# "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:** 220
**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 19, 2022, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4381 "2022-06-19T02:15:47Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** What’s Wordle trying to tell me? Wordle 365 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 365** > > GULCH > LEARN > LITER > LOSER ---
**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 19, 2022, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4382 "2022-06-19T04:07:07Z")
Wordle 365 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLAPS STOLE LOSER Nice and quick. That’s a whole lotta yellow. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4383 "2022-06-19T04:32:14Z")
Wordle 365 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LONER LOVER LOSER I tried to go for the positive but Wordle shot me down. ---
**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 19, 2022, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4384 "2022-06-19T04:47:54Z")
**Wordle 364 5/6** 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHASE CABIN CANDY CAROL CACAO So many words it could have been with only the CA in green! I had to make a list and just roll the dice. Glad to have gotten it in 5. **THANK YOU** for all of the condolences for losing my sweet dog. I really appreciate your kind words! ---
**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 19, 2022, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4385 "2022-06-19T07:02:52Z")
Wordle 365 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS LOUIE LOSER There’s going to be someone out there for whom this is the game that ends their undefeated streak, and that’s going to be their supervillain origin story. ---
**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 19, 2022, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4386 "2022-06-19T07:41:20Z")
Wordle 365 3/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS LOSER ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4387 "2022-06-19T08:30:48Z")
Wordle 365 2/6\* 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LASER LOSER I was due a bit of luck. ---
**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 19, 2022, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4388 "2022-06-19T10:09:03Z")
Wordle 365 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RUSTY LASER LOSER I kind of had a feeling that laser wouldn’t be it. But it sure was close. ---
**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 19, 2022, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4389 "2022-06-19T11:03:22Z")
Wordle 365 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE OILER - I saw three words. I let Excel random number generator choose the order. I thought it was fitting that it was the last word it would be LOSER LOWER LOVER LOSER - I guess I am ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4390 "2022-06-19T12:43:12Z")
#365 3/6 SLANT CHORE LOSER After the first two tries, I had all five letters, but (somewhat improbably) none of them in the correct positions. It was still easy to guess from there. Makes up for yesterday’s annoying 5. ---
**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 19, 2022, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4391 "2022-06-19T12:52:33Z")
Wordle 365 X/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 😩 Wordle called me a rude name! ---
**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 19, 2022, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4392 "2022-06-19T14:22:49Z")
Wordle 365 4/6 πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ORATE LONER AVOWS LOSER Decided to ensure the 4 rather than try V, W, and S in turn. And that’s the order I would have chosen, so I saved myself one step. Kind of surprised LOSER is a Wordle word. ---
**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 19, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4393 "2022-06-19T15:05:48Z")
That was a close one. Sheesh. Wordle 365 6/6\* ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WORDY COBRA ROVER JOKER TONER LOSER ---
**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 19, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4394 "2022-06-19T17:01:57Z")
Take that, Wordle! Wordle 365 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SHRED LOSER Knowing there was an β€˜S’ was a big help today. With that information, I was down to LOSER or POSER, and POSER isn’t spelled like that (POSEUR). Or at least it oughtn’t be. ---
**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 19, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4395 "2022-06-19T18:07:53Z")
Wordle 365 X/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 BEARD GRIME POKER LONER LOWER LOVER Bastard !! I saw LOSER first, but picked LOVER. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4396 "2022-06-19T18:22:40Z")
Wordle 365 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟨🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 QUIET ROSES LOSER I was lucky to get that β€œS” at the second try. ---
**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 19, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4397 "2022-06-19T18:25:05Z")
_🀜_ ---
**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 19, 2022, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4398 "2022-06-19T18:27:59Z")
πŸ€› ---
**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 19, 2022, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4399 "2022-06-19T21:47:48Z")
I forgot to post my Wordle for 366, aka **tomorrow’s**. Now I’m out and about I can’t copy and paste. But I got it in three after a long struggle of just racking my brain. It was a toughie. ---
**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 19, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4400 "2022-06-19T22:54:07Z")
Wordle 365 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART RISEN POSER LOSER Should’ve gotten it in 3. Also thought of HOSER but that might not be in their list of words. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=219) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=221)