I appreciate the fact that solve was totally uncut. It allowed us to all see into the struggle that happened with this word. Even the best in the world have a bad day every now and then, Mark. Don't let it get you down. Because, you know what? We all know you'll bounce back tomorrow. Or today, as the case may be. Thanks!
Does it say something that when I saw a 6 minute video, I just assumed that Mark had accidentally left the camera running (and something funny had happened). But no, this is actually a linguistic genius struggling like the rest of us mere mortals for once.
An epic struggle! Well done Mark. It's funny how even a common word can present massive problems if the initial guesses are unhelpful - I struggled for a similar amount of time with today's word, because I just couldn't think of the one word that would fit.
I'm not a native speaker and I learn so many new words thanks to you. I have to say it was quiet nice that my simple vocabulary for once helped me see the answer faster than you. But still you shouldn't feel bad about this attempt at all. Sometimes our thinking is just too complicated and that's nothing to be embarrassed about!
Mark’s opening word streak currently: ABLET BREAM COLEY DORAD ELVER Theme: 5-letter fish, alphabetically (DORAD stands for dorado) After the trials and tribulations of this Wordle, I’m guessing tomorrow’s word would be FLIER, a sunfish species from Southern USA
Beautiful episode...maybe even the best of all and I love this music on these longer episodes. The struggle is so real and relatable. Happens to all of us, not just in wordle but in life.
This solve had me on the edge of my seat for 6 minutes. The music really added to the tragedic feel 😂. If it makes you feel any better, I was thinking along, and also didn’t think of “disco” until you said it
Took me an age, had to set it aside and let my brain work on it while I did something else. Thanks for the glimpse into your thought process, Mark. And hooray for the restoration of the streak!
DISCO is an example of the CVCCV pattern. It is the second most frequent pattern of consonants and vowels found in the set of all valid Wordle solutions. Out of 2315 solutions, 396 words follow this pattern (Source: Josh Bernoff's Wordle Solution Explorer).
No need to apologize, Mark -- you persisted, you finished, and it didn't even take you 6 guesses. Welcome back to your streak. This was another very dramatic video: as soon as I saw the length, I had to wonder whether it was going to have a happy ending. I should never have doubted you! 😻💚
I’m so pleased when Mark fills in the three or four words, and gives me plenty of time to attempt to guess a possible next word, even if it isn’t the actual word.
After IDIOM I was convinced the answer was AUDIO. But it wasn’t. Don’t feel bad, Mark. Even one solve in less than a minute is rare among us regular folk, and you do it nearly every day.
Thank you for posting! It encourages me to see even you struggle sometimes! Was I the only one to wonder if the NYT would post "dildo" as an answer...?
Sorry for your struggle, but glad to see this video in the actual RU-vid subscription feed instead of the hellish new version of the Shorts category (maybe it's better for people using YT on a phone or tablet? it's completely awful on my laptop).
It's hilarious to see mark coming up with hundreds of obscure words i would not be able to find even with bifurication. Even the wordle doesn't accept it 😂
The funny thing is that in a week or two Mark will solve the Times Monthly Special entering words that about three other people on the planet know. Don't worry Mark - you're not the only one who's done all they can to forget disco.
Loved this one! I had forgotten the word till about 4 minutes into the video when he started saying "dingo.. no...". Really fun to watch the thought process
I appreciate that this solve is closer to what mine was today XD Unusually, got this one rather quickly. Got lucky with my first guess and took me 2! MUSIC > DISCO
I couldn't remember the word myself even though I did the puzzle yesterday, and I still couldn't figure it out as I watched along lol. Sometimes just the remaining letters seem so odd you can't figure it out quickly!
don't feel bad Mark, you're human just like the rest of us. funnily for me when i finally got disco, i misclicked and accidentally used my fifth guess to guess disci. i didn't even know that was a word. so it took me 6 guesses lmao
Had he been on an E starting word for July 28th, I feel like he might have gotten this word in one guess. It's just the type of quirky word he would pick. We'll see what tomorrow brings.
I used sioux near the end. I also made two silly errors. I struggled for an hour, left it, went back and ginally got it in 5. Conclusion: 6 minutes is pretty good!!
