Wordle Discussion Daily Spoilers

[HuskyHawk]

I had to use the trick. It worked.

 

[JavaMan]

Wow! I guess I really lucked out. All I wanted to find out on 2nd street was if the word started with the S. Then I used the first SH word that came to mind to test an H. I was really surprised when they all turned green.

 

[JavaMan]

I had to use the trick. It worked.

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Well done.

If I hadn't fallen into it on 2nd street, I would have ended up doing the same SHA thing...using the trick.

 

[KY Card Fan]

I had to use the trick. It worked.

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I play in Hard Mode. Can't use that trick. I've lost a couple in situations exactly like this one where there are too many choices.

 

[JavaMan]

I play in Hard Mode. Can't use that trick. I've lost a couple in situations exactly like this one where there are too many choices.

Actually, you can. I played in HARD mode also until my 1st loss. It was then that I started researching Wordle strategies, and discovered what we call "the trick." Shortly thereafter, in the middle of a Wordle game, when I had an opportunity that didn't matter, I went into the settings and attempted to switch out of HARD mode. To my surprise...it switched. Bottom line; we can go in and out of HARD mode whenever we choose. What I discovered, for me anyway, is that HARD mode actually handcuffed me, and required me to spend more time to play the game.

BTW, I have actually used "the trick" twice (for the same reason you mentioned) and ended up on 4th street and 5th street respectively. But I didn't lose!

Cheers!

 

[KY Card Fan]

Actually, you can. I played in HARD mode also until my 1st loss. It was then that I started researching Wordle strategies, and discovered what we call "the trick." Shortly thereafter, in the middle of a Wordle game, when I had an opportunity that didn't matter, I went into the settings and attempted to switch out of HARD mode. To my surprise...it switched. Bottom line; we can go in and out of HARD mode whenever we choose. What I discovered, for me anyway, is that HARD mode actually handcuffed me, and required me to spend more time to play the game.

BTW, I have actually used "the trick" twice (for the same reason you mentioned) and ended up on 4th street and 5th street respectively. But I didn't lose!

Cheers!

Yeah, I know that you can switch out of Hard Mode. But I never do.

 

[JDuro]

I was down to my last 2 chances and was looking at choosing from K, M, P, and V. Tried to think of a word with at least 3 of those letters to suss out the final letter. Anyway, couldn’t think of a word, guessed the 2 wrong letters of the 4. FAIL.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I play in Hard Mode. Can't use that trick. I've lost a couple in situations exactly like this one where there are too many choices.

Then hard mode makes the game irreverent since there were at least 7 answers. Turns it into nothing but guesswork. This way, you at least have to have a vocabulary that allows you to craft a word that limited the choices.

 

[KY Card Fan]

Then hard mode makes the game irreverent since there were at least 7 answers. Turns it into nothing but guesswork. This way, you at least have to have a vocabulary that allows you to craft a word that limited the choices.

I've heard that argument. I don't disagree, I just choose to play this way. It doesn't bother me at all to miss one every now and then. It's not life and death. I'll save those life and death moments for my team's next Final Four game.

 

[TRest]

Wordle 300 3/6

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saw the invite on the main board didn’t know you guys were doing this.

 

[uconnfan68]

Shame, indeed. 2nd loss.

Given there were 7 options, after missing 'shake', I should've gone with 'prove' to eliminate a bunch. Then 'loved". At least it would've guaranteed a six.

I worry about you guys who immediate thought "shame". What have you done wrong in your life to put that top of mind?

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I thought the "SHAME" was directed at me... had the same fail.

 

[8893]

I've heard that argument. I don't disagree, I just choose to play this way. It doesn't bother me at all to miss one every now and then. It's not life and death. I'll save those life and death moments for my team's next Final Four game.

I do the same as you, except I don't set it to hard mode; I just never let myself use a letter that's already been eliminated. I realize that limits me but its how I like to play, and I also don't mind missing one now and again (twice so far).

 

[iri10]

Weirdly lucky guess pattern for me today leading to getting the hard part of the word in before the easy part:
A B O V E
F R A M E
S H A M E

 

[JavaMan]

Wordle 300 3/6

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saw the invite on the main board didn’t know you guys were doing this.

Welcome! Do you already play? Feel free to join in anytime.

However we use the 5x6 game grid, not the 2x2 game grid.

 

[JavaMan]

Yeah, I know that you can switch out of Hard Mode. But I never do.

Point acknowledged and accepted.

 

[lavuuk153]

I didn’t realize there was a Hard Mode. I think I’ve only burned a turn a few times but I think I’ll switch that on for tomorrow.

 

[TRest]

Welcome! Do you already play? Feel free to join in anytime.

However we use the 5x6 game grid, not the 2x2 game grid.

Been playing for a month or so, tried hitting the share button and pasting.Then tried screen shorting the results.And uploading

 

[uconn1999]

 

[storrsroars]

bah

 

[JavaMan]

My new start word is already on shaky ground.

After all of that discussion yesterday about using HARD mode, I failed to police myself by using an S on second street when it had already been eliminated. However, the question remains, had I not used the word SNIPE, how differently might it have turned out.

 

[JavaMan]

bah
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I think you played this well. Yet you probably didn't get pleasing results. I believe I would have done pretty much the same. This damn game is an awful lot like golf. No mater how your round turns out...

 

[storrsroars]

I think you played this well. Yet you probably didn't get pleasing results. I believe I would have done pretty much the same. This damn game is an awful lot like golf. No mater how your round turns out...

Maybe, but well below average. Mean is 3.84.

 

[BRS24]

 

[KY Card Fan]

My new start word is already on shaky ground.

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After all of that discussion yesterday about using HARD mode, I failed to police myself by using an S on second street when it had already been eliminated. However, the question remains, had I not used the word SNIPE, how differently might it have turned out.

I've engaged in lots of discussions on start words. I decided early in the game to start with a different word each day, choosing a word that was related to something going on in my life and that had a couple vowels and a couple common consonants. So when my Louisville Cardinals made the Final Four I used "FINAL" the next day. When we were having issues with a contractor building a fence on a hill on our property I used "SLOPE" Yesterday my Cardinals got a transfer commitment from Morgan Jones, a guard from Florida State, so I used "GUARD" this morning. That was a poor choice.

 

[oldude]

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I’ve been playing Wordle every day for months. My starting word, like yours, is always irate. If that doesn’t get me any hits, my next word is young. That covers all the vowels.