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Wordle 293 6/6

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This is the type of word that makes me swear. Grumble, grumble. Once I had this same pattern and still didn’t get the word. You wouldn’t have wanted to hear the sputtering and muttering that day.

For those who don’t play. Yellow means you have a correct letter, just not in the right spot. Green is a correct letter in the correct location.
 
That was the pattern today. I finally got it on the sixth try! This type of word really shouldn't be in this game, as it's just dumb luck if you get it right on the 3rd, 4th, or whatever try. Many words are spelled the same with the exception of one letter. So you could go through a sequence like:

Light
Right
Sight
Might
Night
Tight

and then it finally says good for you, you got "tight" on the sixth try! But there's no skill in that, it's just blind guessing. (That wasn't today's word, I just made it up as an example. But today's word worked exactly by the same logic.)

I do like the game when it makes you think. "Let's see... the third letter can't be an A, because it would have to come right before an E, and how likely is that? And it can't be the first letter, because it already told me that T is the first letter. So..." When it's like that, the game is really fun. I especially love it when I get it on the third try, which is the best I've done so far, a couple of times.
 
I always start with the word CLEAR on Wordle. I figured that the vowels are necessary. ADIEU uses up the "I" and the "E" which are also popular, although the "U" might not be as popular. Never won on the first try. I won on the second try once. I typically make it on the third and fourth tries. Sometimes, it's a stickler like the tight, right, night....words so I might get it on the sixth try. But it's fun.:)
 
Sunny said:
That was the pattern today. I finally got it on the sixth try! This type of word really shouldn't be in this game, as it's just dumb luck if you get it right on the 3rd, 4th, or whatever try. Many words are spelled the same with the exception of one letter. So you could go through a sequence like:

Light
Right
Sight
Might
Night
Tight

and then it finally says good for you, you got "tight" on the sixth try! But there's no skill in that, it's just blind guessing. (That wasn't today's word, I just made it up as an example. But today's word worked exactly by the same logic.)

I do like the game when it makes you think. "Let's see... the third letter can't be an A, because it would have to come right before an E, and how likely is that? And it can't be the first letter, because it already told me that T is the first letter. So..." When it's like that, the game is really fun. I especially love it when I get it on the third try, which is the best I've done so far, a couple of times.
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I've also reached 6 tries due to one letter that be substituted each time. Very frustrating!
 
For those who love Wordle, there is a game called Wordlook in the Apple Apps. It allows you to play as many times as you want. It started out fairly easy with 4 letters. I am now up to Level 1327. It is now always 6 or 7 letters and it is truly hard but I usually figure it out. If you don't, it will allow you to keep playing. I play that, Word Serenity and Word Crush on my iPhone. I think my mind is sharper than before I retired. (y)
 
I just started seeing ads for Wordle when I play Words With Friends. Never saw them before this thread was posted. 🤔 It seems like the type of game that would frustrate me (like @dseag2 pointed out), so I don't think I'll start playing.
 
OneEyedDiva said:
I just started seeing ads for Wordle when I play Words With Friends. Never saw them before this thread was posted. 🤔 It seems like the type of game that would frustrate me (like @dseag2 pointed out), so I don't think I'll start playing.
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Yes, the word games can be frustrating but they force you to think for an extended period to solve them, so I really think they are good for the brain.
 
dseag2 said:
Yes, the word games can be frustrating but they force you to think for an extended period to solve them, so I really think they are good for the brain.
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I play Words With Friends. It takes strategy and use of special tools provided to win the games. Some opponents are definitely more challenging than others. I have two or three I rarely beat (one is my oldest grandson) but wind up winning most of my games. I love Cody Cross, a different kind of puzzle. I play those two daily. I also play Word Crush (un-jumbling themed words) as well as a couple of other word games. I play other games that I feel help me cognitively as well, such as Fantasy and Classic Mahjong.
 
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