WORDLE - anyone else trying the daily online word game?

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

I recently stumbled across WORDLE online.  For the uninitiated, it is a daily word guessing game where you have to try to guess the word in 6 or less tries.

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

This, from Wikipedia, explains the game:

Every day, a five-letter word is chosen which players aim to guess within six tries. After every guess, each letter is marked as either green, yellow or gray: green indicates that letter is correct and in the correct position, yellow means it is in the answer but not in the right position, while gray indicates it is not in the answer at all. The game has a "hard mode" option, which requires players to include letters marked as green and yellow in subsequent guesses. The daily word is the same for everyone. The game also has a dark mode as well as a high-contrast theme for colourblind accessibility, which changes the color scheme from green and yellow to orange and blue.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wordle

This abc news story has some tips for playing:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-26/why-wordle-has-become-a-new-online-obsession/100782794

I have found that most that most days I can get the daily word in 5 tries or less (mostly 5 though).  Interestingly, there is a spinoff of WORDLE called LEWDLE, where the words are lewd, or naughty, words.  I have better success with LEWDLE than I do with WORDLE . . . getting the word in just 2 or 3 attempts.  Not sure what that says about my private school education 🤣

[countessalmirena]

Daily Octordle #913
8️⃣7️⃣
4️⃣🔟
2️⃣5️⃣
6️⃣9️⃣
Score: 51

I so nearly had 2L without an eliminator - there was just one letter of which I was uncertain. But I can’t castigate myself too much. Had I played my guess, it would have been the wrong one.

Using an eliminator not only gave me the correct letter information for 2L, but also revealed other much-needed letters.

Spoiler

TRACE
ROACH 🎯
… I nearly played MARSH, but luckily I decided to use an eliminator
LIMBS
HARSH 🎯
etc

Daily Octordle #913
HYENA 8️⃣7️⃣ REBUS
HARSH 4️⃣🔟 DELAY
ROACH 2️⃣5️⃣ FOCUS
  BUILD  6️⃣9️⃣ OPERA
Score: 51

[springyzone]

Wordle 1,133 4/6

🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛
🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Spoiler

alien/shout/abash/awash

[springyzone]

Daily Octordle #914
5️⃣4️⃣
9️⃣🔟
7️⃣8️⃣
6️⃣🕚
Score: 60

Started with 3 eliminators and after that it was easy. Could have (and should have) been brave and gone for #7 at turn 3 as I was pretty sure of it.

[countessalmirena]

Wordle 1,133 3/6

⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛
🟨🟨⬛🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

This was very much gut instinct.

The answer has popped up before - and for some reason I immediately suspected the shape of this. I can’t really explain it… I chose an eliminator based on a determination to decide between two possibilities but also to confirm two other letters.

In retrospect, good grief - why was I so sure? Why didn’t I even bother with other letters?

Spoiler

TRACE
SHOWY
AWASH 🎯

I was sure that the answer would be either AWASH or ABASH. I didn’t even try to eliminate words in the _ LAND or _ _ AIN pattern. 

[countessalmirena]

Daily Octordle #914
🔟9️⃣
8️⃣7️⃣
5️⃣6️⃣
4️⃣3️⃣
Score: 52

This felt weirdly similar to a recent Octordle. Am I imagining things?

Spoiler

TRACE
DOUGH
DODGE 🎯 and we’re off
VOGUE 🎯 etc.

Daily Octordle #914
BICEP 🔟9️⃣ BROIL
WEAVE 8️⃣7️⃣ LOWER
VEGAN 5️⃣6️⃣ GAVEL
VOGUE 4️⃣3️⃣ DODGE
Score: 52

[countessalmirena]

Right. I wasn’t imagining things.

I went through the last 3 or 4 pages in this thread, and found the Octordle that reminded me so strongly of today’s result:

(Reply 5231, but the link below will take you to it.)

https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/WORDLE-anyone-else-trying-the-daily-online-word-ga...

[springyzone]

I am glad you gave the link as the posts can be in mixed up order on my computer and the message numbers not the same. On this computer, it is reply 5324.

Yes, they are taking recycling seriously in at Octordle world! No wonder vogue popped into my head so quickly.

[springyzone]

Wordle 1,134 4/6

⬛⬛🟩🟨⬛
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛
⬛⬛🟩🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

After my first 2 turns I could guess where the yellows went so there was a limited range of words it could be and at least one was wiped out by the blacks. But I just didn't have the energy to think this morning so I tried a 3rd word and all was clear.

[springyzone]

Wordle 1,135 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

[springyzone]

Daily Octordle #916
6️⃣7️⃣
🕚🕛
5️⃣4️⃣
8️⃣9️⃣
Score: 62

I made a mistake along the way.

Spoiler

Tried taunt instead of jaunt. It was possible, just not the answer.