# "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:** 197
**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 27, 2022, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3921 "2022-05-27T16:49:00Z")
Wordle 342 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 UNITE TRAIL TIARA I’ve got a mini three streak going! Three in a row if I’m not mistaken. ---
**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 27, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3922 "2022-05-27T17:01:25Z")
Wordle 342 3/6\* 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 THROW TRADE TIARA ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3923 "2022-05-27T18:42:34Z")
> **Wordle 342 3/6\* 5/27/2022** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 > 🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _A_SSE_T_ β†’ SunLass just started summer vacation, but for some reason I was thinking attendance office… > **T** _AR_DY β†’ Really should have gone with TRAIN. However, it made little difference > **TIARA** > > I’m sure Wordlebot would taunt me ferociously for such play. ---
**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 27, 2022, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3924 "2022-05-27T22:49:46Z")
Wordle 342 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN CHART TIARA Nice and fast. ---
**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 28, 2022, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3925 "2022-05-28T01:40:51Z")
**Wordle 342 2/6** 🟩🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRAIN TIARA Quick-n-easy one today with my rather fortuitous start word…I could only see one word it could be from there. I haven’t ever gotten two tries two days in a row before, so that was a surprise. ---
**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 28, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3926 "2022-05-28T01:42:33Z")
I did okay on **tomorrow’s** from an inauspicious start. Wordle 343 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 28, 2022, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3927 "2022-05-28T01:43:51Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** This was certainly an interesting one. I will be especially interested in what the Teeming Millions will make of this. Wordle 343 4/6 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 343** > > CRASH > CRUEL > CRIME > CREPT ---
**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 28, 2022, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3928 "2022-05-28T02:49:58Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > Wordlebot said my third guess wasn’t in the list Really? That surprises me…I wouldn’t consider it that uncommon of a word, nor would I consider it obscure. Though I guess it’s just not a common enough instrument (unless you’re in the few countries where it’s used most) to make the Wordle list of answer words. ---
**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 28, 2022, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3929 "2022-05-28T04:11:41Z")
Wordle 343 3/6 πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRAPS CRYPT CREPT Well that was stupid; should’ve been an easy 2. Hell, it could’ve been a 1 since CREPT is one of my starters. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3930 "2022-05-28T06:08:16Z")
Wordle 343 5/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TRULY ERECT CREST CREPT Could have bad it in four but it was a 50/50 shot and I guessed wrong. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3931 "2022-05-28T06:17:34Z")
Wordle 343 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SCALE CRUET CREPT ---
**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 28, 2022, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3932 "2022-05-28T12:24:52Z")
Wordle 343 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ASIDE COURT CREPT ---
**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 28, 2022, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3933 "2022-05-28T12:25:30Z")
Interesting second word, QMatic. Never would have thought of that one. Wordle 343 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART MERIT CREST CREPT ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3934 "2022-05-28T12:34:01Z")
In 3: SLANT (as always nowadays) MERCH CREPT After the first 2 words, I was able to narrow it down to CRUET and CREPT. As someone was saying here lately, go with the more common word. So I did. ETA: This was supposed to be a reply to BobLibDem. ---
**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 28, 2022, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3935 "2022-05-28T12:56:01Z")
Wordle 343 3/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Value, exist, crept ---
**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 28, 2022, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3936 "2022-05-28T13:01:13Z")
Wordle 343 4/6 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE CREED CRESS CREPT ---
**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 28, 2022, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3937 "2022-05-28T14:29:53Z")
Wordle 343 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 VOICE CHEAT CLEFT CREST CREPT Thought I had another three and ended up a five. R escaped my notice initially and CL was the only combination I saw after the H was gone. Still wasn’t worried; very limited possibilities, though I could have saved a move by using R before L. I need to start slowing down and thinking these things through. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3938 "2022-05-28T15:40:36Z")
> **Wordle 343 3/6\* 5/28/2022** > > 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ > 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _T_IA_R_A β†’ Not a bad start with two common consonants. Let’s try some more vowels > _E_ **R** U **PT** β†’ That was a lucky guess. Only thing left is > **CREPT** > > Getting the P in place was the real stroke of luck, especially as I had been trying to think of a word with a more common consonant. ---
**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 28, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3939 "2022-05-28T16:08:58Z")
Wordle 343 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CREST CREPT Noice! ---
**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 28, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/3940 "2022-05-28T17:43:30Z")
Wordle 343 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHORT DRAFT ERUPT CREPT [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=196) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=198)