Nerdle or Wordle

[Hornetfarmer]

DH and I have just spent 45 minutes debating whether Nerdle or Wordle involves more skill. I think that Wordle is more luck - once you have got to a certain point then it is pretty much luck and guessing a word which fits that sequence. Your first word makes a difference but that sort of takes the skill out of it for me.
I find Nerdle better for offering challenge. He says it is the same.
FYI There are 17 000 combinations for Nerdle and 5000 for Wordle.

Yabu: he's right they're the same
Yanbu: I'm right and Nerdle offers more challenge

Yes we are very sad!

I'm a maths teacher- I love nerdle! Defo more challenging than wordle, but more fun because of that.

@HollowTalk

5*40=200
20+60=80
125/25=5

@HollowTalk

But the = can only be in one of two places.

You could have a high 2- digit number multiplied that gives an answer that's 3-digits, though.

Yes sorry, I wasn't thinking!!!

I like Byrdle. Got a nice mix of Latin, names and musical terms plus random church terms to mess with the obvious letter distribution...

Sweardle is fun!

Thanks for the link to Globle, I’ll enjoy that.

I don’t like Nerdle as I’m rubbish with numbers. Much better with words.

Nerdle is more logical somehow. You know there's got to be an equals sign in it for a start

Wordle is guess work for the first two goes at least then figuring out what letter combinations fit

Lewdle I thought my swearing made a sailor blush but clearly not.

I find Nerdle more challenging, I had to work out the 13 times table the other day! Feels like real brain exercise whereas Wordle I can usually knock off within a minute or two.

Tried to do squardle and can't get it at all!

I like them both but like a pp I think wordle is harder - it’s all about knowing how words work and typical letter combinations, and I can be really stuck just trying to think of a word that could possibly fit with the constraints after a line or two.

But nerdle is just logical - it’s much easier to work out as long as you can do maths. You can figure out a lot from knowing where the equals sign should go - are you aiming for one, two or three digits - and there are loads of “slots” and not that many numbers to choose from so it gets narrowed down pretty quickly.

If I get wordle in two, it’s probably luck. But I’ve got nerdle in two through careful logic before now. So I think wordle is more challenging!

Based on previous threads where many posters were clueless about order of operations, Nerdle would be nigh on impossible for them some days!

But yeah, I find Wordle less challenging than Nerdle. I aim to get Wordle in 3. I'm disappointed if it takes me to 5. I'll never get Nerdle in 3!

Same. I have two starters that use the main consonants/vowels and all numbers/most signs. I typically work out nerdle in 3, sometimes 4.

But the other day, the wordle word was frame and I went on with so many other combos I didn't even get it! Like grave... They are both a bit about luck

Nerdle is harder for me but I don’t think wordle is all about guessing. You are subconsciously using a lot of spelling rules e.g which letters usually go together, letters that combine to make the ending of a word etc.

Nerdle is easier. It's more logical.

Bit of luck needed in what symbols and numbers you use first - as with WordIe depends on your starter word.

I usually get Nerdle in three. I think it's because you can use more numbers/symbols in the first guess than you can use letters in your Wordle first guess. By the second Nerdle guess you have a better idea what's in it and what's not.

Nerdle does annoy me though - because if you get two right single digits but reversed (which make no difference to the sum) its not 'right'. Such as

263=36 - two red and six green

623=36 - correct.

@LemonDrizzles

Same. I have two starters that use the main consonants/vowels and all numbers/most signs. I typically work out nerdle in 3, sometimes 4.

But the other day, the wordle word was frame and I went on with so many other combos I didn't even get it! Like grave... They are both a bit about luck

What starter do you use in Nerdle that includes all numbers/most signs?!

squareword.org 9: 15 guesses

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Wordle is just as much logic as nerdle.

I personally wouldn’t say it’s about luck - it’s about logic, elimination of letters and then it’s much easier to work out.

Can I just check something? If a number goes black, does that mean it won't appear anywhere on the row or just that it won't appear eg in the solution?

I did it Nerdle today in 3 moves!

@HollowTalk

Can I just check something? If a number goes black, does that mean it won't appear anywhere on the row or just that it won't appear eg in the solution?

That number or symbol isn't is any part of the equation.

If it's gone black, don't use it again in your next guess.