Christmas Wordle Competition

Slim · December 07, 2025, 09:34:51 PM

Should we have one? On what date should it conclude? Dec 24th? Same rules as usual? Any ideas for an enhancement?

Very happy to keep score and maintain the spreadsheet, just want to make sure we aren't getting Wordle Competition Fatigue. More than up for it myself, though.

Fishy · December 07, 2025, 10:20:41 PM

Yep I'm in.. how about a double score for Christmas Eve if that's the last day.. also Noppers starts at -10 to give the rest of us a fighting chance😀

The Picnic Wasp · December 07, 2025, 11:34:08 PM

Count me in. Fishy beat me to the Nop suggestion. I was thinking of a two line handicap in the Welsh language version. 😂 He'd probably still stroll it.

Thenop · December 08, 2025, 04:41:21 AM

I'll play. Welsh.. c'mon, Let's do Dutch, see how you like that.

The Picnic Wasp · December 08, 2025, 10:47:29 AM

Quote from: Thenop on December 08, 2025, 04:41:21 AMI'll play. Welsh.. c'mon, Let's do Dutch, see how you like that.

I played the Dutch version for fun a couple of times way back if you remember. I think I scraped a lucky line six once. Guessing the actual existence of words isn't a great tactic for success. 😀

The Picnic Wasp · December 08, 2025, 10:49:36 AM

Wow! The Wordle thread has been going close on four years now. How did that happen?

Slim · December 10, 2025, 08:42:15 AM

Quote from: The Picnic Wasp on December 08, 2025, 10:49:36 AMWow! The Wordle thread has been going close on four years now. How did that happen?

Yes it needs a restart, perhaps on Jan 1st.

Anyway - I suggest we commence on Dec 15th then, with the final, double score round taking place on Dec 24th. Everyone happy with that?

Thenop · December 10, 2025, 09:51:27 AM

Yes that is a good plan. Let's do it.

Fishy · December 10, 2025, 10:55:32 AM

Yep sounds good👍

The Picnic Wasp · December 10, 2025, 10:57:50 AM

Good! Thought of a new start word to stick with for the duration.

dom · December 10, 2025, 04:22:24 PM

Sounds great! Count me in - we need someone to finish last

R6GYY · December 12, 2025, 09:07:46 AM

I know I don't play much these days, but can I join in. Pretty please?

Matt2112 · December 12, 2025, 11:03:21 AM

Yep I'm in, and will either finish in the bottom two or fluke it to the top two if previous competitions are anything to go by.

Slim · December 14, 2025, 10:09:01 PM

Just a reminder that this starts tomorrow (Dec 15th) with Wordle 1640! I will publish the spreadsheet and put a link here and in my sig.

Best of luck, everyone.

Slim · December 15, 2025, 09:58:51 AM

Bit late with this but I think everyone knows the drill now. The competition starts today, three entries are already in the spreadsheet (in my sig by the time you read this). The concluding day is Dec 24th, Wordle 1649.

Contestants are asked not to visit the Wordle thread (or other Wordle discussions) until their own attempt for the day has been completed.
If you miss a day no problem, just use https://wordlearchive.com/ when you can and submit retrospectively.
The Reg Wordle Scoring System^TM will be used: 0 points if you fail, 1 if you get it in 6, 2 if you get it in 5 - and so on.
Scores for Wordle 1649 count double
The online spreadsheet will record the number of goes per day per contestant, do the maths and display a league table.

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