Wordle-like games for guessing plants and animals

For what it’s worth, here’s a preliminary list of plant names I have found so far that it will accept if someone wants a basis for translations. Click on the triangle to reveal - if you consider this spoilers, don’t click! (And please don’t quote since that will also reveal the hidden content.) It reads a bit like a gardening catalog and grocery store list with a few odd additions.

Metaflora plant names (likely incomplete)

agave, alfalfa, almond, apple, apricot, artichoke, asparagus, avocado, baltic pine, bamboo, baobab, barley, basil, beetroot, black eyed pea, black mustard, black pepper, blackberry, bok choy, brazil nut, breadfruit, buckwheat, butternut squash, cabbage, cacao, cactus, cardamon, carnation, carob, carrot, cashew, cassava, cedar of lebanon, celery, chamomile, cherry, chestnut, chickpea, chicory, chrysanthemum, cinnamon, citron, clementine, clover, coconut, coffee, common bean, common beech, corn, cotton, cranberry, cucumber, daffodil, dahlia, daisy, dandelion, date, douglas fir, eggplant, fava bean, fern, fig, flax, garden pea, garlic, giant sequoia, ginger, gorse, grape, grapefruit, guava, gum tree, hazelnut, hemp, henna, hibiscus, hop, horseradish, jasmine, kiwi, lavender, leek, lemon, lemongrass, lentil, lettuce, licorice, lime, lotus, lychee, macadamia nut, mace, magnolia, mango, melon, moss, nutmeg, oak, oat, oil palm, okra, olive, onion, orange, orchard grass, orchid, papaya, parsley, parsnip, peach, peanut, pear, pecan, peony, persimmon, pineapple, pistachio, plantain, plum, poison ivy, pomegranate, poppy, potato, pumpkin, quinoa, radish, raspberry, rhubarb, rice, rose, rosemary, rubber, rye, sage, seaweed, senna, sesame, shea nut, silkworm mulberry, silver birch, soy bean, spearmint, spelt, spinach, spruce, strawberry, sugar maple, sugarcane, sunflower, sweet pea, sweet pepper, sweet potato, tamarind, taro, tea, thyme, tiger lily, tobacco, tomato, touch-me-not, tulip, tumbleweed, vanilla, venus flytrap, violet, walnut, wasabi, water lily, watermelon, weeping willow, wheat, yam

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I don’t dare venture into botany, but the animal list has similar biases which makes it somewhat predictable, after a few practice games it feels like the Scrabble champion who manage to win in French despite not speaking the language.

That said, it’s a fun distraction and I like the “daily newspaper crosswords” feeling of it.

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Same for me… struggle with the english common names … but generally looks fun

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No worries!

Even with the limited amount of plants these are hard…
:fallen_leaf: Plant #24 :seedling:
I figured it out in 18 guesses!
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::orange_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::orange_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::green_square:

I found a few more:

banana,blackberry,dill, dragon fruit, eucalypt,fennel,mandarin,sycamore,water cress

On my fourth go I got it in 1 too, with tarantula!

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I’m no zoo-chauvinist, but I found the plant one waaay harder. Partly because most plants I thought of weren’t in the list, but also because intuition doesn’t really help as much with plant taxonomy. I guess it’s just something you have to learn - the game is a fun way to do this, but hope they can add more plants.

Speaking of zoo-chauvinism, what’s up with flora being a subdomain of metazooa.com? That does not reflect the hierarchical relationship between plants and animals.

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:ant: Animal #87 :koala:
I figured it out in 7 guesses!
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:fire: 1 | Avg. Guesses: 7.5

:herb: Plant #26 :four_leaf_clover:
I figured it out in 17 guesses!
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::brown_square::orange_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::green_square:
:fire: 1 | Avg. Guesses: 12.3

Ooof the plants are tough, but I like the concept of the game.

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:dodo: Animal #88 :fish:
I figured it out in 10 guesses!
:orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::green_square:
:fire: 1 | Avg. Guesses: 10

Pretty fun!

:fox_face: Animal #89 :raccoon:
I figured it out in 2 guesses!
:yellow_square::green_square:
:fire: 1 | Avg. Guesses: 5.8

https://metazooa.com
#metazooa

Bow before me mortals

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:racehorse: Animal #89 :honeybee:
I figured it out in 3 guesses!
:orange_square::yellow_square::green_square:

:four_leaf_clover: Plant #28 :ear_of_rice:
I figured it out in 11 guesses!
:orange_square::yellow_square::brown_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

Pretty proud, but probably mostly lucky

:rat: Animal #89 :octopus:
I figured it out in 5 guesses!
:red_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::green_square:
:fire: 1 | Avg. Guesses: 6.3

https://metazooa.com
#metazooa

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:seedling: Plant #28 :maple_leaf:
I figured it out in 3 guesses!
:yellow_square::green_square::green_square:
:fire: 3 | Avg. Guesses: 8

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:spider: Animal #89 :octopus:
I figured it out in 2 guesses!
:yellow_square::green_square:
:fire: 1 | Avg. Guesses: 8.5

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:rabbit2: Animal #90 :lizard:
I figured it out in 8 guesses!
:orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:fire: 2 | Avg. Guesses: 5.8

https://metazooa.com
#metazooa

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https://birdiegame.net/ Birdie is an excellent cite for bird related identification!

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Here is my score from today:

birdie :swan: #656: :red_square::green_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:

https://birdiegame.net/