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 🤣

[countessalmirena]

Daily Octordle #1166
7️⃣5️⃣
8️⃣2️⃣
🔟9️⃣
4️⃣3️⃣
Score: 48

2R was a 50/50 after my starter; I decided to go for it.

Spoiler

TRACE
TRUCE 🎯 could have been TRICE
CHORE 🎯 could have been SCORE
OPERA 🎯
SCOPE 🎯
FLING <- eliminator
EXIST 🎯
STILT 🎯
GOLLY 🎯 could have been GODLY
ROBIN 🎯

As you can see, I didn’t find it plain sailing. There were 2 “chancers” in addition to from my first guess; luck played its part.

Daily Octordle #1166
EXIST 7️⃣5️⃣ SCOPE
STILT 8️⃣2️⃣ TRUCE
ROBIN 🔟9️⃣ GOLLY
OPERA 4️⃣3️⃣ CHORE
Score: 48

[countessalmirena]

Daily Extreme Octordle #1166
3️⃣7️⃣
4️⃣9️⃣
8️⃣🔟
5️⃣6️⃣
Score: 52

This was somehow… uncomfortable. I can’t quite work out why it felt harder than it was.

Spoiler

TRACE
GUILD <- eliminator
OUTRE 🎯
STRUT 🎯 could have been strum
BLIND 🎯
DUSKY 🎯
STRAY 🎯
SQUIB 🎯
HASTY 🎯 could have been pasty
ELBOW 🎯

Daily Extreme Octordle #1166
OUTRE 3️⃣7️⃣ STRAY
STRUT 4️⃣9️⃣ HASTY
SQUIB 8️⃣🔟 ELBOW
BLIND 5️⃣6️⃣ DUSKY
Score: 52

[countessalmirena]

Wordle 1,385 3/6

⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟨🟩⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Holy Swiss cheese, Batman!

This was luck and logic in one neatly wrapped package.

Spoiler

Wordle 1,385 3/6

⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ TRACE
⬛🟨🟩⬛⬛ FLING <- eliminator
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 KRILL

It could have been “drill”.

[springyzone]

Wordle 1,386 4/6

🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛
🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Spoiler

alien/shout/fudgy, which was luckier than I expected! I was thinking along the lines of board or favor (I know, I know).

[springyzone]

Daily Octordle #1167
9️⃣🕚
🔟8️⃣
5️⃣7️⃣
3️⃣6️⃣
Score: 59

Spoiler

After turn 3, I didn't feel there was any spot that had a definite answer. Even the first word where I had 4 letters, I was thinking royal and almost went for it, then realised it could be molar or bolar (I didn't even think of valor at that stage).
Even turn 3 was a risk.

[springyzone]

Daily Extreme Octordle #1167
5️⃣7️⃣
4️⃣9️⃣
8️⃣🔟
6️⃣🕚
Score: 60

Spoiler

In hindsight, I probably should have guessed #2, cameo on turn 3, but at the time, it didn't occur to me so I went with another eliminator, which put me on the right track.
I don't like #8 word as I always feel it should be written as M.C, but it's a word that has been out before & my opinions don't come into it.🤣

[countessalmirena]

Wordle 1,386 3/6

⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I think I’m becoming a little greedy. I want a 2-row victory!

But… 3 is more than fine.

I could actually think of only 2 possible answers after my eliminator.

Spoiler

Wordle 1,386 3/6

⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ TRACE
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ LOGIN <- eliminator
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FOAMY 🎯

It could have been SOAPY, but FOAMY drew me immediately. 

[countessalmirena]

Another m 52… but ugh, two lots of US spelling and some rocky bits!

Daily Octordle #1167
8️⃣🔟
9️⃣7️⃣
4️⃣6️⃣
3️⃣5️⃣
Score: 52

Spoiler

TRACE
LINGO <- eliminator
SNARE 🎯
SHACK 🎯 could have been smack
MANGY 🎯 could have been manga
GEEKY 🎯
MOLDY 🎯 US spelling 
VALOR 🎯 and right after that, more US spelling!
STATE 🎯 could have been spate
AFFIX 🎯

Daily Octordle #1167
VALOR 8️⃣🔟 AFFIX
STATE 9️⃣7️⃣ MOLDY
SHACK 4️⃣6️⃣ GEEKY
SNARE 3️⃣5️⃣ MANGY
Score: 52

[countessalmirena]

Daily Extreme Octordle #1167
9️⃣8️⃣
🔟4️⃣
5️⃣6️⃣
2️⃣7️⃣
Score: 51

This felt easier.

Spoiler

TRACE
EXTRA 🎯 lucky; this wasn’t the only possibility but it stood out to me
LOGIN <- eliminator 
GRIND 🎯
GAMER 🎯 could have been gaper or gazer
VALID 🎯
EMCEE 🎯
CAMEO 🎯

PLAZA 🎯
PUINCH 🎯

Daily Extreme Octordle #1167
PLAZA 9️⃣8️⃣ CAMEO
PUNCH 🔟4️⃣ GRIND
GAMER 5️⃣6️⃣ VALID
EXTRA 2️⃣7️⃣ EMCEE
Score: 51

[springyzone]

Wordle 1,387 4/6

🟨🟨🟨⬛⬛
⬛🟩🟨⬛⬛
🟩🟩⬛🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

You'd think with 3 letters, it would be plain sailing.

Spoiler

My first inclination was for an __ail word but I was also wary of 2/4 spot vowel placement possibilities such as vital.
I went for a different eliminator, divot.
So then I thought, aha, not vital, viral! But nope, that was wrong too.