# "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:** 242
**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 11, 2022, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4821 "2022-07-11T12:07:33Z")
I found this one tough Wordle 387 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART ALONG CAMPY MADAM ---
**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:** [July 11, 2022, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4822 "2022-07-11T12:15:12Z")
Wordle 387 4/6\* ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH CAPON MAXIM MADAM ---
**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 11, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4823 "2022-07-11T15:03:51Z")
Wordle 387 5/6 πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 MAUVE MANOR MAGIC MADLY MADAM After finding the first two letters at one, I thought I was in for a smooth sail, but not so much. A tricksy double-double. Wasn’t worried about failing, as each miss got me closer, but a five is kind of disappointing in this case. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4824 "2022-07-11T17:38:26Z")
Wordle 387 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STARE HANDY CAULD RADIO MADAM Wasn’t until I eliminated all other vowels (and consonants that would make a one-vowel word) that I finally accepted a double a. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4825 "2022-07-11T18:46:34Z")
Wordle has gotten mean. Wordle 387 5/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SHOAL PAGAN KAYAK MADAM This one took awhile. ---
**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 11, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4826 "2022-07-11T21:28:17Z")
I really struggled with **tomorrow’s**. And shouldn’t have. Wordle 388 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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:** [July 11, 2022, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4827 "2022-07-11T22:25:04Z")
Wordle 387 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ROAST DAILY CADGE MADAM Not a quickie, but not the worst slog, either. ---
**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 11, 2022, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4828 "2022-07-11T23:12:12Z")
Wordle 387 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BRAID DANCE WALDO MADAM Should have been 3, but I was thinking of non-obvious words. ---
**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 12, 2022, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4829 "2022-07-12T01:26:28Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** So…yeah. Wordle 388 6/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 388** > > MATCH > THOSE > FIGHT > RIGHT > LIGHT > NIGHT ---
**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 12, 2022, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4830 "2022-07-12T04:11:36Z")
Wordle 388 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CREST PLANT NIGHT Bullet dodged. A new 3 streak begins. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4831 "2022-07-12T04:41:09Z")
Wordle 388 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TINGE NIGHT ---
**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 12, 2022, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4832 "2022-07-12T05:56:42Z")
**Wordle 387 4/6** ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHEAP BROAD TIDAL MADAM ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4833 "2022-07-12T06:05:13Z")
Wordle 388 5/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GUEST FIGHT LIGHT RIGHT NIGHT Oh well, it MIGHT have been worse. ---
**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 12, 2022, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4834 "2022-07-12T06:08:50Z")
> [@QMatic](#): > > Oh well, it MIGHT have been worse. Don’t forget TIGHT. It may feel like you checked T, but nope. That’s how they get you! ---
**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 12, 2022, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4835 "2022-07-12T07:02:10Z")
Wordle 388 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS NIGHT ---
**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 12, 2022, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4836 "2022-07-12T07:05:45Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > > [@QMatic](#): > > > > Oh well, it MIGHT have been worse. > > Don’t forget TIGHT. It may feel like you checked T, but nope. That’s how they get you! Or also, BIGHT. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4837 "2022-07-12T08:28:21Z")
Wordle 388 6/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Damnit!! BIRCH MIGHT EIGHT FIGHT LIGHT NIGHT ---
**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 12, 2022, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4838 "2022-07-12T10:51:55Z")
Wordle 388 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Side note… Yesterday I had a colonoscopy. After I got home I β€œrelaxed” by playing about five games on one of the places where it does Wordle with random words. One of the games had β€œpolyp” I’m glad it was in the game and not in my body. CRANE LINTS NIGHT - I think the only possible word ---
**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 12, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4839 "2022-07-12T11:50:40Z")
So close yet so far Wordle 388 6/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Started with hoist ended with night ---
**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 12, 2022, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4840 "2022-07-12T11:56:52Z")
Wordle 388 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Getting the last 4 was only half the battle HEART SHIFT LIGHT MIGHT NIGHT [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=241) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=243)