Logic games

[falafel]

Five guesses. Man I suck at this.

Spoiler for Today's puzzle:

__ N __ __ L

There is an O. O can't be in the first spot. Can be one or two Os, in the 3rd and/or 4th spots. No Y. So I'm starting with two consonants, and one is N???

Remaining letters: QWOPJKLZXVNM

Doesn't seem possible.

[falafel]

Whew, got it. Now I can get back to work.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Five guesses. Man I suck at this.

<SNIP>

Doesn't seem possible.

Hey come on, man. Spoiler tags! Some people haven't done it yet.

[falafel]

Hey come on, man. Spoiler tags! Some people haven't done it yet.

Fixed.

[bluegoose]

Five guesses today

[Donuthole]

I've been playing for about a week. Today's was definitely on the more difficult side. Is there a way to go back and play prior Wordles? I think it's fun. Reminds me of a game I used to play with my dad involving colored pegs. Can't remember the name of it but it was similar to this.

I have a couple 1st and 2nd word combos that cover all of the most-used letters. But I hate wasting a turn just to find out letters, so i've gone away from that strategy, and I try to only guess words it could actually be. This probably costs me some moves some days and saves me some moves on other days.

[PaloAltoCougar]

I've been playing for about a week. Today's was definitely on the more difficult side. Is there a way to go back and play prior Wordles? I think it's fun. Reminds me of a game I used to play with my dad involving colored pegs. Can't remember the name of it but it was similar to this.

I have a couple 1st and 2nd word combos that cover all of the most-used letters. But I hate wasting a turn just to find out letters, so i've gone away from that strategy, and I try to only guess words it could actually be. This probably costs me some moves some days and saves me some moves on other days.

It was Mastermind, which we liked a lot. Similar, but used colors instead of letters.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I've been playing for about a week. Today's was definitely on the more difficult side. Is there a way to go back and play prior Wordles? I think it's fun. Reminds me of a game I used to play with my dad involving colored pegs. Can't remember the name of it but it was similar to this.

I have a couple 1st and 2nd word combos that cover all of the most-used letters. But I hate wasting a turn just to find out letters, so i've gone away from that strategy, and I try to only guess words it could actually be. This probably costs me some moves some days and saves me some moves on other days.

I don't think going back is possible. The guy who developed it said he made it a one-per-day puzzle so he and his wife (the original targets of the game) would not waste too much time. Actually, I think the one-per-day thing is the secret to why it has gone viral and a world phenom. People don't get tired of it and it enhances comparisons between friends.

[falafel]

I've been playing for about a week. Today's was definitely on the more difficult side. Is there a way to go back and play prior Wordles? I think it's fun. Reminds me of a game I used to play with my dad involving colored pegs. Can't remember the name of it but it was similar to this.

I have a couple 1st and 2nd word combos that cover all of the most-used letters. But I hate wasting a turn just to find out letters, so i've gone away from that strategy, and I try to only guess words it could actually be. This probably costs me some moves some days and saves me some moves on other days.

How can you guess words that it could actually be on the first or second attempts? Certainly the first.

[Donuthole]

It was Mastermind, which we liked a lot. Similar, but used colors instead of letters.

Yeah, I just googled and read the rules, and that was definitely the game. I saw your prior post about a similar game but "Mastermind" was not a game I remembered. Thinking back, I believe we played a homemade version without a name. Which fits, nicely with my childhood paradigm, considering the knockoff cabbage patch dolls we also owned.

I don't think going back is possible. The guy who developed it said he made it a one-per-day puzzle so he and his wife (the original targets of the game) would not waste too much time. Actually, I think the one-per-day thing is the secret to why it has gone viral and a world phenom. People don't get tired of it and it enhances comparisons between friends.

Well, i'm about to waste your life. Sorry.

devangthakkar.com/wordle_archive/

[Donuthole]

How can you guess words that it could actually be on the first or second attempts? Certainly the first.

Well, most every 5-letter word is on the table for your first guess, right? But once you get feedback telling you certain letters or places, I don't like to guess a word that I know isn't it just to find some more letters. Follow?

[falafel]

Well, most every 5-letter word is on the table for your first guess, right? But once you get feedback telling you certain letters or places, I don't like to guess a word that I know isn't it just to find some more letters. Follow?

Ah. So the same strategy almost everyone follows. Got it.

[Donuthole]

Ah. So the same strategy almost everyone follows. Got it.

I think a lot of people don't follow that strategy. FWIW

[beefytee]

Well, i'm about to waste your life. Sorry.

devangthakkar.com/wordle_archive/

I went back and did the first 3. Much harder than the current words.

[falafel]

I went back and did the first 3. Much harder than the current words.

Just tried no. 1. Got it in 3 tries.