# "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:** 240
**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:** [July 9, 2022, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4781 "2022-07-09T07:09:41Z")
Due to accidentally clearing my Chome data, I lost my streak and have had to start anew, and today’s game almost beat me on the last letter. Wordle 385 6/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS LOUIE YEAST STEAK STEAM STEAD ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2022, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4782 "2022-07-09T10:20:23Z")
Wordle 385 2/6 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ASIDE STEAD SEDAN was the only other choice. I decided to pick the more obscure word. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2022, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4783 "2022-07-09T10:38:04Z")
Wordle 385 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Obviously from the picture, I found the first four letters on the second word (STEAL). Then chose the order for the three possible words. Being semi-vegetarian I put STEAK as the last word. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2022, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4784 "2022-07-09T12:10:30Z")
Wordle 385 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART STEAL STEAM STEAD I hadn’t thought of STEAK so at least that saved me a guess. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2022, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4785 "2022-07-09T13:52:26Z")
Wordle 385 3/6\* ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD SAVED STEAD ---
**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:** [July 9, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4786 "2022-07-09T14:02:43Z")
Wordle 385 2/6\* πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Shied Stead Magnificent! Aw shucks wordlebot is offline I wanted show off. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4787 "2022-07-09T14:31:36Z")
Wordle 385 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 NACRE ADEPT STEAD ---
**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:** [July 9, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4788 "2022-07-09T14:35:42Z")
Wordle 385 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OPERA WHEAT STEAM STEAL STEAD I actually thought of STEAD first, but figured STEAM and STEAL were both more likely. So it could have been a three, but since I missed seeing STEAK, it also could have been a six. Had I seen STEAK, I probably would have checked for letters at four, but it would have worked out the same anyway. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4789 "2022-07-09T21:41:07Z")
**Tomorrow’s** was straightforward for me. Wordle 386 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:** [July 10, 2022, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4790 "2022-07-10T00:36:24Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** I was greatly confused initially, but then it all slid into place. Wordle 386 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 386** > > CREST > TIGER > ROUTE > BERTH ---
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2022, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4791 "2022-07-10T00:51:51Z")
Wordle 385 4/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 started out normal then used a word that I don’t even recognize as a word and that used a letter that was eliminated on first word. Third word was ok but did not rearrange the out of order at all. Monkey typing Shakespeare This daily clade spade stead ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2022, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4792 "2022-07-10T04:07:52Z")
Wordle 386 4/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TRUCE METER BERTH ---
**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:** [July 10, 2022, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4793 "2022-07-10T04:13:36Z")
Wordle 386 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRISP TAMER OVERT BERTH Thought I had it with overt but still only yellows. And thus the 3 streak ends as soon as it begins. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2022, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4794 "2022-07-10T05:41:51Z")
Wordle 386 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 VIOLA PRUNE THREE BERTH I couldn’t resist having THREE for 3 ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2022, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4795 "2022-07-10T05:59:37Z")
RATIO PULSE BERTH ---
**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:** [July 10, 2022, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4796 "2022-07-10T06:14:03Z")
**Wordle 385 4/6** ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MANOR LEAKY SWEAT STEAD ---
**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:** [July 10, 2022, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4797 "2022-07-10T09:23:44Z")
Wordle 386 2/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH BERTH ---
**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:** [July 10, 2022, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4798 "2022-07-10T09:57:11Z")
Wordle 386 2/6\* 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD BERTH Yay ! Magnificent. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2022, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4799 "2022-07-10T10:53:15Z")
Wordle 386 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE OILER TERMS BERTH ---
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Wordle 386 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Arose Refit Berth [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=239) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=241)