patmoore Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 Enjoy. Won't happen to me until ADIEU is the word. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmoore Posted January 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, SunSurfer said: Enjoy. Won't happen to me until ADIEU is the word. That's the starting word my wife uses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 My dad starts with adieu and I do better than him most days. MIT did a study and found SALET is the optimum first word. I wasn’t far off with steal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 I play it occasionally and usually go with irate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmoore Posted January 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 The one I usually start with (and went 0 for 5 today) was SLICE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 I think your first word choice depends on whether you are playing on hard mode or not. Or at least I read that the strategy is different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 10 minutes ago, Jack M said: Who plays on hard mode?? Me, always. I typically get it in 4, sometimes 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluxgame Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 I start with STARE. Streak is going strong at 273, with a 3.8 guess average. In hard mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 13 minutes ago, fluxgame said: I start with STARE. Streak is going strong at 273, with a 3.8 guess average. In hard mode. Similar results, in hard mode. Typically I start with Stair, Stare or Story but sometimes just whatever word comes to mind that doesn't repeat letters. Elbow works well for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 (edited) I always have to translate into American spellings! I aim to have used all the vowels and "Y" by the end of my second guess, and use "hard" mode. (all partially/fully correct letters retained) Tricky (good) Wordle words are things like "fluff" and "myths", while "bayou" got past me a while ago. Try Quordle if you want a slightly harder word puzzle. https://www.quordle.com/#/ Edited January 17, 2023 by SunSurfer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 I guess my wife and I will have to switch to hard mode! We'll have to do away with her technique of guessing completely different words on the first two tries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluxgame Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 10 minutes ago, SunSurfer said: Try Quordle if you want a slightly harder word puzzle. I actually find Quordle easier, for some reason. I guess a trio of three words that have no letters in common and then can usually just write in the 4 words to finish in 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 37 minutes ago, fluxgame said: I actually find Quordle easier, for some reason. I guess a trio of three words that have no letters in common and then can usually just write in the 4 words to finish in 7. RATES, LYNCH, OPIUM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluxgame Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 4 minutes ago, SunSurfer said: RATES, LYNCH, OPIUM I use STARE, DOUGH, WIMPY. But, same idea. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pow4ever Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 I always start with RADIO - because i am a RF nerd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softbootsurfer Posted January 19, 2023 Report Share Posted January 19, 2023 Fiend here, though hit it with DREAM couple months back, then our daughter used DREAM that day because she knew it was one of my starters, then a friend also hit it with DREAM that day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmoore Posted January 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2023 I haven't tried Quordle yet but will. It looks similar to Duotrigordle that I play every day. https://duotrigordle.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aracan Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 I had a hole-in-one once, but never from zero to solution in one step. My starting word is "stray", because "stern" was the hole-in-one already I prefer starting words that contain many common letters, and the final "y" often comes in handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmoore Posted February 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2023 My goal is to have 3 tries be the most frequent result. One of my daughters has accomplished it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastsiiiide Posted March 14, 2023 Report Share Posted March 14, 2023 On 1/17/2023 at 1:42 PM, Jack M said: Who plays on hard mode?? I play on hard mode. Oddly enough I've been getting them in fewer steps on hard. I like to go back to normal mode too because it's fun to have more freedom to design logical tests. I always start with whatever word pops into my head that seems decent. That's part of the fun! Starting with the same word or two every time would be too boring for me to keep playing. Funny how people are different. Now should we talk about spelling bee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmoore Posted July 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2023 (edited) A few days ago, the word was FROZE. Took me all six. It was the first time one of my daughters had lost in 514 games! Missing from this screen capture is my first word which was SLICE Edited July 27, 2023 by patmoore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmoore Posted August 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2023 Shifting to Words With Friends, I just played a 13 letter word! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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