# "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:** 154
**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 20, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3061 "2022-04-20T15:33:41Z")
Took me four, exactly the average. But WordleBot said I have mad skillz. Numerically. ---
**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 20, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3062 "2022-04-20T16:01:59Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > But WordleBot said I have mad skillz. Great. One more judgey character in my life! πŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![emulsified](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emulsified/32/2915_2.png) [@emulsified](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emulsified)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3063 "2022-04-20T16:46:53Z")
You have to have a NYTimes subscription to use wordlebot, don’t you? I have a puzzles subscription but not a full site sub but I can’t seem to use it. ---
**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 20, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3064 "2022-04-20T17:34:14Z")
Seriously. You made me laugh. Good think I wasn’t drinking milk. ---
**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 20, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3065 "2022-04-20T17:35:59Z")
Not sure. Bot was not obviously connected to Wordle. You need to go to the WordleBot site and it automatically pulls and gets all judgey about your latest Wordle. (Site linked above.) ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3066 "2022-04-20T17:58:12Z")
I just switched to a new tablet and I see my stats have vanished. Looks like they’re tied to the specific device you were using. ---
**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 20, 2022, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3067 "2022-04-20T21:38:36Z")
Tomorrow’s one came down to the wire, and I only got it because of the letters that were left over. Wordle 306 6/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 20, 2022, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3068 "2022-04-20T21:48:27Z")
How do you get tomorrow’s Wordle early? ---
**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 20, 2022, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3069 "2022-04-20T21:49:21Z")
Time zones. I’m in Australia. It changes when the International Date Line (middle of the Pacific Ocean) hits midnight. ---
**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 20, 2022, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3070 "2022-04-20T22:34:55Z")
Wordle 305 4/6 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ROAST BROAD MANOR CARGO For another β€˜different people having same guesses’ coincidence today, Wheelz’ 2-through-5 are identical to my 1-through-4. ---
**Author:** ![3AxisCtrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/ecd19e/32.png) [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3071 "2022-04-21T01:51:23Z")
I’m givin’ it up: 100 puzzles / 100 successful solutions / 375 total guesses (which I rate as okay, but not great). My luckiest moments were definitely the two times it took me 6 guesses - in both these cases multiple single letters remained that would have made a valid solution. Why quit? I wasn’t happy when the NY Times took over: I feel their reporting in the Duke Lacrosse case was deeply unethical, and thus that it’s wrong to support this newspaper even to the extent of playing their word game. That is all - continue with daily discussion. ---
**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 21, 2022, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3072 "2022-04-21T02:11:27Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** After some recent X/6 debacles, I was afraid that I was getting rusty. I’m glad that’s not the case. Wordle 306 3/6 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 306** > > HOIST > OLIVE > OXIDE ---
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3073 "2022-04-21T02:19:37Z")
I solved a quordle and an octourdle today but could not get the official Wordle even though I had ALL FIVE letters, wheat-flour-argon\_grace Then I could not come up with another word. ---
**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 21, 2022, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3074 "2022-04-21T04:20:23Z")
I got this one in three. Only one guess left after two. You won’t be impressed. But WordleBot judged me maximal skillz. ---
**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 21, 2022, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3075 "2022-04-21T04:28:42Z")
Wordle 306 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CREPT SLIME ABIDE GUIDE OXIDE It’s a trap! (But only if you didn’t check O.) ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3076 "2022-04-21T05:10:49Z")
Wordle 306 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SCION DOILY OXIDE Happy with a four. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3077 "2022-04-21T05:41:53Z")
Wordle 306 3/6\* ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 POISE OLIVE OXIDE ---
**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 21, 2022, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3078 "2022-04-21T07:48:38Z")
**Wordle 306 5/6** ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPEND MODEL DIODE OXIDE ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3079 "2022-04-21T08:34:35Z")
Close one. Wordle 306 6/6\* ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AIERY TEPID CHIDE GUIDE SLIDE OXIDE ---
**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 21, 2022, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3080 "2022-04-21T09:40:25Z")
Wordle 306 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LAUGH SNORT MEDIC OXIDE Only the second time ever since 12/24/2021, that X was used in a Wordle: PROXY β€” Wordle 213 on 1/18/2022 OXIDE β€” Wordle 306 on 4/21/2022 According to my notes, anyway. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=153) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=155)