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Really thought my third guess was right. Then two more guesses later…
Wordle 323 5/6*
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Really thought my third guess was right. Then two more guesses later…
I'm pretty happy with my "par 4" considering my relatively weak start
Wordle 323 4/6*
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My third attempt was a pretty desperate one ... and almost nailed it.
Wordle 323 4/6*
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Finally! Someone else thinks about Wordle in golf terms.
For a while now I've decided that every Wordle puzzle has a par of 4 guesses, and that the purpose of playing is to stay below par over the long term. Yet another reason I think we should be sharing stats rather than individual game outcomes.
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The comparison works. Solving in 1 guess would be a hole in one or a double eagle. 2 guesses is an eagle, 3 guesses a birdie, 4 guesses is par, 5 guesses a bogey, 6 guesses a double bogey, more than 6 guesses a triple bogey.
The stats screenshot above tells me that I've had 42 solves under par and 25 over par. That's a -17 over 115 puzzles, which is analogous to a -10 or -11 in a 72-hole golf tournament.
In practice, the comparison gets even better. The closest early guesses get you to the green faster, and then it's a matter of putting. Take today's puzzle:
Wordle 323 4/6
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If you remember my past posts, you already know my first and second guesses. If you don't remember...
Spoiler!
Each is unlikely to be the right word, but they eliminate a lot of possibilities, and in this case I was left with only two. I go for the more common word -- a subjective decision -- and, when in doubt, the noun. My third guess was both, and it was wrong. Got it on the second putt.
I also think in terms of golf, and in general I agree with the "ubiquitous par 4" idea. But for someone who really wants to get anal about it, there are some words for which par could be thought of differently. For example, I think a word with multiple occurrences of a letter is maybe one more par than those otherwise consistent but with five unique letters. There are probably other examples, like words with a 'q' or 'z', words with a combination of say 4 letters that are common with other words (a frequent malady of those posting here), things like that. On the whole, though, I like the generic par 4 approach.
Wordle 323 4/6
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Wordle 323 3/6
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Lucky guess.
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Wordle 324 3/6
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Eagle! Lucky but I'll take it
Wordle 324 2/6*
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Should have had this in three.
Wordle 324 4/6*
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Through 5 tries, I have 4 of the 5 letters, ALL in the wrong positions. I’m going to have to write this one on paper to test the possible iterations and figure out the 5th letter. Be back later!
Ozzie, your paradigm of optimism!
Go To Hell carolina, Go To Hell!
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Nice to get a three again. And only barely missed a two.
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Drove the green, but my first two putts were woeful.
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