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My lazy Wordle strategy: same words every time

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Re: My lazy Wordle strategy: same words every time

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furyofantares wrote: post #8
dazc wrote: post #4

Just use a random word, luck will do the rest.

For the variants I've programmed, I've enforced that they start with a random word guessed (same random word for everyone though.) Wordle is good as it is but personally I think most of the variants would be better off adopting this feature. That said I saw someone speedrunning 10x Xordle games and for speedrunning they just ignore the starting word and make the same 4 guesses every time: CARVE SHIFT GODLY WHUMP

How many variants have you programmed?

Why?

Re: My lazy Wordle strategy: same words every time

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Post by jeffbee »

mostertoaster wrote: post #10

Since switching to hard mode, I almost never start with “good words”. Too much risk of getting the 10 possibilities with 3 guesses remaining type situation.

There isn’t a hard mode strategy that assures a win, though. You have to get lucky or lose sometimes.

Re: My lazy Wordle strategy: same words every time

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Post by __s »

jeffbee wrote: post #22
mostertoaster wrote: post #10

Since switching to hard mode, I almost never start with “good words”. Too much risk of getting the 10 possibilities with 3 guesses remaining type situation.

There isn’t a hard mode strategy that assures a win, though. You have to get lucky or lose sometimes.

https://jonathanolson.net/wordle-solver

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Re: My lazy Wordle strategy: same words every time

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jeffbee wrote: post #22
mostertoaster wrote: post #10

Since switching to hard mode, I almost never start with “good words”. Too much risk of getting the 10 possibilities with 3 guesses remaining type situation.

There isn’t a hard mode strategy that assures a win, though. You have to get lucky or lose sometimes.

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Re: My lazy Wordle strategy: same words every time

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Post by mplanchard »

jeffbee wrote: post #22
mostertoaster wrote: post #10

Since switching to hard mode, I almost never start with “good words”. Too much risk of getting the 10 possibilities with 3 guesses remaining type situation.

There isn’t a hard mode strategy that assures a win, though. You have to get lucky or lose sometimes.

It’s true you can get into a hole, but there are strategies that help, like the one the person you’re replying to mentioned. It also helps to get a sense for what kinds of words wordle uses (e.g. no plurals). That being said, it’s the possibility of losing that makes it exciting!

I’ve played 113 times on hard mode and only lost once so far, guessing between two possibilities on the sixth word.

For a while now I’ve just been starting with the previous day’s word to mix things up, rather than trying to use the most optimal starters.

Re: My lazy Wordle strategy: same words every time

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Post by jezzamon »

I actually made a Wordle variant me and my family have been playing that prevents you using a word you have ever used before (unless it is that day's word). It's a really small tweak and it takes a while to have any impact, but it makes the game so much more interesting for me. (jezzamon.com/wordle if anyone wants to try it)

No idea if it'll become unplayable eventually but I'm having fun seeing it play out as more and more common words get locked out

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