# "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:** 196
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3901 "2022-05-26T15:23:51Z")
I’ll sometimes try out possible syllable combinations just to see if they’re a word, but this is the first time a word I didn’t know got me somewhere, as a guess: Wordle 341 3/6\* ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DEALT **RAMET**??? ASSET ---
**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 26, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3902 "2022-05-26T16:13:03Z")
Wordle 341 3/6 πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ACUTE ALTER ASSET An enjoyable three. Not too hard, not too easy. As always, I was hesitant to plunk down a double letter so early, but after a couple minutes I couldn’t come up with anything else, so… ---
**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 26, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3903 "2022-05-26T16:57:14Z")
Wordle 341 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 POWER THIEF UNSET ASSET ---
**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 26, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3904 "2022-05-26T17:07:03Z")
Wordle 341 5/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Frown, climb, steak, taste, asset ---
**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 26, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3905 "2022-05-26T17:12:23Z")
Wordle 341 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE FEAST SWEAT ASSET I might could have got it in three, but I pooched my second try. I should have realized the β€˜A’ belonged elsewhere. I blame residual illness from COVID Booster #2. That thing kicked my butt. ---
**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 26, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3906 "2022-05-26T20:24:51Z")
**Tomorrow’s** was not an easy one to pin down. Wordle 342 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 26, 2022, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3907 "2022-05-26T22:15:07Z")
**Wordle 341 2/6** 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STARE ASSET Took me a lot longer than it should have to see it. I was coming up with all kinds of crazy made up words. πŸ˜† ---
**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 26, 2022, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3908 "2022-05-26T22:55:10Z")
Wordle 341 2/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT ASSET A lucky first guess (and my first time using it) led to a quick 2, which my average welcomes gratefully. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3909 "2022-05-27T00:28:26Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > β€œJagged Little Pill”? Cracked. Me. Up. πŸ˜† ---
**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 27, 2022, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3910 "2022-05-27T02:14:08Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** Wordle 342 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 342** > > LYMPH > TRIED > TUTOR β†’ Brain fart. I think I really wanted to check those vowels. > TIARA ---
**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 27, 2022, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3911 "2022-05-27T04:03:59Z")
Wordle 342 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLIPS TRAIN TIARA Quick and easy. Under a minute from start to finish. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3912 "2022-05-27T04:13:25Z")
Wordle 342 2/6 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TIARA Finally, I feel like I earned a two. ---
**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 27, 2022, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3913 "2022-05-27T10:31:17Z")
Me too! Wordle 342 2/6\* πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Tidal, tiara ---
**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 27, 2022, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3914 "2022-05-27T12:45:18Z")
Wordle 342 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN CLOUD IMAGE TIARA ETA β€” wow, certainly not a 2. Good job you guys! ---
**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 27, 2022, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3915 "2022-05-27T13:45:27Z")
Wordle 342 5/6\* ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟨⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD SCARF HOARY APART TIARA Hmmmm. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3916 "2022-05-27T13:55:36Z")
Wordle 342 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GLEAM PANIC SHIVA PIZZA TIARA ---
**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 27, 2022, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3917 "2022-05-27T14:59:04Z")
Dang it forgot to play yesterday and today I should have got it in 2. Streak restarts again at 1. Wordle 342 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART DIARY TIARA ---
**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 27, 2022, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3918 "2022-05-27T15:16:20Z")
Wordle 342 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Very pleased with my 3. MOIST TRAIN TIARA ---
**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 27, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3919 "2022-05-27T15:58:31Z")
Wordlebot said my third guess wasn’t in the list and I guess I was supposed to know that somehow. There was only one valid word left after my second guess. Had a hard time coming up with guesses even for the second guess. Wordle 342 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PRICE MIRTH SITAR TIARA ---
**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 27, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3920 "2022-05-27T16:01:17Z")
I’m a two, too! Wordle 342 2/6\* πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE TIARA Sometimes that starting word pays off. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=195) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=197)