# "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:** 213
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2022, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4241 "2022-06-12T05:11:26Z")
Wordle 358 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO COAST ADOPT FLOAT Very much an average day that took a little thinking. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2022, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4242 "2022-06-12T05:18:19Z")
Wordle 358 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MEANT ASCOT FLOAT I needed a 3 today. A good way to start off the morning. ---
**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 12, 2022, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4243 "2022-06-12T10:03:20Z")
Wordle 358 4/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Remit, clast, bloat, float ---
**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 12, 2022, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4244 "2022-06-12T10:32:41Z")
Wordle 358 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOILS I see the three \_LOAT words, plus ALLOT. Maybe there are others. Either hope for a lucky 3 with the possibility of a 5 or a guaranteed 4 - unless I’m surprised by a different word. Decide to go for guaranteed 4. BEFOG - Got the F FLOAT ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2022, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4245 "2022-06-12T11:42:25Z")
#358 3/6. I play it on my phone, and I finally discovered where they hide the number of the Wordle. Been wondering where y’all have been getting the number from! Anyhow, after my usual opening of SLANT, I already had enough info to narrow it down. But not _that_ much - that left me with ALERT, ALOFT, ALOTT, BLOAT, FLOAT, GLOAT, BLEAT, CLEAT, PLEAT as possibilities. Went with BLOAT on my second try because no matter which way things went, I’d have no more than two remaining possibilities out of those nine. Guessed the right one out of those two on the third try. SLANT BLOAT FLOAT Recapping, I got a 5/6 on 356: after SLANT, CHORE, DUMPY I was down to PETTY and PIETY. Guessed wrong, of course. Is the solution really that common a word anymore? Maybe it still is on Wardle’s side of the pond. 4/6 on 357, after SLANT, CHORE I had it down to 2 possibilities. Had to go with the majestic MOOSE on #3, but that was the wrong choice. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2022, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4246 "2022-06-12T12:08:58Z")
unlucky today. Wordle 358 6/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STONE HAIRY CLUMP GLOAT BLOAT FLOAT I was careless, and didn’t agree how many options there were, until my first \*LOAT guess. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2022, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4247 "2022-06-12T12:26:29Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > No, I tried BIRTH before the correct answer. I just skipped MIRTH. Sorry, that was poorly worded on my part. What I meant was that you were the only one who tried the solution before both the other two \_IRTH possibilities had been eliminated. ---
**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 12, 2022, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4248 "2022-06-12T12:47:47Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > finally discovered where they hide the number of the Wordle In the stats screen there’s a share button. Hit that, copy to clipboard, and paste it into a reply here. It will include the game number as well as the little colored squares. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2022, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4249 "2022-06-12T13:25:45Z")
Thanks for the suggestion, but I don’t do anything on the phone that involves typing more than a few words, I like my QWERTY keyboard for posting at the Dope, blog comments, hell, even Twitter. ---
**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 12, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4250 "2022-06-12T13:53:17Z")
Wordle 358 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART ABOUT GLOAT FLOAT ---
**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 12, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4251 "2022-06-12T13:59:17Z")
Wordle 358 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS FLOAT My recent β€œWheel of Fortune” strategy (R S T L N E) is working pretty well. ---
**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 12, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4252 "2022-06-12T14:40:22Z")
Wordle 358 3/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ASIDE MORAL FLOAT I had a very similar experience to **EllisDee** , I think. A good second word, and some luck on three. My thinking: β€œIf it’s \_LOAT, I’ll have it in 3 to 5. If not, we’ll see what reveals itself.” And boom, there it was! ---
**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 12, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4253 "2022-06-12T14:52:14Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Thanks for the suggestion, but I don’t do anything on the phone that involves typing more than a few words, I like my QWERTY keyboard for posting at the Dope, blog comments, hell, even Twitter. Hmmm. One nice thing about discourse is that it remembers drafts. You could start a post by just pasting the share but not submitting the new post. Next time you open the thread on the computer, discourse should still have the shared stuff saved. Not that you need to or anything; just spitballing. (I agree with you, I don’t type anything on the phone, but I do dictate massive reams of verbal diarrhea into the phone. This post, for example.) ---
**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 12, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4254 "2022-06-12T15:07:21Z")
Well, Lady Luck was with me today. Wordle 358 2/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE FLOAT I just wanted to test out the β€˜AT’ at the end of the word, maybe eliminate another vowel and a couple of common letters. The only other word that came to mind was β€˜BLOAT,’ and I didn’t like that one! Hadn’t yet thought of β€˜GLOAT.’ So definitely pure luck. ---
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4255 "2022-06-12T15:39:46Z")
Wordle 358 3/6 wheat\>flour\>PROFIT! ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 solved itself for me. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2022, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4256 "2022-06-12T18:49:36Z")
> **Wordle 358 3/6\* 6/12/2022** > > ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > GO **O** SE β†’ And no repeated O. Lots to choose from here… let’s focus on vowels for next guess. > _A_B **O** U **T** β†’ Hmm. ?AO?T gets nuttin, so ??OAT. I?OAT gets nuttin, so I’m looking at two consonants… > **FLOAT** > > GLOAT and BLOAT were eliminated, along with GROAT, but I actually tried CROAT first before FLOAT, only to find it was not in the word list. So a rather lucky 3. ---
**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 12, 2022, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4257 "2022-06-12T19:07:19Z")
Wordle 358 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD PASTY GLOAT ← damn ! FLOAT ---
**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:** [June 12, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4258 "2022-06-12T19:25:04Z")
Hrmph. Wordle 358 5/6\* ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟨🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Also, I goofed on that second word. I already knew it didn’t start with a T. STARE TACIT TAUNT ALOFT FLOAT ---
**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 12, 2022, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4259 "2022-06-12T22:49:35Z")
Wordle 358 3/6 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AROSE BLOAT FLOAT Nice and fast. Could have been faster if at step 2 I’d reflected that the Wordle list isn’t friendly to β€˜unpleasant’ concepts, for the most part. As it was I just wanted to try a paired-consonant beginning that used O and A and ended in a good-to-test third consonant, preferably T. ---
**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 12, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4260 "2022-06-12T23:08:48Z")
I unexpectedly got **tomorrow’s** on the third guess. I thought I was taking a needless risk, but lucked out. Wordle 359 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=212) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=214)