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 🤣

[springyzone]

Wordle 1,350 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛
🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I didn't feel overwhelmed by luck after my first 2 turns. 🤣

My 3rd turn did the trick.

Spoiler

fudgy

[springyzone]

Daily Octordle #1131
5️⃣🔟
🕚4️⃣
9️⃣6️⃣
8️⃣7️⃣
Score: 60

My crime here was to use another eliminator on turn 3.

Spoiler

fudgy.
In hindsight, I would probably have guessed #8 after the first 2 turns if I had been game.

[springyzone]

Daily Extreme Octordle #1131
9️⃣6️⃣
🕚🔟
5️⃣8️⃣
4️⃣3️⃣
Score: 56

The score is better because I started solving at turn 3, but I did need another eliminator further down.

Spoiler

I used midgy

[springyzone]

Wordle 1,351 3/6

⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Daily Octordle #1132
7️⃣5️⃣
4️⃣🔟
8️⃣9️⃣
6️⃣3️⃣
Score: 52

Deja vu moments with some of the words. #1 is certainly having its time in the sun.

I was happy with the score. I went slowly, it is as good as I could manage.

Daily Extreme Octordle #1132
7️⃣🔟
8️⃣5️⃣
6️⃣🕚
4️⃣3️⃣
Score: 54

This felt easier, although I nearly fell in a trap with #5

Spoiler

So nearly typed in daily but thought, hang on, it could be gaily, wait.
I did feel I needed another eliminator near the end though, to help me sort a few things out. I used wrack.

[countessalmirena]

Wordle 1,351 3/6

⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I was a bit lazy with my eliminator. I’m lucky it worked out.

Spoiler

Wordle 1,351 3/6

⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 TRACE
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ GHOUL 🎯 eliminator 
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HOVER 🎯

[countessalmirena]

Daily Octordle #1132
3️⃣4️⃣
5️⃣9️⃣
🔟7️⃣
6️⃣8️⃣
Score: 52

Oh, yes… this is like endless reruns of Countdown. I’m using the “chestnut” emoji below to indicate old word used too frequently.🌰 👈🏻

Spoiler

TRACE
LOUGH <- eliminator
AGLOW 🎯🌰
CURLY 🎯🌰

WORST 
FLASH 
MEDIC
SIXTH 🎯🌰
MAPLE 🎯🌰
SUNNY 🎯

Daily Octordle #1132
AGLOW 3️⃣4️⃣ CURLY
WORST 5️⃣9️⃣ MAPLE
SUNNY 🔟7️⃣ MEDIC
FLASH 6️⃣8️⃣ SIXTH
Score: 52

[countessalmirena]

Extreme:

Daily Extreme Octordle #1132
7️⃣🕚
4️⃣3️⃣
8️⃣6️⃣
5️⃣9️⃣
Score: 53

Wrong final guess - but it was an honourable mistake, perfectly logical.

Spoiler

TRACE
LOGIN <- eliminator
BEGIN 🎯
DIGIT 🎯
PETAL 🎯 could have been metal
CRUMP 🎯
GUMMY 🎯
GAILY 🎯
HONEY 🎯
FEVER 💣
SEWER 🎯

Daily Extreme Octordle #1132
GUMMY 7️⃣🕚 SEWER
DIGIT 4️⃣3️⃣ BEGIN
GAILY 8️⃣6️⃣ CRUMP
PETAL 5️⃣9️⃣ HONEY
Score: 53

[springyzone]

Wordle 1,352 4/6

⬛⬛🟩🟨⬛
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

My trouble was that after the first turn, I could think of several possibilities, including some with s,t or h, so in the end I just went with my usual second word.

Spoiler

third was fudgy and I was a little bit surprised to see Y at the end, I had assumed it might be E.

[springyzone]

Daily Octordle #1133
4️⃣🕚
8️⃣7️⃣
3️⃣5️⃣
6️⃣9️⃣
Score: 53

Fell on the final hurdle, but at least it was an honourable mistake. 

Spoiler

Thought baker was slightly more likely than maker (wrong) and I thought faker least likely.

Daily Extreme Octordle #1133
9️⃣🕚
7️⃣3️⃣
6️⃣8️⃣
🔟5️⃣
Score: 59

I used another eliminator on turn 4 (fudgy), hence the higher score.

Spoiler

#7, I had it down as likely wagon or bogan but thought bogan less likely as it is such an aussie term.
Lucky I went with wagon as it solved #2, where I had been tempted to try strap.

[countessalmirena]

Daily Octordle #1133
5️⃣🔟
8️⃣6️⃣
4️⃣9️⃣
3️⃣7️⃣
Score: 52

Spoiler

TRACE
GHOUL <- eliminator
COULD 🎯
GUESS 🎯
STING 🎯
STOOP 🎯
PUTTY 🎯
APTLY 🎯
WAGON 🎯
MAKER 🎯

Daily Octordle #1133
STING 5️⃣🔟 MAKER
APTLY 8️⃣6️⃣ STOOP
GUESS 4️⃣9️⃣ WAGON
COULD 3️⃣7️⃣ PUTTY
Score: 52