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Wordle & Quordle.

lucy4lucy4 Member Posts: 7,937
edited February 2022 in The Rail
If you like word games or remember playing the game Mastermind in the 1970's then this is for you,it's like Mastermind but with words instead of coloured pegs.



The person who invented it has now sold the rights to The New York Times for a 7 figure sum.

I've been playing it for the past 6 days and so far I'm on a 100% winning streak it is quite addictive.



A couple of examples of my games to explain how it works.





You can play the game on the following link.

https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html

Wordle Explained: Everything You Need to Know About the Viral Word Game.

Wordle is a daily word game it's fun, simple and like a crossword can only be played once a day. Every 24 hours there's a new word of the day, and it's up to you to figure out what it is.

Wordle gives players six chances to guess a randomly selected five-letter word. If you have the right letter in the right spot it shows up green, a correct letter in the wrong spot shows up yellow, a letter that isn't in the word in any spot shows up grey.

You can enter a total of six words meaning you can enter five burner words from which you can learn hints about the letters and their placements.Then you get one chance to put those hints to use and guess the word.

Simple stuff but also incredibly compelling.

So it's just a word game? Big deal...

Yeah, it's just a word game. But it's super popular: Over 300,000 people play it daily according to The New York Times.That popularity may sound perplexing but there are a few tiny details that have resulted in everyone going absolutely bonkers for it.

There's only one puzzle per day,you only get one shot at the Wordle. If you mess up you have to wait until tomorrow to get a brand new puzzle,everyone is playing the exact same puzzle.
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  • EssexphilEssexphil Member Posts: 8,774
    lucy4 said:

    If you like word games or remember playing the game Mastermind in the 1970's then this is for you,it's like Mastermind but with words instead of coloured pegs.



    The person who invented it has now sold the rights to The New York Times for a 7 figure sum.

    I've been playing it for the past 6 days and so far I'm on a 100% winning streak it is quite addictive.



    A couple of examples of my games to explain how it works.





    You can play the game on the following link.

    https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html

    Wordle Explained: Everything You Need to Know About the Viral Word Game.

    Wordle is a daily word game it's fun, simple and like a crossword can only be played once a day. Every 24 hours there's a new word of the day, and it's up to you to figure out what it is.

    Wordle gives players six chances to guess a randomly selected five-letter word. If you have the right letter in the right spot it shows up green, a correct letter in the wrong spot shows up yellow, a letter that isn't in the word in any spot shows up grey.

    You can enter a total of six words meaning you can enter five burner words from which you can learn hints about the letters and their placements.Then you get one chance to put those hints to use and guess the word.

    Simple stuff but also incredibly compelling.

    So it's just a word game? Big deal...

    Yeah, it's just a word game. But it's super popular: Over 300,000 people play it daily according to The New York Times.That popularity may sound perplexing but there are a few tiny details that have resulted in everyone going absolutely bonkers for it.

    There's only one puzzle per day,you only get one shot at the Wordle. If you mess up you have to wait until tomorrow to get a brand new puzzle,everyone is playing the exact same puzzle.

    If you want a further fix, then the TV programme "Lingo" is nearly identical.
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  • TheEdge949TheEdge949 Member Posts: 5,686
    lucy4 said:

    If you like word games or remember playing the game Mastermind in the 1970's then this is for you,it's like Mastermind but with words instead of coloured pegs.



    The person who invented it has now sold the rights to The New York Times for a 7 figure sum.

    I've been playing it for the past 6 days and so far I'm on a 100% winning streak it is quite addictive.



    A couple of examples of my games to explain how it works.





    You can play the game on the following link.

    https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html

    Wordle Explained: Everything You Need to Know About the Viral Word Game.

    Wordle is a daily word game it's fun, simple and like a crossword can only be played once a day. Every 24 hours there's a new word of the day, and it's up to you to figure out what it is.

    Wordle gives players six chances to guess a randomly selected five-letter word. If you have the right letter in the right spot it shows up green, a correct letter in the wrong spot shows up yellow, a letter that isn't in the word in any spot shows up grey.

    You can enter a total of six words meaning you can enter five burner words from which you can learn hints about the letters and their placements.Then you get one chance to put those hints to use and guess the word.

    Simple stuff but also incredibly compelling.

    So it's just a word game? Big deal...

    Yeah, it's just a word game. But it's super popular: Over 300,000 people play it daily according to The New York Times.That popularity may sound perplexing but there are a few tiny details that have resulted in everyone going absolutely bonkers for it.

    There's only one puzzle per day,you only get one shot at the Wordle. If you mess up you have to wait until tomorrow to get a brand new puzzle,everyone is playing the exact same puzzle.

    Oh no that's all I need another blooming puzzle app for the missus to get hooked on.

    Like she doesn't already batter my kipper with sodoku, codebreakers, quizword, etc.

    No wonder my poker's bad. Wondering whether my 2 pair has equity is nothing when she needs to know if number 8 is an E or a T.
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 169,628

    Love WORDLE.

    It's something anyone can play - and it's free.

    Pretty frustrating to use up 4 guesses & then find you have one blank left & 5 different words fit.

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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 169,628

    There was quite a Twitter storm 2 days ago when the word was CAULK - & loads of people claimed it was not a word.
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  • stokefcstokefc Member Posts: 7,830
    Tikay10 said:


    There was quite a Twitter storm 2 days ago when the word was CAULK - & loads of people claimed it was not a word.


    i call it joiners mate hides all my gaps
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 169,628

    It was extraordinary how many had not heard of the word.



    https://www.google.com/search?q=caulk+wordle&rlz=1C1GCEB_enGB880GB880&oq=CAULK+wordle&aqs=chrome.0.0i3l2j0i10i13i30j0i8i13i30l4j69i61.3700j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
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  • lucy4lucy4 Member Posts: 7,937
    edited February 2022
    stokefc said:

    Tikay10 said:


    There was quite a Twitter storm 2 days ago when the word was CAULK - & loads of people claimed it was not a word.


    i call it joiners mate hides all my gaps
    It took me a while to guess the word but I definitely knew it was a word as I've been using caulk for years. I couldn't believe people were claiming it's not a word, I suppose that's just a sign of the times we now live in, if it's not mentioned on Love Island, X-Factor etc then the Social Media generation are oblivious to things.
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  • lucy4lucy4 Member Posts: 7,937
    Tikay10 said:


    Love WORDLE.

    It's something anyone can play - and it's free.

    Pretty frustrating to use up 4 guesses & then find you have one blank left & 5 different words fit.

    It's even more frustrating when this happens and there was still one other option but luckily I chose the correct one on today's word.


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  • MAXALLYMAXALLY Member Posts: 17,618
    edited February 2022
    lucy4 said:

    Tikay10 said:


    Love WORDLE.

    It's something anyone can play - and it's free.

    Pretty frustrating to use up 4 guesses & then find you have one blank left & 5 different words fit.

    It's even more frustrating when this happens and there was still one other option but luckily I chose the correct one on today's word.


    No spoilers @lucy4 . You will get folks coming on saying they got it in one and won a million (Hi RBH ;) ) .

    FTR....CAULK is my 1st failure :s Hopefully it doesnt get commercialised or goes behind a paywall. Also surprised Haysie hasnt started a new thread everyday with each new word ;);)
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  • lucy4lucy4 Member Posts: 7,937
    MAXALLY said:

    lucy4 said:

    Tikay10 said:


    Love WORDLE.

    It's something anyone can play - and it's free.

    Pretty frustrating to use up 4 guesses & then find you have one blank left & 5 different words fit.

    It's even more frustrating when this happens and there was still one other option but luckily I chose the correct one on today's word.


    No spoilers @lucy4 . You will get folks coming on saying they got it in one and won a million (Hi RBH ;) ) .

    FTR....CAULK is my 1st failure :s Hopefully it doesnt get commercialised or goes behind a paywall. Also surprised Haysie hasnt started a new thread everyday with each new word ;);)
    @MAXALLY I wasn't sure whether to post it but I assumed those that play it would've already played today's word. I reckon rbh would post his results once photo shop has done it's business.
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  • midnightmamidnightma Member Posts: 54
    Wordle is good But quordle is even better its very similar you have to get 4 words tho so its harder....you should try it :)
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  • HAYSIEHAYSIE Member Posts: 35,852
    edited February 2022
    MAXALLY said:

    lucy4 said:

    Tikay10 said:


    Love WORDLE.

    It's something anyone can play - and it's free.

    Pretty frustrating to use up 4 guesses & then find you have one blank left & 5 different words fit.

    It's even more frustrating when this happens and there was still one other option but luckily I chose the correct one on today's word.


    No spoilers @lucy4 . You will get folks coming on saying they got it in one and won a million (Hi RBH ;) ) .

    FTR....CAULK is my 1st failure :s Hopefully it doesnt get commercialised or goes behind a paywall. Also surprised Haysie hasnt started a new thread everyday with each new word ;);)
    You should try stand up.
    You definitely wouldnt be any good at it, but you could try it.
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  • lucy4lucy4 Member Posts: 7,937

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  • GlenelgGlenelg Member Posts: 6,600
    edited February 2022
    @lucy4...thanks for that..(i think) . First attempt today & a fail. Good brain food tho..
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  • lucy4lucy4 Member Posts: 7,937
    Glenelg said:

    @lucy4...thanks for that..(i think) . First attempt today & a fail. Good brain food tho..

    I also didn't realise about using a letter more than once until a few games in when I was stuck and had to ask Google if letters were repeated.
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  • TheEdge949TheEdge949 Member Posts: 5,686
    edited February 2022
    Unfortaely Ogle said hat no letrs could be reptd in any one word. Sory I'm bored and atemping to be humeros.

    Epic fail.
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  • lucy4lucy4 Member Posts: 7,937
    TheEdge949 said:

    Unfortaely Ogle said hat no letrs could be reptd in any one word. Sory I'm bored and atemping to be humeros.

    Epic fail.

    How many times did you have to edit that before getting it correct :D
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  • GlenelgGlenelg Member Posts: 6,600
    lucy4 said:

    Glenelg said:

    @lucy4...thanks for that..(i think) . First attempt today & a fail. Good brain food tho..

    I also didn't realise about using a letter more than once until a few games in when I was stuck and had to ask Google if letters were repeated.
    I edited my first post because i thought it might be giving clues.
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  • dragon1964dragon1964 Member Posts: 3,054
    lucy4 said:

    Tikay10 said:


    Love WORDLE.

    It's something anyone can play - and it's free.

    Pretty frustrating to use up 4 guesses & then find you have one blank left & 5 different words fit.

    It's even more frustrating when this happens and there was still one other option but luckily I chose the correct one on today's word.


    You definitely got lucky as there are 2 others I can think of.
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  • EssexphilEssexphil Member Posts: 8,774
    dragon1964 said:

    lucy4 said:

    Tikay10 said:


    Love WORDLE.

    It's something anyone can play - and it's free.

    Pretty frustrating to use up 4 guesses & then find you have one blank left & 5 different words fit.

    It's even more frustrating when this happens and there was still one other option but luckily I chose the correct one on today's word.


    You definitely got lucky as there are 2 others I can think of.
    Definitely lucky.

    One "l" of a close shave ;)
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