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]

What did you think of extreme's 'merch' answer today?

I wasn't impressed.

[countessalmirena]

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@springyzone wrote:

What did you think of extreme's 'merch' answer today?

I wasn't impressed.

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I’ll tell you … just after the next two posts. Note that I won’t have added or changed anything as I already had an opinion. 😖🪧

But first…

Wordle 1,567 4/6

⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛

🟩🟨⬛⬛⬛

🟩⬛🟩🟨🟨

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  

Oh, pooh. With two choices, I made the wrong one.

Spoiler

Wordle 1,567 4/6

⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ TRACE

🟩🟨⬛⬛⬛ SMILY -> eliminator

🟩⬛🟩🟨🟨 SWAMP 💣

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPASM 🎯

Ah well … the luck can’t always smile my way.

[countessalmirena]

Daily Octordle #1348

7️⃣🔟

5️⃣8️⃣

4️⃣6️⃣

9️⃣3️⃣

Score: 52

I’ve used this particular eliminator before: it’s never been more welcomed.

Spoiler

TRACE

BIPOD <- eliminator

ARBOR 🎯

DROOP 🎯

RADAR 🎯

DUCHY 🎯🍀 could have been ducky

IDYLL 🎯

LOBBY 🎯

FORTE 🎯

FLECK 🎯

What superb wisdom - presentiment - no, let’s be honest, sheer luck! - in choosing bipod! This Octordle had Bs and Ds all over the place.

With a Y not in the final position for 1L, and and a D and I in yellow, I spent at least a minute ruling out rather esoteric words before idyll clicked into my mind.

Daily Octordle #1348

IDYLL 7️⃣🔟 FLECK

RADAR 5️⃣8️⃣ LOBBY

DROOP 4️⃣6️⃣ DUCHY

FORTE 9️⃣3️⃣ ARBOR

Score: 52

[countessalmirena]

Daily Extreme Octordle #1348

7️⃣8️⃣

3️⃣6️⃣

9️⃣🕚

4️⃣5️⃣

Score: 53

I object, I object, I object! That final word is a slang abbreviation!

Spoiler

TRACE

LIONS <- eliminator

STALK 🎯🍀 could have been stall

SALLY 🎯

FLUSH 🎯🍀 could have been blush

YACHT 🎯

SWIFT 🎯

BONUS 🎯

DOLLY 🎯🍀 could have been golly, jolly, molly, polly

PERCH 💣

MERCH 🎯 What!? Your honour, I object! Contempt! Imprisonment!

Daily Extreme Octordle #1348

SWIFT 7️⃣8️⃣ BONUS

STALK 3️⃣6️⃣ YACHT

DOLLY 9️⃣🕚 MERCH

SALLY 4️⃣5️⃣ FLUSH

Score: 53

[countessalmirena]

Wordle 1,568 3/6

⬛🟨🟨⬛🟨

⬛🟨🟩🟨⬛

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  

So many possibilities presented themselves after my starter... It could have been a mess. I’m glad that the eliminator gave me a new green, which narrowed it down to two possibilities.

Spoiler

Wordle 1,568 3/6

⬛🟨🟨⬛🟨 TRACE

⬛🟨🟩🟨⬛ PALED <- eliminator

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RELAY 🎯

It could have been relax.

[countessalmirena]

Daily Octordle #1349

7️⃣6️⃣

3️⃣🔟

8️⃣9️⃣

4️⃣5️⃣

Score: 52

Springyzone, you’re going to do well with this.

Spoiler

TRACE

LINGO <- eliminator

ALIGN 🎯

BULGE 🎯

JUICY 🎯

BLINK 🎯

KIOSK 🎯

GAMUT 🎯

SMELT 🎯

VERVE 🎯

There’s not much to say about this. It’s all straightforward without any dilemmas.

Daily Octordle #1349

KIOSK 7️⃣6️⃣ BLINK

ALIGN 3️⃣🔟 VERVE

GAMUT 8️⃣9️⃣ SMELT

BULGE 4️⃣5️⃣ JUICY

Score: 52

[countessalmirena]

Daily Extreme Octordle #1349

9️⃣🔟

5️⃣6️⃣

7️⃣4️⃣

8️⃣3️⃣

Score: 52

No surprises here.

Spoiler

TRACE

LINGO <- eliminator

LURCH 🎯

HAZEL 🎯

BANAL 🎯

QUOTH 🎯

FRAIL 🎯

FOGGY 🎯

ROAST 🎯

SPIEL 🎯

I don’t see any of these words being extreme. It’s all just a pleasant little Octordle walk in the park.

Daily Extreme Octordle #1349

ROAST 9️⃣🔟 SPIEL

BANAL 5️⃣6️⃣ QUOTH

FRAIL 7️⃣4️⃣ HAZEL

FOGGY 8️⃣3️⃣ LURCH

Score: 52

[springyzone]

Wordle 1,568 4/6

🟨🟨⬛🟨⬛
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Spoiler

alien
short-because the answer could have been shale, stale, steal, least. or a whole bunch of other words too, I suppose.  But I didn't think it was all that likely to have a U in it so tried short instead.
early
relay

[springyzone]

Daily Octordle #1349
7️⃣4️⃣
2️⃣🔟
8️⃣9️⃣
3️⃣5️⃣
Score: 48

I think you probably guessed I'd have a chance to solve on turn 2.

Spoiler

I was lucky on this one. On turn 4, I was torn between blink/blind for #2 but went with blink because at that stage, I was wondering if #8 could be quick or quirk.
I am kicking myself though as I never thought of kiosk for #1 till after I used the eliminator SHORT (as U had already been out).

[countessalmirena]

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@springyzone wrote:

Daily Octordle #1349
7️⃣4️⃣
2️⃣🔟
8️⃣9️⃣
3️⃣5️⃣
Score: 48

I think you probably guessed I'd have a chance to solve on turn 2.

Spoiler

I was lucky on this one. On turn 4, I was torn between blink/blind for #2 but went with blink because at that stage, I was wondering if #8 could be quick or quirk.
I am kicking myself though as I never thought of kiosk for #1 till after I used the eliminator SHORT (as U had already been out).

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Admirable result! Yes, I knew you’d take the second row by storm, and you ran with that to make mincemeat of the next three as well.

🙌🏻🍾🎉🥳🍰