WORDLE - anyone else trying the daily online word game?

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 ๐Ÿคฃ

 

 

 

 

 

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Wordle 1,221 3/6

๐ŸŸจโฌ›โฌ›โฌ›โฌ›
๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจโฌ›๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ

And now I know whence cometh that brillianceโ€ฆ!

 

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Wordle 1,221 3/6

๐ŸŸจโฌ›โฌ›โฌ›โฌ› TRACE
๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจโฌ›๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸฉ HOIST
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ SHOUT

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Daily Octordle #1002
3๏ธโƒฃ4๏ธโƒฃ
8๏ธโƒฃ7๏ธโƒฃ
๐Ÿ”Ÿ9๏ธโƒฃ
5๏ธโƒฃ6๏ธโƒฃ
Score: 52

 

This was mostly a logical and well-connected Octordle.

 

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TRACE
LOUGH <- eliminator
HEAVY ๐ŸŽฏ
GRAVY ๐ŸŽฏ
POUTY ๐ŸŽฏ
SINGE ๐ŸŽฏ could have been binge
VILLA ๐ŸŽฏ
FILET ๐ŸŽฏ
ROOMY ๐ŸŽฏ
LOWLY ๐ŸŽฏ

 Daily Octordle #1002
HEAVY 3๏ธโƒฃ4๏ธโƒฃ GRAVY
FILET 8๏ธโƒฃ7๏ธโƒฃ VILLA
LOWLY ๐Ÿ”Ÿ9๏ธโƒฃ ROOMY
POUTY 5๏ธโƒฃ6๏ธโƒฃ SINGE
Score: 52

 

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Ugh! I hated todayโ€™s Octordle. I was lucky to get 55.

 

Daily Octordle #1003
๐Ÿ•š3๏ธโƒฃ
4๏ธโƒฃ9๏ธโƒฃ
6๏ธโƒฃ5๏ธโƒฃ
7๏ธโƒฃ๐Ÿ”Ÿ
Score: 55

 

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TRACE
BINGO <- eliminator
MAMBO ๐ŸŽฏ
CUBIC ๐ŸŽฏ could have been climb
SUING ๐ŸŽฏ
DEMON ๐ŸŽฏ
BASTE ๐ŸŽฏ
SYLPH ๐ŸŽฏ <- eliminator 
POLKA ๐ŸŽฏ
SHAVE ๐ŸŽฏ
ROWDY ๐ŸŽฏ could have been wordy

I took a risk with my first word (1R) as nothing else was obvious. At least I knew it ended with an O, had an A, and didnโ€™t have N or G.

I knew 2L didnโ€™t start with the B; I took a risk with my guess of cubic.

Suing in 3R was obvious by now.

Demon in 3L was a good solid guess.

I knew 4L must be baste by now, rather than bathe.

But now I was stuck. 4R might be shave, shape, shake, shale, slave, slake. 1L could be too many thingsโ€ฆ ditto for 2R. I needed another eliminator. The suspects that I wanted to eliminate or identify were H, P, K, L, W, Y, V. But to best narrow down the possibilities, I chose Y, P, H, L. I wanted the L in 3rd position as this would help with confirming or ruling out a double L followed by Y in that top left word.

I played sylph as the eliminator.

Aha. 2L has a P and an L. We have our old friend polka.

4R is now definitely shave as Iโ€™ve ruled out P, L, K.

1L must be RO_DY or _O__Yโ€ฆ well, rowdy or wordy. I had to risk a guess.

All in all, a frustrating Octordle.

Daily Octordle #1003
ROWDY ๐Ÿ•š3๏ธโƒฃ MAMBO
CUBIC 4๏ธโƒฃ9๏ธโƒฃ POLKA
DEMON 6๏ธโƒฃ5๏ธโƒฃ SUING
BASTE 7๏ธโƒฃ๐Ÿ”Ÿ SHAVE
Score: 55
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I canโ€™t catch a break!

 

Wordle 1,222 4/6

โฌ›โฌ›โฌ›โฌ›โฌ›
๐ŸŸฉโฌ›๐ŸŸฉโฌ›โฌ›
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉโฌ›๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ

 

A 4. I made a wrong guess in row 3, but I suppose itโ€™s not a bad result, given the blank first row.

 

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TRACE
GHOUL <- eliminator 
GOODY ๐Ÿ’ฃ
GOOFY ๐ŸŽฏ

Wordle 1,222 4/6

โฌ›โฌ›โฌ›โฌ›โฌ› TRACE
๐ŸŸฉโฌ›๐ŸŸฉโฌ›โฌ› GHOUL
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉโฌ›๐ŸŸฉ GOODY
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ GOOFY

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you did better than I did on that one

 

 

Wordle 1,222 5/6

โฌœ๐ŸŸฉโฌœโฌœโฌœ
โฌœ๐ŸŸฉโฌœโฌœโฌœ
โฌœ๐ŸŸฉโฌœ๐ŸŸจโฌœ
โฌœ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸจโฌœโฌœ
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ

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just made it.  A 4 would be a good result on this.

 

Wordle 1,223 6/6

โฌœโฌœโฌœโฌœโฌœ
โฌœ๐ŸŸฉโฌœโฌœ๐ŸŸฉ
โฌœ๐ŸŸฉโฌœโฌœ๐ŸŸฉ
โฌœ๐ŸŸฉโฌœโฌœ๐ŸŸฉ
โฌœ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸจโฌœ๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ

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This was not satisfying.

 

Wordle 1,223 4/6

โฌ›โฌ›โฌ›โฌ›โฌ›
๐ŸŸจโฌ›โฌ›โฌ›๐ŸŸฉ
โฌ›๐ŸŸฉโฌ›โฌ›โฌ›
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ

 

Itโ€™s deliberately taunting us.

 

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Wordle 1,223 4/6

โฌ›โฌ›โฌ›โฌ›โฌ› TRACE
๐ŸŸจโฌ›โฌ›โฌ›๐ŸŸฉ SPIKY
โฌ›๐ŸŸฉโฌ›โฌ›โฌ› HOUND
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ BOSSY

Horrible word.

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I was in a โ€œtake no prisonersโ€ mood with Octordle.

 

Daily Octordle #1004
6๏ธโƒฃ9๏ธโƒฃ
3๏ธโƒฃ7๏ธโƒฃ
4๏ธโƒฃ8๏ธโƒฃ
๐Ÿ”Ÿ5๏ธโƒฃ
Score: 52

 

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TRACE
GHOUL <- eliminator
GRIMY ๐ŸŽฏ
GLOVE ๐ŸŽฏ
MONTH ๐ŸŽฏ
LEDGE ๐ŸŽฏ
RECUR ๐ŸŽฏ
ONION ๐ŸŽฏ
BLUFF ๐ŸŽฏ
SILLY ๐ŸŽฏ

I didnโ€™t even try to calculate risks. The first word that would fit was the first word that I played, except that I left silly until last. I retained just enough common sense not to try filly or Billy before forging ahead with bluff.

Daily Octordle #1004
LEDGE 6๏ธโƒฃ9๏ธโƒฃ BLUFF
GRIMY 3๏ธโƒฃ7๏ธโƒฃ RECUR
GLOVE 4๏ธโƒฃ8๏ธโƒฃ ONION
SILLY ๐Ÿ”Ÿ5๏ธโƒฃ MONTH
Score: 52
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I meant to get on yesterday. I was away childminding and I was looking forward to doing it when I got home but then had a different set of grandkids (and son) over till about 9pm. I thought of the computer as I climbed into bed, but sleep was  calling. I am getting old!

Wordle 1,223 5/6

โฌ›โฌ›โฌ›โฌ›โฌ›
๐ŸŸจโฌ›๐ŸŸจโฌ›โฌ›
โฌ›โฌ›๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ
โฌ›๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ

 

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alien/shout/prosy/mossy/bossy


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Daily Octordle #1004
๐Ÿ•š๐Ÿ”Ÿ
6๏ธโƒฃ๐Ÿ•›
9๏ธโƒฃ7๏ธโƒฃ
5๏ธโƒฃ4๏ธโƒฃ
Score: 64

 

I knew early on that the score would be pretty ordinary.

After my first 2 turns, there were no clear answers, not al lot showing in any spots, except at #8.

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I had N H O T exposed.

Aha, bet it is north, I thought. Wrong.
I got it right on turn 4 but I knew I'd lost the chance of any really good score.

Then I made a mistake again, further down, on #5 as I tried globe. In hindsight, should have worked out #2 first, then I would have known what #5 was for sure.

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