# "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:** 283
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2022, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5641 "2022-08-20T00:55:36Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > first deuce in ages! Have you considered Miralax? πŸ˜‰ ---
**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 20, 2022, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5642 "2022-08-20T02:28:58Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** Four greens straight off the bat?! I just about jumped out of my chair. Wordle 427 2/6 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 427** > > GREAT > TREAT ---
**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 20, 2022, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5643 "2022-08-20T04:12:02Z")
Wordle 427 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLANS TROPE TREAT Spaced out and forgot to use the A in my second guess. Got a free letter out of that, so it kind of feels like cheating, but I’ll still take the 3. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2022, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5644 "2022-08-20T05:57:55Z")
Wordle 427 4/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE CREAK TREAD TREAT It seems I should have been able to get this one more quickly. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2022, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5645 "2022-08-20T06:32:13Z")
Wordle 427 3/6\* ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PROUD TRACE TREAT ---
**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 20, 2022, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5646 "2022-08-20T07:18:58Z")
My daily streak has been broken due to me being out of town for a few days and not bothering to figure out how to log into my account on my phone, but I’m still undefeated and I picked up an easy three today. Wordle 427 3/6 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS LOUIE TREAT ---
**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 20, 2022, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5647 "2022-08-20T07:47:33Z")
DAMN! My second loss ever. Especially since I had 4 letters after my first guess. Wordle 427 X/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© EARTH STARE LIONS DUMPY WHACK GRAY ---
**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 20, 2022, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5648 "2022-08-20T08:33:16Z")
Wordle 427 2/6 🟩🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 taser treat ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2022, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5649 "2022-08-20T10:20:51Z")
Wordle 427 3/6 SLANT CHORE TREAT GREAT also came to mind for my third guess, but it was on the list of past solutions. ---
**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 20, 2022, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5650 "2022-08-20T11:34:02Z")
Wordle 427 3/6 ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE - probably a _REA_ word. TOWED - most words I came up with have T and/or D at the beginning and/or end. The green T shows the the T at the beginning and it’s not TREAD TREAT ---
**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 20, 2022, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5651 "2022-08-20T12:32:19Z")
Wordle 427 3/6 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH TEARY TREAT Lots of threes today. ---
**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 20, 2022, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5652 "2022-08-20T13:09:04Z")
Here’s another one ! Wordle 427 3/6\* ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD GREAT TREAT ---
**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 20, 2022, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5653 "2022-08-20T13:45:01Z")
Wordle 427 5/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Piety Sweat Cheat Great Treat I was resisting my gut guess could’ve in 3 but 5 it is. ---
**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 20, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5654 "2022-08-20T14:50:42Z")
Wordle 427 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PATIO TRACK TREAT A no-muss, no-fuss three today. Could have been TREAD, but I won the coin flip for a change. ---
**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 20, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5655 "2022-08-20T14:53:43Z")
Wordle 427 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟩 ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART CARET GREAT TREAT ---
**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 20, 2022, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5656 "2022-08-20T15:27:59Z")
Wordle 427 5/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BLAME ASPEN CHEAT GREAT TREAT ---
**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 20, 2022, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5657 "2022-08-20T16:30:49Z")
Hah! Another 2. πŸ™‚ Wordle 427 2/6\* β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE TREAT Noice! ---
**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 20, 2022, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5658 "2022-08-20T17:10:15Z")
Yes at that point, pause your strategy guesses and just try a make a word! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5659 "2022-08-20T19:26:05Z")
> **Wordle 427 4/6\* 8/20/2022** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > SH_R_UG β†’ > **TR** _A_IN β†’ > **TREA** D β†’ > **TREAT** > > I should have thought β€œrepeat letter” sooner. Not a bad 4. ---
**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 20, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5660 "2022-08-20T21:35:43Z")
I gots me a three for **tomorrow’s.** Wordle 428 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=282) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=284)