# "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:** 158
**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 24, 2022, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3141 "2022-04-24T07:40:26Z")
Wordle 309 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 POINT NIGHT INSET INERT Ironically, I thought of INEPT, but the P had been eliminated, so I went with inset. I didn’t think of INERT until INSET failed. ---
**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 24, 2022, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3142 "2022-04-24T08:01:32Z")
**Wordle 309 3/6** ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟨⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRATE TONER INERT ---
**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 24, 2022, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3143 "2022-04-24T08:39:53Z")
Wordle 309 2/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SNORT INERT I’ll take 2! ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2022, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3144 "2022-04-24T09:24:11Z")
Wordle 309 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HOUSE PLEAT EJECT INERT ---
**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 24, 2022, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3145 "2022-04-24T10:43:28Z")
Wordle 309 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD SCORE EXERT INERT ---
**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 24, 2022, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3146 "2022-04-24T11:15:38Z")
Wordle 309 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟨⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Mine was almost the same as SeaSun. One letter different on the first word. Same second and third words. CRANE TONER INERT ---
**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 24, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3147 "2022-04-24T12:23:38Z")
Wordle 309 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Taser Refit Inert ---
**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 24, 2022, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3148 "2022-04-24T14:13:25Z")
Wordle 309 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHORT ALERT EXERT INERT ---
**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 24, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3149 "2022-04-24T14:24:48Z")
Wordle 309 4/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 RATIO TRICK MIRTH INERT My first three words featured three correct letters in three different positions each, and _none_ of them in the correct position. I wonder what the odds are of that happening. I probably should have tried the E earlier, but I’m fine with this four. ---
**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 24, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3150 "2022-04-24T14:44:47Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > I’ll take 2! Me, too! Wordle 309 2/6\* πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE INERT Heeeee!! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3151 "2022-04-24T15:28:16Z")
> **Wordle 309 4/6\* 4/24/2022** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 > 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ > 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > OL_I_V_E_ β†’ Well, I did expect more vowel hits than consonants… > _TIRE_S β†’ Actually TIRED would have been a better guess. OK, shake some letters around… > _RE_M_I_ **T** β†’ Either IRE?T or I?ERT, only see one word… > **INERT** > > Should be a strong starting word for tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2022, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3152 "2022-04-24T16:15:55Z")
Wordle 309 2/6 🟨⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I am surprised.I don’t usually get vowels as the first letter their my usual start word inert ---
**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 24, 2022, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3153 "2022-04-24T16:38:29Z")
Wordle 309 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART OVERT INERT ---
**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 24, 2022, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3154 "2022-04-24T22:47:29Z")
Here’s **tomorrow’s**. I’ve been playing too many other wordy puzzles, as it’s now hard to know what words have been used before. I was sure my guess wasn’t going to be right, because I was convinced it had been an answer already. Wordle 310 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 25, 2022, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3155 "2022-04-25T00:06:50Z")
Wordle 309 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 OUTER TREAD INERT I was going to try β€œCHERT” as my third word, but hesitated, thinking it a bit obscure for Wordle. Lucky hesitation. ---
**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 25, 2022, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3156 "2022-04-25T02:04:35Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** Kevin Smith likes this one. Wordle 310 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 310** > > LASER > ASHEN > ASKEW ---
**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 25, 2022, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3157 "2022-04-25T04:10:17Z")
Wordle 310 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRAMP STEAL ASHEN ASKED ASKEW Not my finest effort. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2022, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3158 "2022-04-25T04:24:02Z")
Wordle 310 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE STEAL ASHEN ASKEW Pretty much what I would expect. ETA: Didn’t even think of ASKED. ---
**Author:** ![Newtosite](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/newtosite/32/8623_2.png) [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2022, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3159 "2022-04-25T05:57:50Z")
Wordle 309 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2022, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3160 "2022-04-25T07:00:13Z")
Wordle 310 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 POISE STEAL CASED ASPEN ASKEW [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=157) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=159)