nampla69 Posted January 12, 2022 Author Share Posted January 12, 2022 Big controversy from todays Times of UK. Front page too .... Look away if you have not done todays labor of love (clue in there). https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/wordle-puzzle-provokes-war-of-words-with-american-spelling-hjw8rwq68 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 7 minutes ago, nampla69 said: Big controversy from todays Times of UK. Front page too .... Look away if you have not done todays labor of love (clue in there). https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/wordle-puzzle-provokes-war-of-words-with-american-spelling-hjw8rwq68 Behind a paywall , but that was what my previous post was about , it definitely had me confused .. and I just gambled on my last guess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 14 minutes ago, nampla69 said: Big controversy from todays Times of UK. Front page too .... Look away if you have not done todays labor of love (clue in there). https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/wordle-puzzle-provokes-war-of-words-with-american-spelling-hjw8rwq68 OK I got it on my last try and hadn’t even considered that……true that UK and Canada use “ou” much more often Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painter Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 17 minutes ago, Stillearly said: Behind a paywall , but that was what my previous post was about , it definitely had me confused .. and I just gambled on my last guess Yup... didnt know I could spell in American...!! Bloody awful game.... When's the next one? 🙂 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nampla69 Posted January 12, 2022 Author Share Posted January 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Stillearly said: Behind a paywall , but that was what my previous post was about , it definitely had me confused .. and I just gambled on my last guess You did me a big favor ..... many thanks and no rancor from Painter either. Guess it may provide some succor to others ... I'll get me coat shall I ...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Penevil Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Since the game is based on five-letter words, it's understandable the game's author would allow U.S. spelling as that increases the number of common words which are allowed. Evil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nampla69 Posted January 12, 2022 Author Share Posted January 12, 2022 35 minutes ago, Evil Penevil said: Since the game is based on five-letter words, it's understandable the game's author would allow U.S. spelling as that increases the number of common words which are allowed. Evil I agree me old mate but it rumbles on. This just out in the Telegraph by Britain's most reactionary old fart ..... apologies to my colonial buddies ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Dangleberries Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 A miserable 6 tries to get it today. Wordle 208 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Wordle 208 5/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Derek Dangleberries Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 17 minutes ago, Stillearly said: Wordle 208 5/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Compare your last 3 tries with my last 4 tries .... You got lucky!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chang_Paarp Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Wordle 208 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Britboy Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Just got back from the casino at 3.30 am, two bottles of red and a great fillet steak, but a loss . . ☹️ So quite pleased with myself . . . 😁 Wordle 208 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sangsom Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Wordle 208 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painter Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Fluke! Wordle 208 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nampla69 Posted January 13, 2022 Author Share Posted January 13, 2022 8 hours ago, Stillearly said: Wordle 208 5/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 4 hours ago, Britboy said: Just got back from the casino at 3.30 am, two bottles of red and a great fillet steak, but a loss . . ☹️ So quite pleased with myself . . . 😁 Wordle 208 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Same same got it on the 5th go ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) Well he listened to you all and put a very British word on today Shame on me Wordle 208 X/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ Edited January 13, 2022 by Golfingboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chang_Paarp Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Wordle 209 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Dangleberries Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 I tried a different strategy with my first 2 guesses and failed miserably ..... Back to the drawing board.. Wordle 209 X/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 🙂 Wordle 209 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john luke Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Got it in three today How do you get the copy of the coloured squares without the letters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tko Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 26 minutes ago, john luke said: How do you get the copy of the coloured squares without the letters? Hit the "share" selection and it puts it in your clipboard. Then you can select "paste" to put it into your post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sangsom Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Wordle 209 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painter Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Wordle 209 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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