Wordle. I flat out guessed. 👀

[underpants]

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[mucifer]

1. yeah it's largely luck

[underpants]

3. No it's not.

A good starting word goes a along way. Mine didn’t work well today so I had to go out on a limb.

I have noticed that the words go against normal form in that e r s t aren’t involved a lot.

[marigold20]

2. 4 again!

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[underpants]

5. I think it's really fun.

Everyone has the same word and only one a day. We found an archive of past ones but it’s a great little problem solving exercise for everyone.

My wife and I joke that it’s not only a fantastic tracking element but someone could learn a lot about people from the data that Wordle could harvest.

[EYESORE 9001]

7. Check this out

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I danced all around the solution until stumbling upon it.

[underpants]

8. As I posted elsewhere here

It doesn’t go in the normal form with e r s t being central. Love it.

On edit - Congratulations

[EYESORE 9001]

10. I have tried a strategy of starting with words that have many vowels

It obviously didn’t help much today.

[underpants]

13. It's remarkable how many people start with

adieu

I use audio but email would normally work. I find that e isn’t that prevalent.

[EYESORE 9001]

14. Surprised about 'e'

considering its distribution throughout the language.

[underpants]

39. I think it has more of a British sensibility

My wife and I discussed this. Either words are chosen to good against the norm and/or the words just seem to have more of a Brit thing going.

The website is https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/

[FSogol]

38. I switch between starting with Drain and Later.

I should come up with a starting word to replace one of those that doesn't contain a R.

[underpants]

40. I been getting lucky

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[Harker]

41. Stale?

I used to start with Pious and Later, then go from there, but I find it more enjoyable to throw out.whatever comes to mind. Results are wildly variable.

I got yesterday in two, then this...

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[True Dough]

6. I get it in 4

probably about 4 times out of 5.

I'd like to hit 3 or better more often!

[EYESORE 9001]

4. Some of my favorite games require skill but depend on luck as well

Backgammon, for example.

[Scrivener7]

9. Took me 4 again. It usually takes 4, but yesterday I got it in 3!

[underpants]

11. 👍

[2naSalit]

15. Yep, me too.

[2naSalit]

12. Nice!

[2naSalit]

16. That was actually pretty good considering the word.

It took me four tries. I have spent about n hour playing the one you can keep playing and came up with a couple good starter words, at least three vowels. Someone posted that Adieu was a good one but so are:

Radio
Unite
opera
adios

And several others come up eventually.

[underpants]

18. Those are good.

I keep starting with audio - it’s more superstitious than anything.

I notice that e r s t aren’t as prevalent in the answers as I expect is the norm.

Oh and thanks.

[Nittersing]

19. I've been starting with noise... maybe I'll switch it up

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[underpants]

20. Okay now I have a dilemma

Noise is really good. Each day I almost change it but ....I don’t.

[Nittersing]

21. Yeah but...

if what you say about e r s t is true....

[2naSalit]

23. When I play the unlimited...

Which is where I've been since I last posted (! ), I have been using all of them randomly trying to pick one I think will improve my chances on the daily game.

Hadn't thought of noise! To both of you! I'll try that next time I want to get lost for an hour or two!

[underpants]

24. My wife and I did exactly the same 3 guesses today

email
lions
And then the answer.

[Binkie The Clown]

17. I get it in four every day. Never more, never less.

It's kind of become a mechanical bore. I use the same first three starting words and that is usually enough information to narrow it down to a single possible word.

[CanonRay]

22. Got my 2nd 3 yesterday

two 3s, four 4s and 2 5s for me out of eight straight.

[Nevilledog]

25. NYT bought Wordle today.

[Me.]

26. Sigh

[femmedem]

28. It's going to be free, though. No subscription necessary.

Last edited Mon Jan 31, 2022, 09:58 PM - Edit history (1)

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/31/crosswords/nyt-wordle-purchase.html

"When the game moves to The New York Times, Wordle will be free to play for new and existing players, and no changes will be made to its gameplay.

Wordle was acquired for an undisclosed price in the low seven figures."

I'm glad Mr. Wardle has made money for his game that so many people are playing. I would think that running the website must have gotten expensive. This is more sustainable--and fair to Mr. Wardle.

Edited to add: The article I quoted first said it would remain free but has since been updated to say it will initially be free.

[Me.]

29. Thank You For That Good News

why did the NYT buy it? Do you know?

[femmedem]

30. Unfortunately, the article I read was updated since I posted.

First it said it would be free but now it says that it will initially be free. So it sounds like it is indeed a way to get more people to subscribe to the NYTimes.

"Wordle was acquired from its creator, Josh Wardle, a software engineer in Brooklyn, for a price “in the low seven figures,” The Times said. The company said the game would initially remain free to new and existing players."

From the same article: “The Times remains focused on becoming the essential subscription for every English-speaking person seeking to understand and engage with the world,” a company statement said. “New York Times Games are a key part of that strategy.”

Since The Times put up a paywall in 2011, its business strategy has revolved around persuading readers and users, the overwhelming majority of whom get Times content digitally, to buy subscriptions. The traditional newspaper business model is centered on advertising.

The Times sells subscriptions to its print newspaper and core digital news app. For lower prices, it also offers subscriptions to a games app (Games), a recipe app (Cooking) and, as of last year, Wirecutter, a product-recommendation site The Times bought in 2016. This month, The Times spent $550 million to buy the sports news website The Athletic, hailing the 1.2 million subscribers the site brings with it."

More: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/31/business/media/new-york-times-wordle.html

[Me.]

31. Ah...So Essentially My Relationship With Wordle Will Come To An End

At some point. I will never subscribe as I have come to think of it as a right wing rag considering how they treat Dems. Thanks for the additional info.

[underpants]

27. Wow. Looking it up now.

[Laffy Kat]

32. Arrgh! It took me five.

As soon as I got it, I was like--of course!

[zanana1]

33. I'm so proud of myself!

I made it in three! It's always taken me five tries. Yay me!

[TexasBushwhacker]

34. Yeah, I'm a pretty consistent 4

With the occasional 3 and a couple of 2s.

[UTUSN]

35. Today. Wiped out yesterday. Finite # of 5 letter words?

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[underpants]

37. Wild guess just trying to cover the vowels

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[Demovictory9]

36. it got it in three also.. but had more letters to go by