# "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:** 194
**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 24, 2022, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3861 "2022-05-24T10:40:39Z")
Wordle 339 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TAILS LUMPY ALBUM ---
**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 24, 2022, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3862 "2022-05-24T11:40:17Z")
Wordle 339 4/6\* 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD CABIN ABBOT ALBUM ---
**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 24, 2022, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3863 "2022-05-24T11:56:26Z")
Yay, I beat wordlebot, but the bot was careful to tell me how much luck was involved. Wordle 339 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BRINE PLUMB ALBUM ---
**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 24, 2022, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3864 "2022-05-24T12:03:42Z")
Wordle 339 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRAIN VOCAL BAULK ALBUM ---
**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 24, 2022, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3865 "2022-05-24T12:26:25Z")
Wordle 339 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Tough nut today. Seems like U’s make it more so. HEART LOINS UVULA ALBUM ---
**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 24, 2022, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3866 "2022-05-24T14:54:50Z")
Wordle 339 3/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 UNITE POUCH ALBUM A combination of luck and reasoning. Like **EllisDee** , I tend to not think of Q words, which worked in my favor here. But other than that, and assuming an A, I don’t think there was much left. ---
**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 24, 2022, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3867 "2022-05-24T16:58:45Z")
Wordle 339 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE WOMAN ALBUM I had to wrench for awhile on this one and got lucky with my third guess looking to eliminate letters. I’ll takes it, I will! ---
**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 24, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3868 "2022-05-24T18:53:07Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > IRATE > WOMAN > ALBUM β€œJagged Little Pill”? ---
**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 24, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3869 "2022-05-24T20:52:51Z")
**Tomorrow’s.** Was almost going to get it in four, but I second guessed myself. Wordle 340 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3870 "2022-05-24T21:38:26Z")
> **Wordle 339 5/6\* 3/24/2022** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ > 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > HINGE β†’ Cringe. On the other hand, it’s like I get to make my own choice of a start word… > RO_A_ST β†’ Nothing to boast about. No consonants but I need to check U… > C_AUL_K β†’ Need to clear my mind. Perhaps a short walk? > **A** WF **U** _L_ β†’ I see it now, no need to waffle. > **ALBUM** > > Oh, and **Wheelz** wins today’s β€œmake a thematic reference to someone’s winning Wordle sequence” contest. (I think it’s late enough around the world that we don’t need to cover the spoiler - I should note that **Aspenglow** was gracious enough to cover one of mine earlier this week!) ---
**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 24, 2022, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3871 "2022-05-24T21:39:43Z")
**Wordle 339 4/6** ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PASTE ROACH FINAL ALBUM ---
**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 24, 2022, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3872 "2022-05-24T22:49:58Z")
Wordle 339 4/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AROSE ADULT AWFUL ALBUM A couple of dozen potential β€˜start with A and don’t contain the prohibited letters’ words came to mind immediately; ADULT narrowed it down enough for a 4. ---
**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 24, 2022, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3873 "2022-05-24T23:03:34Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > β€œJagged Little Pill”? LOL, well done, you. ---
**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 25, 2022, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3874 "2022-05-25T02:43:33Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** I think this wasn’t too hard, but I had to hammer out the possibilities. Wordle 340 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 340** > > GLYPH > TRASH > BENCH > COUCH > VOUCH ---
**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 25, 2022, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3875 "2022-05-25T04:12:10Z")
Wordle 340 3/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLAPS TORCH VOUCH Back in form after yesterday’s 5. Took a minute to see it, but as far as I can tell, there was only one possible answer after 2. ---
**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 25, 2022, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3876 "2022-05-25T04:31:27Z")
Wordle 340 4/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Upset, wagyu, cloud, vouch ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3877 "2022-05-25T05:13:27Z")
Wordle 340 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHONE POUCH COUCH VOUCH A mini trap that cost me some guesses. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3878 "2022-05-25T06:12:23Z")
Wordle 340 6/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FRAME PIOUS BOUND TOUCH COUCH VOUCH My third ever six. I could only think of two words that fit after 4 but still a bit nervous in case I had missed 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:** [May 25, 2022, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3879 "2022-05-25T07:30:57Z")
Wordle 340 5/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MINCE WATCH POUCH COUCH VOUCH All green. Not that hard. Just lots of possibilities. ---
**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 25, 2022, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3880 "2022-05-25T09:55:14Z")
So close to a 3. Wordle 340 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ASIDE COURT POUCH VOUCH [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=193) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=195)