# "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:** 168
**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:** [May 2, 2022, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3341 "2022-05-02T05:14:45Z")
This might be the first time I went strategic with one of the guesses to eliminate letters. Wordle 317 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BAIRN STORK MONEY STORY ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3342 "2022-05-02T06:38:21Z")
Wordle 317 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GRIME ROAST STORK STORY Could so easily have been a 3 but I’ll happily take the 4. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2022, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3343 "2022-05-02T07:58:44Z")
Wordle 317 5/6 πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SNORT SHORE STORM STORK STORY Guess #2 was not a smart play. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2022, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3344 "2022-05-02T08:14:06Z")
Wordle 317 4/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RANGE SPORT STORM STORY ---
**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:** [May 2, 2022, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3345 "2022-05-02T09:47:53Z")
**Wordle 317 4/6** 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE STORM STORK STORY Thought I had it in 2 tries with four green tiles turning over. Another tease. From there I could only see two choices, so I had a 50/50 chance of getting it in 3. I went with my first instinct, and unfortunately it did not pay off, so 4 tries it is. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3346 "2022-05-02T10:08:29Z")
Thr same last three guesses as me, but i had an extra one at the start. Took me five, coukd have had it in three. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2022, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3347 "2022-05-02T10:31:15Z")
Wordle 317 6/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟨⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD QUIRT THORN STORK STORM STORY Looks familiar ! ---
**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:** [May 2, 2022, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3348 "2022-05-02T10:33:53Z")
Wordle 317 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Abide Pouch Glory Story ---
**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:** [May 2, 2022, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3349 "2022-05-02T11:26:14Z")
Wordle 317 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TIROS STORY (according to wordlebot there were six possible words after the second guess. I got lucky ---
**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:** [May 2, 2022, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3350 "2022-05-02T11:47:04Z")
Woot! Another deuce! Wordle 317 2/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART STORY ---
**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:** [May 2, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3351 "2022-05-02T12:02:07Z")
Sometimes there are too many words. Wordle 317 6/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRASH SWIRL STERN STORM STORK STORY ---
**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:** [May 2, 2022, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3352 "2022-05-02T12:43:57Z")
Tomorrow’s Wordle: Wordle 318 2/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I was lucky with my choice of starting word. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3353 "2022-05-02T14:23:44Z")
Editing to spoil, but anybody can figure out the logic. spoiler] A comment on showing pictures but blurring out the letters. On today’s I had four yellows. There were six possible words (I didn’t know that at the time). Several people have three picks with the first four tiles green, and the final one is all green. If I had seen that picture it would basically eliminate three of the words. For those there aren’t three words that have the same first four letters. [/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3354 "2022-05-02T14:41:35Z")
> **Wordle 317 5/6\* 5/2/2022** > > ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ > 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > F_OR_GO β†’ Not a bad start, considering… try some other vowels > _OR_EAD β†’ Not much help. Need more consonants… > _RO_I_ST_ β†’ Darn it, I already knew the O wasn’t there. At least I have four yellows. Where from here? ST digraph at front, at least > **STOR** K β†’ OK, STORM or STORY, at least I already checked the E… I think I’m safe now > **STORY** > > I feel a little lucky with the five. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3355 "2022-05-02T15:00:03Z")
Wordle 317 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ASIDE SOUTH STONY STORY I was fortunate to get the Y in place and avoid the STOR\_ trap. All in all, I’ll take it. > [@Terminus\_Est](#): > > Any and all comments, sure thing. What about the puzzle itself, that’s a spoiler, isn’t it? I guess, I dunno. I’ve trained myself to be careful about looking at the puzzle number first, and if I see tomorrow’s number I can sort of ignore the squares, more so than ignoring words. Just how my brain works, I suppose. Anyway, I obviously have no problem with people posting according to their own time zones; that’s not something you can control. I usually avoid this thread after noon, and I guess I got a little irked at seeing discussion about the next puzzle at 7:30am my time. Forgive me if I overreacted. (FWIW, it didn’t seem to have affected my experience solving today’s.) Carry on. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2022, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3356 "2022-05-02T15:10:13Z")
(sigh…) Maybe I don’t like this game so much after all. Wordle 317 5/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE THROW COURT STORM STORY At least I got lucky on the last try instead of pooching it with STORK! ---
**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:** [May 2, 2022, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3357 "2022-05-02T16:53:35Z")
Reduced it to three possibilities after two guesses. Went with the most likely candidate and got it in three. Hrrumpf. Well, at least WordleBot was impressed… ---
**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:** [May 2, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3358 "2022-05-02T18:22:06Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > (sigh…) Maybe I don’t like this game so much after all. > > Wordle 317 5/6\* > > β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› > πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› > β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ > πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > IRATE > THROW > COURT > STORM > STORY > > At least I got lucky on the last try instead of pooching it with STORK! I was doing a similar STORE STORM STORK STORY (sigh) πŸ™‚ ---
**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:** [May 2, 2022, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3359 "2022-05-02T18:27:11Z")
The sheer number of us who guessed stork before story is remarkable. I thought I’d be one of the few, but it turned out to be a trend. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2022, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3360 "2022-05-02T21:36:34Z")
Another easy one for **tomorrow’s** , in my opinion. Wordle 318 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=167) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=169)