# "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** board-card-word-game\ **Created:** [December 24, 2021, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604 "2021-12-24T21:12:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1 "2021-12-24T21:12:08Z")
Guess a five-letter word in six tries. Letters in your guess are colored yellow if they’re in the word, green if they’re in the right place in the word, and gray if they’re not in the word. There’s only one puzzle per day, and it’s the same puzzle for everybody. [https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/](https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/) ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2 "2021-12-24T21:19:43Z")
Woo hoo! 5 guesses! Thanks for this. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3 "2021-12-24T21:40:57Z")
Very cool! Got it in 3 tries. ---
**Author:** ![MoonMoon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonmoon/32/2959_2.png) [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4 "2021-12-24T21:42:48Z")
Woohoo! Three tries. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5 "2021-12-24T21:49:19Z")
I think it’s lucky there is only one available - it seems like an addiction waiting to happen. 3 for me too. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6 "2021-12-24T21:51:01Z")
Got very lucky and got it in two. First try FEAST gave me the E and the A ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7 "2021-12-24T22:05:52Z")
I got it in 5, but I think I was subconsciously helped by today’s correct word being featured in the instructions. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8 "2021-12-24T22:46:12Z")
I got it in 3! I think it was luck as much as anything. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9 "2021-12-24T22:55:59Z")
Took me all 5. Great game; nice take on [Word Whomp](https://www.pogo.com/games/word-whomp). ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/10 "2021-12-24T23:04:17Z")
Nice - did it in three tries. There’s a game show in the UK with exactly this game. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/11 "2021-12-25T01:07:04Z")
The concept is similar to the logic game Mastermind that I loved as a kid. There are pegs in 6 colors, the non-player sets up a hidden row of 4 pegs. The player makes a guess, and then is told how many are correct color & position, and how many are correct color but wrong position. But in this game, no information on _which_ of the four pegs in a guess are correct - that makes the reasoning required more sophisticated. > **[Mastermind (board game)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastermind_(board_game))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Mastermind or Master Mind is a code-breaking game for two players. It resembles an earlier pencil and paper game called Bulls and Cows that may date back a century. > The game is played using: ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/12 "2021-12-25T02:20:26Z")
Wow I got it on the 2nd try. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/13 "2021-12-25T03:06:21Z")
I enjoyed this (got it in 4 tries) - is there a site or application so I can play more often? ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/14 "2021-12-25T03:26:02Z")
This is fun. ROUND 1- SPLIT WHORE WEARY Got lucky with my gross second guess. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/15 "2021-12-25T03:38:19Z")
Here’s a site where you can play endlessly: [Online Lingo | COKO GAMES](https://www.cokogames.com/lingo/play/) ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/16 "2021-12-25T03:47:27Z")
Was that a prank? That’s a web site to teach elementary school kids math and typing. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/17 "2021-12-25T11:44:15Z")
Not a prank (it wouldn’t be much of one anyway, would it?) When I click on the link, I can play endless games of 5 or 6 letter LINGO (the same game as Wordle.) Does that game not come up on your screen? 🤨 ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/18 "2021-12-25T13:11:05Z")
I am having trouble playing this. I enter 5 random letters and always get “not in word list” notification. After that, all I can do is erase each letter, then try another 5, which also get the same response. I can go through the entire alphabet with no correct letters. I cannot advance down one level (I thought my first guess, even if wrong, would remain visible on the first line and you would guess again on the second line). Am I doing something wrong? mmm ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/19 "2021-12-25T13:15:38Z")
Lingo did not come up on my phone, but I searched and got it. > **[Online Lingo | COKO GAMES](https://www.cokogames.com/lingo/)** > > Online Lingo game in English (like Wordle but there don't have to be written words). You have to put letters to guess what word it is. The letter turns yellow if it is in the word but not in the right place, and green if you have guessed the letter... It didn’t load on my phone. I couldn’t play it. For WORDLE’s word for today it took me 5 tries — after my first 2 tries yielded 10 gray letters. Does WORDLE only use words with 5 different letters, IOW no repeated letters? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/20 "2021-12-25T13:18:27Z")
Are you hitting enter after you fill in the last letter? When I do, the tiles reveal their color and it moves me down to the next row. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=2)