# "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:** 284
**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 20, 2022, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5661 "2022-08-20T23:01:57Z")
Wordle 427 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 OUTER TREAD TREAT A lucky first guess helped; my disinclination to waste a letter (given that TREAT has that repeated T) led to a 3 instead of a 2. Still, only three minutes, so: works for me. > [@EllisDee](#): > > I am a big fan of checking both L and R specifically to reduce the number of consonant pairs that could start a word. In general, that only leaves H and W as common β€˜second consonants.’ > > I suppose whirl would take them all out in one shot, but that would be a terrible opener. I like the idea of WHIRL! (And will probably give it a … well, you know.) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5662 "2022-08-21T00:36:54Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Hah! Another 2. You are on some kind of roll there - hope it keeps up! ---
**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 21, 2022, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5663 "2022-08-21T02:24:52Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** The answer rather summarizes my feelings. Wordle 428 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 428** > > CHASE > SABLE > PASTE > WASTE ---
**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 21, 2022, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5664 "2022-08-21T04:32:03Z")
Wordle 428 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRITS SLATE THROW WASTE After 2 I saw haste immediately, then noticed paste, taste and waste. I discarded baste as borderline for the answer list, but in hindsight that is probably a valid answer. If that were the answer I would have still gotten a 5. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5665 "2022-08-21T05:07:30Z")
I went with haste/taste/baste. The right answer was the one I ran out of guesses for. ---
**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 21, 2022, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5666 "2022-08-21T05:59:19Z")
**Wordle 427 5/6** ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟨⬜🟩🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MANOR REACT ALERT GREAT TREAT After my 2nd word with getting 3 yellows and the T in green, I thought I could get this one in 3-4, but then I saw I had four words to choose from (not sure if there were more). It was just a matter of rolling the dice what order to play them (one was ruled out after my 3rd word). ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5667 "2022-08-21T06:01:50Z")
Wordle 428 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HOIST STEAM TASER PASTE WASTE After 4 still had WASTE, BASTE, and CASTE as possibilities. Could have gone so much wronger. ---
**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 21, 2022, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5668 "2022-08-21T06:06:53Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > > [@BobLibDem](#): > > > > first deuce in ages! > > Have you considered Miralax? πŸ˜‰ 🀣 I needed a good laugh tonight. Thank you for that. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5669 "2022-08-21T08:52:55Z")
Wordle 428 3/6 ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TAMED WASTE I feel lucky to avoid the -ASTE trap. ---
**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 21, 2022, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5670 "2022-08-21T10:05:26Z")
Wordle 428 5/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ASIDE COURT TASTE PHONE WASTE PHOBE was not a valid guess, to eliminte PASTE, BASTE, anH HASTE. PHONE still left BASTE and WASTE, so i was guaranteed at least a 6. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5671 "2022-08-21T10:54:42Z")
Wordle 428 4/6 SLANT TASTE (and into the -ASTE trap, with BASTE, CASTE, PASTE, HASTE, WASTE on tap!) WATCH (for CASTE, HASTE, WASTE) WASTE Ending a nice streak of 3’s, but I’m really the play-it-safe type: I would rather limit the possible outcomes to a 4 or 5 than have them fall in a range from 3 to loss. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5672 "2022-08-21T11:01:37Z")
Glad you enjoyed it! And thanks to BobLibDem for teeing it up so perfectly. πŸ˜ƒ ---
**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 21, 2022, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5673 "2022-08-21T11:37:02Z")
Wordle 428 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TAILS - It’s probably one of the \_ASTE words WHIPS - waste, haste, paste, if none try baste. WASTE ---
**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 21, 2022, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5674 "2022-08-21T12:32:21Z")
Wordle 428 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPORT TASTE WASTE (Lucked out with that choice) ---
**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 21, 2022, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5675 "2022-08-21T12:39:37Z")
Wordle 428 5/6\* ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD AMPLEE VAGUE CASTE WASTE ← nearly went for taste ! ---
**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 21, 2022, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5676 "2022-08-21T13:46:05Z")
Feeling a little reckless but the streak survives. Wordle 428 6/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Bulky Sated Taste Paste Haste Waste ---
**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 21, 2022, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5677 "2022-08-21T14:51:08Z")
Wordle 428 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 LOUPE RAISE WASTE I was playing too fast. Saw WASTE and BASTE, but I missed seeing TASTE, HASTE, and CASTE. Whoops; that could have gone _very_ wrong. I’ll call this a lucky three. ---
**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 21, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5678 "2022-08-21T15:04:10Z")
Wordle 428 3/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH WATCH WASTE After EARTH I knew it had to be xASTE. But was it WASTE or TASTE or CASTE or HASTE or PASTE? So I went with WATCH to get it in 3. Edit β€” @Wheelz, yes it could have also been BASTE! ---
**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 21, 2022, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5679 "2022-08-21T16:27:37Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > You are on some kind of roll there - hope it keeps up! I am, and thank you! It (sort of) continues today, given the β€œtrap” word. I hope your games continue well, also. πŸ™‚ Wordle 428 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE PASTE WASTE I really dislike these and feel very fortunate to not have ended up with a 6 today. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5680 "2022-08-21T16:40:36Z")
> **Wordle 428 6/6\* 8/21/2022** > > 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ > ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 > 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _T_R_EA_T β†’ No repeated T, and a good start. Will this be easy? > B_EAST_ β†’ Up to 4 letters. Still nothing placed yet > _STA_L **E** β†’ Got the E placed. Am I in a trap? > P **ASTE** β†’ Yes I am! OK, no BASTE or TASTE at least… > H **ASTE** β†’ One guess left, gotta try > **WASTE** > > I didn’t even see CASTE. The non-rhyming thing. A lot harder in the end than I thought it would be. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=283) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=285)