# "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:** 105
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2081 "2022-03-13T00:18:53Z")
Wordle 266 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE, DATUM, TODAY. Much less drama, er, today, than yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2082 "2022-03-13T05:07:02Z")
Wordle 267 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ALTER QUICK COUCH FOCUS ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2083 "2022-03-13T05:10:09Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** Wordle 267 4/6 🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 267** > > COAST > HOCKS > VOCES > FOCUS > > I should have gotten this one much sooner. One could say I lacked FOCUS. > [@GuanoLad](#): > > Nobody else has seen @Terminus_Est’s clever clue. I was trying to keep that on the DL. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2084 "2022-03-13T05:21:56Z")
Wordle 267 2/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CROPS FOCUS Crushed it. Getting a green S at the end greatly narrowed things down, to the point I was stumped for a minute or three trying to figure out _any_ non-plural S ending. Eventually I thought of LOCUS, but felt I had enough info to win in 2 and no chance that was the answer. Very quickly after that I realized what it was. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2085 "2022-03-13T07:46:12Z")
Wordle 267 3/6\* 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SCONE CORPS FOCUS ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2086 "2022-03-13T08:38:20Z")
It’s a shame you didn’t have your spoiler blur problems just one day later. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2087 "2022-03-13T08:42:44Z")
Wordle 267 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS LOUIE BONUS HOCUS FOCUS Why, yes, I do now have a certain '70s prog-rock instrumental stuck in my head, why do you ask? ---
**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:** [March 13, 2022, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2088 "2022-03-13T09:05:12Z")
Wordle 267 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AIERY LOTUS BONUS FOCUS ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2089 "2022-03-13T09:30:21Z")
Wordle 267 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLEAT HUMOR FOUND FOCUS ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2090 "2022-03-13T10:38:06Z")
A nice 3 today… Wordle 267 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2091 "2022-03-13T12:18:54Z")
Wordle 267 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HAIRY STONE CLUMP FOCUS ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2092 "2022-03-13T12:28:42Z")
I’m at it early today. Big doin’s later on, so I’m glad it was quick this morning! Wordle 267 3/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CLOUD FOCUS ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2093 "2022-03-13T12:51:25Z")
Wordle 267 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRACE CLINK SCOFF FOCUS ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2094 "2022-03-13T12:58:41Z")
Wordle 267 3/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SERIF FLASK FOCUS ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2095 "2022-03-13T13:03:46Z")
Wordle 267 5/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Urban House Lotus Modus Focus That took too long, I was about to play Potus after modus but told myself focus! πŸ’‘ ! ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2096 "2022-03-13T14:09:25Z")
Wordle 267 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I’m back to exactly 4 on average, with the 2’s, 3’s, 5’s, and 6’s completely balancing each other out. I tried to pick a different β€œinteresting” start word, but I’m back to my original interesting start word because the one I tried to use has a legitimate meaning but also a secondary meaning as a racial slur. I tried to use CHINK, (as in chink in the armor), but it wasn’t in the word list. So, lacking creativity I had PANTO CHORE FOCUS ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2097 "2022-03-13T16:02:48Z")
My average is still a bit below four without any misses. In one out of every fifteen games it has taken me six tries, but fortunately there was only one obvious choice by that point. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2098 "2022-03-13T16:03:34Z")
> **Wordle 267 4/6\*** > > ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > T **O** DAY β†’ 4 down, 21 to go > P **O** RE **S** β†’ wimped out by using a plural, but it paid off > L **OC** K **S** β†’ so I wimped out again. C and no L means it must be > **FOCUS** > > If I had gone with the homonym on the second guess, I might have had it in 3. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2099 "2022-03-13T16:13:24Z")
Man, I gotta keep playing on my phone. Six 3s of six played: Wordle 267 3/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHIEF FOCUS ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2100 "2022-03-13T16:16:08Z")
Wordle 267 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 INTER SHAKY BOSOM FOCUS Eliminated a lot of letters early. I guess I should have been looking for words with _both_ O and U before trying a double O… but a 4’s a 4. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=104) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=106)