Wordle - Query re different words on same day

[jeff666]

Allegro_Snapon said:

Nearly but for ironically given it was Aroma, a smelling mistake!

Unless I am due a parrot,

You really have no clue how to play this

[mikebradford]

Can't believe I got suckered into the the website suggestions, I now feel I've firmly hit middle age

[48k]

MikeStroud said:

bristolbaron said:

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For wordle I start with HOUSE & TRAIN, all the vowels and most common consonants. Sometimes only need one of them before moving on, but predominantly finish within 4.

Yes choice of starting word is critical I think. I use TABLE. HOUSE is a good one though.

I start with ADIEU and have been getting it in 3 or 4 guesses. The only gotcha for me is American spellings.

[Dan_1981]

I start with ALINE

Three vowels is important. ADIEU is a great one.

[ajprice]

48k said:

MikeStroud said:

bristolbaron said:

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For wordle I start with HOUSE & TRAIN, all the vowels and most common consonants. Sometimes only need one of them before moving on, but predominantly finish within 4.

Yes choice of starting word is critical I think. I use TABLE. HOUSE is a good one though.

I start with ADIEU and have been getting it in 3 or 4 guesses. The only gotcha for me is American spellings.

I tried AUDIO as a start word today, as with ADIEU it gets 4 vowels and the 5th by elimination, and it's not French

[Nimby]

Best start word analysis - TRACE or CRATE. This is a followup video (not CRANE)..

[twing]

Won't say what I start with as my spoil for someone but today's was a bit of a mare

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Edited by twing on Thursday 17th February 09:41

[Lotusgone]

There's a similar game - ie, identical - called Wordix, made by a company called People Fun. You can play as many times as you like.

Starting words - RATES, STAIR, RADIO can work well.

[Sporky]

I do STAIN, then HORDE, then (if necessary) CLUMP.

There are better first words, but this combo gets a lot of the most common letters.

[DE1975]

twing said:

Won't say what I start with as my spoil for someone but today's was a bit of a mare

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Edited by twing on Thursday 17th February 09:41

I went one better and was just one letter out with my second guess but then took another 4 attempts at that missing letter

[Nimby]

Sporky said:

I do STAIN, then HORDE, then (if necessary) CLUMP.

There are better first words, but this combo gets a lot of the most common letters.

OK for Easy Mode, but in Hard Mode you have to use any correct letters in the next guess.

[number2]

I like the map version

Today's was simple mind you, got it in one

[anonymous-user]

DE1975 said:

twing said:

Won't say what I start with as my spoil for someone but today's was a bit of a mare

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Edited by twing on Thursday 17th February 09:41

I went one better and was just one letter out with my second guess but then took another 4 attempts at that missing letter

Snap
I fluked 4 correct letters after 2 goes
But took me until 6 to get it right!
Even that was 50/50..

[Sporky]

Nimby said:

OK for Easy Mode, but in Hard Mode you have to use any correct letters in the next guess.

I only do normal mode. I have other puzzles when I want something harder.

[anonymous-user]

DE1975 said:

I went one better and was just one letter out with my second guess but then took another 4 attempts at that missing letter

Ha I've had one like that. Got in at 6th go but there were several other possible words still to go, fortunately got the right one and passed the day.

[Sporky]

Hard mode looks a lot less fun/intelligent. Once you've got four letters you're reduced to just spaffing guesses in.

[ajprice]

Sporky said:

Hard mode looks a lot less fun/intelligent. Once you've got four letters you're reduced to just spaffing guesses in.

4 letters with a 5th that could be anything got me yesterday and today, got it in 5 yesterday, fail today. But I did get Nerdle in 4 and Mini Nerdle in 1

[mikebradford]

If i get down to nearly completing the word early. I put I random other words utilising as many other potential letters.
Less risky than trying to solve using near identical words each time

[twing]

[ajprice]

Today's Wordle is a git, I had 3 of 5 letters after 2 rows and had no idea what word it could be with what I had left. I play hard mode so can't spam the letters. I had to use help from a word finder site and tried a word from there so I'm not really counting it as a total win in 3.

However, Nerdle in 3

Mini Nerdle in 3

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75 for Quordle

So I was happier with those