The great WORDLE topic (Part 1)

Like I said - I panicked!! I also didn’t realize I was on guess 8 at the time, or I probably would have tried a little harder on the RUQ instead of throwing a Hail Mary at the LUQ.

I really wanted the RUQ to be DEWAR and when it wasn’t I got grumpy, haha.

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Me too! Who the heck uses debar? I wasn’t even positive it was a word, I just had no other options.

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Lucky guess on this one.

Wordle 255 3/6

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I can compete with that

Wordle 255 3/6

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I for one could go for an 80s style analogue version of wordle like Mastermind (a childhood favorite of mine).

Some scrabble tiles and cribbage pegs would get you most of the way there. Could be a fun little project.

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Someone in another topic linked this version: Croword

A lot like Mastermind. Ah! Found it!

I’ve been playing it, too. Thank you, @Ken_Southerland!!

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I had one of these in the late 70s. It generated a 3 to 5 digit number and you guessed like Master Mind and Wordle.

It’s what I first thought of when I started playing Wordle.

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“I am programmed to beat you”

Sounds like an S&M robot.

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Glad you like. :slight_smile: The last couple of days were really hard too!

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I actually gave up the first several games, but now I’m able to make some sense of it. It’s definitely way more challenging (frustrating?) than Wordle.

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That is fun!

Got it in 4 for my first try. Let’s see if I can keep it up!

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That’s fantastic! My best is five (today and yesterday). I feel like I finally understand the rules, but I have to admit I was rather impatient the first 3-4 days. I had more time on the weekend and I could take time to learn the meaning of the dots and actually complete a game. :grin:

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I used to be quite good at Mastermind, so the concept of how to interpret the green & yellow (black and white, in Mastermind) came back to me pretty easily.

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We didn’t have Mastermind at our house. For a family of five kids, we had very few board games…It just dawned on me that I think my parents preferred to give us books over board games because the games we had typically ended in massive arguments.

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Wordle 256 4/6

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Maybe I shouldn’t have wished for mechanics more like Mastermind :joy:

It’s really suprisingly difficult/different with the reduced information in the clues. I’m stubborn enough that I am now hooked after failing miserably at my first try :wink:

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Aww yiss!
Wordle 256 2/6

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Wordle 256 5/6

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Right?! It is so surprisingly harder. The puzzle it presents, especially having to come up with a word that fits all of your previous guesses, is super fascinating to me. I might some day add a way to “submit” your score. I’m fascinated by the different paths to the solution.

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Redemption!!

Daily Quordle #37
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Bummed it took me so long to see DATUM but it is what it is.

Wordle 256 4/6

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