# "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:** 203
**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:** [June 2, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4041 "2022-06-02T14:12:47Z")
Wordle 348 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD QUILT SHOCK SHOWN SHOWY ---
**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:** [June 2, 2022, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4042 "2022-06-02T14:27:45Z")
Wordle 348 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A little slow but steady HEART SHOPS SHOWN SHOWY ---
**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:** [June 2, 2022, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4043 "2022-06-02T14:30:44Z")
Another lucky second guess. Wordle 348 3/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬛🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SCOWL SHOWY There were 2 other choices (that I figured out – there may have been more) after the second try. But the third choice would eliminate all but one. And it turned out to be the answer.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4044 "2022-06-02T14:55:43Z")
> **Wordle 348 3/6\* 6/2/2022** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > CREAK → Should I try I, O, or U for a vowel? Also need to try S & T… > G **HO** _S_T → Hmmm. Try S in the front, then no T means we might end in a Y… > **SHOWY** > > On reflection, HOIST might have been a superior second guess, though my guess turned out better. I was so focused on vowels I didn’t consider SHOWN at the end. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4045 "2022-06-02T16:03:47Z")
Wordle 348 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟧⬛⬛ 🟧🟧🟧⬛⬛ 🟧🟧🟧⬛⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 AGILE PROUD SHOCK SHOOT SHOWY My vowel-heavy approach worked to my disadvantage today; should have been getting the common consonants out there. I actually thought of SHOWY before SHOOT, but went for the more common word. Never even saw SHOWN, so I could have really been screwed. **Bullitt** ’s Wheel of Fortune strategy would have avoided both of those pitfalls. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2022, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4046 "2022-06-02T21:02:58Z")
I was afraid tomorrow’s was looking to be more difficult than it turned out to be. Wordle 349 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟨🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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:** [June 2, 2022, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4047 "2022-06-02T23:29:58Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** Quick and painless. Wordle 349 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 349** > > BUTCH > HOPED > PHASE → I didn’t think the other possibility, PHAGE, was on the acceptable answer list. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2022, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4048 "2022-06-03T01:52:23Z")
Wordle 348 5/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN SAUCY SILKY SOGGY SHOWY At step 4 I was 50/50 on trying SOGGY or SHOWY; picked the wrong one. > > [@SeaSun](#): > > Oh how frustrating! This is baffling though. Wordle says they don’t save the stats via cookies, though just in case, I added NYTimes cookies to the “save” list on my Google Chrome browser. I never thought of doing that–might be a smart precaution, in case of future issues. > [@SeaSun](#): > > I wouldn’t think updating a browser would count as using a different device…it shouldn’t. My Google Chrome had updated itself the other day as well, and I got that intrusive “welcome screen” too, but nothing was lost. Then again, I didn’t sign out, but that shouldn’t cause stats to be lost either I wouldn’t think. I’m not sure what it was I did that caused the problem, but it was something to do with rejecting “being” Person 1. (In other words the system interpreted it as if a different user was using the same computer. I _think_.) But once I clicked on “being” Person 1 again, I did get everything back. And since I did this during yesterday’s 24 hours I was able to re-play Wordle (as described in my post) and thus preserved my current streak and other stats. It certainly was an annoying interlude! (Thanks for your several suggestions, which I may well end up using in some other situation.) ---
**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:** [June 3, 2022, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4049 "2022-06-03T04:37:31Z")
Wordle 349 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨 ⬛🟨🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟨⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CROPS LAPSE PAUSE PHASE Could have had a good chance at a 3 if I’d noticed my guess was reusing A in a known bad position. Ah well. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2022, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4050 "2022-06-03T05:19:54Z")
**Wordle 348 3/6** 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HOIST SHONE SHOWY Quick-n-easy three for me today. 🙂 ---
**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:** [June 3, 2022, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4051 "2022-06-03T05:29:26Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > But once I clicked on “being” Person 1 again, I did get everything back. And since I did this during yesterday’s 24 hours I was able to re-play Wordle (as described in my post) and thus preserved my current streak and other stats Oh, I didn’t realize you had gotten everything back. Awesome! I was looking at some info about how to get stats back if you lose them, and there _is_ a way to do it by doing some “under the hood” kind of stuff on your computer (not too difficult). The stats are stored in your local storage on the computer (so I was wrong that it’s not stored on the computer itself). If your browser clears the cache, that may clear the local storage - not 100% sure, but if you clear stuff manually or use a cleaner, whitelist your browser so stuff won’t get cleared on it. I think cookies and history are probably fine, but cache may be risky to clear. Wish Wordle would tell everyone how to be sure not to lose the stats. Also, what’s interesting is I am not actually signed onto my browser, so you don’t have to be, but maybe since you have been signed on whilst playing Wordle, it is always going to be tied to that profile. But if a person never signs in, then it doesn’t matter. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4052 "2022-06-03T05:45:26Z")
Wordle 349 5/6\* ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WHILE SHONE THESE CHASE PHASE ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4053 "2022-06-03T07:52:18Z")
Wordle 349 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO GLADE SHAME PHASE This one I felt I was back to knowing what I was doing. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2022, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4054 "2022-06-03T08:02:53Z")
Wordle 349 3/6\* ⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩 🟨🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHASE SHALE PHASE Very pleased with my 3. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2022, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4055 "2022-06-03T10:26:13Z")
Wordle 349 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ ⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛ 🟨⬛🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Cider, glean, stake, phase ---
**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:** [June 3, 2022, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4056 "2022-06-03T10:27:31Z")
I just woke up. It’s 0320hrs in the morning and I said to myself, Oh good it’s a new day and I get to play Wordle! Wordle 349 5/6 🟨🟨⬛⬛🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 🟨🟩🟨🟨⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I’m trying new starting words, EARTH LIONS DUMPY and WHACK. EARTH LIONS SHEAF PHASE CHASE ---
**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:** [June 3, 2022, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4057 "2022-06-03T11:15:00Z")
Wordle 349 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE GHOST - Looking for letters that could be in the missing spots. Found two of them. PHASE ---
**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:** [June 3, 2022, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4058 "2022-06-03T11:49:34Z")
Not often does your second guess give you 100% chance of solving in 3. Wordle 349 3/6 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SHAPE PHASE ---
**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:** [June 3, 2022, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4059 "2022-06-03T14:58:39Z")
Wordle 349 4/6\* ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD GLAZE SHAVE PHASE ---
**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:** [June 3, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4060 "2022-06-03T16:07:19Z")
Wordle 349 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟧 🟦⬛⬛⬛🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 UNITE AFORE PHASE A lucky three. _So_ many words it could have been. I almost put down an SHA\_E word, but a) It’s a trap! and b) It feels like we’ve had more than one of those relatively recently, so I thought of something else. So I guess it wasn’t _all_ luck. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=202) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=204)