[Calderyon]

2nd.

31/33.

Spoiler:

CAUSE
PAUSE

[bitontheslide]

an uninspiring 4 today

[Cherie]

got It in 1

Told me I was a genius

Spoiler:

Pause

[bitontheslide]

that's just not fair

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

that's just not fair

its only telling the truth

[James]

I got my first 2 today.

Spoiler:

raise
pause

It was between lapse and pause.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

got It in 1

Told me I was a genius

Spoiler:

Pause

Where's Mr. Rusticgal??


A miserable 5, literally had a brain freeze this morning

[Calderyon]

Originally Posted by Cherie

got It in 1

Told me I was a genius

Spoiler:

Pause

[Calderyon]

No peeking:

Spoiler:

Tbh, I predicted and knew someone would get that in one on this round and I was correct.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Calderyon

Spoiler:

its a word I often use to start, you can check back the thread

[Calderyon]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Spoiler:

its a word I often use to start, you can check back the thread

Spoiler:

You have used it only once.

According to my check.

But I believe you, because of it.

Congratulations.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Calderyon

Spoiler:

You have used it only once.

According to my check.

But I believe you, because of it.

Congratulations.

I dont always post my attempts I have used it more than once for sure, would be pretty pointless to claim if it weren't true

Thank you

[MTVN]

Apparently there are 12,972 accepted words so to get it right on your first go is pretty incredible

[rusticgal]

Originally Posted by Cherie

got It in 1

Told me I was a genius

Spoiler:

Pause

Lol…you are. I always put in the same first word and my husband literally just told me as I started to play it the chances of it being that word is a million to one…
Cherie…thank you

Took me 4 attempts today

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Apparently there are 12,972 accepted words so to get it right on your first go is pretty incredible

Sort of... but you have to divide the odds by the number of people playing to get the number of likely winners so actually hundreds of people each day will get it on the first guess.

e.g. let's say 2 million people play daily, at odds of 12972/1, you can assume there will be around 150 "winners" (first guesses) on average.

But because of the nature of this game that number will be much higher on days that it's a commonly-guessed word than on days when it's a more obscure word.

[Calderyon]

4th

32/34.

Spoiler:

DEITY
CAUSE
UNCLE
ULCER

[Calderyon]

The url of the game has changed btw.

It's now:
https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html

[Calderyon]

It erased my streak in the process. Not cool.

[bitontheslide]

5 for me today ... the url was the same for me

[Cherie]

3

Spoiler:

Crate
Nicer
Ulcer

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Sort of... but you have to divide the odds by the number of people playing to get the number of likely winners so actually hundreds of people each day will get it on the first guess.

e.g. let's say 2 million people play daily, at odds of 12972/1, you can assume there will be around 150 "winners" (first guesses) on average.

But because of the nature of this game that number will be much higher on days that it's a commonly-guessed word than on days when it's a more obscure word.

Sure but however many players there are it doesn't affect any one individual's odds of getting it right on the first attempt surely

[MTVN]

I used the old url and it redirected to New York Times but I kept my winning stats

4 today

[Niamh.]

The url stayed the same for me

6 today

[James]

5 for me today.

Spoiler:

raise
doter
upper
umber
ulcer

My stats were carried over. Has anyone tried the other New York Times games (in the menu)?

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Sure but however many players there are it doesn't affect any one individual's odds of getting it right on the first attempt surely

Well no, although what does shorten your odds of eventually getting it in 1 is using the same word every day, same as with for example a lotto bet. e.g. your odds of winning £700 with an Irish Lotto bet are (roughly) 700/1... your odds if you play the same numbers every day for 5 years are (almost) a guaranteed win at some point. Of course you'll have spent more on the bets in that time than you actually win, but that's sort of how bookmaking works innit .