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

So I just realized that I’m about to lose my Wordle streak! I’m traveling tomorrow and I am NOT dragging my laptop along just for Wordle. Damn. I was at 45 days!

Play it on your phone? Assuming you have one with a data connection and a web browser, it should be doable.

Oh, I can play it just fine. But it won’t ‘count’ towards my streak. The one bad thing about Wordle is that it’s tied to a device for stats. If you alternate play on your phone and your computer, it’s two different players as far as Wordle is concerned.

I did not know that. Huh. If it’s a cookie, can you copy it over?

Wordle 250 4/6

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ALERT
SLOPE
CLONE
BLOKE

Tough one. On the plus side, I didn’t waste a single letter.

Wordle 250 5/6

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MULCH
LATER
SLIDE
GLOBE
BLOKE

Wordle 250 5/6

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I discovered exactly one new letter on each turn.

STARE
PLUME
CLOVE
GLOBE
BLOKE

Cookies don’t work like that. I imagine it would potentially be a security threat if you could.

Teamviewer is the answer, use your computer from your phone.

Phew! That looked like it was going to be tough:

Wordle 250 4/6

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CRATE
SPINE
FLUME
BLOKE

Wordle 250 4/6*

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Not too bad.

My fourth 2/6!

Wordle 250 2/6*

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Flick
Bloke

Wordle 250 3/6*

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Back to more normal for me

Second time I’ve gotten the answer spoiled. You people living in tomorrowland are killing me!

(I do appreciate GuanoLad always pointing out that he’s showing the next day’s puzzle).

You’d think the NYTimes of all companies could afford to pay someone to to adjust the code so the new word drops at a fixed time worldwide (say, 12 AM Eastern) instead of being tied to the end user’s system clock.

Wordle 250

Now suddenly they get all British!?

Wordle 250 3/6*

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TIL that “plonk” is an acceptable word (although it is not today’s word).

Excellent suggestion. I’m not in the same situation as the person you replied to, but still anyway I just downloaded the app to my phone.

And that works like a charm! I and my Wordle streak thank you!

That explains it !

Wordle 250 2/6*

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BEARD ← My usual start word.
BLOKE