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Wordle

#1

Well time to talk about the elephant in the room that hasn’t been discussed on the forum yet…
Anybody here been playing Wordle?

In case you haven’t heard about it yet:

It’s a super fun game and playable once a day… I thought I’d make this thread is so you can share your results and we can figure out who is the reigning Wordle champion on banjobenclark.com! :upside_down_face:

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#2

Here’s my results from today…
Wordle 264 3/6

:white_large_square::white_large_square::blue_square::white_large_square::orange_square:
:blue_square::white_large_square::orange_square::blue_square::orange_square:
:orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square:

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#3

My wife got me started on this. Today was my first 6/6 :pensive:

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#4

Tried it for the first time, and this is what I got:

Wordle 264 4/6

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

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#5

Don’t have time @Michael_Mark there are so many other pointless tasks to keep me busy. 9to5

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#6

Wordle 264 5/6

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

:slightly_smiling_face:

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#7

@Archie, tell you what, you can do it in no time! :joy:

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#8

Wordle is awesome! I didn’t do so great today but I got it in 3 yesterday.

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#9

It only takes 5 minutes out of your day and it’s only playable once a day.

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#10

Ok I’ll try…
Wordle 264 4/6

:yellow_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:
:green_square::green_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
Neat puzzle!

Update: And my second one was only about 30 minutes later. Guess I’ll have to wait until tomorrow for the next one.
Wordle 265 4/6

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

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#11

I am trying to figure out what would be the best first guess. Looking up the frequency of letters in order, they are:
ETAOINSRHDLUC…
If you wanted to minimize vowels, “STERN” seems like a good first guess. If you wanted the most frequent regardless of if it is a vowel, maybe NEATO?

Question: What happens if letters are repeated? If the word was “SEXES” and I put in “SEVER” what does it show for the second S (which I didn’t get)?

#12

Not so great today :cry:

Wordle 265 X/6

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

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#13

So the best opening guess is actually not the one with the most common letters, but the one that gets you the most information about the puzzle. I.e. there’s a balance between commonality and uncommonality for the optimal guess.

3Blue1Brown explains it way better and in much more detail than I can:


As for the repeated letters, it won’t give you information about the double letter unless it’s in your guess.

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#14

Well this one was kinda mean.
Wordle 265 X/6

:blue_square::white_large_square::blue_square::orange_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square:
:white_large_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square:
:white_large_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square:
:white_large_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square:
:white_large_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square:

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#15

You missed one!?!:joy:

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#16

Yeah I ruined my streak! Haha

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#17

I beat Michael
Wordle 265 4/6

: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::green_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

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#18

I always overthink things. :sweat_smile:

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#19

You’ve read my bio and you still think I have 5 mins to spare gif

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#20

Maybe?:joy:

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