The New York Times buys Wordle

Re:The New York Times buys Wordle by caddemon on Monday January 31, 2022 @06:28PM (#30156334)

I've added my own extra rule that I have to retain any existing knowledge from row to row, so green letters have to stay in place, yellow letters have to be included (and moved), and grey letters can't be used again (not that you'd generally want to).

I think that keeps it much more fresh from day to day, although I haven't thought too hard about meta strategies. I always input the same first word but then go from there just using what comes to mind first without violating any of my current "rules".

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Re:The New York Times buys Wordle by cableshaft on Monday January 31, 2022 @06:36PM (#30156434)

That's basically what hard mode is in the settings. I don't stick to that strictly so I haven't turned it on, but I do mostly do what you say. Sometimes I'll let a guess not include those letters though, especially if I'm struggling.

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Re:The New York Times buys Wordle by caddemon on Monday January 31, 2022 @06:37PM (#30156443)

TIL Wordle has settings. Interesting, thanks!

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Re:The New York Times buys Wordle by cableshaft on Monday January 31, 2022 @06:53PM (#30156609)

Basically just toggles for Hard Mode, Dark Theme, and Color Blind Mode, and links for his email and twitter, but yep, it has them.

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