# "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:** 207
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4121 "2022-06-06T15:57:54Z")
> **Wordle 352 4/6\* 6/6/2022** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > DEPTH → And it looks like I’m out of mine. Brand new word! > **G** RAI_L_ → 'cause I’m on a quest for the answer. Double letter? > **GLO** SS → Maybe I can polish this one up a bit. A different double letter… > **GLOOM** > > …but I’m actually feeling OK about my 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:** [June 6, 2022, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4122 "2022-06-06T17:27:08Z")
Nasty thing. Felt glad to get it in 5. Wordle 352 5/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CLOUD BLOWN SLOSH GLOOM I hate those double letters. I resist them to my detriment! ---
**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 6, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4123 "2022-06-06T18:17:36Z")
Wordle 352 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD QUILT FLOCK SLOSH GLOOM ---
**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 6, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4124 "2022-06-06T19:03:13Z")
Wordle 352 5/6\* ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 POINT SCORE BLOOD ALOOF GLOOM Happy to get it in 5. ---
**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 6, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4125 "2022-06-06T20:32:30Z")
Here’s **tomorrow’s**. I expect some discussion will ensue. Wordle 353 5/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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:** [June 6, 2022, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4126 "2022-06-06T23:42:04Z")
Wordle 352 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ROAST OPIUM BLOOM GLOOM I had serious doubts that OPIUM could ever be a Wordle answer, but gave it a try as it let me check two additional vowels (as well as a couple of good consonants). ---
**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 7, 2022, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4127 "2022-06-07T01:30:26Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** Frak you, too, Wordle. Wordle 353 5/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 353** > > BLURT > ALIGN > SLOPE > FLOCK > FLOOD ---
**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 7, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4128 "2022-06-07T01:42:58Z")
**Wordle 352 4/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SNACK MITER PLUMB GLOOM I almost went with Bloom for my 4th guess…wasn’t even paying attention to the fact the B was already ruled out. Glad I changed my mind in spite of not noticing that. ---
**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 7, 2022, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4129 "2022-06-07T02:16:40Z")
I like that start word! Helps that I love the taste of anise/licorice ;). Might have to steal that one for a game or two. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4130 "2022-06-07T04:11:42Z")
Wordle 353 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHONE CLOUD FLOOD This seems a lot like deja vu from yesterday. I did waver between FLOOD and BLOOD. ---
**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 7, 2022, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4131 "2022-06-07T04:12:29Z")
Wordle 353 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩🟨⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRAMP STOLE BLOWN FLOOD On the one hand, it feels good that I finally get my perfect opening and it works exactly as designed. On the other hand, it’s hard to get excited for a 4 when it’s been so long since I’ve gotten a 3. Feels like yet another misfire. Not loving the shuffle results putting gloom and flood right next to each other in the answer list. Should be a nice gift for people who start with the previous day’s answer, at least. ---
**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 7, 2022, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4132 "2022-06-07T04:34:22Z")
Wordle 353 4/6\* ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Atone, group, scowl, flood. OO again, seems too soon! ---
**Author:** ![Fugazi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@Fugazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fugazi)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4133 "2022-06-07T06:21:36Z")
Wordle 353 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![Fugazi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@Fugazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fugazi)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4134 "2022-06-07T06:50:42Z")
SLATE BLOCK GLOOM FLOOD. I tried gloom again thinking my browser somehow screwed up and gave me yesterday’s puzzle again. ---
**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:** [June 7, 2022, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4135 "2022-06-07T07:09:58Z")
Wordle 353 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS LOUIE GLOOM FLOOD Same thing happened to me - TRANS/LOUIE gave me the exact same results as yesterday, so I thought it must have somehow been GLOOM two days in a row. > [@Sherrerd](#): > > I had serious doubts that OPIUM could ever be a Wordle answer, but gave it a try as it let me check two additional vowels (as well as a couple of good consonants). Looking at the source code I can confirm that it will never be a correct answer. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4136 "2022-06-07T07:10:27Z")
Wordle 353 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPEAR DOILY CLOUD BLOOD ---
**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 7, 2022, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4137 "2022-06-07T11:20:15Z")
Wordle 353 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Yesterday my first three words were CRANE, TOILS and FLOOD. Today it was CRANE, TOILS, BLOOM and FLOOD ---
**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 7, 2022, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4138 "2022-06-07T12:11:24Z")
IMO a well played three. Wordle 353 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART BUILD FLOOD ---
**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 7, 2022, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4139 "2022-06-07T13:10:54Z")
Wordle 353 6/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬛🟩⬛⬛ 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS DUMPY WHACK BLOOD FLOOD ---
**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 7, 2022, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4140 "2022-06-07T13:39:59Z")
That was very tricksy. I expect better of you, Wordle. Wordle 353 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SPUNK JOLLY FLOOD [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=206) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=208)