Wordle

The list was in the source code, so, if any recent words were not in that list then things have changed.

Do you play Scrabble?

No. I hate it. But not as much as I hate Trivial Pursuit.

I only do Wordle because I'm interested in etymology and language enough that this particular game allows me to explore that at the same time as statistics and probability.

But like Connect 4, Three, 2048 and others before it... I'm getting bored very quickly. Once you've got the basic strategy nailed even minor optimisations aren't that satisfying, I most enjoy the edge cases where my strategy fails... the first double letter did that, if a word like QUOIF comes around then it will probably do that too... but otherwise, it's kinda repetitive.

I've killed the enjoyment by being too analytical 🙄

BTW, anyone wanting the original Wordle can find it here: https://web.archive.org/web/20220210031511id_/https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/

I only do Wordle because I'm interested in etymology and language enough that this particular game allows me to explore that at the same time as statistics and probability.

I think this is true of Scrabble as well. WESPA is mainly populated by software developers I think.

Wordle 240 5/6*

⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨
⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛
🟩🟨🟩🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Found that one hard today

Tough day

That’s the longest a Wordle has taken me. The only reason I didn’t fail was because I couldn’t even find words to fit. Just could not see it for some reason. Was convinced I was playing a Welsh edition.

Wordle 240 4/6*

⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛
🟩⬛⬛🟨⬛
🟩🟨🟩⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Wordle 241 4/6*

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛
⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛
🟩🟨🟨⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Happy with that one!
Wordle 241 3/6*

🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩⬛🟩🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I hate doubles 4/6

Wordle 241 2/6

⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

My second guess wasn't in the word list! My third was the answer 🥳

Also I cheated... Lowbrows reply meant I saw the email notification before I guessed.

4er again for me

Wordle 241 2/6

⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Off to get some lottery tickets now

Bah.

Wordle 241 5/6

⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩🟨⬛⬛
🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩⬛🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Wordle 241 2/6*

🟩🟩🟨🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Standard

Wordle 241 4/6

⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜
🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I got defeated this time and failed. Had 3 letters from the off as well.
Wordle 241 X/6

⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛
⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛
🟨🟨🟨⬛⬛
🟨🟨⬛🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟨🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟨🟨⬛

Oh and I now have no stats at all which isn’t great. Thanks nytimes

I believe there's now two different Wordles; got mine via NYT but other half is still going through the Powerlanguage URL and something different altogether

Wordle 241 3/6*

⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨
🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Used pen and paper after getting 3 letters in first go. NYT have definitely made the word selection harder.

First time for a two
Wordle 241 2/6
⬛⬛🟩🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
.

Daily Dordle #0022 X&6/7
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
zaratustra.itch.io/dordle

Today's answer is in the original list of possible answers

Took me bloody ages today.

Wordle 241 5/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛
🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛
🟩🟩⬛🟨⬛
🟩🟩⬛🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Daily Dordle #0022 6&5/7
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
zaratustra.itch.io/dordle

Daily Quordle #22
7️⃣9️⃣
8️⃣5️⃣
quordle.com
⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜
🟩⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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

Enjoyed that.

Wordle 241 4/6*

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛
🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩⬛🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Wordle 241 6/6*

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨
🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜
🟩🟨🟩⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Phew indeed. Only just kept up my streak there.