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Alphalock - like wordle but harder!

(76 Posts)
ThreeRandomWords123 Thu 18-Dec-25 14:12:55

A thread for Alphalock - a game that's a cross between wordle and the classic boardgame Mastermind

www.alphalockgame.net

JoyBloggs Fri 03-Jul-26 15:15:34

Only stumbled across this thread today. Had never heard of Alphalock but as a puzzle enthusiast this is yet another to add to my daily list! Thank you TRW123

Cressida Fri 03-Jul-26 16:12:34

Hadn't heard of this game before so thanks to JoyBloggs for posting today.

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #794 8/10

🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟨🟨⬜️⬜️
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩🟨⬜️⬜️
🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Streak: 1

JoyBloggs Sat 04-Jul-26 20:06:09

Cressida... congrats! I'm struggling with today's and I've only 2 more tries left. Did yesterday's no prob but must have been beginner's luck!

JoyBloggs Sat 04-Jul-26 20:32:04

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #795 10/10

🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩🟨⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Streak: 2
Phew... I made hard work of that!

Gran22boys Sat 04-Jul-26 22:13:54

I must be thick. I can’t make head nor tail of it.

JackyB Sun 05-Jul-26 11:56:09

I've kept on doing it daily since this was first posted. I've given up looking at the Wordle thread although I still do that daily, too, because it's just a boring thread of people posting their results instead of commenting on the actual words and how they got to them.

Also I'd be interested in everyone 's tactics, if any.

Of course I'm not suggesting we post the answers as soon as we solve them, but maybe late evening or the next day.

JoyBloggs Mon 06-Jul-26 16:07:00

JackyB I managed to do yesterday's OK but I can't really claim to have any 'tactics', I just use a mix of logic, reasoning and a bit of luck. I didn't realise you could change the colour of the squares at first but I now find that very useful. A pity you can't change the letters in the alphabet... that would make life a lot easier.

JoyBloggs Mon 06-Jul-26 16:08:07

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #796 7/10

⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Streak: 3

Cressida Mon 06-Jul-26 16:26:39

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #797 6/10

🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟨🟨⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Streak: 2

JoyBloggs Mon 06-Jul-26 17:57:34

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #797 3/10

🟨🟨🟨⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Streak: 4
Well that was a surprise... what a fluke. Beginner's luck!

Jalyn Mon 06-Jul-26 18:53:33

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #797 6/10

🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟨🟨⬜️⬜️
🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩🟨⬜️⬜️
🟩🟨⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Streak: 1

Jalyn Tue 07-Jul-26 07:30:36

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #798 7/10

🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Streak: 2

JoyBloggs Tue 07-Jul-26 09:08:08

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #798 6/10

🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Streak: 5

Jalyn Wed 08-Jul-26 01:26:33

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #799 5/10

🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩🟨🟨⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Streak: 3

JoyBloggs Wed 08-Jul-26 09:53:52

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #799 8/10

🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Streak: 6

Jalyn Thu 09-Jul-26 07:26:37

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #800 7/10

🟨🟨⬜️⬜️
🟨🟨⬜️⬜️
🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Streak: 4

JoyBloggs Thu 09-Jul-26 14:16:51

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #800 7/10

🟨🟨🟨⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Streak: 7

Jalyn Fri 10-Jul-26 13:09:17

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #801 6/10

🟩🟨⬜️⬜️
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Streak: 5

Cressida Fri 10-Jul-26 15:42:04

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #801 5/10

🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Streak: 3

JoyBloggs Fri 10-Jul-26 20:03:48

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #801 10/10

🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Streak: 8
I was getting worried... grin

Farmor15 Sat 11-Jul-26 08:27:20

I've been doing it regularly since seeing it mentioned here!
Getting no letters right is often quite helpful.

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #802 5/10

🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Streak: 46

Jalyn Sat 11-Jul-26 12:17:56

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #802 7/10

⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩🟨⬜️⬜️
🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩🟨⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Streak: 6

JoyBloggs Sat 11-Jul-26 13:49:08

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #802 8/10

⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩🟨⬜️⬜️
🟩🟨⬜️⬜️
🟩🟨⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Streak: 9

Wow, Farmor... an impressive streak!

Jalyn Sun 12-Jul-26 12:53:08

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #803 7/10

⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟨🟨⬜️⬜️
🟩🟨⬜️⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Streak: 7

JoyBloggs Sun 12-Jul-26 21:12:12

ALPHALOCK
Four Letter Game #803 X/10

🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️
🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️

Streak: 0
Wouldnt have thought it possible to do quite so miserably... cross about losing my streak! sad