# "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:** 25
**Author:** ![Lantern2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lantern2/32/3010_2.png) [@Lantern2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern2)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/481 "2022-01-13T07:38:45Z")
Wordle 208 6/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Definitely the toughest one for me so far; relieved to get it in the end. ---
**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:** [January 13, 2022, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/482 "2022-01-13T08:58:28Z")
This was tough. Got it in 5. Wordle 208 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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:** [January 13, 2022, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/483 "2022-01-13T08:59:07Z")
> [@Thing.Fish](#): > > Today’s was a killer. > > STAIN > ALDER > ABBEY > > I got it in 3, but it took me over half an hour to think of any word at all that would possibly work for the third guess. Well done! ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/484 "2022-01-13T11:48:34Z")
Wordle 208 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/485 "2022-01-13T12:18:13Z")
Wordle 208 5/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SWEAR PECAN AGATE ALLEY ABBEY 2nd guess was a mistake (I left the 4th letter in place). Had two words for number 4, picked the wrong one. Oh well. 17/18 so far. That one miss still haunts me… ---
**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:** [January 13, 2022, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/486 "2022-01-13T12:19:06Z")
Wordle 208 4/6 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/487 "2022-01-13T12:39:49Z")
Tough one! Wordle 208 5/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/488 "2022-01-13T13:00:09Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > You have a strange idea of what constitutes β€œfun”. I thought the anti-Wordle game was quite fun! I can’t get any better than six so far. It’s fun trying to figure out the best way way to narrow down the word list so the computer has no choice but to pick the word you’ve guessed. I like it, though its deterministic nature will eventually hamper replay value. ---
**Author:** ![SoToasty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sotoasty/32/2803_2.png) [@SoToasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoToasty)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/489 "2022-01-13T13:19:39Z")
Wordle 208 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 proud Steam Fable Abbey Took some thought between 3 and 4. ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/490 "2022-01-13T14:18:10Z")
Phew! That was an absolute bastard of a game. Wordle 208 5/6\* πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Started with AEONS as promised and thought I was onto a winner when the first letter showed green. ---
**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:** [January 13, 2022, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/491 "2022-01-13T14:27:16Z")
> [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](#): > > Phew! That was an absolute bastard of a game. > > Wordle 208 5/6\* > > πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› > πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› > πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› > πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > Started with AEONS as promised and thought I was onto a winner when the first letter showed green. Especially with your first and fourth letters green starting with your 2nd word! What were your words? (Was one of them ASKEW?) ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/492 "2022-01-13T14:31:10Z")
No, because I had already ruled out the s. It was AEONS ARCED ALIEN AXMEN (stupidly used the N again after ruling it out) ABBEY ---
**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:** [January 13, 2022, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/493 "2022-01-13T14:49:01Z")
Ahh thanks, was curious. Man oh man, those double letters can really throw us for a loop! I’m worried for when there will be two double letters, with words like LLAMA ALLAY LOTTO PENNE Then there’s also words with a triple letter, with words like EERIE ADDED MELEE SISSY Oh my gosh are there _ **any 5 letter words containing a double letter and a triple letter??!!** _ God help us all. [![](https://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/eek.gif) ](https://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/eek.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/494 "2022-01-13T14:56:22Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Oh my gosh are there _ **any 5 letter words containing a double letter and a triple letter??!!** _ A few that I’ve found (e.g. arara) but nothing common enough to be used in Wordle presents itself as of yet. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/495 "2022-01-13T15:02:37Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Oh my gosh are there [Five-letter English word that contains only two distinct letters - Puzzling Stack Exchange](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/37762/five-letter-english-word-that-contains-only-two-distinct-letters#:~:text=arara%20%3A%20a%20palm%20cockatoo.,of%20Japanese%20%E9%B3%B3%E5%87%B0%20(phoenix)). So there are a number, but I don’t think Wordle would use any of those. ESSES I’m pretty sure I’ve even used a few times on this board, but the other likely ones are alternate spellings of words like β€œnana” and β€œmama.” ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/496 "2022-01-13T15:09:03Z")
Wordle 208 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Tricky. Meant to do β€œhard mode” but forgot to turn it on, which definitely helped with guess #3 letting me eliminate a bunch of consonants. Although I might have gotten it in 4 if I had done hard-mode; it just would have taken awhile to think of my next guess. STARE BEACH NAMED ABLER ABBEY ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/497 "2022-01-13T15:15:37Z")
I can’t find it to link, but I was reading one of the hundreds of clickbait Wordle articles that have sprung up lately, and it claimed that (a) the answer is never a plural noun (or almost never? Darn short-term memory loss) and, more alarmingly, that (b) there _is_ indeed one answer that will someday be used which uses only two different letters. I have no idea what that could possibly be. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/498 "2022-01-13T15:17:34Z")
I can’t believe it took me so long to come up with a possible answer for A\_\_E\_. Not only did I forget ABBEY, but also ALLEY? ---
**Author:** ![Roger\_That](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roger_that/32/8505_2.png) [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/499 "2022-01-13T15:24:26Z")
My fifth five. I can’t see how you get it in three without an overpowering amount of luck. Wordle 208 5/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/500 "2022-01-13T15:28:30Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Oh my gosh are there _ **any 5 letter words containing a double letter and a triple letter??!!** _ Absurdle (linked a bit above) hit me with mamma at one point. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=24) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=26)