck ( Chill’s theory only works if the word is random rather than chosen for its difficulty) and it’s the choice of the second word that makes all the difference (based on the result of the first word).
Have you guys noticed in settings the hard mode? Where you have to use previous correct hints instead of wholly new lettered words for your second guess.
first time
quite fun
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Created by a guy from South Wales. He has refused to sell adverts on the app, so just for the fun. Legend.
I did it for the first time last night. Got 4 letters in correct order by guess 2, but took 4 goes to solve.
Yes, got it in 3 today!
Me too Rog, just did it in three
ffs had four letters by 3 couldn’t guess the first one - ended up in 5
is it on iOS? can’t find an app
I don’t understand the sudden fascination with Wordle, it’s just Lingo.
I fear this is going to reduce my chances of getting on the show
Does everyone get the same word to solve or is it generated by random on each opening?
Chill just use the link above in web browser
Minkie I think it’s one word a day. Same for everyone
Aha
I got it in 3 too.
I think it’s down to having a better opening word. When I reuse the same one every day I can’t beat 4 tries.
do people have one opening word? i switch it up every day
you’d want something with a lot of vowels i’d imagine
trickier today
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failed today
In 4 today.
4/6 today
Bossed it in 4 today.
Yesterday's I failed. I think I was getting my eye in.
Did it last week once (in three), yesterday and today - in three both times. Nice symmetry: 3 days, 3 attempts, 3 moves, 3 successes. Obviously have to stop now or I’ll ruin my figures.
5 for me today.
Mornington Crescent!
Heffalump did your fifth guess start with an “f” by any chance??
threeps: at the risk of giving people extra help, yes
5 today it was a mean one
I just tried this. Didn’t get it as didn’t realize it allowed repeated letter words. (And don’t complain about spoilers)
I just tried this. Didn’t get it as
didn’t realize it allowed repeated letter wordsI’m crap.Fixed it for you Risky ;-)
6 for me today. Even after getting the second, third and last letters right it still took several tries.
In 6 today. Didn’t get it yesterday.
Heh
3 tries for me
Lucky first guess
Did well today
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How do you share the image?
Elfffi, you forgot you already got the last letter in your second try?
tbf to risky i didn’t realise it repeated letters so got stuck on todays one
my new opening word is “atone” it has 3 vowels and t and n are common letters
PP, deliberate.
I currently think that the chances of getting it right in two is so small, that if only one right in first row then a better strategy for minimising average score is to use five completely different letters in second row.
Jelly there is a share icon that copies it to the clipboard.
ROF for once allows pasting to work.
Interesting strategy…
I start with earth, but switching to biome for tomorrow.
Ta
Today's is hard
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Elffi’s strategy is correct. Cover as many letters as possible in the first two or three then it’s essentially anagrams
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Like this game.
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Today was tough.
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and had to use pen and paper
5 today.
I like this. 4 today
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ffs
I had the 1st 3 by 2 but failed again
5/6 today.
Toughie today
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This is a crappy game show on ITV by the way
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Bossed it!
First time today. 4/6.
Dudes, do you even wordle?
In 6 again today. Tomorrow I’ll be aiming to get it before the final row.
I like to kick things off with STARE as it has the two most common vowels and three very common consonants. Then second guess will be five brand new letters - eg MOUND (or whatever takes my fancy). Third guess I try to firmly locate some orange letters by jiggling things around. Then it's down to business.
No one else got in three yesterday and today? Does that make me wordle king?
Emperor of the Wordles.
Lord-High Wordle Imperator?
Adieu or Ouija for tomorrow's kick-off...
Do they vet as to whether your attempt is even a word? (Can you just enter "AEIOU" as the first try? I suppose that would be cheating ...)
No you have to use a word. I tend to whack out two or three words at the beginning of every game that cover most of the common vowels and consonants...
STARE is a good one triangle
most common letters in english (generally, different studies give slightly different answers):
E T A O N R I S H
ORATE looks like a good starter as well
I prefer not to use S in the first two rounds. Creates opportunities for a plural in the third or fourth round: otherwise it can be hard/impossible to find a word with the combination of letters that you want to test.
I don't think they do plurals, elffi
Love to see all these scientific theories. Basically the first word is luck ( Chill’s theory only works if the word is random rather than chosen for its difficulty) and it’s the choice of the second word that makes all the difference (based on the result of the first word).
Thus spake the Lord-High Wordle Imperator
Yeah today’s had 3 less commonly used letters
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Even if you make maximum use of information on each round, luck still enters into it.
3! Get the fook in!
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got the wrong vowel on 3/6
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“Even if you make maximum use of information on each round, luck still enters into it.”
Must just be very lucky then. Never yet taken more than 3 moves.
Welcome to the elite Jelly.
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hero
FFS - 6/6 again.
Wow 3 today!!!
3 today - very happy with myself
Have you guys noticed in settings the hard mode? Where you have to use previous correct hints instead of wholly new lettered words for your second guess.
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today will be a good day
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Got lucky with the first word today.
The missus did it in 3 today too. Which is annoying.
Easy one today
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4 today. I somehow went for a less obvious word after my second try which tipped me off to the "form" of the word.
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I may never improve today's effort: from a first round of zero!
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BOSSED IT!
Same here.
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Is there a list somewhere of all the past wordles?*
*Yes, that will suck all the joy out of it. What do you expect of us?
There is an archive type site
Don't have the link on my desktop
Word-master. That's it!
I'm good to you guys and gals
https://octokatherine.github.io/word-master
Woo, I did it in two today!
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I think today is my best effort to date. Lucky with 2 greens on the first attempt.
I stupidly didn't anticipate US spellings.
The guy who set it up is Welsh. What yank spelling?
I've had one that wouldn't be correct in British/Aus spelling.
What Orwell said
Got me as well. Took me an extra turn.
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I’d have been quicker if I’d seen the posts above before! Not impressed with this one.
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Didn’t get it today. Didn’t realise it used US spellings.
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