# "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:** 229
**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 28, 2022, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4561 "2022-06-28T09:34:04Z")
Wordle 374 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS GLORY PROWL DROLL ---
**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 28, 2022, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4562 "2022-06-28T10:00:03Z")
Wordle 374 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS LOUIE PROLE DROLL This one took me a good 7-8 minutes of thinking after my third guess. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2022, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4563 "2022-06-28T10:16:07Z")
Wordle 374 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GUIDE DROWN DROOP DROLL After 2 I could only come up with 3 likely candidates and the all had a double letter. I guess a 4 is fair ---
**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 28, 2022, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4564 "2022-06-28T10:58:56Z")
Wordle 374 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜I 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOILS - I have the R and L in the right spot. O is probably the middle. There may be only one word. DROLL ---
**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 28, 2022, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4565 "2022-06-28T11:46:43Z")
Wordle 374 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Horse Orlop Troll Droll ---
**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 28, 2022, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4566 "2022-06-28T12:15:53Z")
Wordle 374 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART PRIOR CROWD DROLL ---
**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 28, 2022, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4567 "2022-06-28T13:19:49Z")
Wordle 374 6/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD DROWN DROPS DROOL DROOL ← WTF !! why could wordle not tell me i’d just used that word. BASTARD ! DROLL Stupid boy. ---
**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 28, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4568 "2022-06-28T14:14:01Z")
Wordle and me, we got a thing going on today. Wordle 374 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE GROUP DROLL I don’t usually go with double letters this early, but after my first two guesses, there wasn’t much (anything?) left that made any actual word. Lucky again. ---
**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 28, 2022, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4569 "2022-06-28T14:54:40Z")
Wordle 374 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 UNITE ROACH GROWL DROOL DROLL Thought I was done when the D in DROOL turned over. I don’t feel bad about this five though. Tough word, and it looks like it’s giving folks some trouble today. ---
**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 28, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4570 "2022-06-28T17:26:24Z")
Wordle 374 5/6\* 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DREAM DRIFT DROOP DROWN DROLL ---
**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 28, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4571 "2022-06-28T21:14:05Z")
I found **tomorrow’s** to be very difficult. Wordle 375 6/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 28, 2022, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4572 "2022-06-28T21:38:38Z")
🫣 It looks like a pit of despair, fore warned is fair warning. ---
**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 28, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4573 "2022-06-28T22:54:13Z")
Wordle 374 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT LIMBO DROLL Thinking through consonant-combos that could precede an β€œo,” I got lucky. ---
**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 29, 2022, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4574 "2022-06-29T00:12:42Z")
Wordle isn’t letting me play today’s game (#374). I pulled up the site and yesterday’s game came up all filled in. It must be due to playing last night right before midnight and not finishing until a little past that, so it thinks I’ve already played today. πŸ™„ ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2022, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4575 "2022-06-29T00:15:18Z")
I played in Europe, came home the same date, and got a fresh Wordle of the same word on the same device. ---
**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 29, 2022, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4576 "2022-06-29T00:43:59Z")
**Wordle 374 5/6** ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHARE MINOR PROUD DROOL DROLL I don’t even know that word. I played on a different browser, so at least I got to play today. I saw that my stats refreshed too on my usual browser…stupid Wordle! ---
**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 29, 2022, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4577 "2022-06-29T02:02:02Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** Point and laugh, Wordle. Point and laugh. Wordle 375 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 375** > > SYNCH > LEAFY > TODAY > MURKY > GAWKY ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2022, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4578 "2022-06-29T04:17:59Z")
Wordle 375 5/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO DANCE PALSY GAUZY GAWKY I was sure that I wasn’t going to get this one. ---
**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 29, 2022, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4579 "2022-06-29T04:37:36Z")
Wordle 375 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CREPT SALON GABBY GAUDY GAWKY In a bit of a slump again, or perhaps this is just a single extended slump. I had a feeling it ended in Y but I didn’t love guessing gabby; I only did because that was the first word I saw. Felt really good about gaudy, and just like yesterday it would have been a very satisfying 4 if that were the answer, but again a frustrating 5. I consider no-yellow boards a sign of elevated difficulty, and this is now two people in a row with no yellows. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2022, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4580 "2022-06-29T08:21:57Z")
Wordle 375 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FLUTE AVOID GRAPH GAWKY [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=228) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=230)