Wordle - A daily word game

[jthompson]

This is the table I used. I don't know that it would count as a cipher. Slightly the wrong way around in that the top line of each pair is the ciphertext (i.e. the letter used in the URL) and the lower line is the corresponding plaintext letter.

   abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

           abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

        abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

                      abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

              abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

[Ditto]

Having a quick look at that, it's a straightforward translation. Each position has a different offset.

1st letter: a->e

2nd letter: a->m

3rd letter: a->j

4th letter: a->x

5th letter: a->p

 

By my reckoning, that means that https://mywordle.me/?word=yfrfv should have the solution "crack".

Speedy work! Off to MI5 you go

Edited February 3, 2022 by Ditto

[jthompson]

Speedy work! Off to MI5 you go

 

You may say that. I couldn't possibly comment

[6Foot2]

Speedy work! Off to MI5 you go

 

You may say that. I couldn't possibly comment

Don't know about MI5, but it appears that MI6 don't like Worlde spoilers:

 

Link:

[Richard Moore Text Tweet]

 

 

[6Foot2]

Link: Wordle code could be copied to play for seven years - BBC News

 

The code that powers the website of the viral puzzle game Wordle can be copied and saved to continue playing it for the next seven years, it has been revealed.

 

The finding comes amid concerns that the game's sale to the New York Times may mean it stops being free to play.

 

The code, written in Javascript, appears as plain text for those who know how to access it.

 

Some publications have even printed a step by step guide of how to do it.

 

"Effectively you can keep a version of the game as it exists today with enough data to keep you going for a long time," said Prof Alan Woodward, a computer scientist from University of Surrey.

 

But, he added: "As you have the words stored locally it might be tempting to cheat, and where's the fun in that?"

 

He added it would not be "too difficult" to split the question grid from the answers.

 

"You'd need to hold the data in a file that was inaccessible other than to the game. In essence split the data file of words from the functionality you see when playing."

 

That may sound like a lot of effort for a daily word game that challenges users to find a five-letter word in six guesses, with clues along the way.

 

But having risen from a handful of players to millions in just a few months, some may be willing to try.'

 

The creator Josh Wardle recently sold his game to the New York Times for a seven-figure sum. He had originally said he did not want to make any money from the game he created as a distraction for himself and his partner during lockdown.

 

And copying the code may carry legal risk.

 

Nick Allan, legal director at law firm Lewis Silkin, told the BBC: "The particular expression of the software code underlying a game like Wordle will be protected as a literary copyright work under UK copyright law," he said.

 

"It is not possible to waive UK copyright, and the copyright provided on the Wordle website is not obviously licensed to the general public on a free, perpetual open-source basis.

 

"Unless Mr Wardle has provided this type of general licence to the public, he or the New York Times are likely to still retain the right to enforce the copyright as they see fit."

 

That means that anyone replicating it or creating a clone game could be liable for copyright infringement, at least in the UK courts.

 

It might be possible, added Mr Allan, to create a game using different lines of code that achieve the same result.

 

"Either way this is a complex area, fraught with legal risk for anyone thinking of using this code to release their own Wordle."

 

And it is likely that the website will be completely re-engineered when the New York Times takes charge.

[6Foot2]

The solution today uses simplified spelling (conforms with US English)

[River]

Wordle ends hostage ordeal: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-60312231

[Norphy]

Oh look, it’s been ruined. Way to go NYT

 

[Ditto]

I rejected (on Windows laptop) and it seemed Ok. Even remembered my win streak. On phone, even desktop mode, just couldn't reject or accept! Is that what you mean?

[Arthur]

[6Foot2]

Oh look, it’s been ruined. Way to go NYT

 

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The old interface/design was still available to me today:

 

 

*Device: Laptop.

[Seb1780]

 

 

[marylincano]

 

wordle

 

So curious how things would be differ if this system was applied to super hard mode

[River]

And if you are wanting more of a challenge there is https://www.quordle.com/#/ where you have 9 goes to solve 4 wordles at once! It does have a practice mode to get the hang of it!

[jthompson]

I made the 'mistake' of reloading my browser tab for it yesterday, following weirdness about the solution being different for different players. The solution for me was 'agora' (wth?) whereas those with a freshly loaded copy of the site got the NYT flavour of the game, where the solution was actually 'aroma'. The page now has trackers and cross-site cruftiness which means the game is DEAD TO ME NOW!

[6Foot2]

And if you are wanting more of a challenge there is https://www.quordle.com/#/ where you have 9 goes to solve 4 wordles at once! It does have a practice mode to get the hang of it!

 

More Wordle alternatives:

 

Link 1: hello wordl

 

 

Play today's grid, or select a random word and select a puzzle from 5 to 11 letters long. Not limited to one word per day.

 

One for Lord of the Rings fans:

 

Link 2: Lordle of the Rings

 

[JATSO]

I think maybe the NYT spent and wasted lot of money for nothing.

[andy_b]

wordle in 2, worldle in 2 and nerdle in 3 gonna quit while I'm ahead!

[Ditto]

Is today's the nastiest one ever?!

[Andrew_C]

Is today's the nastiest one ever?!

Nah - SISSY was much worse.

Wordle 280 4/6

 

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Edited March 26, 2022 by Andrew_C

[6Foot2]

Is today's the nastiest one ever?!

It was a bit tricky. When I solved it, I was actually looking to eliminate letters and not thinking I had the answer.

 

[Andrew_C]

Today's is sneaky too!

 

Wordle 281 4/6

 

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[Ditto]

Wordle in two, nerdle in three - I'm on :flame:today!

[jthompson]

My OH and I had different words today.

[Ditto]

My OH and I had different words today.

Different devices?