Maybe one for the cruciverbalists

[RogerM]

Think my bookmark to heardle may be deleted if today's genre continues.

Yep. They could have played the whole thing and I'd have been none the wiser.

 

[Phil]

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1




Not so easy today! :shock:

 

[Doug]

Another word with umpteen options just changing the first letter :evil:

 

[Phil]

 

[RogerM]

Finally got today's heardle after 4 skips. It's one we'll all know, but maybe not until about 14 secs in. https://www.heardle.app/

 

[AndyP]

oh Roger, why did you have to find yet another time waster. we love beat the intro here.
First guess BTW. What does that say about my musical tastes.

 

[TrimTheKing]

Finally got today's heardle after 4 skips. It's one we'll all know, but maybe not until about 14 secs in. https://www.heardle.app/

Same, 2 skips. Kicking myself because I knew it but just couldn't claw it out of the depths...

 

[RogerS]

Finally got today's heardle after 4 skips. It's one we'll all know, but maybe not until about 14 secs in. https://www.heardle.app/

I got it at the first few notes TBH. Just that I couldn't recall the EXACT name and couldn't be arsed to Google it!

 

[RogerS]

...What does that say about my musical tastes.

Pure class ?

 

[Phil]

I find this one a bit more of a challenge as you need to see what will fit in 2 rows after the first 2 guesses

 

[Phil]

Ok, this is for those people who have lots of spare time (yes winter is finished and there are outdoor activities ..........), then save it for next year

https://www.businessballs.com/quiz/

 

[Mike G]

If anyone is still doing Wordle.....

Beware of today's puzzle. I am not sure it is even a word. It took me 5 goes, and I was left with no choice, but I reckon it's a little unfair.

 

[AndyP]

If anyone is still doing Wordle.....

Beware of today's puzzle. I am not sure it is even a word. It took me 5 goes, and I was left with no choice, but I reckon it's a little unfair.

Its now run by the New York Times.. need I saw more. I did it 4 BTW but like you I had no choice.

 

[Dr.Al]

If anyone is still doing Wordle.....

Beware of today's puzzle. I am not sure it is even a word. It took me 5 goes, and I was left with no choice, but I reckon it's a little unfair.

I got it in 5, but I didn't have any real issue with the word. It's definitely a word and I would have said it was relatively common.

Having said that, there have been a couple of times recently that I've had a different word to my other half, so I guess it's possible my word is different to yours!

Worldle today was a 1 (I've been there, so it was easy)
Quordle was 3,4,6,8
Squardle (my favourite of the word puzzles) was completed with 7 left.

 

[Woodster]

Beware of today's puzzle. I am not sure it is even a word. It took me 5 goes, and I was left with no choice, but I reckon it's a little unfair.

I’ve not been doing very well recently but I got it in three this morning. Seems like a fairly ordinary word to me? My wife had a real problem a while back with EPOXY!

 

[9fingers]

I'm getting a reasonable method for the basic wordle puzzles but still not proof against those part words that have so many options that it turns out to be guesswork alone.

First word is a vowel search I use either AUDIO or ADIEU according to my mood

Second guess uses what I learn from the first word combined with R, S &T and the vowel not tested in the first search.

I've then got a good basis to start on homing in on the word.

In the event of no vowels detected after second guess, Y often combined with a double letter is worth a punt eg --NNY

Provides a bit of light entertainment in bed with morning coffee and much preferred to the usual breakfast TV offerings.

Bob

 

[TrimTheKing]

I'm getting a reasonable method for the basic wordle puzzles but still not proof against those part words that have so many options that it turns out to be guesswork alone.

First word is a vowel search I use either AUDIO or ADIEU according to my mood

Second guess uses what I learn from the first word combined with R, S &T and the vowel not tested in the first search.

I've then got a good basis to start on homing in on the word.

In the event of no vowels detected after second guess, Y often combined with a double letter is worth a punt eg --NNY

Provides a bit of light entertainment in bed with morning coffee and much preferred to the usual breakfast TV offerings.

Bob

is that in hard or easy mode though Bob?

I thought today’s wasn’t too bad, got it in three.

 

[TrimTheKing]

I’ve started doing a couple more

https://octordle.com/?mode=daily - does what it says, 8 words to get.

https://www.moviedle.app - this one is a bit like the Heardle one where you have to guess the song in 1 second increments. This is slightly different in that it compresses an entire movie into one second, if you can’t get it then it does the same thing but in two seconds, then three etc…

 

[novocaine]

sorry Mike, but I'm afriad it is a word. not a good word. but a word.

 

[AndyP]

I'm no movie buff. Rarely watch one from beginning to end in one sitting.

I got that movie in 3.

 

[9fingers]

Last time I went to a cinema was 1999 in the States. Few hours to kill before a flight, had to check out of the motel in the morning for an early evening flight. at least I had the hire car to leave baggage in.
I don't do films!
Bob

 

[Mike G]

I'm no movie buff. Rarely watch one from beginning to end in one sitting.

I got that movie in 3.

Movie? MOVIE? :shock:

Settle down, Carruthers. I'm sure it was an innocent mistake...........

 

[RogerS]

I'm no movie buff. Rarely watch one from beginning to end in one sitting.

I got that movie in 3.

Movie? MOVIE? :shock:

Settle down, Carruthers. I'm sure it was an innocent mistake...........

Well, maybe that's because fillum has one too many characters ? :eusa-think:

 

[chataigner]

I'm getting a reasonable method for the basic wordle puzzles but still not proof against those part words that have so many options that it turns out to be guesswork alone.

First word is a vowel search I use either AUDIO or ADIEU according to my mood

Second guess uses what I learn from the first word combined with R, S &T and the vowel not tested in the first search.

I've then got a good basis to start on homing in on the word.

In the event of no vowels detected after second guess, Y often combined with a double letter is worth a punt eg --NNY

Provides a bit of light entertainment in bed with morning coffee and much preferred to the usual breakfast TV offerings.

Bob

I use the same technique Bob, but my starting word is AROSE or ARISE, not so many vowels, but S and R in the first try.
So far undefeated in around 100 attempts - no stats easily available as I use my phone, the lap top, my desktop, Isabelle's laptop etc. as the mood takes me.
I do the french one too (Le Mot) , same method but using SUITE as the first word. One defeat in 75 or so attempts.
No sign of boredom yet - like you the game accompanies the morning coffee.

 

[AndyP]

I'm no movie buff. Rarely watch one from beginning to end in one sitting.

I got that movie in 3.

Movie? MOVIE? :shock:

Settle down, Carruthers. I'm sure it was an innocent mistake...........

Sorry.
Hangs had in shame.
Time for tea....and cookies

 

[novocaine]

tried the moviedle one.
1 shot was enough. I'm retiring at the top of my game.

 

[9fingers]

I'm getting a reasonable method for the basic wordle puzzles but still not proof against those part words that have so many options that it turns out to be guesswork alone.

First word is a vowel search I use either AUDIO or ADIEU according to my mood

Second guess uses what I learn from the first word combined with R, S &T and the vowel not tested in the first search.

I've then got a good basis to start on homing in on the word.

In the event of no vowels detected after second guess, Y often combined with a double letter is worth a punt eg --NNY

Provides a bit of light entertainment in bed with morning coffee and much preferred to the usual breakfast TV offerings.

Bob

I use the same technique Bob, but my starting word is AROSE or ARISE, not so many vowels, but S and R in the first try.
So far undefeated in around 100 attempts - no stats easily available as I use my phone, the lap top, my desktop, Isabelle's laptop etc. as the mood takes me.
I do the french one too (Le Mot) , same method but using SUITE as the first word. One defeat in 75 or so attempts.
No sign of boredom yet - like you the game accompanies the morning coffee.

Good to see a fellow engineer approaching this in a similar way David!
Your starter words would have got 3 letters first try to my one with ADIEU today.

Bob

 

[TrimTheKing]

ARISE is my starter word and has been almost from the start. I play in hard mode so you then need to incorporate any letters you got right in the first guess, in any subsequent guesses. In 'easy' mode, or should my first guess yield no letters, then my second word is POUND. That covers all vowels and some other good letters.

 

[Mike G]

SPARE and then TONIC for me. That covers 4 vowels (and thus the fifth, by elimination), and the most common consonants.

 

[novocaine]

AUDIO first.
if theres an A and it isn't in the right place (it isn't most of the time) then LEARN.

 

[Woodster]

I’m still using CRANE as a starter. I was lucky today and got it in two.

 

[RogerS]

I use myrrh. One of these days I'm gonna get it in 1 :lol:

 

[TrimTheKing]

I use myrrh. One of these days I'm gonna get it in 1 :lol:

My mates' lad, 14 years old, started it around the time we did and his dad was so p*ssed off after he came home from school on probably day 4 of doing it, took off his school shirt to hang up, and typed in SHIRT as his first word, and it was!! :lol:

 

[9fingers]

I reckon today's wordle is not in the Queens lexicon but instead is a 'merkin abuse of our language.
First one ever I've not got correct within the 6 tries.

Bob

 

[TrimTheKing]

I reckon today's wordle is not in the Queens lexicon but instead is a 'merkin abuse of our language.
First one ever I've not got correct within the 6 tries.

Bob

noun
1. A homing pigeon.

2. A unit of capacity used by the ancient Hebrews, equal to 10 ephahs ( about 10 bushels) or 10 baths ( about 100 gallons). Also called kor.

3. <edited out as this one gives it away.

4. An ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to about 10 or later 11 bushels or 100 United States gallons ( 378 liters).

I think it’s a valid UK word, we’ve used it for years in a sporting capacity, and not the US one mentioned (but edited out) above to refer to a referee who favours the non-away team.

 

[AndyP]

I think even the Queen herself has a royal pigeon loft.

 

[TrimTheKing]

Are we talking about different words Bob/Andy...?

 

[9fingers]

I guess I'm are not spoiling it for anyone this late in the day?

A homer was a slang term for a personal job bought into work to use the employers facilities and possibly during working hours too.

The bird has only ever been called a homing pigeon in my knowledge of English.
Maybe Carruthers has an comment on the subject.

Bob

 

[AndyT]

A homer was a slang term for a personal job bought into work to use the employers facilities and possibly during working hours

Bob

Also known as a foreigner!

On the other hand, there's no reason to think that proper nouns won't show up in Wordle.
And Homer is pretty well known across countries, classes and age groups, whether you think of ancient Greek epics or The Simpsons, so it's arguably more familiar than some of the other words used so far.

 

[TrimTheKing]

It’s listed in the Scrabble dictionary online so short of Susie Debt appearing and confirming then I think that’s as good as we’re going to get