The great WORDLE topic (Part 1)

Quordle bottom right was a stare and stare at the letters until, duh, word.

Wordle 289 3/6

:yellow_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
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Daily Quordle 70
:five::six:
:three::eight:

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square: :green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: :green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::green_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square: :green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: :white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square: :white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square: :white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::yellow_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square: :green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

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Wordle 289 5/6

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

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Thought it might turn into another slog, but got lucky:
Wordle 289 3/6

:black_large_square::black_large_square::green_square::yellow_square::black_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

Daily Quordle 70
:six::four:
:seven::five:

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: :white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square: :green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: :black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: :black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:

:yellow_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::yellow_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: :white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:yellow_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: :white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square: :green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: :black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: :black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:

@anon3072533 - in Croword, sometimes when I’m thinking of giving up I just β€œcheat” by making guesses that break the rules but are still allowed. Those guesses show a little flag next to them. I find it’s helping me figure out strategy for those days when I do follow all the rules.

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I didn’t think I was going to get this today, the top two quadrants gave me some trouble.

Daily Quordle 70
:eight::nine:
:four::six:

:white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square: :white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: :white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: :green_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square:
:yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: :yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::green_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square: :green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

:white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::yellow_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square: :white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square: :white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square: :green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

Daily Octordle #70
:seven::clock1:
:eight::four:
:clock11::clock12:
:five::six:

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Minim? Come on who uses that word?

Daily Octordle #70
:five::six:
:seven::clock12:
:keycap_ten::clock11:
:eight::nine:

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that one took me a while.

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Daily Quordle 70
:five::seven:
:four::six:

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square: :yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::green_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::green_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square: :yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square: :green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square: :white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:yellow_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square: :green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

@tcg550 I know, right? I ran through all the vowels in the first two guesses and ended up with only a yellow Y and had to scratch my head for a moment.

Wordle 289 6/6*

:black_large_square::green_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:black_large_square::green_square::green_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::black_large_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

:expressionless:

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I’ll have to try that, thanks. So far I’ve had it on β€œStrict Mode” (no β€œcheat”/no flags), which I think was the default and I just left it like that.

As for strategy, what little I’ve developed so far can be summed up as trying to remember to remind myself β€œDon’t believe everything you think”, lol. But the best strategy is not to do it on too little sleep.

I think I’d be better at Croword if there was a practice mode like with Quordle and Octordle. But then I’d be spending all day on it, I bet, so good thing there’s not. (I haven’t found one, at least.)

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I usually run out of time with Croword and just give up. But today is a bit quiet at work so I got it in seven guesses:

Croword 2022-04-04
Score: 7
:yellow_circle::yellow_circle::black_circle::black_circle::black_circle:
:green_circle::green_circle::black_circle::black_circle::black_circle:
:green_circle::black_circle::black_circle::black_circle::black_circle:
:green_circle::yellow_circle::black_circle::black_circle::black_circle:
:green_circle::green_circle::green_circle::black_circle::black_circle:
:green_circle::green_circle::green_circle::green_circle::black_circle:
:green_circle::green_circle::green_circle::green_circle::green_circle:

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That one got me, too. These games don’t usually use obscure words.

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Totally! My other main one is to start with words with the fewest different letters in them, so I might get some easy elimination. Things like poppy or daddy.
I like that puzzle a lot, though, frustrating as it can be. I can almost feel my brain learning a new way to think.

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Wordle 290 4/6

:yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::green_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

I’m guessing there will be a few who end up with the same last two.

(AISLE - RENAL - NAVAL - NATAL)

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Finally had a chance to sit down and do Quordle for the first time in a while:

Daily Quordle 70
:four::five:
:six::seven:

:yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square: :yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square: :white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: :white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::green_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square: :green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

:white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::yellow_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square: :white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: :white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square: :green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

Can’t complain, as I start with 3 words automatically.

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And for something completely different, or not.

Guess the 5 day forecast.

Cloudle - Giza, Egypt: 3/6

:black_circle::black_circle::black_circle::green_circle::green_circle:
:black_circle::green_circle::green_circle::green_circle::green_circle:
:green_circle::green_circle::green_circle::green_circle::green_circle:
Cloudle | Cogit

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Sunny?

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Wordle 290 4/6

:white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

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Daily Quordle 71
:four::five:
:six::seven:

:white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: :yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: :white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::yellow_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: :white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square: :green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

:white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square: :white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: :yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::yellow_square::yellow_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: :yellow_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::green_square::white_large_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square: :green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

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Wordle 290 4/6

:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:yellow_square::green_square::green_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

This took relatively few takes, since after the third guess the number of possible words was very, very low (I had a hard time even coming up with the correct one!).

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Huh?

Wordle 290 5/6

:yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square:
:yellow_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::green_square::green_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

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I almost picked the correct word for my third guess then thought, no, try the other one…
Wordle 290 4/6

:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::green_square::yellow_square:
:black_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

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