The great WORDLE topic (Part 1)

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ADIEU ROUND VERSE BEERY LEERY

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I could have had it in two, but I second-guessed myself. Grrr.

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ADIEU ROUND PASTY FLASH CLASS

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This one almost got me.

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Wordle 446 5/6

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DUSTY SHINE FLASK GLASS CLASS

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guilt plane flack class

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This should be a “gift” link, i.e., no paywall:

…a look at The Times’s user data from June 15 to Aug. 22 revealed that if you don’t have a favorite starting word, you’re in good company. Most of the other players don’t either.

Among the tens of millions of people who played the game during that time, only 28 percent of players with more than 10 games under their belts used the same starting word consistently. (“Consistent” was defined as using the same word 90 percent of the time.)

The favorite starting word among players during that time was ADIEU, the French word for “farewell.” It was used by an average of 5 percent of users each day, which still included millions of people. …

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SPORK LIGHT THYME THEME

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ADIEU ROUND BEVEL CHECK THEME

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All the more reason not to use it, especially now that they know this.

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Why would that be a reason not to use it? I don’t think I understand.

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If they know it’s a go-to first word, they might try for words that will not be easy to guess from that starting point.

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Oh, I see—I hadn’t thought about it that way. Thanks for explaining.

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I haven’t used recommended start words for a while.

marsh fluid lefty lofty

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Guess I"m unique, I do use a consistent starting word, but it’s not ADIEU.

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My starter word has been pretty decent for me. Of course it means I’ll only ever have once chance at winning in one move

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