# "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:** 163
**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 28, 2022, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3241 "2022-04-28T10:37:50Z")
Wordle 313 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TILES PESTY ZESTY I didn’t know if PESTY was one of the words (apparently it isn’t), But, it helped, ---
**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 28, 2022, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3242 "2022-04-28T11:54:53Z")
Rats. I should have paid closer attention, I knew there weren’t two Ts. Wordle 313 X/6\* ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART DEITY JETTY LEFTY PETTY TESTY ---
**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 28, 2022, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3243 "2022-04-28T12:31:47Z")
Another tough nut. Wordle 313 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART TEPID MELTS ZESTY ---
**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 28, 2022, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3244 "2022-04-28T13:01:54Z")
Wordle 313 5/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SNORT MEDIC LAUGH BYLAW ZESTY A tricky one. ---
**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 28, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3245 "2022-04-28T13:17:57Z")
> [@eschrodinger](#): > > It is uncanny! Do you use Wordlebot? I’m curious if the one letter difference in our first words made much difference. I had four possible solutions after mine, and only one possible solution after the second word. No I don’t use Wordlebot. My guesses were SNORT (yours here was SNORE) SPOON SHOWN ---
**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 28, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3246 "2022-04-28T14:02:06Z")
Wordlebot said I had the unluckiest possible outcome with my starting word with 568 solutions remaining. Wordle 313 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LIMBO GREAT CHUTE PETTY ZESTY ---
**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 28, 2022, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3247 "2022-04-28T14:05:45Z")
Wordle 313 4/6\* ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD WENCH PESTO ZESTY ---
**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 28, 2022, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3248 "2022-04-28T15:20:06Z")
This is the third one in a row where, faced with two choices, I thought β€œNo, I’d better go with the one that uses more common letters” only to have the _other_ one be the actual answer. Need to trust my gut more, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3249 "2022-04-28T15:25:06Z")
> **Wordle 313 5/6\* 4/28/2022** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 > ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _S_HOWN β†’ Well. That’s a start. > _T_RA_S_H β†’ And a second. Striking out on vowels right now > MI **STY** β†’ Uh oh - another trap today? At least I’ve narrowed the vowels down to E & U > BU **STY** β†’ and it’s not U (it’s me). Not TESTY, and the best word using a remaining consonant must be > **ZESTY** > > I’m kinda happy with a 5 on this one. ---
**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 28, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3250 "2022-04-28T16:09:23Z")
How did you eliminate TESTY? ---
**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 28, 2022, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3251 "2022-04-28T16:24:18Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > This is the third one in a row where, faced with two choices, I thought β€œNo, I’d better go with the one that uses more common letters” only to have the _other_ one be the actual answer. Need to trust my gut more, I guess. That was me this morning, too. Had the correct word and could’ve had it in two, but didn’t trust my gut. That’s no way to celebrate a century!! Wordle 313 3/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE MELTS ZESTY ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3252 "2022-04-28T16:31:06Z")
Second word, _T_RA_S_H β†’ if there were two Ts, the second couldn’t be the first letter. ---
**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 28, 2022, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3253 "2022-04-28T16:52:09Z")
**Wordle 313 6/6** ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RELAY PETTY DEITY HEFTY TESTY ZESTY This one did my head in…just wasn’t seeing it and thought I was going to have to take the big X. Thankfully my win streak continues. ---
**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 28, 2022, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3254 "2022-04-28T16:53:22Z")
Wordle 313 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ARISE SPENT TESTY ZESTY Shoulda had a three. I’ve regretted _not_ repeating a letter before, so - somewhat reluctantly - I went for it here. I even ran through other possibilities for \_ESTY first, but somehow the Z escaped my notice. πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ ---
**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 28, 2022, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3255 "2022-04-28T21:56:40Z")
**Tomorrow’s** is much easier. Wordle 314 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 28, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3256 "2022-04-28T22:41:51Z")
Of course. Thanks. ---
**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 28, 2022, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3257 "2022-04-28T22:59:46Z")
Wordle 313 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRAIN STUCK GHOST ZESTY I struggled; took more time than I liked. ---
**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 29, 2022, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3258 "2022-04-29T02:05:53Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** Wordle 314 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 314** > > SWINE > DISCO > TRASH ---
**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 29, 2022, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3259 "2022-04-29T04:05:56Z")
Been a while since I scored a deuce! ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2022, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3260 "2022-04-29T04:26:16Z")
Wordle 314 6/6 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TRADE TRACK PLUMB WASHY TRASH Got caught in a trap. I might have had it in four, but I might have also wanted to try TRAMP. TRAWL, TRANS. I went hunting for letters, hoping for the SH. Probably could have been more efficient but at least I got it eventually. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=162) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=164)