Wordle, Digits etc - Simple daily puzzle games

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5403

This feels like it would be right up Beex’s street.
https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/

It’s a one a day puzzle where you have to guess the five letter word in six tries or less, very similar to the Mastermind board game from the 70s.

If you get the right letter in the right place, it shows green. Right letter in the wrong place and it shows red.
Got today in 4 tries.

JBR · **Joined:** 2nd Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 3304

It's nice. But - red? Am I colour blind?

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26098

I’ve been playing this the past few days, and I’m pretty good at it I think. It’s green and yellow for me also.

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5403

JBR wrote:

It's nice. But - red? Am I colour blind?

It was early. Wasn’t fully awake.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38660

Ooh yeah, love Wordle. I'd already done today's on my phone, so I'm just testing if the handy emoji results service works on Beex

Edit: It does not

Wordle 198 3/6

:large_yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:large_green_square::large_green_square::large_green_square::large_green_square::white_large_square:
:large_green_square::large_green_square::large_green_square::large_green_square::large_green_square:

Edit: Translated to Dimlies
:hug:

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12337

This also seems to be the mechanic of Lingo on ITV, which we tried an episode of.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38660

I'm on an 8 day streak!

Sir Taxalot · **Joined:** 5th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 4840

I noticed there is a 'hard mode', and I don't think I'll be trying that yet as I still like to use a turn or two to eliminate a bunch of letters quickly.

I also noticed that the Google Play store has a couple of games called Wordle, none of which are the one we are talking about here.

JBR wrote:

It's nice. But - red? Am I colour blind?

There's a high contrast mode too, for anyone that may bot be able to tell what colour the dress Kovacs trainers are.

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5403

And now there’s a four letter version.

https://sweardle.glitch.me/

romanista · **Posted:** Sat Jan 08, 2022 15:06

In dutch we call this 'lingo', was on dutch telly for 20v years, then cancelled.. but now back, with a fun reason: courses which teaches immigrants dutch used the programme to teach dutch..

Jem · **Posted:** Sun Jan 09, 2022 9:43

Dr Zoidberg wrote:

And now there’s a four letter version.

https://sweardle.glitch.me/

Looks like this one is buggy. I had a green O and a yellow O and I tried all the positions for the second O but none were correct, so that makes me think it isn't 'resetting' when you get the letter right.

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12337

Jem wrote:

Dr Zoidberg wrote:

And now there’s a four letter version.

https://sweardle.glitch.me/

Looks like this one is buggy. I had a green O and a yellow O and I tried all the positions for the second O but none were correct, so that makes me think it isn't 'resetting' when you get the letter right.

Could it have been a double letter?

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5403

Jem wrote:

Dr Zoidberg wrote:

And now there’s a four letter version.

https://sweardle.glitch.me/

Looks like this one is buggy. I had a green O and a yellow O and I tried all the positions for the second O but none were correct, so that makes me think it isn't 'resetting' when you get the letter right.

It looks like if you try a double letter, but it's only in there once it will show you both a green and a yellow.

JBR · **Joined:** 2nd Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 3304

Two double letters, when I tried it (and failed)!

Jem · **Posted:** Sun Jan 09, 2022 22:50

Mr Russell wrote:

Jem wrote:

Dr Zoidberg wrote:

And now there’s a four letter version.

https://sweardle.glitch.me/

Looks like this one is buggy. I had a green O and a yellow O and I tried all the positions for the second O but none were correct, so that makes me think it isn't 'resetting' when you get the letter right.

Could it have been a double letter?

"I tried all the positions for the second O "

MaliA · **Posted:** Sun Jan 09, 2022 22:58

Jem wrote:

Mr Russell wrote:

Jem wrote:

Dr Zoidberg wrote:

And now there’s a four letter version.

https://sweardle.glitch.me/

Looks like this one is buggy. I had a green O and a yellow O and I tried all the positions for the second O but none were correct, so that makes me think it isn't 'resetting' when you get the letter right.

Could it have been a double letter?

"I tried all the positions for the second O "

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38660

Poor Gaz

Sir Taxalot · **Joined:** 5th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 4840

I was wondering today, how it would handle words with two of the same letter (I'd assumed the simple way would be just to avoid them).

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16639

It should have a time limit or something, otherwise it just feels like "how long can you be arsed thinking about this?"

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16639

US spelling today. >:(

Absolute Bullshit!

JBR · **Joined:** 2nd Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 3304

Are you saying you didn't get it? I had three letters and it took some puzzling. But I seem to be good at narrowing it right down to get it on the fifth go, but never, since the first day, earlier.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16639

Of course I didn't get it, because I was looking for actual words, correctly spelled IN HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN'S ENGLISH!

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38660

Bloody colonials!

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6612

I've written a little script to solve these and it works fairly well. It's pretty dumb at the moment - it doesn't handle repeated letters too well and it just guesses at the next word to use rather than being smart about it, but still a fun project.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Thu Jan 20, 2022 20:04

A nice little companion for Wordle from this week's Popbitch. WikiTrivia, a drag and drop timeline game.

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12337

I got a 2 today on this!

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5403

Dimrill wrote:

A nice little companion for Wordle from this week's Popbitch. WikiTrivia, a drag and drop timeline game.

miki · **Joined:** 30th Apr, 2011 **Posts:** 1458 **Location:** NL

and also https://www.sweardle.com/

JBR · **Joined:** 2nd Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 3304

Mr Russell wrote:

I got a 2 today on this!

(pleased - fluked one before, this was still lucky but involved a bit more thought).

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6612

Squirt wrote:

I've written a little script to solve these and it works fairly well. It's pretty dumb at the moment - it doesn't handle repeated letters too well and it just guesses at the next word to use rather than being smart about it, but still a fun project.

Current thought: is it possible to solve Wordle using only the results people post to twitter? I reckon so, but it needs more investigation.

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5403

And now, Nerdle

Similar concept, but with maths

https://nerdlegame.com

Pasting the results here causes a SQL error though

romanista · **Posted:** Tue Feb 01, 2022 11:37

And now bought by the nytimes

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Fri Feb 04, 2022 10:53

Well, my usual starting word got 3 correct in the correct place, and one correct in the wrong place... You'd think it was easy from there.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Feb 04, 2022 21:04

Is it Dimrl?

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5403

And there’s a countdown style maths game too…

https://www.nytimes.com/games/digits

Jem · **Posted:** Wed Apr 26, 2023 10:05

Oh yay, another daily game to get addicted to (:

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38660

I got it pretty easily, but I put that down to beginner's luck and not any sort of skill with maths

Jem · **Posted:** Wed Apr 26, 2023 10:22

DavPaz wrote:

I got it pretty easily, but I put that down to beginner's luck and not any sort of skill with maths

Did you do all of them? First few were easy, but 413 (last one) got me, only got 412 - need to retry it >:(

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38660

No, I just did the first one

Malc · **Posted:** Wed Apr 26, 2023 11:35

I got it in the end (I wouldn't have got it in the countdown timer)

I can share my method in a spoiler if you wish?

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26098

That’s good fun. I got them all quickly, but probably beginners luck.

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5403

Oddly I tend to struggle most on the 4th set.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14518

Jem wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

I got it pretty easily, but I put that down to beginner's luck and not any sort of skill with maths

Did you do all of them? First few were easy, but 413 (last one) got me, only got 412 - need to retry it >:(

I did watch a youtube video before about someone working out all the combinations for the number game and how many were solvable by different numbers which helped me with all of these - the idea given was a golf analogy , you multiply up some numbers to get close (pitch) and then use the other numbers to get to the end (putt) and you can refine your pitch by using the small numbers first

So instead of multiplying by 75 you take a smaller number off and multiply by 72 or similar and thats how i got to the last one on here

It is 40 minutes long but if you like numbers then :

Jem · **Posted:** Wed Apr 26, 2023 14:48

zaphod79 wrote:

the idea given was a golf analogy , you multiply up some numbers to get close (pitch) and then use the other numbers to get to the end (putt) and you can refine your pitch by using the small numbers first

That's basically what I do usually; feel like I'm missing something obvious on 413 though!

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14518

Jem wrote:

That's basically what I do usually; feel like I'm missing something obvious on 413 though!

So very slight hint that I'll stick in a spoiler for that one

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

So my first takes on this did not get it and thats because i was going above and subtracting the answer for me was to go below and add

Jem · **Posted:** Wed Apr 26, 2023 15:03

Your spoiler is what I'm doing too :DD

reckon I'm going to kick myself on this one

Jem · **Posted:** Wed Apr 26, 2023 15:06

I'VE GOT IT! God that took forever :DD

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5403

As a moderate cheat, you can always look up factor pairs for the target. If one of them happens to be a number you have in the set of 6 (or you can get to easily) that makes life a lot easier.

Kern · **Posted:** Wed Apr 26, 2023 16:22

Someone in my board game group was recently on Countdown . His episode is yet to be broadcast but he really doesn't like us referring to maths or spelling whenever we can.

Which is now all the time.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Apr 26, 2023 22:23

Tch, sum people.

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