Wordle
That's a good one. I've changed toHappyhooker wrote: Mon Jan 17, 2022 8:40 pmNo. It does use double letters - how does the system not support it? "Truss" has been one answer.Ymx wrote: Mon Jan 17, 2022 8:30 pm How does it work if the same letter appears more than once? The colour system doesn’t seem to support that? So is it always 5 different letters?
And paddyor, the following starting word is slightly betterSpoilerShowarose
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Guy Smiley
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-t ... 1643666507
The New York Times NYT 3.38% said it bought Wordle, the word game that has become an online phenomenon.
The media company said it paid a price in the low-seven figures.
Wordle went viral this year, with millions of people playing the puzzle daily, according to the New York Times. Only 90 people played it on Nov. 1.
Josh Wardle, the software engineer who created Wordle, said he made a prototype in 2013 and dusted it off during the Covid-19 pandemic for his partner, who liked word games.
It started to spread last month after Mr. Wardle made it easy to share results on Twitter and Facebook.
Mr. Wardle said in a tweet Monday that the game had become bigger than he imagined and that he would be working with the New York Times to move the game to its site.
“It has been incredible to watch a game bring so much joy to so many, and I feel so grateful for the personal stories some of you have shared with me – from Wordle uniting distant family members, to provoking friendly rivalries, to supporting medical recoveries,” Mr. Wardle said in a statement. “On the flip side, I’d be lying if I said this hasn’t been a little overwhelming. After all, I am just one person, and it is important to me that, as Wordle grows, it continues to provide a great experience to everyone.”
The game will move from its current website to the New York Times site and apps.
The New York Times said that Wordle would continue to be free to play for new and existing players and that no changes would be made to the game, in which players have six guesses to guess a secret five-letter word.
Guy Smiley wrote: Mon Jan 31, 2022 10:38 pm https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-t ... 1643666507
The New York Times NYT 3.38% said it bought Wordle, the word game that has become an online phenomenon.
The media company said it paid a price in the low-seven figures.
Wordle went viral this year, with millions of people playing the puzzle daily, according to the New York Times. Only 90 people played it on Nov. 1.
Josh Wardle, the software engineer who created Wordle, said he made a prototype in 2013 and dusted it off during the Covid-19 pandemic for his partner, who liked word games.
It started to spread last month after Mr. Wardle made it easy to share results on Twitter and Facebook.
Mr. Wardle said in a tweet Monday that the game had become bigger than he imagined and that he would be working with the New York Times to move the game to its site.
“It has been incredible to watch a game bring so much joy to so many, and I feel so grateful for the personal stories some of you have shared with me – from Wordle uniting distant family members, to provoking friendly rivalries, to supporting medical recoveries,” Mr. Wardle said in a statement. “On the flip side, I’d be lying if I said this hasn’t been a little overwhelming. After all, I am just one person, and it is important to me that, as Wordle grows, it continues to provide a great experience to everyone.”
The game will move from its current website to the New York Times site and apps.
The New York Times said that Wordle would continue to be free to play for new and existing players and that no changes would be made to the game, in which players have six guesses to guess a secret five-letter word.
"Low seven figures"?!
Tbf, I reckon I'd have sold out for less though it's a pity it'll be crawling with ads soon.
No one with any suggestions on this? I meant the Wordle site. I was only a dozen or so goes in on my previous streak, so not a complete disaster to lose that, but would rather not keep losing them again in the future…Woddy wrote: Sun Jan 30, 2022 9:58 pm The site seems to have lost my track record, or no longer recognises me. Anyone know how to get it back?
Any help appreciated!
No idea, Woddy, but this is the first hit on a search https://nerdschalk.com/did-wordle-str ... -it-back/
Have you changed device?Woddy wrote: Tue Feb 01, 2022 6:53 amNo one with any suggestions on this? I meant the Wordle site. I was only a dozen or so goes in on my previous streak, so not a complete disaster to lose that, but would rather not keep losing them again in the future…Woddy wrote: Sun Jan 30, 2022 9:58 pm The site seems to have lost my track record, or no longer recognises me. Anyone know how to get it back?
Any help appreciated!
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average joe
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It's not possible to solve any of these in less than three goes without being lucky. So should you switch up your first two words regularly or just stick with the same ones? The ones I use (recommended here) have not been very successful lately.
Does it really matter? As long as your first word contains commonly occuring lettters to give you a better chance. Also, just because I got today's one in 3 and yesterday's one in 6 I don't consider today to be more successful, just a bit less fun.average joe wrote: Tue Feb 01, 2022 8:48 am It's not possible to solve any of these in less than three goes without being lucky. So should you switch up your first two words regularly or just stick with the same ones? The ones I use (recommended here) have not been very successful lately.
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Guy Smiley
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It’s not a competition, the challenge is your own mind and finding combinations of letters to make words… you might have two letters after your first shot, one confirmed and one floating. So from there you look for combinations that make sense… what letters are more likely now, and so on. The field narrows with each shot. You might be lucky and make the right leap of logic in one hit or like most of us at some stage, get hooked up for 3 guesses for the sake of one letter.Calculon wrote: Tue Feb 01, 2022 9:08 amDoes it really matter? As long as your first word contains commonly occuring lettters to give you a better chance. Also, just because I got today's one in 3 and yesterday's one in 6 I don't consider today to be more successful, just a bit less fun.average joe wrote: Tue Feb 01, 2022 8:48 am It's not possible to solve any of these in less than three goes without being lucky. So should you switch up your first two words regularly or just stick with the same ones? The ones I use (recommended here) have not been very successful lately.
It’s a game, a solo game. Have fun with it, don’t worry about winning.
Enjoy it while it’s free
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inactionman
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Wordle 227 2/6
Les than 10 seconds, easily my best. Definitely fortunate the first word I chose was quite useful in narrowing it down.
Les than 10 seconds, easily my best. Definitely fortunate the first word I chose was quite useful in narrowing it down.
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^ Likewise!
Wordle 227 4/6
Wordle 227 4/6
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inactionman
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Not sure if mentioned in thread, but NYT have bought wordle.
It might not be long for this (free) world
It might not be long for this (free) world
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Wordle 227 3/6
