# "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:** 108
**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 15, 2022, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2141 "2022-03-15T11:28:44Z")
Wordle 269 2/6 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRACE TEASE I usually use the same first word. After I got the answer I checked the list of words and TEASE is the only word that fits. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2142 "2022-03-15T11:54:28Z")
Wordle 269 2/6 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I’ve been generally using the same starting word. Paid off this time. HEART TEASE ---
**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 15, 2022, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2143 "2022-03-15T12:01:55Z")
Today was a good day. Wordle 269 2/6\* 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRACE TEASE ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2144 "2022-03-15T13:44:13Z")
Okay, the Wordle variants are ruining my sleep. As in, okay, I can stay up 'til midnight to solve them right away. But neither Dordle and Sedecordle have adjusted for daylight savings! I just can’t hack waiting up till 1 a.m. ☹ ---
**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 15, 2022, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2145 "2022-03-15T14:05:50Z")
Hah! Wordle 269 2/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE TEASE I’d say I’m getting good at this but as soon as I feel confident, a word comes along that kicks my butt. But this one I did torque out from the known available letters after my first try. ---
**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 15, 2022, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2146 "2022-03-15T14:08:30Z")
Lucky that I pulled it off in four. Picked an atypical starter: Wordle 269 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GRUMP THINK TOTAL TEASE ---
**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 15, 2022, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2147 "2022-03-15T14:49:09Z")
> [@Author\_Balk](#): > > Wordle 269 2/6 > > 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > TRACE > TEASE > [@Morgyn](#): > > Today was a good day. > > Wordle 269 2/6\* > > 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > TRACE > TEASE Same. Wordle 269 2/6 πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 I’d seen TRACE touted as an ideal starting word here and elsewhere. Guess I picked a good day to finally try it. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2148 "2022-03-15T15:29:04Z")
> **Wordle 269 3/6\* The Ides of March 2022** > > 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 > ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _S_M_E_L_T_ β†’ Good start, try another vowel? > P **E** _ST_O β†’ I think there’s still one more vowel in there, but the only nonplural word I can think of using T, S & E uses two… > **TEASE** ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2149 "2022-03-15T15:34:50Z")
Wordle 269 5/6\* ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD LEANT TEACH TEAMS TEASE ---
**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 15, 2022, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2150 "2022-03-15T16:24:32Z")
Wordle 269 4/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I should have tried harder after my second guess. I think i had enough information. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2151 "2022-03-15T19:02:49Z")
My brain wants there to be a rule that letters can only appear once in a word. Wordle disagrees. ---
**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 15, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2152 "2022-03-15T19:06:06Z")
I really struggled with that, too. I’m finally getting over it. ---
**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 15, 2022, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2153 "2022-03-15T19:56:14Z")
Wordle 269 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 For reasons I can’t imagine, sometimes when I paste the above from the site I have to delete spaces in between the rows, and other times I don’t. ? Anyway: today was blessedly fast even if not impressive numerically: ALIEN STEAM BEAST TEASE ---
**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 15, 2022, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2154 "2022-03-15T20:46:36Z")
Here’s tomorrow’s. This easily could’ve been worse. Wordle 270 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 15, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2155 "2022-03-15T20:53:54Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > I really struggled with that, too. I’m finally getting over it. I’m glad that’s not a rule, nor indicated with any special coloring. The game is already pretty simple and easy as it is, so any additional challenge is welcomed by me. Mastermind worked the same way. Lingo operated the same way. Just wait until a word like EERIE shows up (if it hasn’t already.) πŸ™‚ ---
**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 15, 2022, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2156 "2022-03-15T20:56:40Z")
One thing that may help (though it did give you additional information) is that plurals aren’t in the answer set, so far as we know. I have the list of at least the original words on my computer, but I have not looked to see whether that was the case for sure (and the NYTimes may have changed the word set, for all I know.) ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2157 "2022-03-15T21:24:52Z")
Thanks, i’ll see if i can remember that ! ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2158 "2022-03-16T01:03:23Z")
Eh. Wordle 270 5/6\* 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Probably could have knocked a guess off that with a little effort, but good enough. Today’s Byrdle was an absolute bastard though. ---
**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 16, 2022, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2159 "2022-03-16T02:19:33Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** Hah! Wordle 270 2/6 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 270** > > TEACH > CATER ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2160 "2022-03-16T04:02:46Z")
Wordle 270 6/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 It was worse for me, but not as bad as it could’ve been. > [@pulykamell](#): > > (and the NYTimes may have changed the word set, for all I know.) They have changed very little. A small number of words have been removed for being either inappropriate or too obscure. > ## Update: New York Times version > > The game moved to the New York Times on February 10 2022. Six words were removed from the solution list, so you’ll need to look ahead in the answer list for the current word. That means starting July 20 2022, you need to look six words ahead for the actual word. > > - Feb 15 2022 Day 241 AGORA > - Feb 19 2022 Day 245 PUPAL > - Mar 20 2022 Day 274 LYNCH > - Apr 10 2022 Day 295 FIBRE > - Apr 20 2022 Day 305 SLAVE > - Jul 20 2022 Day 396 WENCH [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=107) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=109)