# "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:** 133
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2022, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2641 "2022-04-02T04:50:21Z")
I got spoiled by accidentally clicking one of the early ones.I decided to to treat it like a par and solve it in four so I didn’t ruin my streak. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2022, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2642 "2022-04-02T06:33:20Z")
Wordle 287 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHEAT WROTE TROVE TROPE Kicking myself as I almost used the solution as guess 2, then had only 2 possibilities for 3 and still didn’t pick the word I had very nearly used above. Nuts. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2022, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2643 "2022-04-02T07:35:07Z")
Wordle 287 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 NERDS REACT WRITE TROPE It’s almost a sentence. Throw a semicolon in after β€œreact.” ---
**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 2, 2022, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2644 "2022-04-02T07:40:56Z")
Wordle 287 2/6\* ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ARIEL TROPE Two! ---
**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:** [April 2, 2022, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2645 "2022-04-02T08:26:51Z")
Incredible! I started with the same word also, but I got it in four. Wordle 287 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AIERY LOTUS MUNCH TROPE ---
**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 2, 2022, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2646 "2022-04-02T08:44:36Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > I started with the same word also Was that directed to me? You started with AIERY, but I started with ARIEL. ---
**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 2, 2022, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2647 "2022-04-02T12:09:44Z")
I should’ve got it in two! Wordle 287 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Ocean Trove Trope ---
**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 2, 2022, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2648 "2022-04-02T12:13:39Z")
Impressive !! Wordle 287 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD GRIPE TROPE ---
**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:** [April 2, 2022, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2649 "2022-04-02T12:13:52Z")
Wordle 287 3/6 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRACE TRIPE TROPE After the first word i went through the letters that weren’t eliminated and came up with possible words. TRIPE/TROPE were the only words that had the same fourth letter. And there were more TRI than TRO words so I picked the TRI word, ---
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2022, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2650 "2022-04-02T12:36:25Z")
Wordle 287 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩Wordle 287 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I knew so much and knew so little. When my 4th word was not it I almost gave up… then found it with random plug in letters. What a cliche. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2022, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2651 "2022-04-02T12:49:26Z")
Yes it was directed at you. Oops that was my error. ---
**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 2, 2022, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2652 "2022-04-02T12:53:39Z")
You might’ve had it in 3 if you skipped Munch I wonder why it turned the Myellow? Was your 3rd word Punch? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2022, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2653 "2022-04-02T12:55:18Z")
> **Wordle 287 2/6\* 4/2/2022** > > ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > SN **O** U_T_ β†’ OK, let’s try an R next, TROMP? No, something with an E… > **TROPE** > > My second 2. I think the first was when ULNAR was followed by ULTRA, which practically gave it away. This one? Sheer luck. ---
**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 2, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2654 "2022-04-02T14:37:22Z")
Nice birdie. Wordle 287 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ANISE LOUPE TROPE I was a bit hesitant to use P in my second word, but obviously I’m glad I did. ---
**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 2, 2022, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2655 "2022-04-02T14:38:43Z")
A two for me today. πŸ˜ƒ Wordle 287 2/6\* β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE TROPE Lucky guess between two choices. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2022, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2656 "2022-04-02T14:47:57Z")
Wordle 287 4/6\* ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STORE WROTE TROVE TROPE ---
**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 2, 2022, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2657 "2022-04-02T19:07:14Z")
Tomorrow’s was a fail. Wordle 288 X/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 ---
**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 2, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2658 "2022-04-02T19:46:55Z")
This is **tomorrow’s** , everyone. So do not spoil yourself. However, I am going to put my guesses in, just this one time, because I found them particularly interesting. Wordle **288** 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO SEVEN FEWER ---
**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 2, 2022, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2659 "2022-04-02T23:29:41Z")
Wordle 287 2/6 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AROSE TROPE I cycle between about a half-dozen starters, and using this one today was sheer luck. ---
**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 3, 2022, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2660 "2022-04-03T02:49:48Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** Given my first two guesses, there weren’t that many possibilities for the right word. Wordle 288 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 288** > > SOUTH > WREAK > FEWER [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=132) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=134)