# "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:** 123
**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 25, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2441 "2022-03-25T18:08:24Z")
Wordle 279 5/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Our set of words is very close (except I had an extra guess) TRAIN STORE HOTEL BEGOT DEPOT I had to stare at the last ones for a long time. I knew it would not likely be BEGOT, but I couldn’t think of another word. The silent T made it harder for me. ---
**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 25, 2022, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2442 "2022-03-25T21:13:13Z")
Tomorrow’s. I look forward to your reactions. Wordle 280 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 25, 2022, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2443 "2022-03-25T22:48:56Z")
Wordle 279 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE STEEP PETTY TEMPO DEPOT As others have implied in connection with today’s game, more strategizing could have resulted in a better score, but… meh. ---
**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 26, 2022, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2444 "2022-03-26T02:49:02Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** WTF Wordle 280 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > STARE > FLECK > PINED > EPOXY ---
**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 26, 2022, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2445 "2022-03-26T03:05:14Z")
After finding out where that dang yellow letter went, I think there was only one choice. Wordle 280 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FRAME CLUED SPENT EPOXY ---
**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 26, 2022, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2446 "2022-03-26T04:44:28Z")
Wordle 280 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLOTS PHONE EPOXY As far as I can tell, after my first two guesses there was only one possible word left. To the point I had to step away for a minute. While washing dishes and pondering β€˜EPO\_\_’ words (EPORT?!) it finally came to me. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2022, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2447 "2022-03-26T05:08:12Z")
Wordle 280 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LOUSE ENDOW EPOCH EPOXY Another one I feel I was lucky to get. ---
**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 26, 2022, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2448 "2022-03-26T06:07:36Z")
Wordle 280 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STAIR PLUME CHEEP EPOXY ---
**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 26, 2022, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2449 "2022-03-26T06:26:33Z")
This one was hard. Took four. Got the common vowels early. .Fortunately guessed the P and the Y in the third guess, which left only one option. ---
**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 26, 2022, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2450 "2022-03-26T06:41:26Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > As far as I can tell, after my first two guesses there was only one possible word left. Same here, although my first two words were different from yours. Wordle 280 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STARE ENJOY EPOXY ---
**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 26, 2022, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2451 "2022-03-26T07:16:32Z")
Wordle 280 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AIERY LOTUS MUNCH FUDGE EPOXY ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2022, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2452 "2022-03-26T08:57:05Z")
Wordle 280 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BLAME CREDO ETHOS EPOXY ---
**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 26, 2022, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2453 "2022-03-26T11:52:39Z")
Wordle 280 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRACE LINES WEEDY EPOXY After the third pick I knew the first and last letter. Maybe there is only one possibility. It took a long time to think of it ---
**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 26, 2022, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2454 "2022-03-26T12:24:47Z")
I would have thought that this would be hard given three somewhat rarer letters. But I am often surprised by how few alternatives there are after a few guesses, good or bad. ---
**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 26, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2455 "2022-03-26T12:48:18Z")
Wordle 280 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > Cleft > Boner > Spoke > Epoxy > > Whatever it takes to reach the right word eh😜 ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2022, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2456 "2022-03-26T14:41:06Z")
> **Wordle 280 3/6\* 3/26/2022** > > ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ > 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > D_EPO_T β†’ Quite a start. Try something that starts with that P? > _POE_S **Y** β†’ Stroke of luck gets me close. OPERY? Nah. DOPEY is ruled out by first guess, though MOPEY may be possible. But let’s try > **EPOXY** > > When I was that close on the second guess, I took a little extra time to think it over - and it worked. ---
**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 26, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2457 "2022-03-26T14:43:19Z")
Wordle 280 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ARIEL HOUSE EMOTE EBONY EPOXY Tough one for me today. EMOTE was dumb since I knew there was no E in the fifth spot; I didn’t even realize I’d doubled up. πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ It did, however, give me the placement of both E and O, and - I _thought_ - the win in four. It took me a lot longer than it should have to get from EBONY to EPOXY. ---
**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 26, 2022, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2458 "2022-03-26T14:55:59Z")
Wordle 281 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 This one was fun, particularly once I discovered… > **TOMORROW!** > > …it was a five letter word with no vowels. ---
**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 26, 2022, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2459 "2022-03-26T15:20:15Z")
Wordle 280 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STOKE EPOCH ← got excited there when I saw the first three flip green, but alas … EPOXY ---
**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 26, 2022, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2460 "2022-03-26T15:29:47Z")
Wordle 280 4/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE FLESH ENJOY EPOXY [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=122) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=124)