# "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:** 264
**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:** [August 1, 2022, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5261 "2022-08-01T04:46:31Z")
Wordle 408 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRAMP STARE QUART Happy with the 3, but holy crap, how close was I to getting a legitimate 1 yesterday? Apparently I was just one day off in the rotation. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2022, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5262 "2022-08-01T06:57:14Z")
**Wordle 407 3/6** ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRACE SWIPE CRAMP Finally I got it in 3…it’s been a while! After my first word, I saw a trap coming, so I played a word that wasn’t valid (E was ruled out) to help narrow things down, and it paid off. πŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5263 "2022-08-01T07:06:17Z")
> **Wordle 407 4/6\* 7/31/2022** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > BLUFF β†’ An inauspicious beginning. > _R_O **A** ST β†’ Placed an A and need to find where the R goes. Another vowel, and something with an N? > **CRA** NE β†’ This feels traplike. CRACK, CRAZY, or… > **CRAMP** > > Third guess could have gone CHARM, but I think I’d have still gotten it in 4. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2022, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5264 "2022-08-01T07:41:16Z")
Bit of a thinker, but picked it up in three this time. Wordle 408 3/6 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS LOUIE QUART ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5265 "2022-08-01T08:16:01Z")
Wordle 408 5/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AGILE MACHO PRANK START QUART ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5266 "2022-08-01T09:52:46Z")
A three today… Wordle 408 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ASIDE COURT QUART ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5267 "2022-08-01T10:21:12Z")
#408 6/6 Kicking myself over this one. SLANT CHART APART MIDGE WONKY QUART Usually, when I drop β€˜Q’ from the letters still in play, I check to make sure there’s no room for a QU combo. This time, I obviously didn’t. Finally, U was my only vowel remaining, and that forced me into the answer. Where’s that headslap emoji when you need it? ---
**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:** [August 1, 2022, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5268 "2022-08-01T11:14:35Z")
Wordle 408 4/6 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE STARK APART - getting the word with two A’s before the Q word QUART ---
**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:** [August 1, 2022, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5269 "2022-08-01T12:27:50Z")
Wordle 408 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Dirty Frost Blurt Quart ---
**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:** [August 1, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5270 "2022-08-01T13:16:10Z")
I’m on a streak of fours. Wordle 408 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CHART SMART QUART At least I beat WordleBot today. Small victories. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5271 "2022-08-01T14:43:43Z")
Wordle 408 4/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 AMUSE FRAUD QUARK QUART Probably should have slowed down a bit, and I might have gone for QUART at three. But I saw QUARK and just _felt_ it, yanno? I suppose either was just as likely in the end. Not mad at a four here. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2022, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5272 "2022-08-01T15:18:43Z")
Wordle 408 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD SHARP QUART ---
**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:** [August 1, 2022, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5273 "2022-08-01T15:21:04Z")
Wordle 408 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟨⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 The solution had me puzzled for awhile there. Just couldn’t get my brain to use those letters. SCORE HEARD TIARA QUART ---
**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:** [August 1, 2022, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5274 "2022-08-01T16:18:03Z")
Another deuce! Wordle 408 2/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART QUART ---
**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:** [August 1, 2022, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5275 "2022-08-01T21:00:36Z")
**Tomorrow’s** is a doozy. Wordle 409 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:** [August 1, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5276 "2022-08-01T22:42:48Z")
Wordle 408 4/6 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ROAST CHART APART QUART Happy to get the par, today. ---
**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:** [August 2, 2022, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5277 "2022-08-02T01:49:23Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** I think that was the only answer that could fit there. Wordle 409 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 409** > > STICK > CREAM > COULD > COYLY ---
**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:** [August 2, 2022, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5278 "2022-08-02T03:26:48Z")
Wordle 408 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS DUMPY QUART After my 3rd guess I was determined to get it in 4. It took a few minutes but I got it. ---
**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:** [August 2, 2022, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5279 "2022-08-02T03:32:03Z")
Wordle 408 3/6 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Audio Stern Quart ---
**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:** [August 2, 2022, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5280 "2022-08-02T03:39:34Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > **Tomorrow’s** is a doozy. Great. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=263) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=265)