# "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:** 269
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2022, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5361 "2022-08-06T08:32:24Z")
Wordle 413 3/6\* ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PANIC AVIAN ALIEN If I hadn’t become fixated with words ending IAN I might, just might, have made it in 2. ---
**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 6, 2022, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5362 "2022-08-06T08:36:37Z")
Wordle 413 3/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS ALIEN ---
**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 6, 2022, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5363 "2022-08-06T12:13:57Z")
Wordle 413 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE LADEN - now I know where 3 letters are (A has to be in the first spot) and one other letter. It’s easy from here ALIIEN ---
**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 6, 2022, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5364 "2022-08-06T12:19:23Z")
Wordle 413 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Girth Scion Alien ---
**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 6, 2022, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5365 "2022-08-06T12:20:41Z")
Wordle 413 4/6\* ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD MAKES ANGEL ALIEN ---
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2022, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5366 "2022-08-06T13:14:41Z")
Wordle 413 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I was shocked and dismayed that my third word was incorrect. It just felt so perfect. train align ---
**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 6, 2022, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5367 "2022-08-06T13:33:17Z")
Wordle 413 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART ALONE ALIEN ---
**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 6, 2022, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5368 "2022-08-06T13:42:04Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > Wordle 413 4/6\* > > ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ > 🟩🟨⬜🟩🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > BEARD > MAKES > ANGEL > ALIEN On that, I would agree!πŸ˜‡πŸ§”β€β™€οΈ ---
**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 6, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5369 "2022-08-06T14:15:29Z")
Wordle 413 3/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 NOISE DEIGN ALIEN Had a chance at a two here if I’d thought about it more. I _usually_ use the second word to clean up the unused vowels. But since I hit two vowels on the opener I overlooked the possibility of a third. After yesterday’s six, though, I’m quite happy with the birdie here. (Don’t know why ALIEN wasn’t on my starter list. It is now.) ---
**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:** [August 6, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5370 "2022-08-06T19:03:03Z")
Wordle 413 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GREAT SCALE LADLE ALIEN ---
**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 6, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5371 "2022-08-06T19:39:01Z")
Well, I got the 2 today. Wordle 413 2/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE ALIEN I’d say it was luck, but it wasn’t. Not entirely. I wrenched away with those 3 vowels for an hour. To the extent luck was involved, it never occurred to me to try words with β€˜IA’ at the end. WordleBot advised post-game that there were 2 other words besides the correct one – and I believe both of them ended in β€˜IA.’ (SEPIA and MEDIA). A nice way to play my 200th consecutive winning game. πŸ™‚ ---
**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 6, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5372 "2022-08-06T21:41:25Z")
**Tomorrow’s** didn’t go so well for me. Wordle 414 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 7, 2022, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5373 "2022-08-07T02:21:27Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** A refreshing change of pace. Wordle 414 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 414** > > WEARY > RAISE > SHEAR > SMEAR ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5374 "2022-08-07T03:23:45Z")
> **Wordle 413 5/6\* 8/6/2022** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 > ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 > 🟨🟨⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > BUGGY β†’ About what I expected. So: high frequency letters for guess #2 > ST_A_R_E_ β†’ No consonants, but hit on the vowels… > P_ENAL_ β†’ OK, four letters. I should have this. EN ending? > _LA_D **EN** β†’ Score! A?LEN or AL?EN? Doubt if its ALLEN… > **ALIEN** > > I suspect my starting β€œstrategy” cost me a par on this one. ---
**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 7, 2022, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5375 "2022-08-07T04:19:40Z")
**Wordle 413 2/6** 🟩🟨🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ANISE ALIEN Anise, one of my recent favorite start words, hasn’t helped me very much with all of the latest words, but it sure paid off today! ---
**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 7, 2022, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5376 "2022-08-07T04:22:01Z")
Wordle 414 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLASP STEAM SMEAR This went well. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5377 "2022-08-07T04:33:29Z")
Wordle 414 5/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LEARN CREAK WHOMP SMEAR I am proud of myself for getting this. I don’t know how everyone got it so quickly. After the third guess I was pretty sure I was heading into a S-EAR trap and I would think of at least four options. I’m glad I managed to save a five. ---
**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 7, 2022, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5378 "2022-08-07T05:06:30Z")
Aw heck I’m in the mountain time zone this week, have to wait another 54 minutes to play! ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5379 "2022-08-07T06:14:28Z")
Wordle 414 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FLAME STEAM SMEAR Breezed through it this am. ---
**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 7, 2022, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5380 "2022-08-07T08:32:16Z")
Wordle 414 4/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS SCAMP SMEAR After my second guess I saw the S\_EAR swamp, and also the S\_ARE swamp. So I played SCAMP to eliminate some of those. That enabled me to get it in 4. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=268) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=270)