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Ralph-Wiggum wrote: Fri Jan 07, 2022 11:54 pm Wordle is fun but is pretty easy. Wish there was a version that was six or seven letters.
Check out Isgrimnur's link for Hello Wordl that it says let's you play with 4-11 letter words.
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stessier wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 4:44 pm
Ralph-Wiggum wrote: Fri Jan 07, 2022 11:54 pm Wordle is fun but is pretty easy. Wish there was a version that was six or seven letters.
Check out Isgrimnur's link for Hello Wordl that it says let's you play with 4-11 letter words.
I find longer words easier than short ones.
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Wordle 203 5/6

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It's almost as if people are the problem.
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AWS260 wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 1:19 am Wordle 203 5/6

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Spoiler:
FARTS
ANGER
PRANK
DRANK
CRANK
We had the exact same 3 last words. I started with
Spoiler:
rates
which is my standard starting word.
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Wordle 203 6/6

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Spoiler:
ADIEU
BRAVO
CRAFT
CRAMP
CRAZY
CRANK

Had three out of five on the third guess, but it turns out a lot of words start with CRA.
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Finally gave in.

Wordle 203 3/6

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And in banks across the world
Christians, Moslems, Hindus, Jews
And every other race, creed, colour, tint or hue
Get down on their knees and pray
The raccoon and the groundhog neatly
Make up bags of change
But the monkey in the corner
Well he's slowly drifting out of range
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stessier wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 1:27 pm
Unagi wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 10:54 am OMG you guys are going to make me look into this thing, aren’t you.
Ugh. I haven’t the time.

Can someone give me the brief runedown?
Each day you get a new puzzle. You have 6 guesses to get a 5 letter word. On each guess, you will be told if a letter is not in the word (gray box), in the word but you don't have it in the right spot (yellow box) or in the word and you have it in the right spot (green box). That's it. A fun 10 minute break in the day.
Much appreciated !
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Wordle 204 5/6

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It's almost as if people are the problem.
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Wordle 204 5/6

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ADIEU
STERN
PROBE
FORGE
GORGE
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Gave up with a brain lock at 5.
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Using letters twice just doesn't register with me.

irate
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My worst yet!

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Glad to see I'm not the only who struggled with 204...spent more time thinking about that one than any other so far

Wordle 204 5/6

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Wordle 204 5/6

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Took awhile from step 4 to 5, as my brain forgot how to process what it was seeing. :)
And in banks across the world
Christians, Moslems, Hindus, Jews
And every other race, creed, colour, tint or hue
Get down on their knees and pray
The raccoon and the groundhog neatly
Make up bags of change
But the monkey in the corner
Well he's slowly drifting out of range
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Yeah, that was a rough one.
Wordle 204 6/6

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Wordle 204 4/6

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Spoiler:
PARES
BERRY
CORED
GORGE
I spent a lot of time between guesses three and four just staring at the keyboard, trying to find a word that would work.
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AWS260 wrote: Wed Jan 05, 2022 1:12 am It's not Friday, but your new daily timewaster is Wordle:

https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/
Pulling it forward.
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AWS260 wrote: Sun Jan 09, 2022 1:13 pm
Spoiler:
PARES
BERRY
CORED
GORGE
I spent a lot of time between guesses three and four just staring at the keyboard, trying to find a word that would work.
Spoiler:
Image
It's almost as if people are the problem.
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This is misleading in a way, since I tried a ton of options between 2 and 3 that weren't real words. I was pretty much trying to guess where letters 4 and 5 could and couldn't potentially go (just based on which letters can't really be next to each other in the English language).
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Tell me what the rules are and I'll tell you how I'll play the game.
It's almost as if people are the problem.
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Wordle 204 5/6

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...in which Kraken discovers that a correct letter can appear in more than one slot.
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Kraken wrote:Wordle 204 5/6

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...in which Kraken discovers that a correct letter can appear in more than one slot.
That’s what got me too. I was staring at my phone, utterly confused until I realized that.
And in banks across the world
Christians, Moslems, Hindus, Jews
And every other race, creed, colour, tint or hue
Get down on their knees and pray
The raccoon and the groundhog neatly
Make up bags of change
But the monkey in the corner
Well he's slowly drifting out of range
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gilraen wrote: Sun Jan 09, 2022 2:09 pm This is misleading in a way, since I tried a ton of options between 2 and 3 that weren't real words. I was pretty much trying to guess where letters 4 and 5 could and couldn't potentially go (just based on which letters can't really be next to each other in the English language).
That is how my wife discovered today that
Spoiler:
BLORE
is a Wordle-approved word.
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Spoiler:
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Probably should have had it in three but I don't think clearly.

Wordle 205 4/6

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Spoiler:
irate
mores
quern
query
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This one had me on the ropes. My 4th guess was a waste had I paid more attention.

Wordle 205 6/6

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Spoiler:
adiEU
gUEst
QUEue
QUEen
QUEll
QUERY
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My 4th guess was a waste had I paid more attention.
Heh, you went the same direction I did with the same word. I know why I did it but it was still a weird move.
Spoiler:
quern is not a word that's even part of my lexicon but I get fixated on things and I was running through words that end in ern as I hadn't chosen the letter N yet. Query was not only a more reasonable word, it would have taken Y and U and demonstrated their presence or absence but I was stuck in "ern" words mode.
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LordMortis wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 10:42 am
My 4th guess was a waste had I paid more attention.
Heh, you went the same direction I did with the same word. I know why I did it but it was still a weird move.
Spoiler:
quern is not a word that's even part of my lexicon but I get fixated on things and I was running through words that end in ern as I hadn't chosen the letter N yet. Query was not only a more reasonable word, it would have taken Y and U and demonstrated their presence or absence but I was stuck in "ern" words mode.
Spoiler:
I was really sure it was going to be QUEUE because no one would ever guess double letters twice in a word.
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I need to turn in my nerd card, as I needed help to get the word on the last guess.

Wordle 205 5/6

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Isgrimnur wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 11:59 am I need to turn in my nerd card, as I needed help to get the word on the last guess.
:?:
You had one more guess, no?
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Yes, but I didn't want to lose.
It's almost as if people are the problem.
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Isgrimnur wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 12:17 pm Yes, but I didn't want to lose.
Ohhh, you mean you got it on the last guess you used, not on the last guess available.
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Yes.
It's almost as if people are the problem.
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Wordle 205 4/6

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Spoiler:
SPELT
DREAM
QUEER
QUERY
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I just stared at the board with the last three letters in place until it hit me.

Wordle 205 5/6

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Spoiler:
I feel like I need to have a better guessing strategy…

SKATE
HELIO
GREEN
FERRY
QUERY
And in banks across the world
Christians, Moslems, Hindus, Jews
And every other race, creed, colour, tint or hue
Get down on their knees and pray
The raccoon and the groundhog neatly
Make up bags of change
But the monkey in the corner
Well he's slowly drifting out of range
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Hodor.
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Wordle 205 4/6

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Black Lives Matter.
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Wordle 205 4/6

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Spoiler:
TEARS
CHORE
EVERY
QUERY
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I got soo lucky on my third guess...

Wordle 206 4/6

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Wordle 205 5/6

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There are a lot of words that end with the three letters I placed correctly on the third try, but the eliminated letters narrowed it down.
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