Wordle Anytime
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The name or the design is believed currently to not be be trademarked/copyrighted. Apparently, many versions similar and not have been on the market for 5+ years now. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59980699#:~:text=The%20name%20is%20not%20believed,guessing%20any%20five%2Dletter%20word.[^]
Must have been for the URL, then. I bookmarked it before the transfer and now see that it redirects.
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A random word gives you a 1:20,000 (or so) chance of being correct, so I like to start with words that give me the most information: which vowels, and a couple of "frequent flier" consonants. It seems to help, my stats aren't too bad, I think - 53% in 4 guesses, 16% in three. (And some very lucky 6% in 2 guesses!)
Guesses Percentage
1 0
2 6.25
3 15.625
4 53.125
5 21.875
6 3.125Anyone with a high "one guess" percent is suspect, I think! :laugh:
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I used Letter Frequencies in the English Language[^] to decide on ROAST, LINED, and CHUMP as the first three, although it often deviates on the third, and sometimes even second, word. An average of 3.75 after 48 days (0-3-14-24-6-1). I still haven't seen anything truly nasty, like GLYPH or QUEUE. :)
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Yes, it gives me a "Brain Start" while I drink my :java:. If I could do it anytime, it would get boring pretty quickly, I suspect. How do you start? I tend to use either AEROS or TINEA as my starter, they seem to give me good results - I haven't failed to get it yet, though one did take me all 6 tries.
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I actually think that having one word a day, (which is the same for everyone), is what has made the game successful. You are quickly going to tire of just guessing random 5-letter words in isolation.
My wife and my daughter have a friendly competition each day to see who can solve the puzzle in fewer steps.
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I love Wordle but hate waiting for a new game. So I wrote Wordle Anytime. Now I can play Wordle... anytime. And so can you. :) https://ravib.com/wordle/[^] /ravi
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Never tried Wordle until now. Thanks for posting!
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Just use your keyboard's DEL and ENTER keys. You can also use the computer's physical keyboard to enter letters. /ravi
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Careful. I recall reading that the NY Times paid some millions for this, and I have to assume it was to acquire the rights.
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Careful. I recall reading that the NY Times paid some millions for this, and I have to assume it was to acquire the rights.
They paid USD 700K for it. :) I haven't used any code from the original. I reimplemented the behavior of the game from scratch (and added a bunch of new features). I did use Wordle's word list and have credited the authors. /ravi
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Greg Utas wrote:
Careful. I recall reading that the NY Times paid some millions for this, and I have to assume it was to acquire the rights.
They paid USD 700K for it. :) I haven't used any code from the original. I reimplemented the behavior of the game from scratch (and added a bunch of new features). I did use Wordle's word list and have credited the authors. /ravi
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They have a word list?!
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The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing. -
I love Wordle but hate waiting for a new game. So I wrote Wordle Anytime. Now I can play Wordle... anytime. And so can you. :) https://ravib.com/wordle/[^] /ravi
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Yes, it gives me a "Brain Start" while I drink my :java:. If I could do it anytime, it would get boring pretty quickly, I suspect. How do you start? I tend to use either AEROS or TINEA as my starter, they seem to give me good results - I haven't failed to get it yet, though one did take me all 6 tries.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
I generally start with 'TEARY', then have 'BOILS' and 'CHUNK' to cover 15 letters in three goes if I need to (like today, where I got 1 yellow from the first word, two from the second, then 'CHUNK' let me down, with nothing right. But it's given me good information previously...
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I love Wordle but hate waiting for a new game. So I wrote Wordle Anytime. Now I can play Wordle... anytime. And so can you. :) https://ravib.com/wordle/[^] /ravi
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I play it online at wordle.com I had been playing that way for weeks before I realized that others were playing a single game a day divvied out by the NYT - and I wondered why.
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I love Wordle but hate waiting for a new game. So I wrote Wordle Anytime. Now I can play Wordle... anytime. And so can you. :) https://ravib.com/wordle/[^] /ravi
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I play at https://wordlegame.org, as often as I want to. It's also nice to have your application. Thanks, Tom
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They have a word list?!
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The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.They have 2, actually. :) /ravi
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