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Wordle 241 2/6

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Wordle 241 3/6*

 

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19 minutes ago, Boogyman said:

Wordle 241 2/6

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Your first guess FRAME?

 

Just now, JohnSnowsHair said:

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Your first guess FRAME?

 

Yeah. I started using it as my first word

17 minutes ago, Boogyman said:

Yeah. I started using it as my first word

I think I might enjoy trying to figure out what other people's guesses were more than wordle itself 

Just now, JohnSnowsHair said:

I think I might enjoy trying to figure out what other people's guesses were more than wordle itself 

I like knowing if there is an r, e, or both. I'm sure there are better first words to use but I seem to have the most success when I use that one.

30 minutes ago, Boogyman said:

I like knowing if there is an r, e, or both. I'm sure there are better first words to use but I seem to have the most success when I use that one.

I like stern or stale for the same reason.

57 minutes ago, Boogyman said:

I like knowing if there is an r, e, or both. I'm sure there are better first words to use but I seem to have the most success when I use that one.

I use stern as it gets you 5/6 of the Wheel of Fortune RSTLNE standard. 
 

Wordle 241 3/6

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Today's was frustrating. I thought it would be the first time I ever didn't get it. Got it in 6 by sheer luck. 

13 minutes ago, Gannan said:

Today's was frustrating. I thought it would be the first time I ever didn't get it. Got it in 6 by sheer luck. 

I got lucky 

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1. Smart (one of my usual go-to first words)

2. Armor

3. Boom

 

4 hours ago, Outlaw said:

I use stern as it gets you 5/6 of the Wheel of Fortune RSTLNE standard. 
 

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Vowels are typically the most deterministic method to narrow down the possible options in the dictionary. Wheel of Fortune functions on the same concept which is why you have to buy them in regular play, and only get to pick one in the final puzzle. If you got to pick an additional vowel in the final puzzle, people would solve it more frequently.

Since there are no such restrictions here, we can use that to our advantage. Much like the strategy in Guess Who, my goal is to rule out as many words as possible with each guess so I try to find the vowels first and go from there. As such, I usually start with AUDIO and then try to come up with candidates that rule out consonants while also considering vowel placement. The problem with this strategy is that words with single vowel or repeated letters can throw a wrench into things. And when there's a word with both, like cynic, then it becomes more difficult.

Another school of thought says that guessing vowels like U or I are less deterministic than common consonants like S or T. If you subscribe to this, then something like ROAST or STARE might be a better starting word. But my guess is that using starting words with only one vowel are likely to be less efficient when playing in hard mode.

1 minute ago, we_gotta_believe said:

Vowels are typically the most deterministic method to narrow down the possible options in the dictionary. Wheel of Fortune functions on the same concept which is why you have to buy them in regular play, and only get to pick one in the final puzzle. If you got to pick an additional vowel in the final puzzle, people would solve it more frequently.

Since there are no such restrictions here, we can use that to our advantage. Much like the strategy in Guess Who, my goal is to rule out as many words as possible with each guess so I try to find the vowels first and go from there. As such, I usually start with AUDIO and then try to come up with candidates that rule out consonants while also considering vowel placement. The problem with this strategy is that words with single vowel or repeated letters can throw a wrench into things. And when there's a word with both, like cynic, then it becomes more difficult.

Another school of thought says that guessing vowels like U or I are less deterministic than common consonants like S or T. If you subscribe to this, then something like ROAST or STARE might be a better starting word. But my guess is that using starting words with only one vowel are likely to be less efficient when playing in hard mode.

Definitely a solid strategy as well. I'm gonna try STARE for a bit and see how it goes. I rarely go past 4, but this does possibly make more sense.

People swear by FARTS as an opening word. I'm told it works.  

2 minutes ago, Outlaw said:

Definitely a solid strategy as well. I'm gonna try STARE for a bit and see how it goes. I rarely go past 4, but this does possibly make more sense.

I posted stats last week but something like 80% of people get the answer in 4 guess or less, on average. Though the footnote also stated only 1% play on hard mode.

I struggled with it for a bit, then I got it. 
 

Wordle 241 5/6*

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Those double letters always slip me up!

10 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

I posted stats last week but something like 80% of people get the answer in 4 guess or less, on average. Though the footnote also stated only 1% play on hard mode.

What's the difference?

2 minutes ago, Outlaw said:

What's the difference?

Hard mode forces you to use the same letters once you've found them. It can be turned on in the settings before you start playing.

first time doing this....    

 

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1 hour ago, we_gotta_believe said:

Vowels are typically the most deterministic method to narrow down the possible options in the dictionary. Wheel of Fortune functions on the same concept which is why you have to buy them in regular play, and only get to pick one in the final puzzle. If you got to pick an additional vowel in the final puzzle, people would solve it more frequently.

Since there are no such restrictions here, we can use that to our advantage. Much like the strategy in Guess Who, my goal is to rule out as many words as possible with each guess so I try to find the vowels first and go from there. As such, I usually start with AUDIO and then try to come up with candidates that rule out consonants while also considering vowel placement. The problem with this strategy is that words with single vowel or repeated letters can throw a wrench into things. And when there's a word with both, like cynic, then it becomes more difficult.

Another school of thought says that guessing vowels like U or I are less deterministic than common consonants like S or T. If you subscribe to this, then something like ROAST or STARE might be a better starting word. But my guess is that using starting words with only one vowel are likely to be less efficient when playing in hard mode.

I use YOURS to start with a lot. 3 vowels and 2 common consonants. 

58 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

Hard mode forces you to use the same letters once you've found them. It can be turned on in the settings before you start playing.

Why wouldn't you use the same letters once you've identified them, even in "normal" mode?

4 minutes ago, Outlaw said:

Why wouldn't you use the same letters once you've identified them, even in "normal" mode?

I got stuck a few days ago and was drawing a blank, so on the 3rd guess I used a word with 5 completely new letters, and it actually helped.  I since switched it to hard mode

15 minutes ago, Outlaw said:

Why wouldn't you use the same letters once you've identified them, even in "normal" mode?

It would be far more efficient to narrow down the dictionary by not repeating letters from your previous guesses.

For example, you could guess AUDIO and STERN in back to back guesses to rule out all vowels and 5 consonants. If you had to repeat letters in your second guess, you can't rule out as many letters as quickly.

I tend to go with rates as my first word