# "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:** 223
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2022, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4441 "2022-06-21T22:18:43Z")
#367 3/6 Looks like I’m not the only one who had a bit of _deja vu_ with #358. SLANT BLEAT GLOAT Yesterday’s was an uninteresting 4/6, at least from my starting words. ---
**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 21, 2022, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4442 "2022-06-21T23:00:44Z")
Wordle 367 3/6 ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CLEAT GLOAT Fairly fast and unremarkable. ---
**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 22, 2022, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4443 "2022-06-22T02:03:32Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** Even when I think I’m good, the mockery doesn’t stop. Wordle 368 3/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 368** > > LURCH > ADULT > AWFUL ---
**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 22, 2022, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4444 "2022-06-22T03:36:29Z")
**Wordle 367 4/6** ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MORAL CLOAK BLOAT GLOAT I should have at least played one of the \_LOAT words first, but since Float was a word not that long ago, I just took a chance on it _not_ being one of those words. So 4 it is for today. ---
**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 22, 2022, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4445 "2022-06-22T04:16:01Z")
Wordle 368 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRISP METAL ANNUL AFOUL AWFUL This is an example of a different pronunciation hiding from me. I actually looked at AW\_UL but didn’t see anything because I was expecting the accent to be on the second syllable. That’s why I foolishly tried afoul, which probably isn’t even in the answer list. Well, maybe. It’s borderline. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2022, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4446 "2022-06-22T07:01:13Z")
Wordle 368 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LEANS DUCAL AWFUL ---
**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 22, 2022, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4447 "2022-06-22T07:24:02Z")
Wordle 368 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS DUMPY WHACK AWFUL ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2022, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4448 "2022-06-22T08:52:43Z")
Wordle 368 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRAIN MAPLE ALOUD AWFUL Apparently AWFUL can be splendid ---
**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 22, 2022, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4449 "2022-06-22T10:56:25Z")
Wordle 368 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOILS LUMPY - fishing for letters, only got the U. But, that was enough. AWFUL ---
**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 22, 2022, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4450 "2022-06-22T11:41:09Z")
Wordle 368 2/6\* πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Wagyu, awful, almost used a guess on squaw but thought it’d be awful πŸ’‘ ! ---
**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 22, 2022, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4451 "2022-06-22T11:48:29Z")
Wordle 368 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRACE HALON USUAL AWFUL ---
**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 22, 2022, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4452 "2022-06-22T12:19:47Z")
Wordle 368 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART GAINS ALLOW AWFUL ---
**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 22, 2022, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4453 "2022-06-22T14:25:26Z")
Wordle 368 5/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD CLOAK AMPLY ANVIL AWFUL ---
**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 22, 2022, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4454 "2022-06-22T15:29:44Z")
Wordle 368 3/6 πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 AROSE ANTIC AWFUL Just trying to get all the vowels and Wheel of Fortune consonants out early, and this is what happened. Nice. ---
**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 22, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4455 "2022-06-22T16:14:23Z")
I’m on a lucky streak with 3s. I’ll take it! Wordle 368 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SHOAL AWFUL As soon as I placed the β€˜A’ in first position and knew the β€˜L’ had to be in last position, the word sprang to mind like a lightning strike. w00t! ---
**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 22, 2022, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4456 "2022-06-22T21:24:59Z")
So close to getting three in **tomorrow’s**. Wordle 369 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2022, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4457 "2022-06-22T22:06:02Z")
#368 was a stinker, 5/6. SLANT CHORE DUMPY UVULA AWFUL ---
**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 22, 2022, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4458 "2022-06-22T23:02:40Z")
Wordle 368 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH AUDIO ANNUL AWFUL Seems as though we’re in a period of more β€˜negative’ words than usual. ---
**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 23, 2022, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4459 "2022-06-23T02:03:33Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** Almost went over there. Wordle 369 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 369** > > TUNIC > SWINE > DRINK > BRINK ---
**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 23, 2022, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4460 "2022-06-23T02:20:28Z")
**Wordle 368 4/6** ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHASE RAINY ABOUT AWFUL [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=222) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=224)