# "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:** 132
**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:** [April 1, 2022, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2621 "2022-04-01T12:35:44Z")
Close call today and learned another new word. Wordle 286 6/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛ ⬛🟨🟨⬛🟨 🟩⬛🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Blaze Crimp Young Junco Swoun Snout ---
**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:** [April 1, 2022, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2622 "2022-04-01T13:31:37Z")
Meh. Second guess was SHOUT for four green and it still took me five tries to exhaust all the other possibilities. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2022, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2623 "2022-04-01T13:39:54Z")
Wordle 286 2/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Well that was unexpected. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2022, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2624 "2022-04-01T13:52:45Z")
Wordle 286 3/6 🟩🟨🟩🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I hoped i might get my first 2, but alas, it wasn’t to be. I had no risk of the trap some people ran into, because i guessed that letter in my first word. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2625 "2022-04-01T15:00:33Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > Wordle 286 3/6 Just a little fun working backwards. Were your words STONE SNORT SNOUT ? ---
**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:** [April 1, 2022, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2626 "2022-04-01T15:01:32Z")
Another unicorn sighting! ---
**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:** [April 1, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2627 "2022-04-01T15:17:39Z")
Yes they were. 😀 ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2628 "2022-04-01T15:31:24Z")
> **Wordle 286 5/6\* April Fools' Day 2022** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > L_O_WLY → Upon reflection, I should have expected this. > **S** _T_ **O** RE → Haven’t tried H yet, and do I have a double-O? > **S** H **O** O **T** → That’s a big no. Can’t think of a working OAT or OIT ending, so maybe OUT? STOUT and SHOUT are _ahem_ out, so… > **S** C **OUT** → N & P are left, so I think I’ll make it… > **SNOUT** → by a nose. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2629 "2022-04-01T15:49:47Z")
Splendid ! Wordle 286 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD QUILT MOUNT SNOUT ---
**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:** [April 1, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2630 "2022-04-01T16:35:28Z")
Wordle 286 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ARIEL SOUND SNOUT ---
**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:** [April 1, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2631 "2022-04-01T16:46:51Z")
Wordle 286 4/6 ⬛🟦🟦🟦⬛ 🟧⬛🟧🟧🟧 🟧⬛🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 HOUSE SCOUT STOUT SNOUT I was going a bit too fast and didn’t even see SNOUT or SPOUT. So I was surprised when I didn’t get it in three. No letter-trolling necessary, though; I could not have gotten more than a five. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2632 "2022-04-01T18:30:24Z")
🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STARE SHUNT SNOUT ---
**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:** [April 1, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2633 "2022-04-01T18:44:59Z")
Don’t forget the game #. Right now (almost 3pm in New York) it’s already Saturday in New Zealand. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2634 "2022-04-01T18:56:42Z")
Nearly 8 in the morning. Wordle 287 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MOUNT PHOTO TROPE ---
**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:** [April 1, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2635 "2022-04-01T19:04:55Z")
I couldn’t post yesterday’s results (they were a 5/6) due to being not computer-adjacent, but here’s today’s: Wordle 286 3/6\* ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ ⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CLOUD SNOUT I just thought SNOUT was more likely and a more satisfying word than SHOUT or STOUT. I’ll take 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:** [April 1, 2022, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2636 "2022-04-01T22:33:19Z")
Tomorrow’s. Covid brain not affecting my puzzle game skills, at least. Wordle 287 3/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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:** [April 1, 2022, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2637 "2022-04-01T23:56:59Z")
Wordle 286 5/6 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 OUTER POUCH FLOUT ABOUT SNOUT Traps, fortunately, eliminated by earlier guesses. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2638 "2022-04-02T01:54:16Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** No sweat! Wordle 287 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 287** > > STEAD > ROUTE > TROPE ---
**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:** [April 2, 2022, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2639 "2022-04-02T04:14:40Z")
Wordle 287 3/6 🟨⬛⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT TRIPS TROPE Already running out of P openers after two days. I thought I only had two (print, plant) but I just thought of some plurals I can still use like proms/prams. I’m not hating TRIPS as an opener, come to think of it. Maybe TR openers next ---
**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:** [April 2, 2022, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2640 "2022-04-02T04:43:11Z")
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