anyone tried the new online Wordle word game?

Got two letters in the right places first go but still took 4 goes to get it right.

I love this thread, it's fun, the only competition is yourself. I like doing it at midnight, but this will have to stop once I return to work next week.
I had a Grrr moment today as I just used the wrong 1st letter, but this is quite common. I enjoy doing this and it does not interfere with anything I am doing. I am getting quicker too.

Thank you for the suggestion muse. I’ve looked at Wordle on my ipad and phone and now have the technical answer. ?
To the right of the puzzle there is a “flower” icon. I touched this and scrolled down to find #224.
My discovery was more luck than skill!

I don't like words where there are numerous possibilities for one letter. eg dream cream bream. (grumping again)

Agreed Nannagarra, I remember the word you're talking about. It took me three goes. There is certainly an element of luck.

However I think it's good for me, as I'm doing it (usually) a bit quicker now.

I'm sticking with Splendid after a dismal four!
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Good 1st attempt. I use a different word most days and never too many vowels.

3 today.

nannagarra. Perhaps it depends on what device you use. The statistic I post is the one from my iPhone.

Skill and luck today for me but I’m watching out for the sneaky American spelling the creators will drop on us.

It’s definitely the fine balance of skill and luck which is the appeal of the game.
This is how I think of the ratings:

1 - Wowzers! I am Uri Cornforth!(Note to self: do the lottery today)

2 - I am very, very clever and smug today.

3 - excellent; good job (above average)

4 - average; could do better.

5 - damn.

6 - gutted.

I think I'm slipping because I can't remember yesterdays, PamelaJ1!

Recently (I’ll not be specific for those playing retrospectively) there were three potential answers depending upon a change of the initial letter. If it takes three attempts to arrive at the final four letters in the correct order subsequent attempts can frustratingly gobble up those remaining chances!

I am realising how narrow my vocabulary is.
I got it in 5 yesterday but had never heard the word before.
Looked it up so I suppose I’m expanding my knowledge.

5 tries today. I’m slipping.

Choosing a word with the most used letters doesn't work I find - like the other day when the word was KNOLL

Marydoll

This morning:
Looking at what vowels I had left as none were right first time! plus the only one letter I had got right was in the wrong place.
I put it in the correct place in the second row.
The third row was a calculated guess but with one letter wrong, annoyingly.

Sometimes it's down to luck at getting the first word almost right.

Or, as Morecambe and Wise would say, all the right letters but not necessarily in the right order ?

Marydoll

Well done all those who manage to get it easily.
I wonder if it is luck or is there a measure of skill involved? I play lots of word games and often solve obscure words, but I am hopeless at this!

I am very annoyed!!!

There's the rub, Marydoll.
Having used skill on the first couple of lines, a 'feel' for what might be required, the whole thing then degenerates into guesswork to chance on the very letter the setter has chosen.
And thus, your success rate goes down the proverbial!

Skill? Luck?
First two words today no letters at all! Two right on attempt 3, one in the correct place.
Got it on attempt 4, helped by so many letters already discounted.

The first choice has to be down to luck surely, with a bit of skill in choosing a word with most used letetrs.

Only one letter at first and it took four attempts
I got one letter in the first word but in the wrong place.
Splendid apparently! ?

The skill is looking at what letters are left and thinking of possibilities.

Two for me this morning. Lucky first and lucky choice of possibilities second.

Well I have no idea what's happened to me. For the first week or so I'd managed to work it out usually within 3 or 4 lines. However, I have now failed every day since Wednesday.

I did it in three today , after two days of getting it on the last gasp !
I think it’s a bit of luck getting letters in the first attempt then skill juggling that information !

Marydoll

Well done all those who manage to get it easily.
I wonder if it is luck or is there a measure of skill involved? I play lots of word games and often solve obscure words, but I am hopeless at this!

I am very annoyed!!!

There is a measure of skill involved, after your guess at the first line, particularly if you get no letters to start with as I did this morning!

4 for me today.

4 today

Three for me too! ?

Three today. No letters in the first line.

Where does the number of the puzzle appear? (Using an iPad.) MNers record results as 223 (number of the puzzle) 3/6 (number of attempts), i.e. 223 3/6.

Thank you in advance.