I started with DAISY, not checking it has already been used. Then got stuck with the S & I hardmode possibility. Luckily got the K by guess 4 to eventually solve in 5. Yay.DAISYSPIRESWINGSLICKSKIFF
1. I think you should get your vowels tried out on the first 2 words. That gets you a lot. 2. You can guess plurals just to find possible letters, but I dont think they have ever had the word actually be a plural.
Wordle by the Numbers – Skiff Standard mode failure rate: 8.0% Standard mode average guesses: 4.7 Hard mode failure rate: 4.1% Hard mode average guesses: 4.6
Skiff was the 7th hardest Wordle since July 1 based on standard-mode miss rate.
Why didn't M like skiff? It's a perfectly respectable word. I got it in five because of carelessly using the wrong N twice: AROSE STINT SHILY SNIFF SKIFF
Words left after Wings – 307 After Shirt – 41 After Skimp – 6 (Skiff, Skill, Skied, Skive, Skivy, Skiey) After Skill – 5 After Skied – 2 (Skiff, Skivy) After Skiff – 0
Data is from Scoredle, which I'm using as a backup for Wordlebot when I can't get it to read my screenshot. Scoredle includes illegal solutions, so it's a tradeoff between better data and a better user interface.
Unlike Mark, I hadn't heard of the word (I'd heard it, but couldn't place it as a "proper" word or some sort of slang). My guesses were eerily similar: PATIO-DRINK-SKILL-SKIES-CHUFF-SKIFF.
FIRST WOULD WEAVE SNARE MIGHT ALONG GRIEF LEDGE WHERE WORTH QUEEN STILL TARTS LOVED GIFTS KNOWN SOUND STONE STINT POEMS THERE QUIET ALLOW WOOED ANGEL WINGS
Theme: The 5-letter words from Patrick Kavanagh’s poem “On Raglan Road”, in order
My wife and I are renovating a 1929 bungalow, and she's Scottish, which I don't know is relevant, but, if we're sawing wood or cutting a bit of plasterboard and it needs to be cut a tiny bit shorter, she will always say "This needs a skiff off on that side."
The trouble is, I looked that up and while there's a vague mention of such a use on a couple of websites, I couldn't find it listed as a valid definition in any of the 'official' places, so I'm wondering exactly where she gets that from. Anyway, it helped me to a three (easy mode) with TORCH, KNIFE and SKIFF.
Oh, the sad music! I have to say, Mark, the possibilities that jumped immediately into your mind made my jaw drop. I stared at SPIKE for several minutes trying to think of what the heck could start with SKI other than SKIFF. So, I won by default. Even a broken clock, you know… 😛 Well done to you!! Remember to trust your first instinct!!!
This one killed my streak 🙁
I started with DAISY, not checking it has already been used. Then got stuck with the S & I hardmode possibility. Luckily got the K by guess 4 to eventually solve in 5. Yay.DAISYSPIRESWINGSLICKSKIFF
What's wrong with SKIFF?
All day after watching this video, all I could think was, "if you think SKIFF is bad you should see what's coming next 🙂"
I got it last try. Never even heard of it. I had an F and just kept going through the possibilities until it said it's correct 😅
1. I think you should get your vowels tried out on the first 2 words. That gets you a lot.
2. You can guess plurals just to find possible letters, but I dont think they have ever had the word actually be a plural.
Don't you just love HMH? 6 guesses for me as well.
Snack -> Skirt -> Skimp -> Skill -> Skied -> Skiff
Wordle by the Numbers – Skiff
Standard mode failure rate: 8.0%
Standard mode average guesses: 4.7
Hard mode failure rate: 4.1%
Hard mode average guesses: 4.6
Skiff was the 7th hardest Wordle since July 1 based on standard-mode miss rate.
Standard / Hard
08/12/2024 Skiff 8.0% 4.7 / 4.1% 4.6
08/11/2024 Scone 0.6% 3.4 / <1% 3.5
08/10/2024 Medic 1.3% 3.8 / <1% 3.6
08/09/2024 Ounce 2.0% 3.7 / 0.8% 3.7
08/08/2024 Saucy 8.7% 3.9 / 10.8% 4.1
08/07/2024 Macaw 5.1% 4.4 / 2.1% 4.3
08/06/2024 Anvil 2.1% 3.8 / <1% 3.6
<1% probably means <0.5%. Wordlebot uses <1% for small values, but it also uses values of 0.5% to 0.9%.
Me: tale(s) > SpIny > ShIr(k) > SKIFF
Hard-mode streak: 4
Data is from Wordlebot.
Why didn't M like skiff? It's a perfectly respectable word.
I got it in five because of carelessly using the wrong N twice:
AROSE
STINT
SHILY
SNIFF
SKIFF
Almost sunk in a boating accident!
Might – Flick – Knife – Skiff. After the second word I thought the k must be silent because It can't be second. I was apparently wrong 😂
The Shrinking Wordle-verse
Words left after Wings – 307
After Shirt – 41
After Skimp – 6 (Skiff, Skill, Skied, Skive, Skivy, Skiey)
After Skill – 5
After Skied – 2 (Skiff, Skivy)
After Skiff – 0
Data is from Scoredle, which I'm using as a backup for Wordlebot when I can't get it to read my screenshot. Scoredle includes illegal solutions, so it's a tradeoff between better data and a better user interface.
Unlike Mark, I hadn't heard of the word (I'd heard it, but couldn't place it as a "proper" word or some sort of slang). My guesses were eerily similar: PATIO-DRINK-SKILL-SKIES-CHUFF-SKIFF.
I always start with quiet and then roads, because those two words contain all of the vowels.
Yeah those small pesky little boats i can understand why you hate those.
I was more disappointed in the fact that they use this word on the first day after the Olympics. 😁
PANIC – DIRGE – MOIST – SKILL – SKIFF
This was tense!
Screaming at the screen!!!! 😲 SAY IT….. PLAY IT!
Shoulda been a 3 Mark. 🙄
Mark’s opening word sequence in full:
FIRST WOULD WEAVE SNARE MIGHT ALONG GRIEF LEDGE WHERE WORTH QUEEN STILL TARTS LOVED GIFTS KNOWN SOUND STONE STINT POEMS THERE QUIET ALLOW WOOED ANGEL WINGS
Theme: The 5-letter words from Patrick Kavanagh’s poem “On Raglan Road”, in order
That’s the end of the sequence!
I was lucky with my guesses and the olympics in which a dutch female won the skiff race: weird-point-flick-skiff
MARVEL CHARACTERS BONUS ROUND DAY 96
JONES-ASPIC-MISSY-SHIRT-SWILL-SKIFF
I specifically did not want to put that S at the start till I had eliminated some others.
I also was thinking of skiff on 3rd, but decided to go for more letters. On 4th I went for skiff and was angry at myself for missing a 3 😄
That one took me 4, so I'm glad you got it, but not in Hard mode. CRATE, SOUND, BLIMP, SKIFF.
WINGS-STICK-SKILL-SKIER-SKIMP-SKIFF. Next up is TBD since it begins a new series. I’ll go with ADIEU just for the fun of it.
Stare > Sling > Spiky > Skiff
I didn't know that Skiff existed.
And there my 4s go. Off to the races!
we REACT to a DOUGH in the oven, which in itself is SILLY while being on a SKIFF.
I also got caught in the SKI trap — and got it in six. Tricky one!
I remember skied (5th guess) being the answer few days back
teased us with the sad music 🙂
5 spot on my end. Glad to see the theme end as a lot of 4 and 5 guesses needed
⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨WINGS
🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛SHIRE
🟩⬛🟩⬛🟨STICK
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛SKILL
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩SKIFF
I didn't know this word, but I managed to get it in 4 guesses:
Prone – Salty – Scuff – Skiff
The SKIFF and WINGS SKIED past the man in the SHIRT as the SKILL did not SKIMP.
I really hated this one. Took me 6. I really didn't remember it was a word despite hearing it before.
Alas, I was not so lucky. Skiff never entered my mind, even with using almost all letters. Unfortunately, as a consequence, lost my forty-some streak.
Mark, at guess 3: "SKIFF would work." And guess 4. And guess 5. You know, Mark, when the angel on your shoulder tells you the answer, trust it! 😸
I got this in 5 myself, with some overlap with M's solve: shirt, slice, swing, skimp, skiff.
You’re killing me, Mark, saying the answer and choosing another (very plausible) word instead!! Whew!
I only know the word skiff from playing Dishonored lol
My wife and I are renovating a 1929 bungalow, and she's Scottish, which I don't know is relevant, but, if we're sawing wood or cutting a bit of plasterboard and it needs to be cut a tiny bit shorter, she will always say "This needs a skiff off on that side."
The trouble is, I looked that up and while there's a vague mention of such a use on a couple of websites, I couldn't find it listed as a valid definition in any of the 'official' places, so I'm wondering exactly where she gets that from. Anyway, it helped me to a three (easy mode) with TORCH, KNIFE and SKIFF.
Mark too heartbroken to make a sentence.
CRASH -> STONE -> SLUMP -> SISSY -> SKIFF
Really had to reach for this one. Only a single letter until guess four, when I finally found a vowel.
Out of character, I luckily went with with Frock 2nd after Angel which made Skiff an easy 3rd
Never heard of of the word skiff and because of that I lost this one
I was amused by this solve because I also thought of SKIFF right away and then did my best to avoid guessing it.
I randomly thought of skiff for my 2nd guess but figured it was too early to start guessing double letters. Store>Splay>Shuck>Skiff
Oh, the sad music! I have to say, Mark, the possibilities that jumped immediately into your mind made my jaw drop. I stared at SPIKE for several minutes trying to think of what the heck could start with SKI other than SKIFF. So, I won by default. Even a broken clock, you know… 😛
Well done to you!! Remember to trust your first instinct!!!
I had a bit of a similar issue as Mark, but I had the last 3 green instead of the first 3. …and my tries were surely worse 😀
🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ FIGHT
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 CLIFF
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 SPIFF
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 SNIFF
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SKIFF