# "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:** 191
**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 21, 2022, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3801 "2022-05-21T12:00:03Z")
Wordle 336 3/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Acrid,scram,scrap ---
**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 21, 2022, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3802 "2022-05-21T14:30:08Z")
Wordle 336 3/6 πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ACUTE SCARF SCRAP Nice to follow a six with a three. Took a little thinking, which makes it satisfying, but no stress on this one. ---
**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 21, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3803 "2022-05-21T16:37:11Z")
Wordle 336 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 QUIET SHARK SCRAM SCRAP ---
**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 21, 2022, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3804 "2022-05-21T16:58:35Z")
Bog standard 3. Which is far better than yesterday – I’ll take it! Wordle 336 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE RANCH SCRAP ---
**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 21, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3805 "2022-05-21T18:06:24Z")
Wordle 336 3/6 πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SNORT SMEAR SCRAP ---
**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 21, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3806 "2022-05-21T18:16:17Z")
Wordle 336 4/6\* πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I was getting worried. Then, all green. SMELT SOUND SHAKY SCRAP ---
**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 21, 2022, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3807 "2022-05-21T18:18:48Z")
Wordle 336 5/6\* ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD RAZOR VIRAL STRAY SCRAP ---
**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 21, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3808 "2022-05-21T18:20:50Z")
> [@Terminus\_Est](#): > > Wordlebot boasts that it got it in 2/6. Only in non-hard mode. It took 3 in hard mode. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3809 "2022-05-21T20:27:35Z")
> **Wordle 336 3/6\* 5/21/2022** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 > ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > G_A_ME_R_ β†’ I lost yesterday, but this is SunSon’s starting word, so he got a 1. Made me feel a little like Laius. > T_RAS_H β†’ Concentrate. A in 4th, S probably not last, try first - meaning R in 3rd… S?RA?, but not STRAP > **SCRAP** > > Feel like I earned this 3. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2022, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3810 "2022-05-21T20:45:29Z")
Wordle 336 2/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 QUIET SCRAP Decided to change first word, I will have to say that the first time I hit it in two was almost pure luck. ---
**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 21, 2022, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3811 "2022-05-21T22:24:17Z")
**Wordle 336 4/6** ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HAIRY ROAST SPEAR SCRAP ---
**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 21, 2022, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3812 "2022-05-21T22:39:13Z")
I feel like the last two guesses I made will be commonly seen for **tomorrow’s.** Wordle 337 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:** [May 21, 2022, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3813 "2022-05-21T23:29:37Z")
Wordle 336 5/6 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN SURLY SORGO SCRIP SCRAP I most regret guess #4, in which I ignored the commonly-observed feature of Wordle (that the more-common word is more likely than is the less-common word). ---
**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 22, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3814 "2022-05-22T02:29:02Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** I almost fell into a trap, but my previous guesses had eliminated enough possibilities that I was left with only two choices. Wordle 337 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 337** > > STOLE > CAMEO > MOVER > MONEY ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2022, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3815 "2022-05-22T04:14:02Z")
Wordle 337 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHONE LOPED MONEY An unforced error on three, forgetting the N, and a bit of panic about the trap I ended up in. I got lucky again. ---
**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 22, 2022, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3816 "2022-05-22T04:14:09Z")
Wordle 337 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CREPT SMILE MONEY I’ve been on a bit of a roll lately. ---
**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 22, 2022, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3817 "2022-05-22T07:03:16Z")
Wordle 337 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS LOUIE BOXEN MONEY I probably could’ve got this one in three, but I was spitballing and didn’t think β€œboxen” was actually a word. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2022, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3818 "2022-05-22T07:06:50Z")
Wordle 337 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHAIN POUND NOBLE TONER MONEY ---
**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 22, 2022, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3819 "2022-05-22T08:39:59Z")
Wordle 337 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN CLOUD IMAGE MONEY ---
**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 22, 2022, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3820 "2022-05-22T08:52:49Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Wordle 337 4/6 > > ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 > ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > TRANS > LOUIE > BOXEN > MONEY > > I probably could’ve got this one in three, but I was spitballing and didn’t think β€œboxen” was actually a word. Comedian Brian Regan says that boxen is a word: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/QWzYaZDK6Is/hqdefault.jpg "Brian Regan-Stupid In School") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWzYaZDK6Is&t=1m53s) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=190) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=192)