# "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:** 275
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5481 "2022-08-12T05:22:11Z")
Wordle 419 4/6\* ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MANIA PAVED LASER LABEL I was a bit distracted so rather a weak opener using a double A. I had considered LABEL as my 3rd but wanted more letters so avoided double L. Not a disaster. ---
**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 12, 2022, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5482 "2022-08-12T05:47:46Z")
**Wordle 418 4/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHORE TEPID CLEAN GLEAN ---
**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 12, 2022, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5483 "2022-08-12T09:41:39Z")
One of my rare 6’s. No rush for a 2 or 3…a 6 is still a β€˜win’. Wordle 419 6/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ASIDE COURT NYMPH FLEET (check for double E) BAGEL (I thought i had it) LABEL (the B gave me 4 of the 5 letters) ---
**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 12, 2022, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5484 "2022-08-12T10:41:16Z")
Wordle 419 4/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS DUMPY LABEL ---
**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 12, 2022, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5485 "2022-08-12T10:44:28Z")
Wordle 419 3/6\* 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD AMBLE LABEL My luck’s back ! ---
**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 12, 2022, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5486 "2022-08-12T11:05:10Z")
Wordle 419 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE STEAL Probably a \_A\_EL word such as BAGEL, GAVEL, HAZEL, etc. BOUGH - found B, not at beginning. Must be… LABEL ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5487 "2022-08-12T11:42:15Z")
Wordle 419 6/6 Stumbled my way to a 6. Maybe I shoulda stuck with CHORE as my second word, but I’m not sure it would have helped that much. SLANT CRIMP DOUGH BELAY FABLE LABEL ---
**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 12, 2022, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5488 "2022-08-12T13:43:19Z")
Wordle 419 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Parse Waxen Bagel Label ---
**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 12, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5489 "2022-08-12T16:34:38Z")
tough nut today Wordle 419 5/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART PLEAD ALIVE MALES LABEL ---
**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 12, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5490 "2022-08-12T16:45:01Z")
Urgh. Fives are the new fours. Wordle 419 5/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CLEAN LEAFY LAPEL LABEL I screwed up on my third try by repeating the letter β€˜A’ in a spot I already knew (should have known) it wasn’t. More coffee before playing! ---
**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 12, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5491 "2022-08-12T17:02:37Z")
Wordle 419 4/6 πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALIEN CAMEL LAUGH LABEL After CAMEL, I found six \_A\_EL words, with eight different consonants. Finding a good test word proved difficult, as I found no words containing any four of the eight consonants. Two words started with L and two contained G, so I figured LAUGH was my best bet. After that, a lucky coin flip for the four. This one was fun. ---
**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 12, 2022, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5492 "2022-08-12T17:05:28Z")
Phew. Wordle 419 6/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FRAIL PEDAL ANGEL CAMEL EASEL LABEL ---
**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 12, 2022, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5493 "2022-08-12T21:09:34Z")
**Tomorrow’s** almost stymied me. Wordle 420 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5494 "2022-08-12T21:56:07Z")
> **Wordle 419 5/6\* 8/2/2022** > > ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ > 🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > G_LEA_N β†’ That sequence is too nice to break up. > **L** _EA_PT β†’ At least I placed one right… Can I find some common consonants? > **LA** S **E** R β†’ No, but I’ve got the three letters from the start placed right. Seems a bit trappish… try past tense verbs? > **LA** M **E** D β†’ Nope. I’m thinking repeated letter, so > **LABEL** > > Could have also figured out LADEN from that fourth guess. This was a pretty fun five, just the right amount of skull sweat. ---
**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 12, 2022, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5495 "2022-08-12T23:38:58Z")
Wordle 419 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STARE PLEAD LABEL More than one possibility at step 3 so a lucky guess (this time). ---
**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 13, 2022, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5496 "2022-08-13T02:07:55Z")
**Wordle 419 4/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHORE TEPID BLEAK LABEL ---
**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 13, 2022, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5497 "2022-08-13T02:08:14Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** What is Wordle smoking? Wordle 420 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 420** > > CRONE > AUDIT > FUNKY > JUNKY > HUNKY ---
**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 13, 2022, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5498 "2022-08-13T04:17:58Z")
Wordle 419 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 13, 2022, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5499 "2022-08-13T04:25:25Z")
The streak comes to an end in my 199th game. Wordle 420 X/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© CLAMS PILOT UNWED BUNGY FUNKY JUNKY 1: 0 2: 12 3: 80 4: 69 5: 29 6: 8 After 198 wins and 1 loss my average winning score is 3.702. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2022, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5500 "2022-08-13T04:33:08Z")
Wordle 420 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO UNLED CHUNK HUNKY Not too happy with this as a word, but another decent four. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=274) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=276)