# "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:** 138
**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 6, 2022, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2741 "2022-04-06T13:45:39Z")
Wordle 291 5/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Plank Farce Ducat Achoo Comma Not a good starting word today. ---
**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 6, 2022, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2742 "2022-04-06T13:50:33Z")
Wordle 291 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CLOAK COCOA COMMA ---
**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 6, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2743 "2022-04-06T13:54:33Z")
My incredible streak of needing 5 continues. Mark your calendars. Wordle 291 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GRIND PLUCK CHAFE COSTA COMMA ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2744 "2022-04-06T14:43:29Z")
> **Wordle 291 4/6\* 4/6/2022** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > 🟨🟩🟨⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > N_A_TAL β†’ A fairly strong start, considering… KOed 3 common consonants and no repeated A > ST_A_RE β†’ I’m doing better negatively than positively… > _M_ **O** _C_H **A** β†’ OK. No ?OMCA words, so must be CO??A, with one ? being an M. I think both must be… > **COMMA** > > Two straight days with a repeated letter. ---
**Author:** ![Borborygmi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/borborygmi/32/217_2.png) [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2745 "2022-04-06T15:26:08Z")
Hi. Long-time Wordle thread reader, first-time Wordle thread poster. I expect my streak to hit 100 in a couple of days and was toying with self-indulgently chiming in then, but today is apt to prove more interesting. Wordle 291 6/6\* ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TOWER POLKA COBRA CONGA COCOA COMMA So, no yellows today, and if Wordle had accepted my original third guess of GOUDA then presumably I would have lost my streak today. I used to switch starting words all the time but the one I used here has generally served me quite well (today notwithstanding) and so I’ve become pretty committed to it. I first learned about Wordle from this thread! Clearly it had been around awhile but I feel I got in ahead of its explosion in popularity. My stats say I have played 99 times with a streak of 98, but I think I failed twice if I remember correctly including once before making a point of playing every day… I was caught off-guard by a repeated letter before I knew that was a thing, and 99 games ago was a word I didn’t know (FERRY and TAPIR). I also almost certainly would have lost the streak if the NYT hadn’t switched out that too-obscure-for-us-Yanks word that one time. ---
**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 6, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2746 "2022-04-06T15:53:05Z")
Wordle 291 6/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 AROSE TALON POACH VOCAB COCOA COMMA This one kicked my ass _hard_. I was completely stumped after three and had to step away. When I came back I was still stumped. VOCAB was a bit of a Hail Mary, but at least it confirmed CO\_\_A. Then came the huge and stupid unforced error: I thought, β€œOh, we’re doubling up on both the C and the O,” and I completely ignored the previous placement clues. Aaargh! Wasted a move at five and was pretty sure I was headed toward my first loss. So I stepped away _again_, and just let β€œCO\_\_A” bounce around in my head for a while. An eternity later, COMMA came to me. Phew indeed. ---
**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 6, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2747 "2022-04-06T19:30:34Z")
Wordle 291 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD ALOFT HAVOC COMMA Splendid. ---
**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 7, 2022, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2748 "2022-04-07T00:19:42Z")
Wordle 291 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 OUTER SOLID COACH COPAY COMMA Another β€˜took too long’ entry. Grrrr! ---
**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 7, 2022, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2749 "2022-04-07T02:02:51Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** I had to hammer this one out, almost letter by letter. Wordle 292 5/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 292** > > CRATE > RABID > APRON > MORAL > FORAY ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2750 "2022-04-07T04:22:29Z")
Wordle 292 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟨🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DEPOT ORGAN ROYAL FORAY ---
**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 7, 2022, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2751 "2022-04-07T04:33:03Z")
As the tiles flipped, I was _sure_ that I had beaten the 5 try curse and gotten it on the 4th try. NOPE! 5 it is. Wordle 292 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRIME ROWDY SORRY FORTY FORAY ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2752 "2022-04-07T04:38:07Z")
Wordle 292 4/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO CROAK MOLAR FORAY Another day, another four. Didn’t really think this one through, just guessed possible words. Oh an thanks for the tip to put the spoiler tags on separate lines. That was apparently the problem. ---
**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 7, 2022, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2753 "2022-04-07T04:44:52Z")
You can also do inline blurred text like this, where the tags obviously aren’t on their own lines. I think you just can’t mix and match; if either spoiler tag is on its own line, they both have to be. I have not confirmed this. Wordle 292 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRIMP STARE RANDY FORAY After two I thought I had short-circuited the trap: \_ANDY (CDHRS). But alas, there was one more possibility. ---
**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 7, 2022, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2754 "2022-04-07T07:31:18Z")
Darnit! I could’ve had this in 3! Instead I got 4. Wordle 292 4/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AIERY LOTUS MORAY β€” in going through the alphabet I bypassed F, to M FORAY ---
**Author:** ![SeaSun](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seasun/32/14820_2.png) [@SeaSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaSun)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2755 "2022-04-07T08:35:38Z")
**Wordle 292 5/6** ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHORE BOARD MORAL TORAN FORAY Messed up on my second word…already was shown the R didn’t go there. After I put Moral and had the ORA, I got a bit stumped. Foray just didn’t occur to me, for whatever reason, so I randomly put Toran (not familiar with the word, but I am now). A little bit more staring at the keyboard and _finally_ I saw it. ---
**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 7, 2022, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2756 "2022-04-07T11:33:26Z")
Wordle 292 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRACE LAIRS APRON FORAY After the 2nd pick I was looking for a _ORA_ word but couldn’t think of one. I gave up and went to the A at the beginning. When that was wrong I went back to the _ORA_ words and finally found it. I guess I quit too soon. ---
**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 7, 2022, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2757 "2022-04-07T12:00:35Z")
Wordle 292 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STAIR MARCH APRON FORAY ---
**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:** [April 7, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2758 "2022-04-07T12:50:21Z")
Wordle 292 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART CARDS MORAL FORAY I don’t know if there were any other choices for that last guess, I’d have been stumped if there were. ---
**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 7, 2022, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2759 "2022-04-07T14:11:46Z")
Wordle 292 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 If I was paying closer attention I would’ve had it in three. Claim Faker Fraud Foray ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2760 "2022-04-07T15:22:34Z")
> **Wordle 292 3/6\* 4/7/2022** > > ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 > ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > C **O** MM_A_ β†’ Two vowels to start. No common consonants eliminated. Don’t think I can afford to try TOAST… > T **O** _A_D **Y** β†’ Lucky on the Y! ?O?AY… (long gap here) > **FORAY** > > I spent about 20 minutes just letting it percolate around in my head before I hit on the solution. But in retrospect I’m surprised I didn’t try ROAST for the second guess… and without the Y I’d have never gotten it in 3. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=137) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=139)