# "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:** 249
**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 18, 2022, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4961 "2022-07-18T14:47:35Z")
Wordle 394 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟦⬛⬛⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ADIEU NORTH FLOCK A rather lucky three. Though I did reason that the O was probably in the middle and chose two common digraphs, so it wasn’t _all_ luck. 😁 ---
**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 18, 2022, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4962 "2022-07-18T16:31:08Z")
Back to a three. Happy with that today. Wordle 394 3/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CLOUD FLOCK > [@RTFirefly](#): > > After my standard first two words, it was between BLOCK and FLOCK. Glad to have guessed right before I opened this thread, because Terminus\_Est’s hint would have given it away. Same. I avoid this thread until I play. I don’t want to see any hints. ---
**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 18, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4963 "2022-07-18T16:42:30Z")
Oh no that blows. What was your streak at? ---
**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 18, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4964 "2022-07-18T16:51:21Z")
Wordle 394 6/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHAIR DOUCE KNOCK BLOCK CLOCK FLOCK ---
**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 18, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4965 "2022-07-18T20:12:01Z")
Unexpectedly, I got **tomorrow’s** in two. _AGAIN!_ Wordle 395 2/6 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 18, 2022, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4966 "2022-07-18T21:32:34Z")
Wordle 394 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ROAST CLONE FLOCK Glad of a nice fast three, for a change. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4967 "2022-07-18T22:07:59Z")
Back-to-back 2’s - _WOW!!!_ Can’t wait to find out what tomorrow’s lucky word is! ---
**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 19, 2022, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4968 "2022-07-19T01:50:16Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** Another 3/6 for me. Pretty easy being green. Wordle 395 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 395** > > CREPT > LUNAR > ANGRY ---
**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 19, 2022, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4969 "2022-07-19T04:11:44Z")
Wordle 395 3/6\* ⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛ 🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Happy with 3, but ach the spoiler box is non cooperative ---
**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 19, 2022, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4970 "2022-07-19T04:20:48Z")
Wordle 395 4/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 🟨⬛🟨🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CROPS LATER GUARD ANGRY A pedestrian 4. What’s up with the menu thingy? Typing out spoiler tags on my phone is the pits. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4971 "2022-07-19T04:25:43Z")
Wordle 395 3/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LEARN ANGRY That took me a very long time to come up with a third word. I’m not sure there were any other options. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4972 "2022-07-19T05:16:32Z")
Wordle 395 2/6\* 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GLEAN ANGRY ---
**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 19, 2022, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4973 "2022-07-19T05:18:23Z")
Wordle 395 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 REACH APART ANGRY Eliminating E was helpful. Nice easy 3, just what I need to stay addicted. ---
**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 19, 2022, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4974 "2022-07-19T05:21:13Z")
**Wordle 394 4/6** 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST BROIL CLOWN FLOCK Really glad I didn’t look at this thread when I played last night and see the “early bird’s” posts for today’s game…that was a pretty big spoiler with the word sheep not blurred out. ---
**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 19, 2022, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4975 "2022-07-19T07:48:57Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Back-to-back 2’s - _WOW!!!_ According to my stats, those two constitute ~20% of my second guess wins. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4976 "2022-07-19T10:14:09Z")
#395 3/6 SLANT CHORE ANGRY A fairly easy 3. ---
**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 19, 2022, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4977 "2022-07-19T10:49:26Z")
Sorry for being too on the nose with yesterday’s comment. I hope today’s is sufficiently obscure. ---
**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 19, 2022, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4978 "2022-07-19T11:12:26Z")
Wordle 395 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE MANOR ANGRY ---
**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 19, 2022, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4979 "2022-07-19T12:16:58Z")
Wordle 395 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART PAIRS ADORN ANGRY ---
**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 19, 2022, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4980 "2022-07-19T12:21:02Z")
I’m back on the winning side of things, after yesterday’s gaffe. Wordle 395 4/6 ⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 For some reason I’m not able to get the blur spoiler to work, so I’ll leave it like this. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=248) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=250)