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⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ MONEY / BGBGB
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HOVER / Correct
With G = 1, Y = ½, & B = 0, I scored ½, 2, and 5.
I spent about five minutes solving this one.
My streak is at 137.
Connections Puzzle #629 March 1: perfect
🟩🟩🟩🟩 GGGG
🟪🟪🟪🟪 PPPP
🟦🟦🟦🟦 BBBB
Today I saw all the Connections.
My streak is at 5.
Dog Hand

I'm impressed that 1% of the Wordle players managed to solve #1350 in two tries... I was lucky to do it in five.
Dog Hand
Puzzle #629
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩
🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
LOUSY
TONER
POWER
HOMER
HOVER
Connections
Puzzle #629
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
The Mrs. helped me get blue. The rest came fairly quickly.
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜
🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ TENOR / YGBBB
⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ FETCH / BGYBB
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DEITY / Correct
With G = 1, Y = ½, & B = 0, I scored 1½, 1½, 1½, and 5.
I spent about five minutes solving this one.
My streak is at 138.
Connections Puzzle #630 March 2: perfect
🟦🟦🟦🟦 BBBB
🟩🟩🟩🟩 GGGG
🟪🟪🟪🟪 PPPP
Today I saw all the Connections.
My streak is at 6.
Dog Hand
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
LOUSY
DAIRY
DEITY
Connections
Puzzle #630
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟦
🟪🟦🟪🟪
🟦🟪🟪🟪
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
I was totally guessing on purple!
Puzzle #630
🟩🟨🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I usually average 3.5-4.0 guesses per Wordle over any given two weeks (as displayed by Wordlebot). My current 2 week average solve is 4.4!
I feel like I've had a Wordle-stroke! :)
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 SHEAR / GBGGG
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 SWEAR / GBGGG
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPEAR / Correct
With G = 1, Y = ½, & B = 0, I scored 1½, 4, 4, and 5.
I spent about five minutes solving this one.
After LEAST, I figured the answer was S_EAR. Four possibilities came to mind, but SMEAR is a past answer, so I was left with three choices... and guessed wrong twice 🙄
My streak is at 139.
Connections Puzzle #631 March 3: failed: 1 of 4
🟪🟦🟪🟩 pbpg
🟩🟪🟩🟦 gpgb
🟦🟦🟩🟪 bbgp
🟪🟪🟪🟦 pppb
Today I saw one of the Connections.
My streak is at 0.
Dog Hand
Quote: darrenhayAnyone else find that the Wordles over the last 2 weeks have been unusually tough?
I usually average 3.5-4.0 guesses per Wordle over any given two weeks (as displayed by Wordlebot). My current 2 week average solve is 4.4!
I feel like I've had a Wordle-stroke! :)
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darrenhay,
Including today (March 3), I have solved the last 14 Wordles in 46 guesses, for an average of just under 3.29. This seems pretty normal for me.
Dog Hand
⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ TRIAL
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 CONES
🟩🟨⬜🟩🟩 SEWAR
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPEAR -- Tossed a coin between this and shear. Smear was a previous solution.
Connections
Puzzle #631
🟩🟪🟩🟩
🟩🟨🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟩🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
Puzzle #631
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟪🟪🟩
🟩🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟦🟦🟦
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
🟩🟨⬜🟨🟩
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
LOUSY
SAFER
SHEAR
SMEAR
SPEAR
Rats. I thought of spear first, but changed my guesses! DOH!
Connections
Puzzle #631
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟩🟩
🟩🟪🟪🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
Phew! Today was tough! I saw several overlapping possible categories. Thankfully, the "one away" clue was enough to help me eventually get the blues. Then I saw purple.

Wordle 1,354 3/6*
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 frisk
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 plank
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 check
Connections
Puzzle #632
🟦🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟦🟪🟪
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ NIECE / BBGGB
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHECK / Correct
With G = 1, Y = ½, & B = 0, I scored ½, 2, and 5.
I spent about three minutes solving this one.
My streak is at 140.
Connections Puzzle #632 March 4: 3 errors
🟩🟩🟩🟩 GGGG
🟪🟦🟦🟦 pbbb
🟨🟨🟨🟨 YYYY
🟪🟦🟪🟪 pbpp
🟪🟪🟪🟪 PPPP
🟦🟦🟦🟦 BBBB
Today I EVENTUALLY saw all of the Connections.
My streak is at 1.
Dog Hand
Quote: DogHandQuote: darrenhayAnyone else find that the Wordles over the last 2 weeks have been unusually tough?
I usually average 3.5-4.0 guesses per Wordle over any given two weeks (as displayed by Wordlebot). My current 2 week average solve is 4.4!
I feel like I've had a Wordle-stroke! :)
link to original post
darrenhay,
Including today (March 3), I have solved the last 14 Wordles in 46 guesses, for an average of just under 3.29. This seems pretty normal for me.
Dog Hand
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Forgot to add... this link:
https://engaging-data.com/wordle-guess-distribution/
shows Wordle solving statistics, so you can see just how hard a past Wordle was.
Dog Hand
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ TRIAL
🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ CONES
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHECK -- Lucky second guess
I'm totally stuck on the Connections. I can't even hazard a first guess.
Puzzle #632
🟦🟦🟩🟦
🟦🟦🟨🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
Speaking of things I have never heard of before now:
"dewy skin"
a "mat" or "thatch" of hair
For those of you who wonder where Connections comes from, here is the final episode of season 20 of the BBC show Only Connect - the "connecting wall" round starts at 21:05:
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
LOUSY
AIRED
PEEVE
CHECK
I felt like solving the puzzle in 4 today was my most satisfying Wordle par ever.
Connections
Puzzle #632
🟦🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟦🟩🟩
🟦🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
Phew! Another tough one!
I thank my parents for buying me an Atari 800 computer and helping me know the term "daisy chain." I figured out blue when I thought of scrooge and twist, but guessed on bucket — it made me think of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Quote: DogHandQuote: darrenhayAnyone else find that the Wordles over the last 2 weeks have been unusually tough?
I usually average 3.5-4.0 guesses per Wordle over any given two weeks (as displayed by Wordlebot). My current 2 week average solve is 4.4!
I feel like I've had a Wordle-stroke! :)
link to original post
darrenhay,
Including today (March 3), I have solved the last 14 Wordles in 46 guesses, for an average of just under 3.29. This seems pretty normal for me.
Dog Hand
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Hats off to you; 3.29 is freakin' unreal!
The 14-day Wordle Bot average as of today is 3.5. I assume you're quoting your stats from Wordle Bot (not necessarily, of course). If so, what's your "Luck" score ... I figure 60-65+ (?)

Wordle 1,354 2/6
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,355 4/6*
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ twist
🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ slack
🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ score
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 scrum
Connections
Puzzle #633
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟩🟪
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ SHINY / GBBBB
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SCRUM / Correct
With G = 1, Y = ½, & B = 0, I scored ½, 1, and 5.
I spent about four minutes solving this one.
My streak is at 141.
Connections Puzzle #633 March 5: perfect
🟩🟩🟩🟩 GGGG
🟦🟦🟦🟦 BBBB
🟪🟪🟪🟪 PPPP
Today I saw all of the Connections.
My streak is at 2.
Dog Hand
Quote: darrenhayQuote: DogHandQuote: darrenhayAnyone else find that the Wordles over the last 2 weeks have been unusually tough?
I usually average 3.5-4.0 guesses per Wordle over any given two weeks (as displayed by Wordlebot). My current 2 week average solve is 4.4!
I feel like I've had a Wordle-stroke! :)
link to original post
darrenhay,
Including today (March 3), I have solved the last 14 Wordles in 46 guesses, for an average of just under 3.29. This seems pretty normal for me.
Dog Hand
link to original post
Hats off to you; 3.29 is freakin' unreal!
The 14-day Wordle Bot average as of today is 3.5. I assume you're quoting your stats from Wordle Bot (not necessarily, of course). If so, what's your "Luck" score ... I figure 60-65+ (?)
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darrenhay,
Not being a paying customer at NYT, I don't have access to Wordlebot, so I do not know what my "Luck" score is.
To find my score over the two-week period, I scrolled through this thread and summed my scores.
The Engaging Data website:
https://engaging-data.com/wordle-guess-distribution/
has average scores (from "NYTimes Wordlebot sample of over 1,780,000 games") for each day. For puzzles 1340 to 1353 (the two-week period ending on March 3), the sum of the daily averages is 60.6, so the average daily score is 60.6/14, or just under 4.33.
You said you averaged 4.4, which is just a bit above the ED average of 4.33. What was your "Luck" score over that span?
Since my average score over that span is 3.29, I would say I have been very lucky.
Dog Hand
Quote: DogHand
The Engaging Data website:
/wordle-guess-distribution/
has average scores (from "NYTimes Wordlebot sample of over 1,780,000 games") for each day. For puzzles 1340 to 1353 (the two-week period ending on March 3), the sum of the daily averages is 60.6, so the average daily score is 60.6/14, or just under 4.33.
You said you averaged 4.4, which is just a bit above the ED average of 4.33. What was your "Luck" score over that span?
Since my average score over that span is 3.29, I would say I have been very lucky.
Dog Hand
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WordleBot presents scores for player Skill, Luck, and Average Guesses (Steps). As of today, these are the 14-day values:
ME AVG WB
SKILL 89 82 99
LUCK 46 55 54
STEPS 4.4 4.0 3.6
(AVG = Avg subscriber score; forgive spacing - editor suppresses multiple spaces)
My current Skill is on par with my typical performance. I usually come in with Average Steps about .2 or .3 higher than WordleBot. Those scores play out in a significantly deficit Luck score these past two weeks.
Fwiw, while NYT no longer offers a "Diversions" subscription (which provided digital access to the daily Crossword and all other puzzle features for $10/yr), full digital access to all NYT content isn't luxury priced.
An initial 6-mo trial can be had for $4/mo. Thereafter, the standard rate rises to $25/mo. However, if you call to cancel unless a discounted rate is offered, the subscription can usually be extended at each renewal for a year at $8 - $12/mo.
Puzzle #633
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
How does "relief" bring tears?
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ TRIAL
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 CONES
🟩🟩🟨🟨⬜ SCURF
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ SCRUB
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SCRUM
Connections
Puzzle #633
🟩🟦🟦🟦
🟦🟪🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟩🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟩🟪
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜
🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
LOUSY
SUAVE
STRUT
SCRUM

Wordle 1,355 4/6. (WordleBot Skill score = 99)
Wordle 1,356 2/6. (WordleBot Skill score = 99)
(Note, I typically access the next day's Wordle between 10p and midnight the night before.)
In almost 1000 solves, this is the first time I've scored the max possible Wordle Bot Skill score on 2 successive dates!
As one would expect, the Wordle Bot Skill score evaluates your guesses on the likelihood of solving the challenge in the fewest possible picks (understanding that luck is a separate factor in how many guesses it actually takes).
I think I might be "back in the saddle"!
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜
🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ALERT / Correct
With G = 1, Y = ½, & B = 0, I scored 2½ and 5.
I spent less than one minute solving this one.
Eagle #83 for this old dog.
My streak is at 142.
Connections Puzzle #634 March 6: perfect
🟦🟦🟦🟦 BBBB
🟨🟨🟨🟨 YYYY
🟪🟪🟪🟪 PPPP
Today I did you see the purple SAND___ Connection.
My streak is at 3.
Remember the Alamo! 03/06/1836
Dog Hand
Quote: darrenhayWhat a difference a day or two can make!
Wordle 1,355 4/6. (WordleBot Skill score = 99)
Wordle 1,356 2/6. (WordleBot Skill score = 99)
(Note, I typically access the next day's Wordle between 10p and midnight the night before.)
In almost 1000 solves, this is the first time I've scored the max possible Wordle Bot Skill score on 2 successive dates!
As one would expect, the Wordle Bot Skill score evaluates your guesses on the likelihood of solving the challenge in the fewest possible picks (understanding that luck is a separate factor in how many guesses it actually takes).
I think I might be "back in the saddle"!
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darrenhay,
"Congratulations on the eagle!" from your fellow deucer.
Dog Hand
🟨🟨⬜🟨🟨 TRIAL
⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 BLART
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ALERT
Connections
Puzzle #634
🟨🟨🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟪🟦🟦
🟪🟦🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
Wordle 1,356 4/6*
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ grain
🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ radar
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨 opera
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 alert
Connections
Puzzle #634
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟪🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
Puzzle #634
🟩🟨🟩🟨
🟨🟦🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟩🟩🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟨🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
LOUSY
LATER
ALERT
I screwed up on attempt #2 — but with an amusing result!
Connections
Puzzle #634
🟦🟦🟩🟦
🟦🟪🟨🟨
🟦🟨🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟨🟨🟨
Rats.

Wordle 1,357 4/6*
🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ trick
🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ treat
🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ truly
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 troop
Connections
Puzzle #635
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ TRICK / GGBBB
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TROOP / Correct
With G = 1, Y = ½, & B = 0, I scored ½, 2, and 5.
I spent about three minutes solving this one.
My streak is at 143.
Connections Puzzle #635 March 7: perfect
🟦🟦🟦🟦 BBBB
🟩🟩🟩🟩 GGGG
🟪🟪🟪🟪 PPPP
Today I did not see the purple FRUITS WITH THEIR SECOND LETTERS CHANGED Connection.
What is a LUMON?
My streak is at 4.
Dog Hand