Saturday, November 23, 2024

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:

Take care and stay safe.

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