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  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    I do, although I haven't done a Codeword for ages. Must have a look and see if the Grauniad has them online.
  • finelinefineline Shipmate, Host Emeritus
    Libs wrote: »
    Do people who enjoy World also like codeword puzzles? If not, why not, I wonder.

    Yes, code puzzles are my favourite kind, which is why I like Wordle. I'm not sure what you mean by codeword puzzles - if you mean where there is a quotation from a book, and you need to work out what the letters are, to work out the quote, I love these, though haven't done one for years.
  • I spent/wasted lot of time on absurdle, but then go fed up with forcing myself to pick different words every time
  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    fineline wrote: »
    ... I'm not sure what you mean by codeword puzzles - if you mean where there is a quotation from a book, and you need to work out what the letters are, to work out the quote, I love these, though haven't done one for years.
    I thought Libs meant Codewords - they have a crossword grid, but instead of clues, each letter of the alphabet is allocated a number, and you work out which number represents which letter.

    They're every bit as addictive as crosswords, Wordle or Sudoku!
  • My wife likes codeword puzzles, I can't be bothered with them. However I do like Sudoku.
  • finelinefineline Shipmate, Host Emeritus
    Piglet wrote: »
    fineline wrote: »
    ... I'm not sure what you mean by codeword puzzles - if you mean where there is a quotation from a book, and you need to work out what the letters are, to work out the quote, I love these, though haven't done one for years.
    I thought Libs meant Codewords - they have a crossword grid, but instead of clues, each letter of the alphabet is allocated a number, and you work out which number represents which letter.

    They're every bit as addictive as crosswords, Wordle or Sudoku!

    Ah, interesting. They look similar to the puzzles which use quotes from books (which I now remember are called cryptoquotes), though with a quote, you have the whole context of how sentences are written, so you can think about common words in sentences, which words often follow certain words, etc., whereas this is more contextless words, I guess. But I see you get a couple of clues to start you off. Looks fun.

  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    Yes - there's no context as such; you're really just working on letter probabilities.
  • I got the wordle in 3: a yellow on line 1, a green and a yellow on line 2, and then the full set.
  • BoogieBoogie Heaven Host
    Done in 3 - Wordle.

    👏🏼
  • I like sudoku also but my favourite puzzle at present is griddler....it often takes me several days to complete one. https://www.puzzlemuseum.com/griddler/griddler.htm
  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    I've just downloaded the Grauniad's puzzle app, which includes Codewords.

    This may not end well ... :blush:
  • got it in 5 goday. Missed it yesterday, so I'm batting .750
  • edited January 2022
    I got Wordle in 3/6 today--it's only my 4th day playing. It's probably a good thing there's only one a day, so you can't get totally addicted. I always start with ATONE, because it uses 5 of the 6 most common letters and the three most common vowels. Emory University has a very useful letter frequency chart that includes most common beginning and ending letters as well as the most common bigrams and trigrams.

    [Hostly note: Edited to amend broken link; Wesley J, Circus Host]
  • finelinefineline Shipmate, Host Emeritus
    I start with HASTE. Even though H isn't one of the most common, I like to start with it because if it is present, it gives a clue to other letters. I'm now using the hello wordl site, as that has no limits in terms of how many you can do. My strategy now is to try HASTE, PROUD and CLING, and then I usually get the word from there. Once the word actually was CLING, which kind of disappointed me, because I like the logic process!
  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    edited January 2022
    I got Wordle in 3 today too, but better yet, I got Byrdle in 2 (and it was a particularly satisfying one!).
    fineline wrote: »
    ... I'm now using the hello wordl site, as that has no limits in terms of how many you can do ...
    You mean you're practising beforehand, which ruins the fun??? :mrgreen:
  • Piglet wrote: »
    I got Wordle in 3 today too, but better yet, I got Byrdle in 2 (and it was a particularly satisfying one!).
    I complete failed on Byrdle today. It never occurred to me that they might go in the direction they did—
    the name of a fairly minor figure from Scripture who gets a shout-out in a well-known anthem.

  • Got the wordle in 3 again, although there was a bit of luck involved - I had a couple of likely possibilities for the third word, and happened to guess right.
  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    Nick Tamen wrote: »
    ...
    I complete failed on Byrdle today. It never occurred to me that they might go in the direction they did—
    the name of a fairly minor figure from Scripture who gets a shout-out in a well-known anthem.
    Having got the fourth letter on my first try, I started going through the alphabet, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration. 💡
  • DoublethinkDoublethink Admin, 8th Day Host
    I like this version.
  • 3 again, although a bit of luck this time.
  • jedijudyjedijudy Heaven Host
    I should have had today's Byrdle in one!! :joy:
  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    jedijudy wrote: »
    I should have had today's Byrdle in one!! :joy:

    So should I, :heart: but I got it in 2. Wordle in 2 as well.
  • DafydDafyd Hell Host
    Wet Kipper wrote: »
    I spent/wasted lot of time on absurdle, but then go fed up with forcing myself to pick different words every time
    If you have more time to waste, I've set myself a challenge of thinking of a word and then finding a way to get Absurdle to pick it as the answer.
  • finelinefineline Shipmate, Host Emeritus
    Piglet wrote: »
    I got Wordle in 3 today too, but better yet, I got Byrdle in 2 (and it was a particularly satisfying one!).
    fineline wrote: »
    ... I'm now using the hello wordl site, as that has no limits in terms of how many you can do ...
    You mean you're practising beforehand, which ruins the fun??? :mrgreen:

    Ha, a friend actually told me they were using that site to practise. I don't see it as practice, as it's so chance-related, so it's not really something you can improve. I like to observe the statistics, such as how often I get it in two guesses, three guesses, four guesses, etc. I have a strategy that I use for all games, three words that I try, which usually let me realise the word on the fourth try, though I adapt it if the word becomes obvious before then. And occasionally the word doesn't become obvious. Once I lost the game.
  • Tried todays wordle and byrdle - got the wordle in 4, the byrdle in 6.
  • I like this version.

    I tried that and somehow spent all afternoon playing it - I blame doublethink - it's can't possibly be my fault at all....
  • BoogieBoogie Heaven Host
    I did today’s Wordle in three - thanks to @Timothy the Obscure ’s ATONE.

    👏🏼
  • Boogie wrote: »
    I did today’s Wordle in three - thanks to @Timothy the Obscure ’s ATONE.

    👏🏼

    I usually use Stare to start with
  • My starter is usually beast, but I think stare is better, I'll go with that.
  • My starter is usually beast, but I think stare is better, I'll go with that.

    I'm still trying to find the best second line
  • DoublethinkDoublethink Admin, 8th Day Host
    Zacchaeus wrote: »
    I like this version.

    I tried that and somehow spent all afternoon playing it - I blame doublethink - it's can't possibly be my fault at all....

    Mwahahahaha ….
  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    I was a bit rubbish on Wordle and Byrdle today - 5 for Wordle and 4 for Byrdle.
  • Zacchaeus wrote: »
    My starter is usually beast, but I think stare is better, I'll go with that.

    I'm still trying to find the best second line
    AUDIO is a good one for confirming or eliminating vowels.

  • jedijudyjedijudy Heaven Host
    Oooh, good hints! I usually start with QUICK or QUEST. Get rid of the pesky letters first.

    Hmmm, PESKY might be a good one, too.
  • Nick Tamen wrote: »
    Zacchaeus wrote: »
    My starter is usually beast, but I think stare is better, I'll go with that.

    I'm still trying to find the best second line
    AUDIO is a good one for confirming or eliminating vowels.

    I've been experimenting with DOING as well
  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    edited January 2022
    I was on cracking form today: 2/6 on Wordle and 1/6 on Byrdle! :grin:

    eta: it's very hard to resist the temptation, while sitting in a busy railway carriage, to punch one's fist in the air and shout, "YESSS!", but I managed it.
  • balaambalaam Shipmate
    I have just done my fifth ever Wordle, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4. I started wuth SPARE every time.
  • Got Byrdle in 2 today, as the word was one of my two usual starter words.
  • Got my first 3 today! Woot!
  • JapesJapes Shipmate
    I have just discovered "Le Mot" which is the name for Wordle in French...

    I got Byrdle in 2 today and Wordle in what is becoming my customary 4.
  • jedijudyjedijudy Heaven Host
    I got Wordle in three today!

    Got Byrdle in two! Now I'm just going to expect the rest of the day to be fabulous! :joy:
  • I got wordle in 4 and byrdle in 2!
  • I've been doing Wordle for 26 days straight now. Today was the first time I took 6 moves to get it! I most frequently take 4, sometimes more, sometimes fewer.

    Today's was annoying because I guessed the final four letters and then realised there were three possible words it could be (think something like BRAIN, DRAIN and GRAIN). And of course the correct answer was the one I picked last.

    My first move varies on different days, but I like to pick something with letters like E, S, T, A, R, N, D.
  • JapesJapes Shipmate
    Byrdle, Wordle and Le Mot (French Wordle) in 3 each.
  • Today's was annoying because I guessed the final four letters and then realised there were three possible words it could be (think something like BRAIN, DRAIN and GRAIN). And of course the correct answer was the one I picked last.

    Yeah, it took me six goes today as well. No letters on my first guess, just one orange on the second, two greens on the third.
  • I started with Byrdle, which seemed manageable so decided to start Wordle as well. I thought it would be much harder, given the much wider range of vocabulary, but it's really understanding letter patterns as to what is most likely, after the second go. I really enjoy playing Scrabble, so it's good to have another word game to do in between.
  • If you're down to a choice between BRAIN, DRAIN, and GRAIN, then the simple strategy (guess one after the other) is equally likely to get the right answer in 1, 2, or 3 goes.

    Whereas if you selected, for example, BRAID as your next guess, then you're guaranteed the answer in 2 goes. (if B is green, it's BRAIN. Else if D is orange, it's DRAIN, else it's GRAIN.)

    Both methods get you the answer in, on average, the same number of guesses, but the variance differs.
  • What have you done to me? Now hooked on Absurdle!
  • finelinefineline Shipmate, Host Emeritus
    I tried the Italian Wordle today, and you can play as many games as you like, so it is a fun way to learn new Italian words.
  • JapesJapes Shipmate
    Wordle in 4 and Byrdle in 5... still working on the French one!
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