Wordle Today - No Spoilers Please (Part 1)

Less of a nail-biter today than yesterday!

Wordle 329 3/6

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

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I should have had a better 2nd guess with max skill since I knew the best placement of the 3 hit letters and knew what letters were best for the other 2 spots. Instead my 2nd and 3rd guesses were all the most common ones. Wordlebot says 11% of players with my starting word made my 2nd guess, and 41% made the 3rd guess. Both were a larger portion of players than any other word.

Wordle 329 3/6

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

WordleBot
Skill 92/100
Luck 66/100

This was my best ever Quordle, with the lowest average number of guesses I’ve ever had. My first 2 guesses were 2 general starting words that had no relation to what letters hit. One of those 2 general starting words happened to be the solution to the upper right puzzle.

Daily Quordle 110
:five::two:
:three::six:
: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::green_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::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::green_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: :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: :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::green_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::green_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::green_square::yellow_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::green_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:

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Wordle 329 4/6

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

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Wordle 329 5/6

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

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Wordle 329 3/6*

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

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Wordle 329 4/6*

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

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Hard mode on Wordle forces the player to reuse letters that are correct.

Wordle 329 4/6*

:yellow_square::black_large_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::yellow_square:
:black_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_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:

Daily Quordle 110
:three::five:
:six::eight:

Daily Octordle #110
:four::clock12:
:nine::eight:
:seven::five:
:clock11::keycap_ten:

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Started off well. Then some bad guesses for oct and sede. Oh well.

Wordle 329 3/6

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

Daily Dordle #0110 3&4/7
:green_square::white_large_square::green_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::yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square: :yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: :green_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:

Daily Quordle 110
:three::four:
:five::seven:

Daily Octordle #110
:keycap_ten::four:
:clock12::clock11:
:seven::eight:
:six::five:

Daily #90
:zero::four::black_large_square::zero::eight:
:zero::nine::black_large_square::one::zero:
:one::eight::black_large_square::one::one:
:one::two::black_large_square::one::three:
:one::four::black_large_square::one::five:
:zero::five::black_large_square::one::nine:
:one::six::black_large_square::one::seven:
:zero::three::black_large_square::zero::seven:

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I decided to go back to trying to figure out the vowels first. Either it’s better to work on consonants, or I just did not have a very good day.

Wordle 329 6/6

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

Skill: 68
Luck: 46

Does anyone know if WordleBot pays attention to whether one is playing in hard mode or not? At least when I’m guessing, I usually play with hard mode rules, but WordleBot likes to use words it knows can’t be the solution to eliminate more possibilities.

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Wordlebot gave me 99 skill, but my 2nd guess wasn’t optimal. Among the players using my starting word, only 1 player chose one of the two optimal skill 2nd guess words. My guess was 3rd. I was one of 1192 players that got it down to 3 possible rhyming word solutions after the 2nd guess. Among those 1192, only 16% chose the correct word. I was not one of them. 44% guessed the same incorrect word that I did.

Wordle 330 4/6

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

WordleBot
Skill 99/100
Luck 44/100

My first guess was very lucky in 3 of the 4 Quordle puzzles.

Daily Quordle 111
:five::four:
:three::six:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::green_square::yellow_square: :green_square::green_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::yellow_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::yellow_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: :green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_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:

:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::green_square::green_square: :yellow_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: :white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_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::white_large_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square: :white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::green_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::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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The FAQ at https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/07/upshot/wordle-bot-introduction.html implies that Wordlebot can review games using β€œhard mode” rules, which has different optimal strategy. I have not tried doing so.

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Hurdle 133

3/6
:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::yellow_square::green_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
5/6
: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::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
6/6
:yellow_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:
:yellow_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:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
6/6
: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::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:
: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:
Final 2/2
: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:

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Wordle 330 3/6*

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

Tried a new to me word. Success!

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I get so many rhymes, maybe I should start writing poems. Pretty sure I could figure out something from these three words.

Wordle 330 5/6

:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::yellow_square::black_large_square:
:black_large_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::yellow_square:
:black_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_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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Wordle 330 5/6

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

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Wordle 330 4/6*

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

Right there with you, @Marilyn and @BornMe. I didn’t get the third rhyme as a guess, but only because I had eliminated its first letter.

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Wordle 330 X/6

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

Not today just brain fog

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Wordle 330 5/6

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

Daily Quordle 111
:seven::nine:
:eight::four:

Hurdle 134

5/6
: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::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
4/6
:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square:
:yellow_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:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
5/6
: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::white_large_square:
:white_large_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::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
6/6
:yellow_square::yellow_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::green_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::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
Final 2/2
:green_square::green_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

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Add me to that list of picking the wrong rhyming word.

Wordle 330 5/6

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

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