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 🤣

[veiled-lady]

Octordle - missed one again  ☹️  I actually had the correct letters but in the wrong places.

Daily Octordle #41
🕛🟥
4️⃣5️⃣
8️⃣🕚
🔟6️⃣
octordle.com
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨🟩🟨⬜🟩

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜
🟨🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛

[springyzone]

Wordle 260 3/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨
🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I've just seen the grandkids off. Not sure if I have the energy for the longer word games at the moment but we'll see later.😃

[countessalmirena]

I gave a ripple of laughter (I was going to say "chuckle" but "chuckle" sounds a bit like a carnival laugh) on reading k1ooo's mock-despairing cries and vows to forswear Octordle forever.

Hmm. Let me see if I can find my laughing clown emoticon.

[springyzone]

Daily Quordle #41
8️⃣6️⃣
4️⃣7️⃣
quordle.com
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I don't think I have ever done dordle. Might look at it later if I get time.

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

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@countessalmirena wrote:

I gave a ripple of laughter (I was going to say "chuckle" but "chuckle" sounds a bit like a carnival laugh) on reading k1ooo's mock-despairing cries and vows to forswear Octordle forever.

Hmm. Let me see if I can find my laughing clown emoticon.

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"mock-despairing cries" . . . now I am even more depressed 😫😭😫😭😫😭😫

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

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@countessalmirena wrote:

My Octordle strategy includes using as many letters (esp vowels) in the first 3 guesses as possible so that I’m in a good position to gallivant through the words from 4 onwards. Occasionally I might need another letter elimination guess.

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also, if one of your first three words includes a word with the U in the second place without using a Q you can eliminate Q without using a QU word if the U is not a green letter.  That has the effect of using 16 letters in the first 3 words.

In one of my sets of three words I include DUMPS or DUMPY as a way of eliminating a Q from my letter choices  or making sure I consider a Q if the U is green.

[countessalmirena]

Of course, still beware of these at the very least:

aquas, qadis, qaids, squab, squad, squat, squaw, waqfs, niqab, qanat, tranq, usque, squeg, equid, Qiana, qipao, qawal, equal, eques, equip, squam, squee, squib, squid, squil, squin, squit, squiz, squop, sqush

[springyzone]

From what I have seen, most of these sites seem to play fair. By that, I mean they pick words that we have half a chance of having come across in everyday life.

For that reason, I don't think they would choose squit or qipao as their words of the day, although they are great words for trying out for some letters.

Found dordle.

Daily Dordle #0041 4&5/7
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
zaratustra.itch.io/dordle

[janeababe]

Again, I’ve missed yesterdays… but I’m now on annual leave for two weeks, so I’ll enjoy some time to sit and work on these word games.  

todays wordle:   Back to my usual 4.  😊

Wordle 260 4/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜
🟩🟨⬜🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋

And todays octordle:  

Daily Octordle #41
🕚🕐
2️⃣8️⃣
4️⃣🔟
9️⃣5️⃣
octordle.com
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩
🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟨⬜🟩🟨🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛

[countessalmirena]

An athelete was jumping a hurdle

She stopped... and lost sweatband and girdle;

She just froze in one spot

While the crowd shouted "WHAT??"

... She just had to do her daily Wordle.