# "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:** 156
**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 22, 2022, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3101 "2022-04-22T09:43:43Z")
Wordle 307 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SNORT MEDIC LAUGH PLANT ---
**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 22, 2022, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3102 "2022-04-22T10:05:27Z")
Wordle 307 3/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Deign Snack Plant ---
**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 22, 2022, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3103 "2022-04-22T11:03:05Z")
**Wordle 307 3/6** ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 REACT SLANT PLANT Here’s a case where I _shouldn’t_ have listened to myself. I wanted to try PLANT for my second word, but I said, no…get the S in there first. That said, I am _very_ happy with three, as it’s been a while. ---
**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 22, 2022, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3104 "2022-04-22T11:12:00Z")
Wordle 307 3/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AIERY COAST PLANT By the way, today’s [Octordle (#88)](https://octordle.com/) is a bit of fun. Worth a go even if you don’t usually partake. ---
**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 22, 2022, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3105 "2022-04-22T11:43:19Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > By the way, today’s [Octordle (#88)](https://octordle.com/) is a bit of fun. Worth a go even if you don’t usually partake. LOL. πŸ€ͺ Got it in three. I figured it had to be a play on the game number once I saw it had a T and E in it (both in yellow though). ---
**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 22, 2022, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3106 "2022-04-22T12:10:23Z")
Wordle 307 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART BLAST PLANT ---
**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 22, 2022, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3107 "2022-04-22T12:12:18Z")
Wordle 307 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD CLAIM PLANT ---
**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 22, 2022, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3108 "2022-04-22T14:46:27Z")
Today’s number is β€œthree.” Wordle 307 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SLANT PLANT ---
**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 22, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3109 "2022-04-22T15:39:34Z")
Sorry to break that trend, **Aspenglow**. Wordle 307 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CANOE TRAIN STAND PLANT Really thought I had it with STAND. Ah well. No shame in four. ---
**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 22, 2022, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3110 "2022-04-22T16:00:51Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > By the way, today’s [Octordle (#88)](https://octordle.com/) is a bit of fun. Worth a go even if you don’t usually partake. Not the best one for a first-timer to start on. I was just confused through most of it. β€œWait, I thought I was solving for 8 _different_ words. This makes no sense!” After I solved it, I was still like, β€œIt’s all the same word! What’s the point of there being eight of the same word? Ooooh… #88. Ok, I get it.” Maybe I’ll play again tomorrow for real. (It usually _is_ 8 different words, right?) ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3111 "2022-04-22T16:01:48Z")
> **Wordle 307 4/6\* 4/22/2022** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > OXIDE β†’ Came expecting nothing from the first guess; was not disappointed. > S_T_UCK β†’ Probably should have gone with STACK here, but couldn’t think of a word with both A & U. I find my lack of consonants… disturbing. > **P** _A_R_T_Y β†’ Ah, that’s better. L & N are common, what can I make with them? > **PLANT** > > Another trend-breaker here, but what do you expect when you start with some crazy word like 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 22, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3112 "2022-04-22T16:02:42Z")
Yes it is. If you do the β€œfree” one you’ll get eight different words and it still does the special effects when you complete. Not sure if the effects are just for today or if it’s going to be an ongoing thing. ---
**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 22, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3113 "2022-04-22T17:38:52Z")
Wordle 307 2/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHART PLANT ---
**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 22, 2022, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3114 "2022-04-22T23:36:51Z")
Wordle 307 4/6 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRAIN NEATH SLANT PLANT Somewhat surprised it took β€œNEATH,” but I wanted to try it for the E and the H. (Dead end as it turned out.) ---
**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 22, 2022, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3115 "2022-04-22T23:50:04Z")
**Tomorrow’s** was another three for me. Wordle 308 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 23, 2022, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3116 "2022-04-23T02:07:16Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** Wordle is definitely telling me to change my diet. Wordle 308 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 308** > > PASTE > MOUSE > GLOBE > OLIVE ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2022, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3117 "2022-04-23T03:43:39Z")
Wordle 308 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPIRE WHITE AGILE OLIVE ---
**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 23, 2022, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3118 "2022-04-23T04:42:54Z")
Wordle 308 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLOPS OLDER OLIVE I wanted to guess olive but I chickened out and spent a second research word checking E and R. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2022, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3119 "2022-04-23T04:50:16Z")
Wordle 308 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LOINS OLIVE Another lucky guess. ---
**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 23, 2022, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3120 "2022-04-23T07:19:13Z")
Wordle 308 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SNORT MEDIC LAUGH OLIVE [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=155) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=157)