# "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:** 139
**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 7, 2022, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2761 "2022-04-07T16:15:44Z")
Wordle 292 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD RANCH ARGOT FORAY More splendidness. ---
**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 7, 2022, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2762 "2022-04-07T16:52:16Z")
Wordle 292 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 NIGHT DRAPE MARRY FORAY I’m happy with a four, considering I blanked the first word. Every try gave me good info though. ---
**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 7, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2763 "2022-04-07T17:35:32Z")
I felt lucky to get this in four. Not a great start for my first three words. ---
**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 7, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2764 "2022-04-07T18:48:33Z")
Wordle 292 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 LOUSE TONIC WORMY PORKY FORAY I’m getting sloppy. Didn’t even realize I had an unused vowel available until word five. WORMY and PORKY were both highly unlikely, but I wasn’t seeing anything and went fishing for letters. I think I need a break from this game, but I don’t want to end my streak. First world problems. ---
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2765 "2022-04-07T19:21:52Z")
I took my starting word from a youtube video. The second word they suggest is WHEAT but this first word gave me a lot to work with. Wordle 292 3/6 🟧⬜🟦⬜🟦 🟧🟧🟧⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 FLOUR FORTY FORAY ---
**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 7, 2022, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2766 "2022-04-07T19:28:34Z")
Wordle 292 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE RASPY ANGRY FORAY Predictably, I’m settling for 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, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2767 "2022-04-07T23:04:49Z")
Wordle 292 5/6 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AROSE MANOR CORAL BORAX FORAY Number four may have been wasted (if Borax is a trademarked name I guess–?–they wouldn’t include it as a possible answer). ---
**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, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2768 "2022-04-07T23:09:03Z")
Wordle 292 word stories are great 😊 ---
**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 8, 2022, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2769 "2022-04-08T00:47:10Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** Wordle 293 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 293** > > POUCH > FECAL β†’ I knew this wouldn’t be on the β€œapproved” list, but it amused me to throw it in nonetheless > CARVE > SCARE ---
**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 8, 2022, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2770 "2022-04-08T04:16:20Z")
Wordle 293 2/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLASP SCARE Easy 2 in that it played right into my strategy. SCARE wasn’t a guess, it was the platonic ideal of a research word to followup that feedback from CLASP: Move the two yellows, keep the green in place, add checks for R and E. It really doesn’t get much better than that for a second guess. That it also happened to be the answer was just gravy. Apologies for the \<5 second open spoiler. If I spoiled anyone, that sucks, I’m really sorry. ---
**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 8, 2022, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2771 "2022-04-08T04:25:16Z")
Huzzah. A 4 at last. With a no yellow performance. Wordle 293 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLUMB SHORT SCARF SCARE ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2022, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2772 "2022-04-08T04:31:19Z")
Wordle 293 4/6 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE STARE BENCH SCARE Fell into a bad trap on two with a least four more choices. I would have won on hard mode ( actually probably would have had a three) but I am proud of myself for thinking it through. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2022, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2773 "2022-04-08T04:34:21Z")
Wordle 293 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 After 2 I think I had just few enough viable options to be safe. VISOR STARE SPARE SCARE ---
**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 8, 2022, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2774 "2022-04-08T07:15:58Z")
Finally back to a three. Wordle 293 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SPARE SCARE I think it may have been my first time using that opener. It worked out very well. ---
**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 8, 2022, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2775 "2022-04-08T09:44:48Z")
**Wordle 293 3/6** ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GREAT FLARE SCARE Happy to get back to getting it in 3! I was beginning to think I’d lost my mojo the past three days. ---
**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 8, 2022, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2776 "2022-04-08T10:38:23Z")
Wordle 293 2/6 ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRACE SCARE Very easy 2 with that start word ---
**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 8, 2022, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2777 "2022-04-08T11:44:37Z")
Wordle 293 4/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AIERY LOTUS MUNCH SCARE ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2022, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2778 "2022-04-08T11:52:04Z")
My first lucky day in a long time. Wordle 293 2/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 8, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2779 "2022-04-08T12:02:57Z")
Wordle 294 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Not playing hard mode for this one. The first two guesses gave me all five letters. ---
**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 8, 2022, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2780 "2022-04-08T12:06:55Z")
Wordle 293 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Trial Charm Scare Impressive! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=138) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=140)