Have you been Wordle-ing (no spoilers please)

[ClichéGuevara]

Wordle 573 3/6

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[Cirrus]

Wordle 573 4/6

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[BrumJim]

Wordle 573 4/6

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I liked the progression on this one.

 

[Mo1959]

Wordle 573 4/6

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[Proto]

Wordle 573 3/6*

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[mikeIow]

An average one here:
Wordle 573 4/6

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& yet another disastrous Quordle 😱🤣
Daily Quordle 354
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quordle.com
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[Stephenite]

Wordle 573 4/6

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[Willd]

Wordle 573 4/6

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[Specialeyes]

Wordle 573 3/6

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[Specialeyes]

A question for those fluent in French, bilingual, or maybe native Francophones.

I wordle a couple of times a week, usually in French (Le Mot) as well as English.
I enjoy the tussle and, although tempted to believe it's a 'game of skill', there's obviously a lot of luck involved, quite a bit of strategy, and a large vocabulary must be helpful. I was delighted when I actually got the English version in one a few weeks ago - clearly more luck than anything else.

I have a reasonable working knowledge of French, but am a bit surprised to find that my long term record is better in Le Mot than in Wordle, when I am clearly far more proficient in my native English. Does anyone know why this might be? Are there just fewer words in French (or, more precisely, in the Le Mot dictionary), or is French just less varied in its spelling, with some letters used more frequently? Predicting the answer, or a series of letters, seems just a bit easier, whereas in English there seem to be more possible variants.

Does anyone else find this, or know what is going on?

I agree with the idea that the French version seems surprisingly easier. My gut feeling, as a fluent Francophone and occasional Le Mot player is that French spelling is generally a lot less idiosyncratic than English, so perhaps the options narrow themselves down quicker? This may also be influenced by the fact that the word lists are based on having a decent vocabulary but not necessarily a massive one: the answers are never words you don't know. So, in having a decent vocabulary in a foreign language you don't waste so much time dismissing obscure potential answers as you don't know them.

Finally, something to thank the Académie Française for!

All that and there's probably a bit of confirmation bias, in that getting the answer in a non-native language always feels more miraculous and satisfying

 

[PaulSB]

I guessed the answer after line three but popped in an eliminator at four just to be sure.

Wordle 573 5/6

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[deuxfois]

I agree with the idea that the French version seems surprisingly easier. My gut feeling, as a fluent Francophone and occasional Le Mot player is that French spelling is generally a lot less idiosyncratic than English, so perhaps the options narrow themselves down quicker? This may also be influenced by the fact that the word lists are based on having a decent vocabulary but not necessarily a massive one: the answers are never words you don't know. So, in having a decent vocabulary in a foreign language you don't waste so much time dismissing obscure potential answers as you don't know them.

Finally, something to thank the Académie Française for!

All that and there's probably a bit of confirmation bias, in that getting the answer in a non-native language always feels more miraculous and satisfying

Thanks. I'd hesitated before sending my original post lest it should seem like a boast. It's both a relief to find others who've had the same experience ... and a bit of a disappointment to have to accept that I'm not the linguist I might have imagined

I like your back-handed compliment re the AF

Excellent week-end.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Par🇮🇹le n°375 3/6

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Wordle 573 3/6

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[mistyoptic]

Wordle 573 3/6

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[deptfordmarmoset]

Wordle 573 2/6

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