# "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:** 279
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5561 "2022-08-16T01:38:08Z")
Today was my 200th game of Wordle. 1 - 0 2 -5 3 - 47 4 - 99 5 - 39 6 - 10 Losses - still zero, amazingly enough. Average: 4.01 guesses per game For the first 100 games, my average was 4.17, so it’s been 3.85 for the second hundred. ---
**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 16, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5562 "2022-08-16T01:54:30Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** Can I have some more? Wordle 423 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 423** > > MICRO > WHEAT > SUPER > GRUEL ---
**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 16, 2022, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5563 "2022-08-16T04:15:43Z")
Wordle 423 5/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨 🟨⬛⬛🟩🟨 🟨⬛⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLAMP STOLE LINER REVEL GRUEL Took three tries to place the yellow L, two to place the R. Pretty brutal. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5564 "2022-08-16T04:27:07Z")
Wordle 423 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO PRUNE CRUEL GRUEL ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5565 "2022-08-16T05:30:22Z")
Wordle 423 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 VAGUE GLUED GRUEL I feel like 3 is a pretty good score today. ---
**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 16, 2022, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5566 "2022-08-16T07:03:47Z")
Wordle 423 5/6 🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS DUMPY CRUEL GRUEL ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5567 "2022-08-16T10:46:00Z")
A bit of a twist to this one, huh? This was a fun one anyway. Third guess came to me out of the blue, and while it wasn’t the solution, it set it up on a tee. Wordle 423 4/6 SLANT CRIMP GROWL GRUEL ---
**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 16, 2022, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5568 "2022-08-16T10:58:17Z")
Wordle 423 5/6\* ⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛ ⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ 🟨⬛🟩⬛🟨 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 16, 2022, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5569 "2022-08-16T11:10:39Z")
Wordle 423 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE LITES GRUEL - May be the only possible word ---
**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 16, 2022, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5570 "2022-08-16T11:14:04Z")
Wordle 423 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD GRIME GRUEL Who knows where it would have gone if my second guess had been CRIME ---
**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 16, 2022, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5571 "2022-08-16T11:44:39Z")
Wordle 423 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHOKE SWEAT RIVER GRUEL ---
**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 16, 2022, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5572 "2022-08-16T12:11:34Z")
Wordle 423 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 POUCH STUNG GRUFF GRUEL ---
**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 16, 2022, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5573 "2022-08-16T13:21:26Z")
Wordle 423 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 This puzzle was gruel and unusual punishment HEART FOYER RIVEN GREED GRUEL ---
**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 16, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5574 "2022-08-16T14:50:23Z")
Wordle 423 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟦 ⬛🟧🟦⬛⬛ 🟦🟧🟧⬛⬛ ⬛🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OVINE BREAD ERUPT CRUEL GRUEL I kind of sped through this one. Despite a five, I was never worried about failing, as each word pushed me closer to the solution. Not much drama. @RTFirefly, congratulations on joining the 200 club! ---
**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 16, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5575 "2022-08-16T15:39:47Z")
Rackin’ up the fives! Wordle 423 5/6\* ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟩🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE FRESH ORDER CRUEL GRUEL > [@Wheelz](#): > > @RTFirefly, congratulations on joining the 200 club! Agreed. Well done, @RTFirefly! ---
**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 16, 2022, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5576 "2022-08-16T21:07:28Z")
**Tomorrow’s** stumped me for a moment. Wordle 424 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5577 "2022-08-16T21:20:13Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > > [@Wheelz](#): > > > > @RTFirefly, congratulations on joining the 200 club! > > Agreed. Well done, @RTFirefly! Thanks, y’all!! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5578 "2022-08-16T21:38:00Z")
> **Wordle 423 5/6\* 8/16/2022** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 > 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ > ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > POK **E** _R_ → Solid start. Lots of options for the R… > _R_IS **E** N → 3 vowels down, R still unplaced > CA_R_ **E** D → Another vowel out. _Finally_ I know where the R goes. Running out of letters… is there a double? > **GR** E **E** T → No, but that was one lucky G. Gotta be… > **GRUEL** > > Kinda fun today, I got to brainstorm a lot of words I don’t often use. ---
**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 16, 2022, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5579 "2022-08-16T23:00:22Z")
Wordle 423 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT LIMBO CHURL GRUEL Both the last two seemed rather more UK than not, but perhaps it’s me. ---
**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 17, 2022, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5580 "2022-08-17T02:13:35Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** I thought this one had already appeared as an answer. Wordle 424 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 424** > > YOUTH > BASIC > EDICT > TWICE > [@RTFirefly](#): > > A bit of a twist to this one, huh? I don’t know what you’re talking about. 😜 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=278) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=280)