Tomtit in the tilth -- the NY TIMES SPELLING BEE thread

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Absurdle 10/∞

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The Door into Summerisle (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 12 January 2022 00:42 (two years ago) link

oh brother

Dan S, Wednesday, 12 January 2022 01:23 (two years ago) link

Absurdle 5/∞

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towards fungal computer (harbl), Wednesday, 12 January 2022 01:29 (two years ago) link

not bad considering 4 is the most the creator thinks is possible!

i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 12 January 2022 01:47 (two years ago) link

no spoilers but one of the things with Wordle is that I often forget American words are spelled differently to their British version, today I almost lost my streak because I nearly didn't realise that

boxedjoy, Wednesday, 12 January 2022 09:22 (two years ago) link

not bad considering 4 is the most the creator thinks is possible!

?

The Door into Summerisle (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 12 January 2022 11:18 (two years ago) link

Oh, I see, I think.

The Door into Summerisle (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 12 January 2022 12:14 (two years ago) link

What was your word choice, harbl? I can't reduce Absurdle past 7

flamboyant goon tie included, Wednesday, 12 January 2022 13:08 (two years ago) link

I actually tried the example given on the Absurdle to get to 4 but it didn’t work with the current word list I think.

The Door into Summerisle (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 12 January 2022 13:10 (two years ago) link

i don't remember at all, sorry! i like absurdle better than wordle

towards fungal computer (harbl), Wednesday, 12 January 2022 13:23 (two years ago) link

it may have been bride or drive but i can't be sure

towards fungal computer (harbl), Wednesday, 12 January 2022 13:24 (two years ago) link

have ended with JAZZY twice

towards fungal computer (harbl), Wednesday, 12 January 2022 13:34 (two years ago) link

Oh yeah, I just had that one!

The Door into Summerisle (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 12 January 2022 13:36 (two years ago) link

actually just got it again. the way i play seems to force it in that direction.

towards fungal computer (harbl), Wednesday, 12 January 2022 13:41 (two years ago) link

Absurdle 5/∞

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SEAMY
GROIN
BUTCH
FLEET
TWEED

Took some trial and error, I can get 6 fairly reliably. Put Y in the first guess so it doesn't appear in the result, gets rid of words ending double letter Y e.g. JAZZY. Getting S out of the way also helpful, and as many other high frequency letters as you can.

two sleeps till brooklyn (ledge), Wednesday, 12 January 2022 14:20 (two years ago) link

Ahhhh that's a good tactic

flamboyant goon tie included, Wednesday, 12 January 2022 15:36 (two years ago) link

Wordle 207 4/6

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Started off with ADIEU today after reading about it from someone else's strategy.

Rabbit Pen Warren (Leee), Wednesday, 12 January 2022 16:30 (two years ago) link

Ooh thanks for Absurdle, I like it

Absurdle 5/∞

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rob, Wednesday, 12 January 2022 20:10 (two years ago) link

5 on my first Absurdle. I did my first Wordle in 2 so there’s some serious beginner’s luck going on here

Absurdle 5/∞

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Alba, Wednesday, 12 January 2022 21:27 (two years ago) link

Tomorrow's Wordle answer should be MATHS. See how they like it

— Alex Selby-Boothroyd (@AlexSelbyB) January 12, 2022

koogs, Thursday, 13 January 2022 18:19 (two years ago) link

I’ve managed to get in five or six attempts pretty regularly on Absurdle - still trying to get that elusive four. Anyone else has managed?

Roz, Friday, 14 January 2022 10:56 (two years ago) link

Lots of fives but no fours - weirdly the one mention in the notes (aiery/canst/dolma/offal) doesn't work, laugh/lauch/pupal are all possible after that.

two sleeps till brooklyn (ledge), Friday, 14 January 2022 11:20 (two years ago) link

But if you guess pupal it gives you the win, instead of carrying on with laugh/lauch and giving a grey for the Ps and a yellow for the U.

two sleeps till brooklyn (ledge), Friday, 14 January 2022 11:24 (two years ago) link

sorry, not lauch (whatever that is), the c is not available. laugh still works though.

two sleeps till brooklyn (ledge), Friday, 14 January 2022 11:33 (two years ago) link

it has been pointed out to me that 'laugh' is not available at that point as 'a' in second place has already been ruled out.

two sleeps till brooklyn (ledge), Friday, 14 January 2022 15:11 (two years ago) link

Your point still stands: that the example given on the website does not work.

The Door into Summerisle (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 14 January 2022 15:17 (two years ago) link

tangential but with wordle going supermainstream it's time for new new hotness:
https://wikitrivia.tomjwatson.com/

i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Monday, 17 January 2022 20:35 (two years ago) link

my top so far is 10

i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Monday, 17 January 2022 20:36 (two years ago) link

11 on my first go, the last one actually had the date in the title but I misread 1598 as 1958

two sleeps till brooklyn (ledge), Monday, 17 January 2022 20:50 (two years ago) link

Nice, thanks! I got to two, then tried again for ten.

okay, 12

i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Monday, 17 January 2022 20:53 (two years ago) link

I like some of the titles & subtitles:

Jesus. Deity.
Diet of Worms. Diet.

two sleeps till brooklyn (ledge), Monday, 17 January 2022 21:23 (two years ago) link

Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire did not end in 1AD you fuckers.

two sleeps till brooklyn (ledge), Monday, 17 January 2022 21:29 (two years ago) link

Okay, 14. I'll stop until i get to 18

i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Monday, 17 January 2022 21:39 (two years ago) link

Mount Olympus, Mountain of Greece, created: 1938

I Am Fribbulus (Xax) (Doctor Casino), Tuesday, 18 January 2022 02:34 (two years ago) link

Gigabyte Technology, Electronics company, created: 789

I Am Fribbulus (Xax) (Doctor Casino), Tuesday, 18 January 2022 03:24 (two years ago) link

none of these other games including wordle or absurdle are as interesting as spelling bee to me

Dan S, Tuesday, 18 January 2022 03:41 (two years ago) link

Puma clothing company apparently created in the year 0.

JoeStork, Tuesday, 18 January 2022 04:40 (two years ago) link

Yeah this is bad. Puma (brand), German clothing and consumer goods manufacturer, created: 0

Roz, Tuesday, 18 January 2022 04:44 (two years ago) link

Lol I posted that without refreshing the thread first oops

Roz, Tuesday, 18 January 2022 04:45 (two years ago) link

there are bugs, seems like they're wiki related. hoping they clean it up if there's enough interest!

i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 18 January 2022 05:58 (two years ago) link

needs a "complain about this date" button for sure

I Am Fribbulus (Xax) (Doctor Casino), Tuesday, 18 January 2022 12:06 (two years ago) link

So OCOTILLO and however many other trees are accepted but not PIPAL??

Wordle Stephen Curry II (Leee), Wednesday, 19 January 2022 18:41 (two years ago) link

No ITAL either.

Tapioca Tumbril (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 19 January 2022 19:40 (two years ago) link

Today I learned that Okinawa was created in 753CE and that Homicide (the act of human killing) dates to 1,300 BCE

justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Wednesday, 19 January 2022 20:29 (two years ago) link

This is just to say

I have eaten
the bread
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the lemon
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the meals
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the slime
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the plums
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— evilbooster’d 💉 (@evilrooster) January 10, 2022

i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 19 January 2022 20:57 (two years ago) link

is 1300 bce cain offing abel?

i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 19 January 2022 21:12 (two years ago) link

the "created" places are so infuriating. i need to stop playing this dumb thing.

I Am Fribbulus (Xax) (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 19 January 2022 21:52 (two years ago) link

lol’d at “The Time Machine (1960 film)” card
i find i can actually place things more accurately just based on the pics, a hairstyle or a painting style are good clues

scanner darkly, Wednesday, 19 January 2022 22:23 (two years ago) link


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