On Playing Wordle . . .

madcap_magician said:
I switched to hard mode so I can't do throwaway words anymore, but thanks for the tips!
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Well, FWIW, according to the author of the 2nd article, this is at least one reason why you're more likely to fail in solving a puzzle.

And, IMO, there's no reason to make solving a puzzle any harder than it already is.
 
09/20/2022: Wordle 458 3/6

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4 possibilities per WordleBot but only 2 based on
the letter pattern that I chose. Worst case, a Par,
but I chose the word that I considered the more
"obscure" for the Birdie.

The current NYT average for this puzzle is 4.1.

09/19/2022: Wordlel 457 3/6 TRICE

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Chose the obvious letter pattern "TRI__E" but I
saw at least 5 different possibilities based on
this pattern: TRIBE, TRIPE, TRICE, TRITE, TRIKE.

Wasn't sure TRICE was a valid word. Had to look
it up. It was the obvious choice after I did because
it was the most archaic/obscure word of the bunch.

The word WRITE was also possible using a different
letter pattern which I never considered.

The final NYT average for this puzzle was 4.2.
 
09/21/2022; Wordle 459 4/6

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Not as easy it it seems.

WordleBot identified 36 possibilities for the
3rd guess and still 6 more after the 3rd.

I only identified 2 different letter patterns each
with 2 different word choices. So, failure was
still a possibility. 3rd guess was the wrong
pattern. 50/50 for 4th guess. Worst case a Bogey.
Actually lucky IMO to score a Par.

The current NYT average for this puzzle is 3.7.

09/20/2022: Wordle 458 3/6 ALIKE

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WordleBot identified 4 possibilities based on 3
letter patterns. For me, it was just a choice between
ALIVE and ALIKE. Chose ALIKE because it seemed
a bit more "obscure."

The final NYT average for this puzzle was 4.2.
 
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sgt1372 said:
WordleBot identified 4 possibilities based on 3
letter patterns. For me, it was just a choice between
ALIVE and ALIKE. Chose ALIKE because it seemed
a bit more "obscure."
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Could have been ALINE, which I thought was more obscure. Cost me a guess.
 
r8shell said:
Could have been ALINE, which I thought was more obscure. Cost me a guess.
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The dictionary says that ALINE is a "rare spelling of ALIGN."

I wrote it down as a possibility but crossed it out w/o looking it up because it didn't look "right" to me. WordleBot didn't even have ALINE on its possible word list for the letters that I had to work with.

The only words that it listed were: ALIKE, ALIVE, ANIME & AGILE.

Sometimes it's better to not be so smart or so thorough when playing Wordle. LOL! ;)
 
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