# "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:** 219
**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 17, 2022, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4361 "2022-06-17T22:16:08Z")
**Tomorrow’s** is… a thing. Wordle 364 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 18, 2022, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4362 "2022-06-18T01:34:43Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** Tasty! Wordle 364 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 364** > > GRUNT > AISLE > CAMPY > CACAO ---
**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 18, 2022, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4363 "2022-06-18T04:41:57Z")
Wordle 364 5/6 πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRIMP CLOTH CONDO ABUSE CACAO I call bullshit. This is not a common word. ---
**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 18, 2022, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4364 "2022-06-18T04:52:48Z")
**Wordle 363 3/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRATE SOUND BLOWN I didn’t expect my third word to be _the_ word. It was difficult to think clearly (see below), so it was good that this one wasn’t too hard. I missed yesterday’s Wordle. I usually play at night, but I had to rush my dog to the ER vet. To my shock, she had a ruptured tumor and I had to say goodbye to her. She was 10 years old and seemingly in good health - she was acting totally fine all day (and prior), so it was very sudden and unexpected. 😭 ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4365 "2022-06-18T06:50:47Z")
Wordle 364 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 REIGN WOULD STOMP HAVOC CACAO ---
**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 18, 2022, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4366 "2022-06-18T07:04:28Z")
Almost got me this time. Wordle 364 6/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS LOUIE PADDY MACHO WACKO CACAO ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4367 "2022-06-18T07:53:11Z")
Wordle 364 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO CARGO CACAO I only guessed it because I always seem to miss it in the higher word games like octordle. ---
**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 18, 2022, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4368 "2022-06-18T11:10:12Z")
Wordle 364 4/6 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE - got the first letter TAILS - got the second letter CADDY - I saw both CABBY and CADDY, CACAO - took a while to come up with it ---
**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 18, 2022, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4369 "2022-06-18T11:43:45Z")
Wordle 364 6/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD FAULT MANIC PACKS YACCA ← getting desperate here ! CACAO ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4370 "2022-06-18T12:22:10Z")
Today’s word was brutal and I’d never have guessed it. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4371 "2022-06-18T12:28:33Z")
5/6 today. After three tries, I had enough info that COCOA seemed like the obvious fourth guess. From there, the solution was obvious, but I’m still going: _really??_ ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4372 "2022-06-18T12:31:43Z")
> [@SeaSun](#): > > I missed yesterday’s Wordle. I usually play at night, but I had to rush my dog to the ER vet. To my shock, she had a ruptured tumor and I had to say goodbye to her. She was 10 years old and seemingly in good health - she was acting totally fine all day (and prior), so it was very sudden and unexpected. 😭 I’m sorry to hear that. And the suddenness must make it that much harder. ---
**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 18, 2022, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4373 "2022-06-18T13:02:07Z")
Wordle 364 5/6\* β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Faith Parse Candy Cabal Cacao Fun one! ---
**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 18, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4374 "2022-06-18T14:01:01Z")
Well that was an odd duck. Wordle 364 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART AGAIN CARAT CACAO ---
**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 18, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4375 "2022-06-18T14:15:03Z")
Yeah that sure was an odd duck. Wordle 364 6/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS DUMPY WHACK BEING CACAO ---
**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 18, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4376 "2022-06-18T14:15:56Z")
Oh no! I’m so sorry for your loss. ---
**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 18, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4377 "2022-06-18T14:56:43Z")
Wordle 364 4/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE COAST CAROB CACAO Tough word. Two A’s _and_ two C’s? Yikes! I think I did pretty well, considering. **SeaSun** , I’m so sorry for your loss. My condolences. ---
**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 18, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4378 "2022-06-18T16:36:28Z")
Wordle 364 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAM ROWAN CACAO ---
**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 18, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4379 "2022-06-18T18:00:04Z")
What a brutal way to lose a beloved pet. I am so sorry this happened to you. Your memories of her will soothe your grief eventually, but I know you’re hurting now. My best to you in this healing time. * * * Not a fan of this one, Wordle. Wordle 364 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SHOAL WOMAN CACAO As we know, I am not a fan of the use of double letters. So this one was doubly annoying! I had eliminated a lot of common consonants, and just wrenched away at what was left. There simply wasn’t any other word that worked. It took me ages to figure out this one. That’s ok, though, because I was doing it at 3:00 a.m. and there wasn’t anything else interesting going on! Stupid puzzle. ---
**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 18, 2022, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4380 "2022-06-18T23:51:41Z")
> [@SeaSun](#): > > I usually play at night, but I had to rush my dog to the ER vet. To my shock, she had a ruptured tumor and I had to say goodbye to her. I’m so sorry; what a shock. As others have said, your happy memories will become a comfort. Wordle 364 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 OUTER CLOWN COMIC CHAOS CACAO Did not enjoy this one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=218) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=220)