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Got Wordle in 3 today, Guess my Word in 12, and Absurdle in 7 -- Lars, first time playing that one (thanks) -- a little strange, but fun ... we'll see if I still think so after a few days. I like that these are daily, but quick -- otherwise I may never get to work (my real job), but not a bad way to get the brain juices flowing! I feel like I'm off to a good start today. (yes, I realize I just jinxed that since the Wed brain game is coming....)

Cit3, I had the same. I wonder if we started with the same word?? I’ve never gotten it in two before, I’m feeling rather chuffed!

Meh.

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I started with a word just for kicks and giggles, then ended up by getting it in 4.

That’s some bad luck there, dedtired!

I also got it in 4. Didnt have any letters in the first round, then would have had it in 3 except i picked one of two choices for the 3rd round which was wrong, so went to 4.

It's just a matter of deduction and a little luck. I've gotten them all. So far........... ;)

My husband starts with the word ’pizza’ 🙄 every single day and I think he’s solved it each time.

I did a little better today.

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Fun game!

Rusty

ABSURDLE changes the word as you guess the answer.

Example:

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you guess Match…nope

Watch….nope

Latch…nope

not until you exaust all possibilities do you get the correct one.

It’s still fun, just different.

Their explanation:

“This is an adversarial version of the excellent Wordle.

"Adversarial" means that Absurdle is actively trying to avoid giving you the answer. With each guess, Absurdle reveals as little information as possible, changing the secret word if need be. (Well, sort of: here is a detailed explanation.)

Other than that, the rules are the same as Wordle's, except you have unlimited guesses. You'll need them! The best possible score in Absurdle is 4 guesses.”

Today, I got it in 3 for the first time. Shocked myself!

BeeOhio, if that is the case with Absurdle, I will no longer play it. It has always taken me four to seven guesses, and I usually get it in six. I do not want to play a game that changes its answer in the middle of the game.

**My word will be different than your word, so this isn’t a spoiler…

I guessed that about Absurdal because I never scored better than 4 and it almost always was 6 or 7. That kind of takes the fun out of it, but I guess it gives you good practice at making 5 lettter words for Wordle.

I was so excited last night when I got two greens in the first two letters and now I'm down to the fourth line with just them and one yellow. I have exhausted all words to fit and have one more chance.

For the first time it took me 6 tries to guess the word and I loved the comment that I got from the game when I got the word - "Phew". That made be laugh.

Blfenton, that happened to me yesterday and the ’Phew’ made me laugh too.

How do yall do the colored squares to represent your guesses? I am using Safari on an ipad.

lily, you haven't exhausted them all or you would have solved it :-)

Got my first 3!

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got it in 4 today

Lucky first guess.

I'm stuck. i don't have any vowels left.

How many vowels have you found that are in the word, and how many are not?

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Finally. I got Guess My Word in 14 guesses so im improving there.

Jasdip - Dont forget that letters can be used twice.

I haven't done it yet today so don't know if that's the case or not.

F0AS I've got one vowel in the answer and all the others are grayed out.

ETA I just got it, based on Blfenton's tip. Got it in 4 again.

I just got it - in 5. And Jasdip your comment/question reminded me of that fact as well which helped me.

I took a guess for the final word, thinking that it seemed like a word they'd use.

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Yesterday I got it four and today I have four letters, two green, two yellow so my mind needs to think.

Wow - got it in 2 today!

Finally! Got it in three tries! ! ! YAY!

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Rusty

It took me the longest but I finally got it. I'm so glad there is only one a day because I drive myself crazy. And it was obvious. Does anyone have a strategy for the first word they write? Many vowels or mainly consonants?

Lily, I like to start with a word with one vowel. This is my stats since I started.

My husband starts with the word ’pizza’ every single day.🙄

His stats are similar.

I think a lot of it is luck.🤠

The game should be fun, not stressful.

i came across a hint somewhere (I thought it might have been in this thread --- but maybe not) that if you start with these 2 words you'll get all the vowels in play: PIOUS and READY.

Some days I focus on consonants and some days vowels. I start with common letters and definitely no dups. I don’t get the point of pizza but R’s DH’s stats are good who am I to argue! I think more comes from being smart about letter pairs, likely positions for letters, etc. And the rest is luck.

Originally, I started with words that had four consonants, but I have switched to words with two vowels and common consonants. I also wrote down the words that I though might be good for starters. I meant to keep track of how these words fared, but I neglected to do so. Here are some of the starter words on my list:

riots, stare, stain, stair, trains, trade, tears, earth, point. I also wrote down "joker" but that did not work out so well. "Wrote" is another good word for starting.

It took me five guesses today, and for my fourth guess, I had two words that I was considering, and I chose the wrong one. So a certain percentage of it is luck - unless you think you are psychic. This game has convinced me that I am less psychic than I previously thought!

FOAS, I laughed when my husband told me he starts with ’pizza’ and told him it was a dumb starter word. He said it’s the first five letter word that comes to mind most often for him. Go figure. 🤠

These are my starter words but I haven’t used opera yet.

Burst

Gland

Strap

Third

Opera

Craft

Think

I used alien one day and that worked well for me. Oh and I also used party one day and I solved that one in 2. I had a party after that.

blfenton, that’s the power of positive thoughts.👍🏻

I use adieu or pious.

A lot of five-letter words end in "Y" and so party would be a good choice. I tend to avoid using "U" in my first guess.

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i finally figured out how to use ’share’ Duh!

Lars, same here. i almost never do use U or Y until i figure its in my final answer. The day Proxy was the answer i had PRO and guessed Proof, Prost and finally Proxy. Phew!

“i finally figured out how to use ’share’ Duh!”

And I’ve been embarassed to ask again! I’ve been snapping a screenshot of the share (from a blank email or text) and posting that. Does copy/paste work? Testing:

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(ETA - Yep!!)

I also use the "share" that is provided by the site. Here is my pathetic result today:

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I started with a word with two vowels, and neither of those were correct. In the fourth attempt, the two correct consonants were still both in the wrong positions, which meant that there was only one option for each one for where they could be placed.

Can you guess what my fourth word is? Do not post an answer until tomorrow. If you know the solution to this puzzle, this should be easy, although I think there are two solutions for this.

Sometimes I have a talent for getting things in the wrong places!

I like to get the vowels out of the way first and have started with Aired or Oared since those consonants are common too. Or Radio.

Remember, you can use a letter twice. I usually get it in 3 guesses. I am glad there is only one per day. I could get addicted.

I already am addicted.