# "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:** 261
**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 29, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5201 "2022-07-29T12:23:57Z")
Woo-hoo! Wordle 405 2/6 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPORT UPSET ---
**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 29, 2022, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5202 "2022-07-29T12:51:45Z")
Wordle 405 4/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS DUMPY UPSET ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5203 "2022-07-29T15:52:01Z")
> **Wordle 405 3/6\* 7/29/2022** > > 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 > 🟨⬜🟩🟨🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _ST_OM_P_ β†’ Three consonants, unplaced - but what about vowels? > _P_A **S** _TE_ β†’ Got the S placed, and found an E. P must be 2nd or 4th, if the latter: TESP?, no help, if second, TPSE? or ?PSET… > **UPSET** > > A case where using yesterday’s solution gave a good start. ---
**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 29, 2022, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5204 "2022-07-29T16:00:15Z")
@SeaSun, I’m sorry I didn’t get to the spoiler sooner. I see someone did. In future, best to flag the post. That way, all mods will see it and can fix it if I’m not around. All of us can fix spoiler tags, so that will get it fixed soonest. Bonus: My game won’t be ruined before I play! Thanks. πŸ™‚ * * * Today’s took a damn long time. Wordle 405 4/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CHEST ONSET UPSET There’s always tomorrow! ---
**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 29, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5205 "2022-07-29T16:06:47Z")
Wordle 405 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OILER ASHEN UPSET Yesterday’s three was mostly luck. I’m more proud of today’s; I thought carefully and reasoned out the best possible word choice. Yay me! ---
**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 29, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5206 "2022-07-29T19:17:41Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > In future, best to flag the post. I didn’t know about the β€œflag the post” feature. I will do it that way if there is a next time so you don’t have to get spoiled - glad someone else took care of it so you could still play the game! πŸ™‚ I went ahead and took the 1 πŸ˜‰ ---
**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 29, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5207 "2022-07-29T19:40:17Z")
> [@SeaSun](#): > > I didn’t know about the β€œflag the post” feature. Oh, no worries at all. If I’m around, I’m happy to fix spoiler tags. But I’m not always around, and I don’t usually open this thread until after I’ve played. I hate to think anyone is waiting on me when any mod can handle it! ---
**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 29, 2022, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5208 "2022-07-29T22:09:34Z")
I should have got **tomorrow’s** much quicker than I did. Wordle 406 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5209 "2022-07-29T22:43:33Z")
#405 4/6 SLANT HORSE BESET UPSET When I first realized \_\_SET was one of the main avenues of possibilities, how the heck did I see BESET and not UPSET? Blew my chance at a 3. ---
**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 30, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5210 "2022-07-30T00:00:51Z")
Wordle 405 4/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STARE TESTY INSET UPSET Similarly to RTFirefly’s experience, I saw the less-common β€œinset” before the more-common β€œupset.” At least it was a fast-play day. ---
**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 30, 2022, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5211 "2022-07-30T00:13:46Z")
Wordle 405 3/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLAIT SWEPT UPSET ---
**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 30, 2022, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5212 "2022-07-30T01:50:34Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** First two guesses were complete whiffs, which makes up for yesterday’s 2/6. Wordle isn’t kidding anymore, I think. Wordle 406 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 406** > > TRICK > SHAME > WOUND > BLUFF ---
**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 30, 2022, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5213 "2022-07-30T03:51:04Z")
Wordle 405 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 audio stump upset ---
**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 30, 2022, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5214 "2022-07-30T04:52:10Z")
Wordle 406 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CREST NOPAL BULLY BLUFF β€˜Nopal’ was just rearranging letters hoping for a word. Happy to get a 4 considering I never check B, U or F. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2022, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5215 "2022-07-30T04:56:45Z")
Wordle 406 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE LIONS DUMPY BLUFF I hate it when all that comes up from 3 guesses are 2 yellows, surprised that I guessed it in 4 ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2022, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5216 "2022-07-30T05:45:27Z")
Wordle 406 2/6\* 🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FLOUT BLUFF After a lucky opener I was fairly confident with 2nd guess. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2022, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5217 "2022-07-30T05:51:13Z")
How did Hard Mode allow you to ignore the L from Lions when you used DUMPY? ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2022, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5218 "2022-07-30T05:58:01Z")
I’m not playing in Hard Mode, that’s why ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2022, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5219 "2022-07-30T05:58:54Z")
Wordle 406 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO DUNES CHUMP BLUFF I was running out of letters. ETA: 150 in a row! ---
**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 30, 2022, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5220 "2022-07-30T06:06:50Z")
That’s weird. The asterisk after the number of guesses indicates hard mode. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=260) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=262)