Wordle Today - No Spoilers Please (Part 1)

My best day ever! I think this is my third or fourth time playing as I kept seeing these Wordle threads and had to see what was going on. Of course, I don’t think I’m up yet for Quordles and Octordles yet.

Wordle 277 2/6

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

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Phew!
Wordle 277 6/6*

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

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Wordle 277 3/6*

:green_square::yellow_square::white_large_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:

Daily Quordle #58
:three::four:
:seven::six:

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

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

Better than usual for me today.

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Wordle 277 5/6

:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::yellow_square::black_large_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::black_large_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::black_large_square: Daily Quordle #58
:six::seven:
:five::eight:
quordle.com
:white_large_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:
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: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:
: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::green_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::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: :white_large_square::yellow_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:

: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::yellow_square:
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:white_large_square::yellow_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::yellow_square: :yellow_square::white_large_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::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square: :green_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: :white_large_square::yellow_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:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::black_large_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

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GOOD JOB!

It was one of my worst days. For word5 I had to try a word that did not use one of my Green letters (a valid strategy, but not my usual method).
Wordle 277 6/6

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

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Wordle 277 4/6*

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

Got Worldle today on my first try!

#Worldle #61 1/6 (100%)
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::tada:

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Thanks!

Is this because you were trying to see what other letters were in the word and couldn’t think of any that your green tiles in the right spot? Or is there a different rationale for this strategy? I’m all ears to learn the tips and tricks from the experts here!

In my case today I was stuck, unable to find a valid word that fit. I’ve read about other people that for Word2 enter a guest which has no green/yellows from first word, just to get more letters into play.

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I finally solved a Quordle (practice) in 6! Now if I could only manage on one of the daily games.

Practice Quordle
:six::five:
:four::three:

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

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Wordle 278 4/6

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

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Wordle 278 5/6

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:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:green_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:

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Wordle 278 4/6

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

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Good day with Wordle! “Phew” with the others.

Wordle 278 2/6

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

Daily Quordle #59
:eight::nine:
:four::seven:

Daily Octordle #59
:three::six:
:clock1::seven:
:nine::eight:
:clock12::clock11:

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Wordle 278 3/6

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

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Wordle 278 4/6

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

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Lucky starter word today. Yesterday’s word took 5 and I felt lucky to get it.Wordle 278 2/6

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

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Key letter in my second guess made only one possible correct answer for my third guess.

Wordle 278 3/6*

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

I’ve been playing the NYT Wordle every day but occasionally for fun I also play the BerkNation version’s random games. I find their random puzzles are much harder than NYT’s daily game. I usually get the daily word in 3-4 guesses and without much effort. While I usually get the random games in 3-4 guesses, they take a lot more time/effort.

And yesterday for the first time, I missed one of the random puzzles. I had two letters in incorrect spots on my first guess. Since I play in hard mode, I continued to use those letters but took me until my fifth guess to not only get them in the right spot, but to finally get another correct letter. By then, I had one guess left with two possible options and of course, chose the wrong one. I don’t think I’ve ever gotten all the way to five guesses w/o getting at least some new letters or having the correct spots for the letters I already had. The letters I had initially were E and R, but I now forget what the solution even was!

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I’m back to the three’s, and this one was also done at midnight - so my intuition bird might be back. Regardless, it feels good!

Wordle 278 3/6*

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

Quordle had me worried at first, but then they all came together with a guess left over.

Daily Quordle #59
:six::seven:
:five::eight:

Octordle really had me worried and thinking - good brain exercise for this morning. Glad I got it, even if there were several Phew moments.

Daily Octordle #59
:eight::six:
:clock11::seven:
:keycap_ten::three:
:clock12::clock1:

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Wordle 278 3/6*

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

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Daily Quordle #59
:five::seven:
:eight::nine:

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