on โ27-01-2022 01:45 AM
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 ๐คฃ
Solved! Go to Solution.
on โ04-07-2025 02:29 AM
Wordle 1,476 2/6
โฌ๐จโฌ๐จ๐ฉ
๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ
Aha. I have pinked you, Sir Wordle, forsooth! A 2nd-rower!
Wordle 1,476 2/6
โฌ๐จโฌ๐จ๐ฉ TRACE
๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ CURVE๐ฏ
It could have been curse, chore, lucre, ochre, ruche, score, scree, curieโฆ but my immediate gut feeling was curve.
on โ04-07-2025 02:32 AM
I will keep my eyes open for any passing tango, samba, waltz, salsa, etc.
โ05-07-2025 06:20 AM - edited โ05-07-2025 06:21 AM
Well, today's puzzles are done and dusted.
Mixed results. Some satisfying attempts at cunning but a big dose of stupidity thrown in to bring me back to reality.๐
Wordle 1,477 3/6
๐จ๐จโฌ๐ฉโฌ
โฌโฌ๐ฉโฌโฌ
๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ
โ05-07-2025 06:31 AM - edited โ05-07-2025 06:32 AM
Now the fall.
Daily Octordle #1258
8๏ธโฃ๐
4๏ธโฃ๐
9๏ธโฃ5๏ธโฃ
3๏ธโฃ6๏ธโฃ
Score: 58
on โ05-07-2025 06:35 AM
Believe me, I was a bit more careful and double checked things this time!
Daily Extreme Octordle #1258
9๏ธโฃ๐
4๏ธโฃ6๏ธโฃ
7๏ธโฃ8๏ธโฃ
5๏ธโฃ3๏ธโฃ
Score: 52
on โ05-07-2025 12:13 PM
Wordle 1,477 3/6
โฌ๐จ๐จโฌ๐จ
โฌ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ
๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ
I suspected the pattern of this word (and had a gut feeling)โฆ but spent most of my time thinking of an eliminator to narrow down possibilities. Then I thought, darn it! Letโs just go for it.
Wordle 1,477 3/6
โฌ๐จ๐จโฌ๐จ TRACE
โฌ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ PALER
๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ BALER๐ฏ
Gut feeling wasnโt quite right, but near enough for my next guess.
on โ05-07-2025 12:13 PM
TRACE
GHOUL <- eliminator
LAGER ๐ฏ
INCUR ๐ฏ
UNITE ๐ฏ๐ could have been untie
RIVAL ๐ฏ
BRAND ๐ฏ
MANIC ๐ฏ๐ could have been panic
SWORN ๐ฏ
SPIKE ๐ฏ
Even though I managed to get the 52, it felt uncomfortable and uncertain all the way through.
Daily Octordle #1258
LAGER 3๏ธโฃ6๏ธโฃ RIVAL
INCUR 4๏ธโฃ7๏ธโฃ BRAND
MANIC 8๏ธโฃ9๏ธโฃ SWORN
UNITE 5๏ธโฃ๐ SPIKE
Score: 52
on โ05-07-2025 12:15 PM
TRACE
MOUSY <- eliminator
TOAST ๐ฏ
MURAL ๐ฏ
OMBRE ๐ฏ
STORM ๐ฏ
SPLAT ๐ฏ
BACON ๐ฏ
BRIDE ๐ฏ๐ could have been bribe
KNAVE ๐ฏ
Iโd been thinking of trying inane for 1R, but decided to risk the bride guess first as that would confirm presence or absence of โiโ.
Daily Extreme Octordle #1258
TOAST 3๏ธโฃ๐ KNAVE
MURAL 4๏ธโฃ5๏ธโฃ OMBRE
BRIDE 9๏ธโฃ8๏ธโฃ BACON
STORM 6๏ธโฃ7๏ธโฃ SPLAT
Score: 52
on โ06-07-2025 07:12 AM
Wordle 1,478 5/6
๐ฉโฌ๐จโฌโฌ
โฌโฌโฌโฌ๐จ
โฌ๐จ๐จโฌโฌ
๐ฉ๐ฉโฌ๐ฉโฌ
๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ
What can I say? (Well, I can always say something, as you know, but I found this one difficult).
โ06-07-2025 07:19 AM - edited โ06-07-2025 07:21 AM
Daily Octordle #1259
4๏ธโฃ7๏ธโฃ
5๏ธโฃ9๏ธโฃ
๐๐
8๏ธโฃ6๏ธโฃ
Score: 60
I did this a while ago when I first woke up and the only excuse I have is I was still tired. I did wonder what was wrong with my brain, anyway.