To keep one amused

[cwinte]

I seem to be racking up the fives recently. It all seemed to be going so well at the start, but there were just too many options...

Wordle 399 5/6







James

... up to 9 words matching with letters 2,4&5 but then you could eliminate some of them - though there are only 2 vowels and 8 other letters across all 9.

 

[roche]

Wordle 399 4/6





I just cannot achieve the elegance of solution that some do...

 

[victor meldrew]

Wordle 399 3/6

 

[The Poot]

Boo!
A five for me after lots of thinking!
Wordle 399 5/6

 

[JamezF]

Big improvement today, though there were so many possibilities at this point it's impossible to claim anything other than luck...

Wordle 400 3/6





James

 

[Bettenham]

Wordle 400 4/6





Lucky with the 3rd guess.

 

[roche]

That felt like a close shave...
Wordle 400 5/6

 

[cwinte]

400 5/6
Need to think about what I can learn here, I got trapped into getting too fixed after first 2 letters found. At turn 4 I had 3 options just differing in third letter and could have needed all 6 turns.
Think I could have done better if I avoided using the most common letter at position 2 in try 3 when there were 21 solutions, like being on the green for 2 and then 3 putting!
[I'm looking at it knowing the solution, seeing how that would have played out for all 21 possibles would take a while!]

 

[cwinte]

That felt like a close shave...
Wordle 400 5/6

yes, 35 solutions with 2,4&5 given there!

 

[victor meldrew]

Wordle 400 4/6

 

[The Poot]

Five here too after wrong options taken,
Wordle 400 5/6

 

[roche]

yes, 35 solutions with 2,4&5 given there!

I think I had significantly fewer choices than 35, due to the tactical elimination strategy exhibited in the first guess...

 

[cwinte]

I think I had significantly fewer choices than 35, due to the tactical elimination strategy exhibited in the first guess...

For sure. Only with our discreet conventions it's never clear how much info we had, what we used...
I'd vote for showing each word tried as it would be way more interesting - if you don't want a spoiler then do puzzle before looking at forum!
What do you think??
For me it's all in the elimination strategies!

 

[The Poot]

I think people might cheat!

 

[cwinte]

I think people might cheat!

Very easy to do! but what is the point-certainly of keeping at it? (I have wondered!)

 

[cwinte]

401 3/6
Interesting lumpy first line, 1 green at fourth, 1 yellow and only 5 possible solutions AFAIK from there and was sure of a three - unexpected!

 

[roche]

Wordle 401 5/6

 

[roche]

Very easy to do! but what is the point-certainly of keeping at it? (I have wondered!)

Is that not the very definition of a pastime?

 

[The Poot]

After getting the last two letters on line two, it was easy to see the answer.
Another stunning first line though!
Wordle 401 3/6

 

[victor meldrew]

Wordle 401 4/6