# "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:** 155
**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 21, 2022, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3081 "2022-04-21T10:21:15Z")
Back in the saddle again. Wordle 306 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 21, 2022, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3082 "2022-04-21T11:42:38Z")
Wordle 306 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD EXUDE OXIDE Lucky ! ---
**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 21, 2022, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3083 "2022-04-21T12:03:58Z")
Wordle 306 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRACE Ignore E for now. Get more information LIONS The only words I could think of were OXIDE and MOVIE. I didn’t want to waste an X so early MOVIE OXIDE - I picked the wrong word for number 3. Then I checked the word list and those were the only two possible words. I had a 50/50 chance. ---
**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 21, 2022, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3084 "2022-04-21T12:06:07Z")
Wordle 306 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART DICED INDEX OXIDE Very lucky to find the x in try 3 ---
**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 21, 2022, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3085 "2022-04-21T13:40:44Z")
All green fiver here. Wordle 306 5/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BRIDE GLIDE ASIDE CHIDE OXIDE ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3086 "2022-04-21T14:14:59Z")
> **Wordle 306 4/6\* 4/21/2022** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 > ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 > ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > CARG_O_ β†’ Got a vowel, at least. Try common consonants > ST_O_L **E** β†’ Another vowel, but no consonants. Are there three vowels? > M_O_V_I_ **E** β†’ Yes there are. But no consonants yet. Which means a small list to choose from, and I’m pretty sure the O is the first letter, so > **OXIDE** > > This may be the first time I’ve struck out on consonants until the solution. ---
**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 21, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3087 "2022-04-21T17:13:45Z")
Wordle 306 4/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRACE SNIDE GLIDE OXIDE Very happy with my 4. Wordlebot says I made really good choices, so that’s fun to know. ---
**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 21, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3088 "2022-04-21T17:18:43Z")
This was a hard one. Wordle 306 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BRAIN CHIDE GUIDE SLIDE OXIDE Bloody words with multiple possibilities … [grumble grumble grumble] ---
**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 21, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3089 "2022-04-21T17:59:39Z")
Wordle 306 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 MOUSE DRONE OXIDE Nice to get a 3 again after the last few days. Just glad I didn’t get caught in the \_\_IDE trap. Once I figured out O was the first letter it fell right into place. ---
**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 21, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3090 "2022-04-21T19:03:58Z")
An average splendid performance. Wordle 306 4/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SHINE OLIVE OXIDE Wordle Bot advised after the fact that OXIDE was the only remaining option after OLIVE, which I did discover without help. Wish I’d thought of it first, but I had martinis on my mind. ---
**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 21, 2022, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3091 "2022-04-21T19:21:52Z")
Tomorrow’s: Wordle 307 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 21, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3092 "2022-04-21T22:08:46Z")
I found **tomorrow’s** really easy, a much needed change from recent ones. Wordle 307 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 21, 2022, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3093 "2022-04-21T23:02:13Z")
Wordle 306 6/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CHIDE GLIDE SNIDE ABIDE OXIDE Not the smartest of play, today. I actually thought of OXIDE earlier but didn’t try it because it didn’t seem like a β€œwordle” word. (Only the second use of an X in a winning word–interesting.) ---
**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 22, 2022, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3094 "2022-04-22T02:08:32Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** Had a brain fart, but still got it in three. I think Wordle is telling me to change my diet. Wordle 307 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 307** > > STEAK > FLOAT > PLANT ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2022, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3095 "2022-04-22T04:10:44Z")
Wordle 307 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO ENACT PLANT I suspect this will be an easy one because it has common letters. ---
**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 22, 2022, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3096 "2022-04-22T04:19:14Z")
My first two in a while, due to a lucky first guess. That makes me undefeated with 100 in a row, but a (slightly high) average of 3.95 guesses. ---
**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 22, 2022, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3097 "2022-04-22T04:24:54Z")
Wordle 307 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLOMP PLATE PLANT The sting of yesterday’s 5 lingered, where I failed to check O early. I was going to guess plant for guess 2 – PLANT and PRINT are my only two P starters – but again the vowel issues yesterday led me to spend a guess on E. Still, easy 3 with only one possible answer for the 3. I’ll take it. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2022, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3098 "2022-04-22T05:40:59Z")
Wordle 307 3/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LOUSE PLAIN PLANT ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2022, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3099 "2022-04-22T07:10:24Z")
Today’s was WAY too easy. Wordle 307 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LOUIE TRANS PLANT Hey… transplant! Cool! ---
**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 22, 2022, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3100 "2022-04-22T07:50:20Z")
Wordle 307 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DEALT SLANT PLANT [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=154) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=156)