Wordle for February 15, 2023 - #606
Attempt 1
This is the first attempt and we’ll choose a random word to start with.
Let’s start with word thole
Attempt for thole gives us 0 correct letters, 1 present letters and 4 wrong letters.
If we look into details, we can see that:
Letter t is not present in the word and we will not use it any more
Letter h is not present in the word and we will not use it any more
Letter o is not present in the word and we will not use it any more
Letter l is on a different spot - this means that it cannot be at position 4
Letter e is not present in the word and we will not use it any more
Some letters are missing (like t, h, o, e) but it’s also important piece of information
Word should contain letters [l]
That was a great guess that limited number of remaining words
Attempt 2
Right now we have 455 words to choose from and best of them seem to be [ulnar urnal gnarl knurl drail]
So far we know that possible letters are:
At position 1: [a b c d f g i j k l m n p q r s u v w x y z]
At position 2: [a b c d f g i j k l m n p q r s u v w x y z]
At position 3: [a b c d f g i j k l m n p q r s u v w x y z]
At position 4: [a b c d f g i j k m n p q r s u v w x y z]
At position 5: [a b c d f g i j k l m n p q r s u v w x y z]
Next guess is ulnar, let’s see what it gives us
Attempt for ulnar gives us 0 correct letters, 2 present letters and 3 wrong letters.
If we look into details, we can see that:
Letter u is not present in the word and we will not use it any more
Letter l is on a different spot - this means that it cannot be at position 2
Letter n is not present in the word and we will not use it any more
Letter a is on a different spot - this means that it cannot be at position 4
Letter r is not present in the word and we will not use it any more
Some letters are missing (like u, n, r) but it’s also important piece of information
Word should contain letters [l a]
That was a great guess that limited number of remaining words
Attempt 3
Right now we have 47 words to choose from and best of them seem to be [calid baldy lacis salic basil]
So far we know that possible letters are:
At position 1: [a b c d f g i j k l m p q s v w x y z]
At position 2: [a b c d f g i j k m p q s v w x y z]
At position 3: [a b c d f g i j k l m p q s v w x y z]
At position 4: [b c d f g i j k m p q s v w x y z]
At position 5: [a b c d f g i j k l m p q s v w x y z]
Next guess is calid, let’s see what it gives us
Attempt for calid gives us 2 correct letters, 0 present letters and 3 wrong letters.
If we look into details, we can see that:
Letter c is not present in the word and we will not use it any more
Letter a should be at position 2
Letter l should be at position 3
Letter i is not present in the word and we will not use it any more
Letter d is not present in the word and we will not use it any more
We got information about the correct letters and it should make next attempt easier
Some letters are missing (like c, i, d) but it’s also important piece of information
Word should contain letters [l a]
Not a bad guess in general
Attempt 4
Right now we have 11 words to choose from and best of them seem to be [palsy palmy balmy balky salpa]
So far we know that possible letters are:
At position 1: [a b f g j k l m p q s v w x y z]
At position 2: [a]
At position 3: [l]
At position 4: [b f g j k m p q s v w x y z]
At position 5: [a b f g j k l m p q s v w x y z]
Next guess is balky, let’s see what it gives us
Attempt for balky gives us 2 correct letters, 0 present letters and 3 wrong letters.
If we look into details, we can see that:
Letter b is not present in the word and we will not use it any more
Letter k is not present in the word and we will not use it any more
Letter y is not present in the word and we will not use it any more
Some letters are missing (like b, k, y) but it’s also important piece of information
Word should contain letters [l a]
Could be a better guess
Attempt 5
Right now we have 3 words to choose from and best of them seem to be [salpa palma salsa]
So far we know that possible letters are:
At position 1: [a f g j l m p q s v w x z]
At position 2: [a]
At position 3: [l]
At position 4: [f g j m p q s v w x z]
At position 5: [a f g j l m p q s v w x z]
Next guess is salpa, let’s see what it gives us
Attempt for salpa gives us 4 correct letters, 0 present letters and 1 wrong letters.
If we look into details, we can see that:
Letter s should be at position 1
Letter p is not present in the word and we will not use it any more
Letter a should be at position 5
We got information about the correct letters and it should make next attempt easier
Some letters are missing (like p) but it’s also important piece of information
Word should contain letters [l a s]
Could be a better guess
Attempt 6
Right now we have 1 words to choose from and best of them seem to be [salsa]
So far we know that possible letters are:
At position 1: [s]
At position 2: [a]
At position 3: [l]
At position 4: [f g j m q s v w x z]
At position 5: [a]
It must be salsa
That’s the correct answer! The word is salsa!
Conclusion
Today’s word is salsa and it took 6 attempts to guess it
Video
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