# "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:** 182
**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 13, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3621 "2022-05-13T22:26:00Z")
That’s interesting that wordlebot may not play in hard mode. I wonder if it matches your setting? ---
**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 13, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3622 "2022-05-13T23:07:23Z")
Look how I could’ve got **tomorrow’s** in two. Just look! Look, I say! Wordle 329 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:** [May 13, 2022, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3623 "2022-05-13T23:25:14Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > That’s interesting that wordlebot may not play in hard mode. I wonder if it matches your setting? I think it gives you the result that matches your setting. I’ve noticed particular phrasing specifying stats as applying to hard mode, and I assumed that it provides analysis and comparison to match your mode. Would not be very useful if it didn’t. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2022, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3624 "2022-05-13T23:44:06Z")
Wordle 328 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AROSE FUSSY TIPSY ---
**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:** [May 14, 2022, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3625 "2022-05-14T01:53:12Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** Second 2/6 in a row. Rock on! Wordle 329 2/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 329** > > CREAM > METAL ---
**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 14, 2022, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3626 "2022-05-14T02:00:35Z")
> [@eschrodinger](#): > > I think it gives you the result that matches your setting. That makes sense. That’s why @chela 's and my results were different. I generally play β€˜hard mode’ but don’t have the setting turned on. So in this case not having hard mode enabled wordlebot to get it in three and having hard mode on made it take four tries. I don’t think wordlebot plays like you and me are capable of playing which makes it kind of silly when it chastises you. I think wordlebot has access to the list of potential word and picks whichever next word will eliminate the most possibilities from that list. ---
**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 14, 2022, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3627 "2022-05-14T04:09:20Z")
Wordle 329 2/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRAMS METAL Well this was a pleasant 2. I wanted to add checks for E, T and L while moving the M and A. Metal checked all the boxes. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2022, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3628 "2022-05-14T06:29:41Z")
Wordle 329 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PHASE DREAM METAL ---
**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:** [May 14, 2022, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3629 "2022-05-14T07:02:33Z")
Wordle 329 4/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS LOUIE MALTY METAL ---
**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 14, 2022, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3630 "2022-05-14T09:09:58Z")
Wordle 329 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > SNORT > MEDIC > METAL ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2022, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3631 "2022-05-14T09:54:07Z")
Wordle 329 2/6 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO METAL ---
**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 14, 2022, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3632 "2022-05-14T10:56:36Z")
Wordle 329 3/6\* πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Mitre,motel,metal ---
**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 14, 2022, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3633 "2022-05-14T11:30:22Z")
Wordle 329 3/6\* ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD PETAL METAL ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2022, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3634 "2022-05-14T11:32:30Z")
Wordle 329 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ZEBRA TEAMS METAL The final answer does kinda just pop in out of the blue sometimes. It’s a nice ego boost. ---
**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 14, 2022, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3635 "2022-05-14T11:45:42Z")
Undefeated in roughly 130 tries, with an average average just below four. I think maybe eight times it has taken me two guesses, and much more often three guesses. So getting a bit lucky is not a rare event. But WordleBot, which should have _no_ luck since it is a statistical analysis of the totality of actual answers, _seems_ luckier still. It goes from one yellow β€œletter in the wrong space” to β€œfour letters in the right space” surprisingly often. Yet, on the whole, it rarely improves on my result by more than one guess. I try to use a different starting word each time (though am sure I have accidentally repeated) but am running out of the better ones. ---
**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 14, 2022, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3636 "2022-05-14T11:48:14Z")
Wordlebot wouldn’t dare chastise me, I’d like to see it try! 🀣. Solid choice! We’ll done! Better luck next time! You fool you! Wait wut? 🫣 lol. ---
**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 14, 2022, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3637 "2022-05-14T13:08:20Z")
Wordle 329 2/6\* β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Fortuitous starting word. I vary them, but have no problem repeating. I just go with what I feel like choosing that day. DEALT METAL ---
**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 14, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3638 "2022-05-14T13:53:30Z")
Wordle 329 4/6\* 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRASH ADOPT VITAL METAL ---
**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 14, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3639 "2022-05-14T14:34:16Z")
Wordle 329 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PIOUS LEARN METAL Struck out with my new opening word, but the elimination of 3 vowels was a good thing. Weirdly, the first word that came to me at three was FETAL, and I thought, no, it _can’t_ possibly be that. Two weeks ago I probably would have gone with it. ---
**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 14, 2022, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3640 "2022-05-14T14:55:46Z")
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