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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Daily Extreme Octordle #1275
9๏ธโƒฃ๐Ÿ”Ÿ
7๏ธโƒฃ8๏ธโƒฃ
6๏ธโƒฃ5๏ธโƒฃ
3๏ธโƒฃ4๏ธโƒฃ
Score: 52

Straight forward, felt a bit more so than the classic ctually.

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My only real hesitation was #5 ripen. I was more drawn to riven & wondered (since this is the extreme) whether it would be more likely than ripen, but thought P is a more useful letter so I went for ripen. As it turns out, I think they were just trying not to be too helpful for #1
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Wordle 1,494 3/6

 

๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจโฌ›โฌ›โฌ›

โฌ›โฌ›๐ŸŸจโฌ›โฌ›

๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ

 

Ah, such a satisfactory Wordle process.

 

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Wordle 1,494 3/6

๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจโฌ›โฌ›โฌ› TRACE

โฌ›โฌ›๐ŸŸจโฌ›โฌ› DINOS <- eliminator

๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ BURNT ๐ŸŽฏ

 

Using this eliminator was ideal.

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Daily Octordle #1275
7๏ธโƒฃ8๏ธโƒฃ
4๏ธโƒฃ๐Ÿ”Ÿ
3๏ธโƒฃ6๏ธโƒฃ
5๏ธโƒฃ9๏ธโƒฃ
Score: 52
 
Not a foot put wrong!
 
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TRACE

GHOUL  <- eliminator

MULCH ๐ŸŽฏ

LIMIT ๐ŸŽฏ 

CLIFF ๐ŸŽฏ

ALPHA ๐ŸŽฏ

QUICK ๐ŸŽฏ

BLUNT ๐ŸŽฏ

TITAN ๐ŸŽฏ

DINGO ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ€ could have been yesterdayโ€™s jingo

 

This truly worked out well. No hesitation or what-ifs, apart from a moment of โ€œPlease let it not be jingoโ€.

 

Daily Octordle #1275

QUICK 7๏ธโƒฃ8๏ธโƒฃ BLUNT

LIMIT 4๏ธโƒฃ๐Ÿ”Ÿ DINGO

MULCH 3๏ธโƒฃ6๏ธโƒฃ ALPHA

CLIFF 5๏ธโƒฃ9๏ธโƒฃ TITAN

Score: 52

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Daily Extreme Octordle #1275
7๏ธโƒฃ8๏ธโƒฃ
3๏ธโƒฃ4๏ธโƒฃ
6๏ธโƒฃ5๏ธโƒฃ
๐Ÿ”Ÿ9๏ธโƒฃ
Score: 52
 
I tried everything possible to uncover more information for the final word - but by the end I was still faced with the same 50/50 choice.
 
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TRACE

LIONS -> eliminator

LUNCH ๐ŸŽฏ

LEMON ๐ŸŽฏ

TWEEN ๐ŸŽฏ

RIPEN ๐ŸŽฏ

MAVEN ๐ŸŽฏ

BUSHY ๐ŸŽฏ

OASIS ๐ŸŽฏ

TORUS ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ€ I still didnโ€™t know whether it was tours or torus; simple luck

 

Daily Extreme Octordle #1275

MAVEN 7๏ธโƒฃ8๏ธโƒฃ BUSHY

LUNCH 3๏ธโƒฃ4๏ธโƒฃ LEMON

RIPEN 6๏ธโƒฃ5๏ธโƒฃ TWEEN

TORUS ๐Ÿ”Ÿ9๏ธโƒฃ OASIS

Score: 52

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Wordle 1,495 4/6

๐ŸŸจโฌ›โฌ›๐ŸŸฉโฌ›
โฌ›โฌ›โฌ›โฌ›๐ŸŸจ
โฌ›๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจโฌ›
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ

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alien/shout (I almost tried short and probably should have, as when I see an E in 4th spot, I think of R at the end.)
I was left thinking-cater/rated/water/tamed-tamer
My 3rd word was crawl

If you start with trace today, this could be a 2 liner for you!
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Daily Octordle #1276
6๏ธโƒฃ5๏ธโƒฃ
๐Ÿ”Ÿ4๏ธโƒฃ
9๏ธโƒฃ8๏ธโƒฃ
3๏ธโƒฃ7๏ธโƒฃ
Score: 52

Today's was a quick and easy one, with none of the usual problems of numerous possibilities, except for #8, where I had 2 words in mind but the system sorted it for me as I worked through.๐Ÿ˜

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Daily Extreme Octordle #1276
6๏ธโƒฃ๐Ÿ•›
7๏ธโƒฃ3๏ธโƒฃ
๐Ÿ”Ÿ9๏ธโƒฃ
4๏ธโƒฃ8๏ธโƒฃ
Score: 59

 

Lucky to get it in 59!

After my first turn, I looked at the board and thought-well, that certainly wasn't a lot of help!

When that happens, I have high hopes for my second turn. It was better, but not by a lot.

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23 ex.jpgEven by 3rd turn, I had to take a risk (chose/whose).

By turn 5, I tried another eliminator (wordy) as I thought #8 might be swamp or spray. I also wondered about #3, suspecting ck so maybe wreck but I wasn't sure. Often I have tunnel vision.
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Yesterdayโ€™s:

 

Wordle 1,495 3/6

 

โฌ›โฌ›๐ŸŸฉโฌ›๐ŸŸฉ

โฌ›โฌ›๐ŸŸจโฌ›โฌ›

๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ

 

The yellow in the eliminator gave it away. It was a sunny side up clue. ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿณ

 

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Wordle 1,495 3/6

โฌ›โฌ›๐ŸŸฉโฌ›๐ŸŸฉ TRACE

โฌ›โฌ›๐ŸŸจโฌ›โฌ› SOUND <- eliminator

๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ QUAKE ๐ŸŽฏ

 

 

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Daily Octordle #1276
7๏ธโƒฃ3๏ธโƒฃ
๐Ÿ”Ÿ2๏ธโƒฃ
9๏ธโƒฃ6๏ธโƒฃ
5๏ธโƒฃ8๏ธโƒฃ
Score: 50
 
I was off to a tremendous start with the first two words. After that - I was out of fuel. Eliminator needed! But I canโ€™t say that the eliminator was an immediate thing of joy, as in it resolved only two words. I could solve 4L and 3R.
 
After 3R, though, the way opened up further and I could solve 1L, which then resolved 4R (its final letter). By that time, there was no wriggle room left for 3L and then for 2L.
 
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TRACE

CHART ๐ŸŽฏ

CHECK ๐ŸŽฏ

SPOIL <- eliminator

ISLET ๐ŸŽฏ

AWAIT ๐ŸŽฏ

AFTER ๐ŸŽฏ

CRIER ๐ŸŽฏ

ANGRY ๐ŸŽฏ

ENSUE ๐ŸŽฏ

 

Daily Octordle #1276

AFTER 7๏ธโƒฃ3๏ธโƒฃ CHECK

ENSUE ๐Ÿ”Ÿ2๏ธโƒฃ CHART

ANGRY 9๏ธโƒฃ6๏ธโƒฃ AWAIT

ISLET 5๏ธโƒฃ8๏ธโƒฃ CRIER

Score: 50

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Daily Extreme Octordle #1276
8๏ธโƒฃ9๏ธโƒฃ
2๏ธโƒฃ4๏ธโƒฃ
7๏ธโƒฃ๐Ÿ”Ÿ
5๏ธโƒฃ6๏ธโƒฃ
Score: 51
 
This one was an object lesson in taking things in the right sequence. I was fortunate in having my first word jump out so neatly into my clutches, but nothing further appeared as a result. After the eliminator, I had a clear run for the next three words, and then - stop sign! There was a 1 in 3 - I just had to guess.
 
I could have resolved 1L before trying 3L, though.
 
My 3L guess was a lucky one not only because it was correct, but also because it ruled out the wrong guess I would have made for 1R.
 
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TRACE

WRECK ๐ŸŽฏ

SPOIL -> eliminator

CHOSE ๐ŸŽฏ

PHOTO ๐ŸŽฏ

SPRAY ๐ŸŽฏ

MOODY ๐ŸŽฏ could have been kooky or boozy

ARRAY ๐ŸŽฏ

FIFTY ๐ŸŽฏ Iโ€™d have tried โ€œmintyโ€ but for โ€œmoodyโ€ ruling out M

RUNNY ๐ŸŽฏ

 

Daily Extreme Octordle #1276

ARRAY 8๏ธโƒฃ9๏ธโƒฃ FIFTY

WRECK 2๏ธโƒฃ4๏ธโƒฃ CHOSE

MOODY 7๏ธโƒฃ๐Ÿ”Ÿ RUNNY

PHOTO 5๏ธโƒฃ6๏ธโƒฃ SPRAY

Score: 51

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