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Semantle 5

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ElegantlyTouched · 19/03/2022 21:25

Semantle thread 4 is almost full and there's still plenty of love (and hate 🤣) for the game, so here's a new thread for Sunday's game.

If you're lucky enough not to know what I'm on about Semantle is a word game like Wordle. You need to find the secret word of the day, but it works by semantics, not letters. So you input a word and it will tell you how close you are. You have infinite guesses.

For example, one of the secret words was 'costly' with expensive, cumbersome and burdensome being the three closest words.

If you want to join in the fun follow this link and prepare to lose your sanity.

If you want to see how we've been getting on up to now our previous thread is here. We tend to use the threads to rant about how we're getting nowhere, celebrate our successes and laugh about the previous day's top 1000 but please, no spoilers. Subtle hints only here; use DMs for more obvious clues.

Enjoy!

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RoxieLoxy · 22/03/2022 13:56

The beard clue made me use the longer version of the actual word but for some reason I didn't then do the shorter one.

AliasGrape · 22/03/2022 14:55

Lord help me I’ve found another one to add into my daily rotation.

For those already doing wordle, dordle, quordle and octordle …

There’s also wafflegame.net/ where you have to rearrange the letters so that the words are correct horizontally and vertically, you only get a certain number of swaps to do it in

fancyfrogs · 22/03/2022 15:05

I solved Semantle #52 in 95 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 1.49. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #22. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 25.25. semantle.novalis.org/

Couldn't have done that without clues today - have been on 2 very different tracks which both gave me lots of greens but seemed very different!

Interested in this thread?

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BabbleBee · 22/03/2022 15:22

I was in hospital yesterday and have broken my streak. Finding today very hard but it’s good to have something else to think about other than being unwell

EdwinsActsOfKindness · 22/03/2022 15:25

Oh god AliasGrape - obviously I’ve added that to my list Grin

Hope you feel better soon BabbleBee Flowers

MrsElm · 22/03/2022 15:51

Quick question on the Waffle game, if I may. What are the grey letters? Are they wrong or right?

MrsElm · 22/03/2022 15:57

@MrsElm

Quick question on the Waffle game, if I may. What are the grey letters? Are they wrong or right?
OK, I have figured it out.

And I am hooked!

How am I ever expected to do any actual work again 😫🤣

FlippyFloppyFlappy · 22/03/2022 15:59

Damn you Alias 😤😂

AliasGrape · 22/03/2022 16:00

Sorry everyone!

BabbleBee · 22/03/2022 16:04

I’m stuck on 315. Can someone help please?

MrsElm · 22/03/2022 16:05

@BabbleBee

I’m stuck on 315. Can someone help please?
No, everyone is too busy doing the Wafflegame. 🤣😫🤪
MrsElm · 22/03/2022 16:07

@BabbleBee

I’m stuck on 315. Can someone help please?
But seriously, think of the general type of things that might be 315?
InMySpareTime · 22/03/2022 16:07

@BabbleBee 315 is not useful, it's only tenuously linked. The word involves something you do to something that is 315.

InMySpareTime · 22/03/2022 16:08

I did the waffle game with 2 moves spare.

MrsElm · 22/03/2022 16:12

@InMySpareTime

I did the waffle game with 2 moves spare.
I needed a couple more moves, so failed. 😫

But there is always tomorrow!

BabbleBee · 22/03/2022 16:13

I’m in the 990s now, thank you

Aroundtheworldin80moves · 22/03/2022 16:14

I'm going to need more hours in the day soon for...
Worldle
Hogwartle
Mathler
Nerdle x 4
Globle
Quordle
Octordle
Sedecordle
Semantle
And now Waffle.

CaptMorgan · 22/03/2022 16:15

Someone please help! I've got 681, 505, 436 and 312 and about a bazillion cold guesses!! Losing my mind here...

InMySpareTime · 22/03/2022 16:28

@CaptMorgan 312 ...man

FlippyFloppyFlappy · 22/03/2022 16:32

Oh for fu.. I tried scrolling the screen up on Waffle a couple of times and didn't realise my tries were going down 😭
Better luck tomorrow now I have the gist 💪🏻

BabbleBee · 22/03/2022 16:38

I solved Semantle #52 in 82 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 16.60. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #21. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 59.96 (999/1000). semantle.novalis.org/

JaneJeffer · 22/03/2022 17:24

Not going to be buying anyone a waffle.

Peanutbutterfingers · 22/03/2022 17:40

Good grief I went down so many dead ends today but finally got there thanks to @ZiaMcnab post above.

I had 976 on try 15, 995 on 30 and just kept getting colder!

Can I add my thanks for this game and thread, it's so nice to have all the subtle clues, helping, supporting and no spoilers.

Like most, life is tough right now and this is exactly the level of distraction and escapism I need and can focus on.

I solved Semantle #52 in 145 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 11.12. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #12. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 8.36. semantle.novalis.org/

frostedfruit · 22/03/2022 17:41

I was just sitting down to daily torture of semantle but I got it in 2 minutes. I thought I'd be happy to get it quick but I'm not. What am I supposed to do with the rest of my evening now? Bored now.

I solved Semantle #52 in 16 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 27.55 (345/1000).My penultimate guess had a similarity of 6.33. semantle.novalis.org/

frostedfruit · 22/03/2022 17:42

It was a total fluke that I got it by the way. No skill involved in my game whatsoever