# "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:** 252
**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 21, 2022, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5021 "2022-07-21T12:36:57Z")
Wordle 397 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 21, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5022 "2022-07-21T13:12:25Z")
Wordle 397 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Feeling good about my three. HEART SHOAL APHID ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2022, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5023 "2022-07-21T13:15:37Z")
Ugh that was a brain-buster. I had to resort to asking for a hint. ---
**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 21, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5024 "2022-07-21T13:59:33Z")
> [@Terminus\_Est](#): > > There’s also pizza and aping. Holy crap I didn’t see either of those at all. The first one, especially, I should have seen. This just reinforces my belief that every time I think I’ve narrowed it down to one possible word, there’s still a bunch I just don’t see. ---
**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 21, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5025 "2022-07-21T14:12:02Z")
A pretty quick 3 this morning. Wordle 397 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE PANIC APHID WordleBot says there was only one possible choice left after my second try, so that was lucky. ---
**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 21, 2022, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5026 "2022-07-21T14:20:46Z")
Wordle 397 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOILS I searched for possible remaining words and then tried to determine which word would give the best information if it was wrong. The word I came up with was APHID. The \_\__ID is in VIVID. The A\_\_I_ is in AFFIX, The P, A and I are in PIZZA. And so forth. It turns out that APHID is the actual word. ---
**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 21, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5027 "2022-07-21T16:11:50Z")
Wordle 397 4/6 πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 AUDIT ACRID AVOID APHID I thought I had it in 2, then after I was like, β€œOh, duh, there’s another vowel,” I was _sure_ I had it in 3. Stared for a looong time before the PH showed itself. Tough word. I’m impressed by those of you who got it in 2 or 3. ---
**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 21, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5028 "2022-07-21T17:18:43Z")
Wordle 397 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRACE SHOAL HAIKU APHID ---
**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 21, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5029 "2022-07-21T20:31:12Z")
I am giving no clues for **tomorrow’s**. Wordle 398 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 21, 2022, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5030 "2022-07-21T21:58:41Z")
Wordle 397 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD GONAD APHID ---
**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 21, 2022, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5031 "2022-07-21T22:55:56Z")
Wordle 397 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN POUCH HAPPY APHID I had the P and the H and could NOT see a word using them given that H could not be in the last position and P could not be in the first. Took forever. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2022, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5032 "2022-07-21T23:45:35Z")
Wordle 397 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE PLAIN APHID ---
**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 22, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5033 "2022-07-22T01:54:51Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** A trap of a different nature. Wordle 398 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 398** > > SWEPT > ROAST > BURST > TRYST ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5034 "2022-07-22T04:06:29Z")
Wordle 398 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TRUCE TRYST This is one where eliminating vowels was the most important. ---
**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 22, 2022, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5035 "2022-07-22T04:36:29Z")
Wordle 398 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRAPS TRUST TRYST Nice and quick. ---
**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 22, 2022, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5036 "2022-07-22T06:42:22Z")
**Wordle 397 4/6** ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHEAR PATCH ALPHA APHID Not sure why I didn’t see Aphid with the A in green and the P, H were lit up in yellow. Alpha just came to me, and in spite of the double A, we all know how Wordle has been about _that_ these days, so I went with it without thinking of other options. Such as it is…I’m ok with 4. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5037 "2022-07-22T06:50:51Z")
> **Wordle 397 3/6\* 7/21/2022** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > TR_I_TE β†’ Good eliminations, but where to place the I? > S **P** _A_ **I** N β†’ Ah, there it goes. Can’t think of any ?P?IA words, so AP?I? it is… > **APHID** > > Getting the P right on the second guess was the key. ---
**Author:** ![Newtosite](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/newtosite/32/8623_2.png) [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5038 "2022-07-22T06:56:50Z")
Don’t feel bad. πŸ™‚ My average is 4. ---
**Author:** ![Newtosite](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/newtosite/32/8623_2.png) [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5039 "2022-07-22T07:09:39Z")
Wordle 398 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Audio Stern Tryst It had to be this…all the vowels had been ruled out. ---
**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 22, 2022, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5040 "2022-07-22T07:49:46Z")
Wordle 398 2/6 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS TRYST Figured TRYST was a longshot, but I figured it had to be TR\_S\_ and that was for some reason the first thing that came to mind. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=251) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=253)