Wordle? - Page 4

mathwiz · 2022-01-14, 16:36

By a huge stroke of luck, managed to guess today's in 3.

ATONE
BRUSH
TANGY

EdH · 2022-01-14, 17:00

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Originally Posted by Dr Sardonicus

I'm not much on this sort of thing, but I did have a go at it on Monday January 10^th. My thought processes were significantly impeded by fever and other cold symptoms. My concentration was shot. But I was curious as to whether I could actually solve the puzzle.
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I also note that you can't simply enter things like "AEIOU" to find the vowels in a word, or "EEEEE" to find where the letter "E" occurs if you know it's somewhere in the word

So it seems to me that the game has a word list of its own, which it refers to in deciding whether guesses are acceptable. And that would be the word list to use if you want to "optimize" your guesses.

Hope you're feeling much better!

My approach, as mentioned earlier, has been through programming, and has also included the choice of three unique words to use, in order, as guesses. These words were chosen based on letter frequency.

For me, the interest has been in program modification, rather than puzzle solving.

xilman · 2022-01-14, 17:47

Three again today.

dleclair · 2022-01-15, 02:46

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Originally Posted by xilman

Three again today.

Very nice. Four for me today and I felt I was lucky.

xilman · 2022-01-15, 07:57

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Originally Posted by dleclair

Very nice. Four for me today and I felt I was lucky.

Hi Don, welcome back. Not seen you around here for quite a while.

Prime95 · 2022-01-16, 06:52

Solved in 2 guesses today. Needless to say I was a bit lucky.

TOWER
SOLAR

frmky · 2022-01-17, 01:59

Well, if you want to play the game don't be like me and go poking around in the JavaScript file for their word list. They use the words in order in the list.

firejuggler · 2022-01-17, 02:34

Got it in 6. Needed 3 attemp to find the last ,but not last letter.

Adieu
Steps
Seise
Shine
Shive
Shire

Xyzzy · 2022-01-17, 03:24

Like a dumbass we hovered over that and saw tomorrow's word.

We forgot about the timezone differences.

axn · 2022-01-17, 03:40

I use a static list of "optimized" words that gets me sufficient letters before I even attempt serious guesses. Mostly have been doing in 5, but have 1 three and couple for fours. My list:

RATIO
LENDS
CHUMP
GAWKY

EdH · 2022-01-17, 13:13

I'm going to have to expand the dictionary that my program uses. I mentally knew the word after the first two of my three standard clues, which had captured all five letters (two in their correct placement), so I didn't even need my program.This was good, since my program didn't find it.

2022-01-16, 06:52	#39
Prime95 P90 years forever! Aug 2002 Yeehaw, FL 2×7×563 Posts	Solved in 2 guesses today. Needless to say I was a bit lucky. TOWER SOLAR Last fiddled with by Prime95 on 2022-01-16 at 06:54

2022-01-17, 02:34	#41
firejuggler "Vincent" Apr 2010 Over the rainbow B16₁₆ Posts	Got it in 6. Needed 3 attemp to find the last ,but not last letter. Adieu Steps Seise Shine Shive Shire Last fiddled with by firejuggler on 2022-01-17 at 02:37

2022-01-14, 16:36	#34
mathwiz Mar 2019 2²×5×13 Posts	By a huge stroke of luck, managed to guess today's in 3. ATONE BRUSH TANGY

2022-01-14, 17:47	#36
xilman Bamboozled! "𒉺𒌌𒇷𒆷𒀭" May 2003 Down not across 2³·17·83 Posts	Three again today.

2022-01-17, 01:59	#40
frmky Jul 2003 So Cal 936₁₆ Posts	Well, if you want to play the game don't be like me and go poking around in the JavaScript file for their word list. They use the words in order in the list.

2022-01-17, 03:24	#42
Xyzzy Aug 2002 2×5²×13² Posts	Like a dumbass we hovered over that and saw tomorrow's word. We forgot about the timezone differences.

2022-01-17, 03:40	#43
axn Jun 2003 23·233 Posts	I use a static list of "optimized" words that gets me sufficient letters before I even attempt serious guesses. Mostly have been doing in 5, but have 1 three and couple for fours. My list: RATIO LENDS CHUMP GAWKY

2022-01-17, 13:13	#44
EdH "Ed Hall" Dec 2009 Adirondack Mtns 2·2,251 Posts	I'm going to have to expand the dictionary that my program uses. I mentally knew the word after the first two of my three standard clues, which had captured all five letters (two in their correct placement), so I didn't even need my program.This was good, since my program didn't find it.