Nice job! A 5 for me too.... ORATE COVER LONER POSER ROWER ROWER was a kind of eval word for me. I had 4 choices and ROWER covered them all. I first learnt about eval words from your channel Doug. I like to play hard mode if possible, but have no guilt about using an eval word to save my streak. It's a GAME, and therefore each person should be able to play it the way that gives them the most enjoyment and satisfaction, without judgement! I'm getting close to 80, and one thing old age has brought me, is the confidence to do as I please, so long as I'm not harming anyone.
Well done, Doug. Have I ever mentioned that I hate “er” words? (I know. Many times ) 8 times, I did not get the answer; and 6 of them were “er” words. Gamer, liver parer, baker, joker, cower. So I tried to be very careful knowing that it was an “er” word. A “4” for me today. After “mower”, I had a 50/50 between rower and bower. astER- dOily- mOWER- ROWER
RatiO, ROgER, ROvER, ROWER in 4. I went with ROgER to give me maximum guesses at RO_ER words so I don't get screwed by another ___ER word (hard mode). I think ROPER was the only other possibility, but I am not 100% sure after CORER killed me a few months ago when I thought CODER and COMER (up-and-comer, take on all comers) were more likely to be valid.
RATIO, ROUGE(my second guess too) , ROPED, ROWER, later i checked Scrodle and I had 18 possible guesses after ROPED but 3 if you eliminated plurals and impossible words, so feel a bit lucky. I play just hard mode, a few months back I changed it on a fearless Friday and have been too lazy to change it back.
STEAL, ROUGE, ROVER, ROWER. NASA has sent several different rovers to Mars so that popped into my mind because I'm a fan of space exploration. Too bad "rover" wasn't the solve word.
The tiles did not fall very well for me today and I found this one really hard going. QUOTA, WORSE, POWER - now I knew I was in a sticky situation and identified dower, lower, cower, bower and mower as possibles. I eliminated lower and cower as previous solves and used CLIMB for eval thinking that meant it was DOWER. Heck no it wasn't!! I had thought of ROWER I think at one stage fleetingly very early on but sort of discounted it or forgot about it so with my heart in my mouth typed it in and scored my 77th phew of my wordle history. Depressingly my current streak now also stands at 77! Imagine having 77 consecutive phews...... I play the stategy that feels right for me though I have honed it over the time I have been playing. Lets not be too judgemental but just enjoy our wordle time each in our own way.
My third intel word set me up for the answer: LANCE, TRIOS, WHOMP, ROWER. WordleBot said I overlooked bower and rowed. My streak is at 1,075. There is a 36% fail rate today.
XYLYL - CRANE - SOUTH and VIPER eliminated most of the possibilities but I was still stuck with a number of options and although I wanted to be bold and try something like MOWER or ROWER, I was worried DOZER could be a thing, so I did MOWED and with no other options left (I think), I entered ROWER. I wish I'd been braver but I don't totally regret playing it a bit safe 🤣 It only takes a few wrong guesses to suddenly regret just "going with my gut" 😂
All I can say is that there were more ower words than I thought. Audio, stone, lower, power, mower, cower, rower. Only problem is that rower was my 7th guess. No bonus guesses allowed in Wordle.
I learned the eval strategy from you. I find it very helpful, especially for those of us that don’t use the same starting word each day and then use our favorite follow up words. After my third guess, I only saw 2 choices so I didn’t try an eval. I would have if I had seen 3 possibilities.
When STARE gives me the R and E in yellow, I like trying RIDER to test my suspicion of the ER ending. It also helps in narrowing down the R. This turned out great for me, as it gave me RxxER. I quickly thought of words like roper, rower, roger, and rover. But since rover was a previous solution, I discounted it. Rather than go one-by-one, I opted for POWER to test the P and W. That gave me the solution of ROWER. A non-stressful par four. And I hope the Eagles game I'm going to later today will be non-stressful as well. Fly Eagles Fly.
First word: Nothing. Second word: Green O and yellow E. Third word: Yellow R. Fourth word: Yellow W. I tried some combinations until I finally considered a double R. So I tried ROWER.
Hey Doug, regarding style of play, Kelly and I like to go for best average score and/or unique starting word. So we're no stranger to the full eval second on second guess. That said, have you ever used the word GUAVA? We're thinking tropical thoughts with the upcoming cold week.
I play on Hard mode all the time. It's a choice . Today began B word openers (ooh maybe tomorrow will be BEGAN) Anyway, today was BATHE; EVERY; WRECK; SPREW; NEWER; FEWER Those E's and R's got me and I lost today. Oh well. Tomorrow is another chance to play.
I really struggled too but got it by the skin of my teeth. Until I read your comment I thought I was in the minority today...let's hope tomorrow is not as tough !
Wordle 1,310 5/6* ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ TORII 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ ROUGH 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ RODEO 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 ROVER 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ROWER Every Day Doug's suggested opening word for Monday, Jan.20th: BROWN (Wordle 1255) My starting word for tomorrow: SEPIA
Yes, it was Wordle # 736. I only consult the website (5 4ks)for prior Wordle answers just to check if Doug's chosen starting word for the day was on that list.
They got me today. Broke an 80 day streak. Thought it might be MOWER or JOKER after guess 4 so that's what I did my eval on and then nothing lit up and I had to guess. Completely missed ROWER being a possibility too. STORE PORED LONER COVER MUCKY BOWER
I ended up with the ower in 4th and then went tower and power and shamed the House of Cooper. That means you are now 2 up on me, What exactly is Hard mode anywho?
Strategy says you should always use Evals on 2 (if you got green on 1, maybe even yellow) and usually on 3 and often on 4. I don't want to do that and I don't like deciding when to use Evals. So I click hard mode to make that decision easy.
I don't like xOxER words, as they have been my downfall twice in the past few months with CORER and BOXER. Fortunately no fail this time, as I managed a "5". LEARN ("E" and "R" out of position.) OUTER ("E" and "R" now in position, "O" out of position.) COWER ("O". "W", "E", and "R" all in position.) POWER (Well it's not "power".) ROWER (Solved in five, and my streak survives... at 14. LOL)
Wordle 1,310 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨CABLE ⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛MINED ⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩POKER ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩TOWER 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩ROWER Since few days ago, you were thinking about Q words, add this to your Q, Queen 😃
I am guessing you did hard mode Poler ( a sort of gondolier on a river raft) not the weakest eval of all time Polar. I am also assuming auto correct strikes again. (I am terrified of ___er words after CORER got me. Doubly terrified or double R ___er words, so I guessed ROgER 2nd and got ROWER 4th)
Nice job! A 5 for me too.... ORATE COVER LONER POSER ROWER
ROWER was a kind of eval word for me. I had 4 choices and ROWER covered them all. I first learnt about eval words from your channel Doug. I like to play hard mode if possible, but have no guilt about using an eval word to save my streak. It's a GAME, and therefore each person should be able to play it the way that gives them the most enjoyment and satisfaction, without judgement!
I'm getting close to 80, and one thing old age has brought me, is the confidence to do as I please, so long as I'm not harming anyone.
STACK - POWER (1 of 10 words ending in OWER. But we eliminated three of them in the first word.)
LOWER - MOWER - ROWER
BRINE-REGAL-ROPES-ROWED-ROWER
Excellent solve, Doug!! Getting that R locked in on the first guess was a huge help!
ratio, rouse, rower ( having been one a long time ago, the word somehow leapt into head immediately !)
Well done, Doug. Have I ever mentioned that I hate “er” words? (I know. Many times ) 8 times, I did not get the answer; and 6 of them were “er” words. Gamer, liver parer, baker, joker, cower. So I tried to be very careful knowing that it was an “er” word. A “4” for me today. After “mower”, I had a 50/50 between rower and bower.
astER- dOily- mOWER- ROWER
Rogue is an intelligent second guess. I got lucky with ROWDY as my second guess
RATIO, ROUGE, ROVER, ROPER, ROWER. My second word was the same strategy.
RatiO, ROgER, ROvER, ROWER in 4. I went with ROgER to give me maximum guesses at RO_ER words so I don't get screwed by another ___ER word (hard mode). I think ROPER was the only other possibility, but I am not 100% sure after CORER killed me a few months ago when I thought CODER and COMER (up-and-comer, take on all comers) were more likely to be valid.
RATIO, ROUGE(my second guess too) , ROPED, ROWER, later i checked Scrodle and I had 18 possible guesses after ROPED but 3 if you eliminated plurals and impossible words, so feel a bit lucky. I play just hard mode, a few months back I changed it on a fearless Friday and have been too lazy to change it back.
STEAL, ROUGE, ROVER, ROWER. NASA has sent several different rovers to Mars so that popped into my mind because I'm a fan of space exploration. Too bad "rover" wasn't the solve word.
Another fail today. Three possible words and two guesses left. Champ, bride, loner, gofer, joker, voter. Always play in hard mode.
Words ending in "er" are tricky.
The tiles did not fall very well for me today and I found this one really hard going.
QUOTA, WORSE, POWER - now I knew I was in a sticky situation and identified dower, lower, cower, bower and mower as possibles.
I eliminated lower and cower as previous solves and used CLIMB for eval thinking that meant it was DOWER. Heck no it wasn't!!
I had thought of ROWER I think at one stage fleetingly very early on but sort of discounted it or forgot about it so with my heart in my mouth typed it in and scored my 77th phew of my wordle history. Depressingly my current streak now also stands at 77! Imagine having 77 consecutive phews......
I play the stategy that feels right for me though I have honed it over the time I have been playing.
Lets not be too judgemental but just enjoy our wordle time each in our own way.
Well said
Took 4: ratio, route, Roger, rower
My third intel word set me up for the answer: LANCE, TRIOS, WHOMP, ROWER. WordleBot said I overlooked bower and rowed. My streak is at 1,075. There is a 36% fail rate today.
XYLYL - CRANE - SOUTH and VIPER eliminated most of the possibilities but I was still stuck with a number of options and although I wanted to be bold and try something like MOWER or ROWER, I was worried DOZER could be a thing, so I did MOWED and with no other options left (I think), I entered ROWER. I wish I'd been braver but I don't totally regret playing it a bit safe 🤣 It only takes a few wrong guesses to suddenly regret just "going with my gut" 😂
So glad you got it. Well done!
@christinaforte746 Thanks, Christina! 🤗
Six for me: ORATE-DECOR-SOBER-LONER-ROGER-ROWER.
@@chrissherlock4190 So glad you got it. 👍🏻
All I can say is that there were more ower words than I thought. Audio, stone, lower, power, mower, cower, rower. Only problem is that rower was my 7th guess. No bonus guesses allowed in Wordle.
Oh no! So sorry. New streak tomorrow.
ADIEU
STREW ( sigh -realizing it was likely an ER word)
CLOMP
BOWER
ROWER
RATIO, RUMOR, ROWER…everyone has a different strategy as they play…we are all individual…and that’s a good thing
Well said.
So true. This is what makes this community great.
"It's my channel." 😂. Good for you, Doug. 😊
Ratio - scone - roger - rover - rower, a 5
I learned the eval strategy from you. I find it very helpful, especially for those of us that don’t use the same starting word each day and then use our favorite follow up words. After my third guess, I only saw 2 choices so I didn’t try an eval. I would have if I had seen 3 possibilities.
RATIO ROUND ROVER ROGER ROWER
I doubled my streak today. How many people can say that?! 😏
Great comment!!
Sorry about the fail on friday then
👍🏻
When STARE gives me the R and E in yellow, I like trying RIDER to test my suspicion of the ER ending. It also helps in narrowing down the R. This turned out great for me, as it gave me RxxER. I quickly thought of words like roper, rower, roger, and rover. But since rover was a previous solution, I discounted it. Rather than go one-by-one, I opted for POWER to test the P and W. That gave me the solution of ROWER. A non-stressful par four. And I hope the Eagles game I'm going to later today will be non-stressful as well. Fly Eagles Fly.
Enjoy the game. I’ll be watching.
Fly Eagles Fly!
I got a lucky 2. 🙂
AROSE, ROWER
@@Zepgrl5 congratulations on a 2 liner 🎉
@ElaineWilliams-v4i Thank you! 🙂
@@Zepgrl5 Congrats on the “2”! 🎉
@@christinaforte746 Thank you! 🙂
I got it in four today: RATIO ROUND ROVER ROWER
6/6
STYLE
REACH
RIDER
ROVER
ROPER
ROWER 🙁
Don’t be sad. You got it!! 👍🏻
RATIO, LOUSE, DOPER, ROWER
I don’t use evaluators but that’s just because I’m too pig headed 😊. It’s a game play the way you like…keep up the good work Doug.
SPARE - CRUEL - TONER - MOWER - ROWER
First word: Nothing.
Second word: Green O and yellow E.
Third word: Yellow R.
Fourth word: Yellow W.
I tried some combinations until I finally considered a double R. So I tried ROWER.
RATIO * BONES * ROPER * ROWER some people could get to ROPER or ROVER or ROWER or more . . . .
RELAY, ROUTE, ROWER
RATIO, ROPED, ROWEN, ROWER
Rosey apparently isn't on the word list
I prefer this casual play style
Starter for Mon 20Jan2025: BROWN
Chase-retry-river-rower.
RATIO
RONDE
ROGER
ROBER
ROPER
ROMER 😢
Oh no! So sorry. New streak tomorrow.
Hey Doug, regarding style of play, Kelly and I like to go for best average score and/or unique starting word. So we're no stranger to the full eval second on second guess. That said, have you ever used the word GUAVA? We're thinking tropical thoughts with the upcoming cold week.
BLITZ, ROUSE, ROGER, ROVER, ROWET, ROWER
I mistyped on 5th guess. I went to fast and put a t at the end.
So glad you got it! I’ve done that.
I play on Hard mode all the time. It's a choice . Today began B word openers (ooh maybe tomorrow will be BEGAN) Anyway, today was BATHE; EVERY; WRECK; SPREW; NEWER; FEWER
Those E's and R's got me and I lost today. Oh well. Tomorrow is another chance to play.
I do also. Evals feel like cheating but it's everyone's choice to play how they prefer.
Imbue Elect Hover Dower Rower
Got skunked on this wordle. Too many --OWER options & I never got the right one.
@@LeesaDeAndrea better luck tomorrow
@@LeesaDeAndrea Oh no! So sorry. “ER” words are the most difficult. Too many choices. New streak coming up.
Scoredle 3/6*
14,855
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ SATIN (1,672)
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 ROULE (17)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ROWER
Chose ROWER over ROVER, and surely I missed a few others.
ATONE HOMER LOSER POWER BOWER COWER drat!
Oh no! So sorry. New streak tomorrow.
@@JoeQuake better luck tomorrow
Failed. Doubt, Aisle, Prick, Namer, Gofer, Hover. 😢
I saw it coming with some people. If it's a possibility, I will almost always do a 2nd word that ends -er... Those are always annoying.
I really struggled too but got it by the skin of my teeth. Until I read your comment I thought I was in the minority today...let's hope tomorrow is not as tough !
That's okay I could've also lost today but I got rower in 6
It was a tough one, better luck tomorrow
Oh no! So sorry. I always find “er” words to be difficult. New streak tomorrow.
Wordle 1,310 4/6
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 LATER
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ SCION
🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ WHOMP
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ROWER
Current Streak = 1090
Now that’s how you play! 👍🏻
Wordle 1,310 5/6*
⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ TORII
🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ ROUGH
🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ RODEO
🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 ROVER
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ROWER
Every Day Doug's suggested opening word for Monday, Jan.20th: BROWN (Wordle 1255)
My starting word for tomorrow: SEPIA
@@c0ntrar1an
Had rodeo been used.
Yes, it was Wordle # 736. I only consult the website (5 4ks)for prior Wordle answers just to check if Doug's chosen starting word for the day was on that list.
I almost lost my 38 day streak on this one
@@BrodyInKosovoCVR So glad you got it. 👍🏻
I am perfectly concerted that you did an eval word. Or is the word undisconcerted?
STARE,OPIUM,ROWER
Maybe it will snow in the South this week. Maybe you can start with the word MAYBE.
Bumpy. Tough here 0 outside
Haven
Excel. Not on this
Tried. Keep trying
Joker. Has that been a word
Rower. That double r
@@nancycesario9206 So glad you got it! 👍🏻
@christinaforte746
I am glad.
Rower was tough 2 r s then squid
Tough.
WATER
LOWER
BOWER
RUMPS
ROWER
I used an eval word just like you, Doug!
Wordle 1,310 5/6*
I got lucky with my second guess. I could've got stuck on this one
Ratio 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨
Rover 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩
Roper 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩
Roger 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩
Rower 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
They got me today. Broke an 80 day streak. Thought it might be MOWER or JOKER after guess 4 so that's what I did my eval on and then nothing lit up and I had to guess. Completely missed ROWER being a possibility too.
STORE
PORED
LONER
COVER
MUCKY
BOWER
@@msd10 Oh no! So sorry. “ER” words are the worst. New streak coming up.
I ended up with the ower in 4th and then went tower and power and shamed the House of Cooper. That means you are now 2 up on me, What exactly is Hard mode anywho?
Wow, the cowards way out!
It’s is your channel
I'm a fan of using the eval word.
Strategy says you should always use Evals on 2 (if you got green on 1, maybe even yellow) and usually on 3 and often on 4. I don't want to do that and I don't like deciding when to use Evals. So I click hard mode to make that decision easy.
baker power tower mower lower cower....ugh.
@@kenbob1071 Oh no! So sorry. Better luck tomorrow.
Please stop apologizing for making strategic guesses. It's simple logic.
I agree.
No shame using eval words!!!
That was a pansy move…anyone could solve it every time using that approach. Man up and play the hard mode.
I don't like xOxER words, as they have been my downfall twice in the past few months with CORER and BOXER. Fortunately no fail this time, as I managed a "5".
LEARN ("E" and "R" out of position.)
OUTER ("E" and "R" now in position, "O" out of position.)
COWER ("O". "W", "E", and "R" all in position.)
POWER (Well it's not "power".)
ROWER (Solved in five, and my streak survives... at 14. LOL)
Wordle 1,310 5/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨CABLE
⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛MINED
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩POKER
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩TOWER
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩ROWER
Since few days ago, you were thinking about Q words, add this to your Q, Queen 😃
Wordle 1,310 X/6
⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛honey
⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛coset
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩mover
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩polar
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩gofer
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩joker
Oh dear tough one today - better luck tomorrow.
@jeanblemings5352 thanks :p, couldnt think of rower at all
I am guessing you did hard mode Poler ( a sort of gondolier on a river raft) not the weakest eval of all time Polar. I am also assuming auto correct strikes again. (I am terrified of ___er words after CORER got me. Doubly terrified or double R ___er words, so I guessed ROgER 2nd and got ROWER 4th)
That's okay I also could've lost today but I got rower in 6
@@michaellee4276 we are fundamentally tethered