Wordle?

[jaxlongtimer]

Wordle 1,161 4/6

[Charles Hunter]

Wordle 1,161 5/6

[jaxlongtimer]

Wordle 1,162 4/6

[Charles Hunter]

Wordle 1,162 4/6

[jaxlongtimer]

Wordle 1,163 3/6 - Two options after first turn.  As usual, took second guess to get right  .

[Charles Hunter]

Wordle 1,163 4/6

Had lots of choices after first word. Got lucky with 2nd word - gave me two choices, picked the wrong one.

[jaxlongtimer]

Wordle 1,164 4/6 - 4 greens on first turn and thought it was a variation on a recent prior word so I picked different letters for the 5th.  Turned out to be same letters as before but in a slightly different order.   

[Charles Hunter]

Wordle 1,164 4/6

[jaxlongtimer]

Wordle 1,165 5/6

[Charles Hunter]

Wordle 1,165 2/6

Balances with failing to get Connections today.

[jaxlongtimer]

Wordle 1,166 4/6 - 200th game since last reset and 99% solve rate.  Current streak is 128 games. Average solve is 4.0.
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Daily Quordle 947 - Total = 25 - 93% solve after 57 games since last reset.
7️⃣8️⃣
6️⃣4️⃣
m-w.com/games/quordle/
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Daily Dordle 0947 -  100% solve after 56 games since last reset.
zaratustra.itch.io/dordle

[Charles Hunter]

Wordle 1,166 4/6

111 game streak, 98.1% over 671 games
Curious, I looked at the Wordle FAQ about how they calculate average solve score

When calculating the average guesses for WordleBot users, what score do you give to those who didn’t solve the puzzle in six turns?

The bot uses the expected steps needed for WordleBot to solve the puzzle, based on the solutions left after a reader fails. If a reader eliminated every solution but one, the score would be 7. If more than one solution remained after six tries, the score would be somewhat higher.

But, in the snapshot stats after you finish, "average solve" isn't one of the stats they report. How do you calculate your Average Solve number? Do you ignore failures, or use some number larger than 6 for fails?

Using the little bar chart on the Stats page, which seems to ignore Fails, my average solve is 3.92
Ignoring my (13) Fails, over 671 games, my Avg. Solve is 3.995 guesses.
For my spreadsheet, I use "8" guesses for fails, which gives me 4.073 Average Solve

Numbers are Cool!

[jaxlongtimer]

Charles, I just calculate on the bar chart.  I am not looking at any other Wordle pages other than the game itself and the bar chart stat page.

I suppose given our high solve rates, accounting for our busts is not going to move the needle much anyway.  Based on our collective calculations, 4 guesses is likely an average for most of us over time.  I think you end up there with letters that allow for multiple possibilities, at which point, it is just random guessing and not much skill giving you a chance to do better.

Thus, the "competition" element is outdoing your peers, not beating the average, or just satisfying yourself you figured it out without busting.  .  Mental stimulation is another plus.

[jaxlongtimer]

Wordle 1,167 4/6

[Charles Hunter]

i was traveling yesterday, but thanks to the Wordle Archive, I was able to do yesterday's and today's puzzles this morning.

Yesterday Wordle 1,167 4/6

Today Wordle 1,168 3/6