# "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:** 118
**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 21, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2341 "2022-03-21T13:58:00Z")
^ In your situation, I probably would have gone for THROE over THEIR as well, thinking that THEIR was just a little too vanilla for the game. In fact, I did do just that with my puzzle above, trying to think of any word other than THEIR as a final answer that fit my information, but couldn’t think of any. ---
**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 21, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2342 "2022-03-21T14:52:36Z")
Heeee! Wordle 275 2/6\* πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE THEIR A lucky second try, but then, not many other options available playing in Hard mode with my starting word. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2343 "2022-03-21T15:06:01Z")
> **Wordle 275 4/6\* 3/21/2022** > > 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜ > 🟩🟨🟨🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _RE_NEW β†’ No double E, so that’s nice to know > **T** _E_A_R_S β†’ Darn it, forgot to move the one E I knew about. Should have tried TIERS… wait, tried… > **T** _RIE_D β†’ H is still available from common letters… > **THEIR** > > Coulda had it in 3 if I had obeyed my rules… ---
**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 21, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2344 "2022-03-21T16:06:56Z")
Wordle 275 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ORATE INTER TIMER THEIR This one kicked my ass more than it should have. I just could _not_ come up with a word ending in IR or UR and had to burn a guess on a word I knew was wrong before it came to me. THEIR is one of those all-too-common words that you (well, _I_, anyway) just don’t think about much. My mind goes through nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions… I got thrown by a pronoun. ---
**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 21, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2345 "2022-03-21T18:06:26Z")
> [@GreenWyvern](#): > > ARIEL Nice vowel starter, I like it. ---
**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 21, 2022, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2346 "2022-03-21T20:37:04Z")
I do not like Tomorrow’s word. Wordle 276 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 21, 2022, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2347 "2022-03-21T20:47:52Z")
Seems you did well enough. I guess I’ll find out the source of your disfavor tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2348 "2022-03-21T21:39:24Z")
I almost always use the same starter word. Today was my Day! Wordle 275 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 21, 2022, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2349 "2022-03-21T22:03:26Z")
Wordle 275 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STONE HAIRY THEIR ---
**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 21, 2022, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2350 "2022-03-21T22:11:54Z")
Wordle 275 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD TRICE TIGER ← I was sure this would be right ! THEIR > [@Beesnest](#): > > I almost always use the same starter word. Today was my Day! That’s my strategy too, have to get a 1 one day … ---
**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 21, 2022, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2351 "2022-03-21T22:12:33Z")
That’s an Unicorn! ---
**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 22, 2022, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2352 "2022-03-22T00:03:31Z")
Wordle 275 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ALIEN SIEVE THEIR Took me longer between steps two and three than it should have, as, like others, I don’t first think of pronouns in connection with this game. ---
**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:** [March 22, 2022, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2353 "2022-03-22T00:10:51Z")
> [@Beesnest](#): > > I almost always use the same starter word. Today was my Day! > Wordle 275 1/6 Will you pick a new one now? ---
**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 22, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2354 "2022-03-22T00:14:43Z")
Got fairly lucky in my first guess. There was only one common second guess left (excepting TITHE . ---
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2355 "2022-03-22T01:04:02Z")
" Will I pick a new one now? " Maybe for tomorrow. But I use it for the T, I, E, R and combo of TH. Not because I think it is the answer. I didn’t even know it was on the answer list. Kind of a bummer really- play time is over before it starts. I am playing archive games and quordle more then I should. I don’t get why people like the only one game a day feature. ---
**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 22, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2356 "2022-03-22T01:54:35Z")
> [@Beesnest](#): > > . I don’t get why people like the only one game a day feature. Because then it becomes a social thing and threads like this can exist. This type of game has been around for many years. This whole social aspect of it made it a phenomenon, IMHO. ---
**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 22, 2022, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2357 "2022-03-22T02:08:19Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** I think I need to get less cutesy with opening words. Wordle 276 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 276** > > PURGE > FLOAT > BLOWN > CLOCK > SLOSH ---
**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 22, 2022, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2358 "2022-03-22T04:23:52Z")
Wordle 276 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLANS SLOPE SLOTH SLOSH Didn’t expect an SLO\_\_ trap. I thought I had it in two, then three. Tricksy doubles. ---
**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 22, 2022, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2359 "2022-03-22T05:30:29Z")
Wordle 276 4/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ORATE SOUND SPOIL SLOSH ---
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Wordle 276 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO DOUSE FLOSS SLOSH [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=117) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=119)