# "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:** 140
**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 8, 2022, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2781 "2022-04-08T12:09:21Z")
Wordle 293 5/6\* 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Those words that are exactly the same except for one letter can be killers. ---
**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 8, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2782 "2022-04-08T14:56:44Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Those words that are exactly the same except for one letter can be killers. They definitely mess with your stats. Wordle 293 5/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SHARE SNARE SPARE SCARE Bah. ---
**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 8, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2783 "2022-04-08T15:49:23Z")
I took four, but there were so many possibilities… Interesting NYT article on WordleBot, which will analyze your completed game and give you scores on luck and skill. > **[Introducing WordleBot, the Upshot’s Daily Wordle Companion](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/07/upshot/wordle-bot-introduction.html)** > > It will tell you how skillful or lucky you were, and it could help improve your results. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2784 "2022-04-08T15:58:13Z")
> **Wordle 293 5/6\* April 8, 2022** > > ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ > 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟩 > 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > FO_RA_Y β†’ kind of a meh start > _RA_I_S_ **E** β†’ starting to look like a trap… > **S** P **ARE** β†’ Yep, I’m the coda for _Suspicious Minds_… > **S** H **ARE** β†’ 3 words left & just 2 guesses > **SCARE** β†’ SNARE and STARE still on the shelf > > Happy to be in the club with **Aspenglow** and **Morgyn** … ---
**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 8, 2022, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2785 "2022-04-08T16:10:06Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Those words that are exactly the same except for one letter can be killers. Bastards, more like ! Wordle 293 5/6\* ⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD SHARE SPARE SNARE SCARE ---
**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 8, 2022, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2786 "2022-04-08T21:49:47Z")
Wordle 293 4/6 ⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Dang coulda had it in 2 or 3. HEART SPARE SNARE SCARE ---
**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 8, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2787 "2022-04-08T22:14:13Z")
Wordle 293 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 NOISE SUAVE SLATE CAPER SCARE I usually play in self-imposed hard mode, but I did what I had to do on four. Too many possibilities and not enough moves left. ---
**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 8, 2022, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2788 "2022-04-08T22:51:55Z")
This is **Tomorrow’s**. I suspect some people may get this in _one_. Wordle 294 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 8, 2022, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2789 "2022-04-08T23:44:03Z")
Wordle 293 5/6 🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ROAST SHARP SCARF SCARY SCARE If I’d used a test word I might have made a 4 instead of a 5, but: meh. Three minutes and done; I’ll take it. ---
**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 9, 2022, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2790 "2022-04-09T01:41:34Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** Quick and painless. Wordle 294 3/6 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 294** > > TRACE β†’ I usually change up my starting word, but today I got lazy. > SMART > STAIR ---
**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 9, 2022, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2791 "2022-04-09T04:05:19Z")
Wordle 294 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRAMP STARE STAIR Short and sweet, with only one possible word remaining after two. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2792 "2022-04-09T04:12:58Z")
Wordle 294 2/6 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE STAIR An easy two. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2793 "2022-04-09T06:08:35Z")
Wordle 294 2/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FLAME STAIR ---
**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 9, 2022, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2794 "2022-04-09T07:13:08Z")
Wordle 294 3/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AIERY LOTUS STAIR ---
**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 9, 2022, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2795 "2022-04-09T07:54:34Z")
**Wordle 294 3/6** ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PHASE STAIN STAIR ---
**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 9, 2022, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2796 "2022-04-09T09:27:38Z")
Wordle 294 2/6 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Two consecutive days of getting it in two. Yesterday there was only one word that worked. Today, only a small number of words fit. TRACE STAIR ---
**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 9, 2022, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2797 "2022-04-09T13:19:41Z")
Wordle 294 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART TRACK ROAST STAIR ---
**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 9, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2798 "2022-04-09T14:14:09Z")
This is never, _ever_ going to happen again. Wordle 294 1/6\* 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 9, 2022, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2799 "2022-04-09T14:17:57Z")
Wordle 294 2/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ORATE STAIR Everybody seems to be blowing right through this one. Nice to get a quick two after struggling for the past few days. ---
**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 9, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2800 "2022-04-09T15:05:54Z")
I saw that yesterday, ooh a big clue so Hey I want a 1/6 so I’ll start with a common starting word! Wordle 294 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Fudge pickles! And I repeated a yellow, πŸ€¦β€β™€οΈ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=139) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=141)