# "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:** 28
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/541 "2022-01-14T16:59:57Z")
Wordle 209 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got lucky with my second guess. SO_A_RE _G_ **A** U_NT_ **TANGY** ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/542 "2022-01-14T18:08:07Z")
PENIS LUNAR HANKY CANDY TANGY πŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/543 "2022-01-14T18:23:59Z")
Which puzzle? (number and/or day). ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/544 "2022-01-14T18:50:06Z")
Sorry, #209. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/545 "2022-01-14T19:51:44Z")
Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/546 "2022-01-14T20:02:37Z")
Wordle 209 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLEAN NADIR MATIN TANGO TANGY ---
**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:** [January 14, 2022, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/547 "2022-01-14T21:22:39Z")
This is tomorrow’s puzzle, in which I got _really_ lucky with my first guess. Wordle 210 2/6 🟩🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/548 "2022-01-14T23:55:00Z")
I feel bad for posting this but what the heck: > **[Letterle](https://edjefferson.com/letterle/)** > > A letter game Letterle 9/26 ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ 🟩 ---
**Author:** ![Roger\_That](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roger_that/32/8505_2.png) [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/549 "2022-01-15T00:07:24Z")
Mildly surprised that your third guess is even a word. I thought those things came only in pairs. ---
**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:** [January 15, 2022, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/550 "2022-01-15T00:31:05Z")
> [@susan](#): > > Wordle 209 5/6 > > ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 > 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > CLEAN > NADIR > MATIN > TANGO > TANGY What in tarnation is a MATIN??? ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/551 "2022-01-15T00:31:22Z")
Yay! Wordle 210 3/6\* 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I decided to borrow the first word from some guy on Twitter who is apparently good at Absurdle. Worked for me… _AI_ERY ST_A_ **I** _N_ **PANIC** > [@Bullitt](#): > > What in tarnation is a MATIN??? It’s French for β€œmorning” and relates to Matins, which is the early morning monastic prayer hour. ---
**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:** [January 15, 2022, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/552 "2022-01-15T00:37:19Z")
Amen, brother. ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/553 "2022-01-15T01:03:55Z")
I’m glad to have fought your ignorance. ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/554 "2022-01-15T05:11:46Z")
Wordle 210 4/6\* Jan 15th So my guess of PANTY was so popular here I thought I’d start with that, and look, all green matches! πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **PAN** TY **PAN** EL **PAN** DA **PANIC** ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/555 "2022-01-15T05:20:49Z")
I seemed to be living in 4-5 guess territory for a while, but finally got lucky again. Wordle 210 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 OPERA PAINT PANIC ---
**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:** [January 15, 2022, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/556 "2022-01-15T05:39:10Z")
Your second guess was my first. I really lucked out. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/557 "2022-01-15T07:07:31Z")
I somewhat interestingly managed to have no greens until the right answer, although the fourth word had some mistakes and unused letters. Please excuse the first word…Uh, it let me do it. Wordle 210 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHODE BLACK VICAR SCATS PANIC ---
**Author:** ![SoToasty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sotoasty/32/2803_2.png) [@SoToasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoToasty)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/558 "2022-01-15T07:25:45Z")
Wordle 210 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 About normal for me ---
**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:** [January 15, 2022, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/559 "2022-01-15T08:47:05Z")
My streak is 23, at 100% Wordle 210 5/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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:** [January 15, 2022, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/560 "2022-01-15T08:49:57Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > Please excuse the first word… That’s the first time I’ve ever seen that word. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=27) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=29)