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Alphalock - like wordle but harder!

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ThreeRandomWords123 Thu 18-Dec-25 14:12:55

A thread for Alphalock - a game that's a cross between wordle and the classic boardgame Mastermind

www.alphalockgame.net

Jalyn Tue 07-Jul-26 07:30:36

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #798 7/10

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🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Streak: 2

Jalyn Mon 06-Jul-26 18:53:33

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #797 6/10

🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟨🟨⬜️⬜️
🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩🟨⬜️⬜️
🟩🟨⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Streak: 1

JoyBloggs Mon 06-Jul-26 17:57:34

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #797 3/10

🟨🟨🟨⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Streak: 4
Well that was a surprise... what a fluke. Beginner's luck!

Cressida Mon 06-Jul-26 16:26:39

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #797 6/10

🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟨🟨⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Streak: 2

JoyBloggs Mon 06-Jul-26 16:08:07

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #796 7/10

⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Streak: 3

JoyBloggs Mon 06-Jul-26 16:07:00

JackyB I managed to do yesterday's OK but I can't really claim to have any 'tactics', I just use a mix of logic, reasoning and a bit of luck. I didn't realise you could change the colour of the squares at first but I now find that very useful. A pity you can't change the letters in the alphabet... that would make life a lot easier.

JackyB Sun 05-Jul-26 11:56:09

I've kept on doing it daily since this was first posted. I've given up looking at the Wordle thread although I still do that daily, too, because it's just a boring thread of people posting their results instead of commenting on the actual words and how they got to them.

Also I'd be interested in everyone 's tactics, if any.

Of course I'm not suggesting we post the answers as soon as we solve them, but maybe late evening or the next day.

Gran22boys Sat 04-Jul-26 22:13:54

I must be thick. I can’t make head nor tail of it.

JoyBloggs Sat 04-Jul-26 20:32:04

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #795 10/10

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Streak: 2
Phew... I made hard work of that!

JoyBloggs Sat 04-Jul-26 20:06:09

Cressida... congrats! I'm struggling with today's and I've only 2 more tries left. Did yesterday's no prob but must have been beginner's luck!

Cressida Fri 03-Jul-26 16:12:34

Hadn't heard of this game before so thanks to JoyBloggs for posting today.

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #794 8/10

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🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️
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🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Streak: 1

JoyBloggs Fri 03-Jul-26 15:15:34

Only stumbled across this thread today. Had never heard of Alphalock but as a puzzle enthusiast this is yet another to add to my daily list! Thank you TRW123

WilliamHathaway Tue 30-Jun-26 13:30:57

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MG55 Sat 10-Jan-26 13:14:06

Great game but definitely hard work. Thank you for posting the link.

Farmor15 Wed 07-Jan-26 14:02:46

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #617 4/10

🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩🟨⬜️⬜️
🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Streak: 20
A bit of a fluke today!

Farmor15 Tue 06-Jan-26 09:41:49

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #616 8/10

🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
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Streak: 19
I'm still playing this every day, but only post sometimes. I like the logic/deduction needed.

ThreeRandomWords123 Tue 30-Dec-25 17:42:09

ALPHALOCK - should have used a burner word I think!
Four Letter Game #609 8/10

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ThreeRandomWords123 Sun 28-Dec-25 09:06:23

The five letter alphalock game was easier for me today than the four letter as I had two complete rows with no successful letters which helped my deduction a lot!!!

ALPHALOCK
Five Letter Game #607 6/10

⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜️
🟩🟩🟨⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
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ThreeRandomWords123 Sun 28-Dec-25 09:04:37

ALPHALOCK - then for letter was a hard one today
Four Letter Game #607 6/10

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🟩🟩🟩⬜️
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ThreeRandomWords123 Sat 27-Dec-25 15:33:38

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #606 7/10

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🟨🟨⬜️⬜️
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
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I had fun solving this one - it was a bit harder than yesterday I thought even though my score is better !

ThreeRandomWords123 Fri 26-Dec-25 16:00:49

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #605 6/10

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🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩🟨🟨⬜️
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩

in go 5 I got all the letters just all of them were in the wrong place !

ThreeRandomWords123 Wed 24-Dec-25 10:13:08

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #603 6/10

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🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟨🟨⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Christmas is the perfect time for puzzles I think smile

ThreeRandomWords123 Tue 23-Dec-25 17:40:45

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #602 6/10

🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩🟩🟩

I am getting 6/10 most days this week !

Farmor15 Tue 23-Dec-25 15:56:47

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #602 6/10

⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Streak: 6

ThreeRandomWords123 Mon 22-Dec-25 08:24:48

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #601 6/10

🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩🟨⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩🟨⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Quite happy with this score today smile