# "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:** 148
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2941 "2022-04-15T16:39:43Z")
My first miss ever. Wordle 300 X/6\* πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© I didn’t know it shows the word after your final attempt, so I thought it was commenting on my performance. Harsh, Wordle. ---
**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 15, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2942 "2022-04-15T16:45:09Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > I didn’t know it shows the word after your final attempt, so I thought it was commenting on my performance. Harsh, Wordle. Ok, this cracked me up. I’m laughing _with_ you, not _at_ you! I would have thought the same! ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2022, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2943 "2022-04-15T17:56:18Z")
That was mildly concerning for a bit. Wordle 300 5/6 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 15, 2022, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2944 "2022-04-15T21:51:30Z")
Wordle 300 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SHAVE PLUME SHAME ---
**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 15, 2022, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2945 "2022-04-15T23:13:23Z")
Hope many of you have better luck than you had with 300, with **Tomorrow’s**. Wordle 301 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 16, 2022, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2946 "2022-04-16T01:35:32Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** I still think this game is trying to tell me something. Wordle 301 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 301** > > BEAST > YIELD > WRECK > CHEEK ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2022, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2947 "2022-04-16T04:06:06Z")
Wordle 301 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE TONED CHEEP CHEEK Just got lucky with the third guess. ---
**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 16, 2022, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2948 "2022-04-16T04:33:33Z")
Wordle 301 3/6 πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRIMP CLOTS CHEEK I already spaced my planned re-emphasizing spending 3 of my 10 letters on vowels. As soon as I got the feedback from the second guess I remembered. Doh! Leaving both A and E uncovered hurt. Fortunately the 6 consonants (CRMPLTS) were on point, eliminating quite a bit. Once I found three possibilities (candy, cheek, cache) I went for the guess. Cache seemed less likely. 50/50 chance paid off. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2022, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2949 "2022-04-16T05:02:12Z")
Wordle 301 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STAIN LOVER FUMED CHEEP CHEEK After 3 unlucky guesses I was running out of words so it fell into place. ---
**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 16, 2022, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2950 "2022-04-16T05:08:58Z")
Good job, me. Wordle 301 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 COPSE CREAK CHEEK ---
**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 16, 2022, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2951 "2022-04-16T05:27:27Z")
I picked a good word for my first guess this time. Wordle 301 3/6\* 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHEAT CHECK CHEEK ---
**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 16, 2022, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2952 "2022-04-16T08:02:43Z")
Wordle 301 5/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WASTE FEIGN BORED CHEEP CHEEK The first three words netted me one letter, and its position. But it eliminated so many letters that there wasn’t much else it could likely be. ---
**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 16, 2022, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2953 "2022-04-16T08:10:23Z")
> I didn’t know it shows the word after your final attempt, so I thought it was commenting on my performance. Harsh, Wordle. 🀣 You’d have to play the β€œSnarky Wordle” version for that kind of abuse. πŸ˜‰ ---
**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 16, 2022, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2954 "2022-04-16T08:18:56Z")
**Wordle 301 4/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRAIN LOUSE WEEDY CHEEK My first two words were rather disappointing, though it did tell me what wasn’t used. It took a lot longer than it should have to come up with my third guess…was pretty sure there were double letters in this one, and I was suspecting the E. I had both Weedy and Cheek written down and almost went with Cheek first, but there was a CH word a few days ago, so Weedy won out for my third guess. Should have listened to my first instinct, but I’ll take the four. ---
**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 16, 2022, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2955 "2022-04-16T10:20:01Z")
Wordle 301 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRACE CHIEF CHEEK (I think the only word it could be) ---
**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 16, 2022, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2956 "2022-04-16T12:57:07Z")
Wordle 301 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AIERY LOTUS MUNCH PUDGE CHEEK ---
**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 16, 2022, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2957 "2022-04-16T13:13:21Z")
Wordle 301 4/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Louse Earth Check Cheek ---
**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 16, 2022, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2958 "2022-04-16T14:05:14Z")
> [@chela](#): > > Check There’s a word I didn’t eliminate or think of. Glad it didn’t turn out to be that. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2959 "2022-04-16T14:24:32Z")
> **Wordle 301 6/6\* April 16, 2022** > > ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 > ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > S **H** AM_E_ β†’ Not a bad start… > T **HE** IR β†’ Only so many first letters with H second… and then I stopped thinking for a second… > S **HE** AF β†’ WHAT WAS I THINKING? Already eliminated S & A. I deserve to lose this one. Should have tried… > **CHE** WY β†’ A trap, but I’ve already wasted one guess… must be a repeated letter there somewhere > **CHE** C **K** β†’ Oh, OK. I’m going to survive… > **CHEEK** > > I think my fifth guess would have put me onto CHEEP if that had been it, but I’m not sure. Just didn’t think well this morning. ---
**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 16, 2022, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/2960 "2022-04-16T14:28:59Z")
Wordle 301 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 IRATE FLESH CHECK CHEEK Took a chance and repeated a letter at 3. Turns out it was the _wrong_ repeated letter! I’ll take the par. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=147) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=149)