# "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:** 226
**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 25, 2022, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4501 "2022-06-25T02:14:48Z")
That’s not the word I got. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2022, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4502 "2022-06-25T04:08:36Z")
Wordle 371 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LEANS PEACH BEADY Been getting a lot of fours lately but at least the streak continues. ---
**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 25, 2022, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4503 "2022-06-25T04:15:37Z")
Wordle 371 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLIPS METRO NEEDY BEADY Was looking grim after 2 when I’d only identified a single letter. I’m happy with this 4. ---
**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 25, 2022, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4504 "2022-06-25T04:16:18Z")
I went back and apparently Wordle rescinded my 3/6 success. I put in what appears to be the correct word and was awarded a 4/6. πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ ---
**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 25, 2022, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4505 "2022-06-25T05:10:33Z")
**Wordle 370 5/6** ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HASTE SUITE SPITE SKITE SMITE No idea what I was thinking playing a word (skite) that isn’t so common before one that is more so (smite), but such as it is. ---
**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 25, 2022, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4506 "2022-06-25T06:30:19Z")
> [@SeaSun](#): > > that isn’t so common Says you. I used to say it a lot more. ---
**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 25, 2022, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4507 "2022-06-25T07:11:56Z")
Almost got this one in three. Wordle 371 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS LOUIE BEAKY BEADY ---
**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 25, 2022, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4508 "2022-06-25T11:28:14Z")
I finished Wordle. Through the regular website and other places you can play other days I have played every word; past, present and future (often in β€œfast mode”). I have the words and how many guesses it took me on a spreadsheet. I lost three words. Two of them were early. And the last one was a stupid mistake (for the sixth word picked a word that was already eliminated) So, i guess now it would be playing words I have already played. For today: Wordle 371 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE LEAST HEADY BEADY ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4509 "2022-06-25T12:02:07Z")
Wordle 371 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STILE REACH BEADY ---
**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 25, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4510 "2022-06-25T12:23:16Z")
Wordle 371 5/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS DUMPY BEFOG BEADY ---
**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 25, 2022, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4511 "2022-06-25T12:27:34Z")
Wordle 371 3/6 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART LEADS BEADY ---
**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 25, 2022, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4512 "2022-06-25T12:57:23Z")
Wordle 371 4/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Elbow, beast, beard, beady ---
**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 25, 2022, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4513 "2022-06-25T15:45:20Z")
I’ve really enjoyed some luck lately. Wordle 371 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE LEASH BEADY ---
**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 25, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4514 "2022-06-25T16:07:50Z")
Wordle 371 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 VOICE EARLY MEATY HEADY BEADY Tough five for me. Sometimes my vowel-heavy strategy serves me well; sometimes not so much. But I’m glad I found the terminal Y early (heh), which possibly saved me from a fail. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4515 "2022-06-25T16:11:31Z")
Wordle 371 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 25, 2022, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4516 "2022-06-25T16:23:59Z")
Wordle 371 2/6\* 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD BEADY Damn - thought it was my day for a 1 when those first three greenies showed up ! ---
**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 25, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4517 "2022-06-25T16:39:10Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > VOICE > EARLY > MEATY > HEADY > BEADY Reminded me of the\* Who album: Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy. > **Fun anecdote about the title from wiki:** > > The album is named after the members of the band: β€œMeaty” is Daltrey, who was quite fit at the time; β€œBeaty” is Moon, for his drumming; β€œBig” is Entwistle, who was a large person, often referred to as β€œThe Ox” (lending his nickname to the instrumental of the same name); and β€œBouncy” was Townshend, who jumped about quite acrobatically during performances. \*Grammatically speaking, I’m pretty sure I should have written β€˜the The Who album’ but I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. ---
**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 25, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4518 "2022-06-25T17:16:23Z")
Wordle 371 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STAIR PLANT BEACH BEADY ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2022, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4519 "2022-06-25T17:32:03Z")
#371 4/6 SLANT CHORE DUMPY BEADY Kinda boring: after 2 guesses, I had just 2 vowels, and that barely narrows things down at all. After the third routine guess, I had enough info that the 4th guess was a gimme. ---
**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 25, 2022, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4520 "2022-06-25T22:34:32Z")
For **tomorrow’s** I got an unexpected two. Wordle 372 2/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=225) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=227)