My THANK-sgiving Wordle

Here's my post on the New York Time's Wordle Review comments for yesterday. 

Wordle 1,258 3/6

⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ SHONE  11 WL

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ PACER     2 WL

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHOCK

WordleBot

Skill 97/99

Luck 57/99

Streak 1009

My “Twelve Days of Christmas” posts last season were so well received, I thought I’d warm up with a Thanksgiving post this year.

(To be sung to the tune of “We Gather Together”)

For Thanksgiving's Wordle, my first guess was lucky

It found me two letters, the H and the O

Guess 1 had much gain-ed, Eleven words remain-ed

Two letters were in place now — but with three left to go

Guess 2, I chose PACER — which WordleBot favored

I found me a C — but now where should it go?

Two words left to pick from — but I could only guess one

The other word was CHOUX — What is *that*?  I don’t know.

So one word was left me to use for my Guess 3

I’m CHOCK-full of blessings this Thanksgiving Day

Past Wordle play knowledge helped best NYT’s average

Today, it’s family, food — Back tomorrow to play

Today, Guess #1 provided the H & O (in position).  Based on my records from Game #687 (GHOUL on 5/7/2023), there were ten words left — but four had been previous solutions.  (NOTE:  The Bot later indicated that CHOUX was now also a possible solution — but I did not take that information seriously.)  Guess #2 added only the C (out of position).  With the information at my disposal, only one solution remained.  On this Thanksgiving Day, I was CHOCK-full of both SKILL & LUCK.  I tied The Bot (3 to 3) and bested the (current) NYT avg by more than a full guess (3 vs 4.1).  

If you celebrate such things, I hope you had a Terrific Thanksgiving.

Take care and stay safe.

PEARL Of The Quarter

Here's my post on the New York Time's Wordle Review comments for yesterday. 

 Wordle 1,252 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 SHONE  496 WL

⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 TRAIL          1 WL

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PEARL

WordleBot

Skill 99/99

Luck 57/99

Streak 1003

I’m sure my style of play would be considered boring by many — but it works for me.

Today, Guess #1 provided only the E (out of position) and left me with almost 500 possible solutions remaining.  The Bot said this was “unlucky” and added (as it often does) that my starting choice was a “strong opening guess”.  Guess #2 (my favorite choice in this scenario, The Bot called it a “terrific choice”) showed me the A & L (in position as Letters 3 & 5 respectively) and R (out of position).  I had 4 of 5 letters — now just needed to get them in the right order.  Like a PEARL to my SWINE-like self, the answer appeared in my brain.  I verified it had not been a previous solution and typed it in for Guess #3.  Watching all the letters turn GREEN never gets old for me.  I tied The Bot (3 to 3) and bested the (current) NYT avg (3 vs 3.5).  Thank God for the end of a work week (I hope) - wishing everyone a great day. 

PS:

I really should have included this link from the start:

https://youtu.be/BM9GNRqxxhU?si=Fw7aJJaU5wrzzT2V

Take care and stay safe.

Another Day, Another Deuce

 

Here's my post on the New York Time's Wordle Review comments for yesterday. 

Wordle 1,251 2/6

🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 SHONE  3 WL

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPINE

WordleBot

Skill 99/99

Luck 89/99

Streak 1002

Another day, another DEUCE.  What a lucky boy I’ve been this week.

Guess #1 provided three letters again today (H, N & E) — this time, all were in position.  And once again, only 3 possible solutions remained (predictably, The Bot found this “extraordinarily lucky”).   But unlike yesterday, my meticulous (read:  anal retentive) record-keeping from Game #706 (SWINE on 5/26/2023) showed that I was facing a coin flip.  My history on coin flips is not stellar — and I typed in Guess #2 with some trepidation.  But a shiver ran down my SPINE as all the letters turned GREEN.  I beat The Bot (2 to 3 for a second consecutive day, I love it) and bested the (current) NYT avg (2 vs 3.5).  Hope you all are having a great day.

Take care and stay safe.

Found my NICHE

Here's my post on the New York Time's Wordle Review comments for yesterday. 

Wordle 1,250 2/6

⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 SHONE  3 WL
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 NICHE

WordleBot
Skill 99/99
Luck 89/99
Streak 1001

Guess #1 provided so much information — the H & N (out of position) and the E (in position as Letter 5) — that only 3 possible solutions remained (“extraordinarily lucky” said The Bot).   And, adjusting for previous solutions, only ONE word remained.  With the data I retained from Game #1085 on 6/8 (solution = HENCE), I knew what the word must be — I had finally found my NICHE.  Got the DEUCE without breaking a sweat.  I beat The Bot (2 to 3, oh how sweet) and bested the (current) NYT avg (2 vs 3.6).  Hope you are having a great day.

Take care and stay safe.

Batting 1000

Here's my post on the New York Time's Wordle Review comments for yesterday. 

Wordle 1,249 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ SHONE 23 WL 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ GUARD 1 WL 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GOING WordleBot Skill 99/99 Luck 79/99 Streak 1000 I did it! Today, my streak reached 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ days. Guess #1 provided the O (out of position) and the N (in position as Letter 4) — and reduced the possible solutions to 23 words (with only 7 solutions remaining, when adjusted for previous or unlikely solutions). In that scenario, The Bot’s favorite for Guess #2 is GUARD, which revealed G as the first letter. Information gleaned from Game #1207 on 10/8 showed that there was only one word left. I was GOING to extend my streak to 1000 days and watched happily as all the letters turned green. I tied The Bot (3 to 3) and bested the (current) NYT avg (3 vs 4.2).

Hope everyone is having a great day. GO LIONS!!!

Take care and stay safe.

Not a FRAIL-ure

Here's my post on the New York Time's Wordle Review comments for yesterday. 

Wordle 1,248 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ SHONE 376 WL ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRAIL 2 WL 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FRAIL WordleBot Skill 99/99 Luck 54/99 Streak 999 Since tomorrow is the Day Of Reckoning for my (incomprehensible) Wordle streak, I thought I should get back into the habit of posting a comment — since I’ve grown hopelessly lax in the last few months. I’m frankly shocked at my prioritization of tasks lately, devoting so much time to work. Hopefully, my plans to retire next year will come to fruition. Guess #1 today provided nothing — but eliminated 5 letters. On the other hand, Guess #2 (TRAIL, one of The Bot’s favorites in that scenario) gave me R, A, I & L — all in place. Meticulous record-keeping (from Game #863 on 10/30/2023) showed that there was only one word left. I typed in FRAIL and all the letters turned green. I tied The Bot (3 to 3) and bested the (current) NYT avg (3 vs 3.7). Tomorrow, I try to extend my streak to 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ days. Hope you are having a good day.

Take care and stay safe.

If We Had But…

Here's my post on the New York Time's Wordle Review comments for yesterday. 

Wordle 1,196 3/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  SHONE  73 WL
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜   LAITY      1 WL
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩   FAITH

WordleBot
Skill 99/99
Luck 73/99
Streak 947

It seems incomprehensible to me — but I don’t think I’ve posted a comment since my winning streak had reached 800 games.  And that was 147 days ago.  I probably would have found some excuse not to post today either — if I hadn’t been seized by the urge to rewatch the Coen Brother’s “Hail Caesar” while imagining The Bot playing George Clooney’s role.

Guess #1 only provided the H (out of position) today.  But Guess #2 (LAITY, The Bot’s favorite in that scenario) gave me A, I & T, all in place as Letters 2, 3 & 4.  There was only one word left, I didn’t whiff, and all the letters turned green.  I beat both The Bot (3 vs 4) and the (current) NYT avg (3 vs 3.5).  

GO TIGERS!!!  The Magic Number is ONE!

Take care and stay safe.