"Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 1)

[psychobunny]

Wordle 592 6/6

RATIO
SHONE
SMOCK
SCOOP
SCOWL
SCOLD

And this is why you should try common letters first instead of going with random instinct.

[Bullitt]

Wordle 592 4/6

ADIEU
SNORT
GLYPH
SCOLD

[RTFirefly]

Wordle 592 4/6

SLANT => thought of several LL words, so tried:
SHELL => down to SCOLD, SKULK, and SURLY
SURLY => then it’s
SCOLD

@psychobunny

And this is why you should try common letters first instead of going with random instinct.

This. If I’d gone with my usual second word of CHORE, I’d probably have had it in 3.

[EllisDee]

Wordle 592 3/6

CRAMP
SCONE
SCOLD

I felt like it was scold after 1 but I didn’t want to waste a letter on D. Even though I couldn’t fit in either an L or a T I still obstinately stuck to this strategy. Should’ve listened to my gut.

Feels like there’s been a lot of Cs lately. No complaints from me.

[QMatic]

Wordle 592 3/6*

GRIPE
MOULT
SCOLD

[The_Other_Waldo_Pepper]

Wordle 592 4/6*

ALONE
BROIL
TOOLS
SCOLD

[pjd]

Wordle 592 3/6*

BEARD
FOUND
SCOLD

[chiliwillybing]

Wordle 592 4/6

RAISE
SOUTH
SCOOP
SCOLD

[BobLibDem]

Wordle 592 4/6

HEART
SPOIL
SLOWS
SCOLD

[Wheelz]

Wordle 592 3/6

PIOUS
STOLE
SCOLD

For the second day in a row, my second word left me with no other option but the correct answer. Took me a while to find it today, though.

[Aspenglow]

Quite happy with a 3 today, especially after my stellar start.

Wordle 592 3/6*

IRATE
CLOUD
SCOLD

[Chefguy]

Wordle 592 3/6

CRANE
SPOIL
SCOLD

[RTFirefly]

(Comment re yesterday’s Wordle, so not spoilered)

@SeaSun

The G has shown up only once all month (same with last month, and November just twice) - it’s not like it’s an uncommon letter, but apparently it has been demoted to the end of the line.

Up until when the NYT editor took over, G had been one of those middle-of-the pack letters, showing up about as often as D and P, and several times more than M. Since then, it’s been down with the dregs of the alphabet, appearing as often as X, and only once more than J.

[Sherrerd]

Wordle 592 4/6

EARTH
BOING
CLOUD
SCOLD

Only a par, but at least fast.

[gkster]

Wordle 592 5/6*

AROSE
STONY
SHOCK
SCOOP
SCOLD
Ugh there were too many SCO words left after guess 4; , I also saw SCOFF and SCOWL

[SeaSun]

Wordle 592 4/6

PLAIN
STYLE
SKULL
SCOLD

In hindsight, shoulda went with Stole for my second word…I use it fairly often to check commons. And then I avoided the C since it just showed up two days in a row (now 3 days!). Ah well, tis the nature of this game, and can’t complain about a 4.

This is regarding yesterday’s (1/31) comments…

@RTFirefly yep…I consider the G a “secondary common” (along with the D, P, and M, as you mentioned). I like to keep track of all that…it’s fun and interesting for me, but also helps me make my decisions. Doesn’t always pay off, but nevertheless, it’s how I roll.

Complaints about letter frequencies aside, I didn’t fare as badly last month overall as it felt like I had…still averaging 4’s with 3’s close behind. Though I haven’t seen a 2 in a long while…pure luck when you get those, but they sure are fun to get.

[Morgyn]

Bog standard, but I’ll take it.

Wordle 592 4/6*

MANKY
SHINE
SCOWL
SCOLD

[SunUp]

Wordle 592 4/6* 2/1/2023

CROSS → So we have exactly one S, which must be in first… try C in second or fourth? Must try second in case there’s another vowel…
SCOUT → Looks a bit traplike. Could be one more vowel try…
SCOPE → Nope. Two more consonants to find. And SCOOP is out.
SCOLD

Fairly swift. A good way to start off February.

[The_Other_Waldo_Pepper]

FEB 2
Wordle 593 3/6*

ALONE
SHIRT
SHIRK

[EllisDee]

Wordle 593 4/6

CLANS
STORE
SMIRK
SHIRK

Substituting N for M cost me a 3.