Mastodawn

#WordleBot UI Fail:
#NYTimes recently updated the bot app-within-an-app for Android.
It used to have you tap the right side of the screen to move through the solution steps, which was described only when you first used the app.
Now they've added buttons, which, without fail, cover other controls, and CHANGE position:

Show thread

RealGene ☣️Mar 22

#WordleBot claims my first guess eliminated all but four words in the dictionary, yet my second guess isn't one of them.

Show thread

RealGene ☣️Mar 20

I've come to the conclusion that #WordleBot is complete bullshit designed to foster competition ("Can you beat the bot?") for engagement, rather than an actual analysis tool.

Its solution of today's puzzle that just happens to beat mine and is a rarity seems like a stretch (no spoiler):

Show thread

RealGene ☣️Feb 9

Eat me, #WordleBot

Scott Wright 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Oct 21, 2025

After 2 lines in today's Wordle (1,585) I had it down to 3 possible words. Two of those words would, if not the solution, leave only one possible word. So I guessed one of those two, guaranteeing me at worst a 4. The Wordlebot gave me a zero for that third guess. It gave a 99 to the word, that if incorrect, would leave 2 possibilities which could’ve resulted in a 5.
It said the the two words I chose from were “unlikely”.
BOO 😡

#Wordle #Wordlebot #WordleResults #WordPuzzle

Tjb51 Jul 30, 2025

A fail for the #wordlebot today. I didn’t know that could happen. #wordle1503

Dave Moskovitz (((❤️)))Apr 13, 2025

Hey #wordle fans, can you explain this? I got a low skill (65) rating for choosing a word that left only one word remaining. Meanwhile, #Wordlebot gave itself itself 99 for choosing a word that also left only one word remaining. What's with that?

Tjb51 Mar 15, 2025

I tied with #wordlebot in #wordlle1366. I used the list of used wordle words thinking AI would know all the used words but it doesn't. It's second guess had been used previously. An honourable bot. Who would have thought? I guess I’m less honourable than AI. No more checking previously used answers for me.