# "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:** 287
**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 23, 2022, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5721 "2022-08-23T23:26:43Z")
Wordle 430 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SHELF ENDOW WOMEN WOVEN ---
**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 24, 2022, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5722 "2022-08-24T01:48:13Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** Bog-standard 4/6. Wordle 431 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 431** > > PLEAD > CREDO > SUEDE > NEEDY ---
**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 24, 2022, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5723 "2022-08-24T03:28:12Z")
**Wordle 430 4/6** ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 COPSE LONER TOKEN WOVEN ---
**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 24, 2022, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5724 "2022-08-24T04:13:57Z")
Wordle 431 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CROPS METAL WEDGE NEEDY Caught a lucky D to save 4. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5725 "2022-08-24T04:48:48Z")
Wordle 431 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO DUNES BLEND NEEDY ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5726 "2022-08-24T06:48:49Z")
Wordle 431 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MOULD DEITY READY NEEDY Several options after 3 so a 4 is a good outcome. ---
**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 24, 2022, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5727 "2022-08-24T07:21:37Z")
Wordle 431 4/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS DUMPY NEEDY ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5728 "2022-08-24T09:34:50Z")
Wordle 431 4/6 SLANT CHORE DUMPY NEEDY ---
**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 24, 2022, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5729 "2022-08-24T11:10:17Z")
Wordle 431 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE LEMON NEIGH NEEDY ---
**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 24, 2022, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5730 "2022-08-24T11:56:13Z")
Wordle 431 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART LEGGY PENNY NEEDY ---
**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 24, 2022, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5731 "2022-08-24T14:48:07Z")
Wordle 431 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 RAISE MELON BENCH NEEDY A lot of ways this could have gone. I thought about a terminal Y at three, but didn’t see any likely options until I realized there might be a double E. Quite happy with the four after that start. ---
**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 24, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5732 "2022-08-24T15:23:37Z")
First one to break the β€˜four’ barrier today! Wordle 431 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH SEVEN NEEDY ---
**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 24, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5733 "2022-08-24T17:04:03Z")
Wordle 431 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Inset Ocean Needy I was stuck for awhile. ---
**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 24, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5734 "2022-08-24T17:16:05Z")
I fought hard with this one. Wordle 431 4/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE FLESH UPEND NEEDY I hate, hate, hate double vowels!!! ---
**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 24, 2022, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5735 "2022-08-24T17:36:13Z")
Wordle 431 5/6\* ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD MEDIC DETOX WEEDY NEEDY I see. Like that is it ?! ---
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5736 "2022-08-24T18:56:58Z")
PJD I too used your next to the last word . Why Why Why do I not see the more normal word that would test out the letters I wanted to test?? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5737 "2022-08-24T20:46:56Z")
> **Wordle 431 3/6\* 8/24/2022** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 > ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > WOV_EN_ β†’ Not a bad start for some of the rarer letters > ST **E** _N_O β†’ _Why_ did I reuse the O? Geez. At least I have the E now. ?NE gets very little, SNEER is excluded. KNELL? With a double L? Or N?E??. Double E? Why not, SunWife is a double E… > **NEEDY** > > A bad play for the second guess somehow leads to a win in 3. That’s my definition of luck. ---
**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 24, 2022, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5738 "2022-08-24T20:55:30Z")
Sometimes I use **tomorrow’s** word as my starter. Darn it. Wordle 432 4/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5739 "2022-08-24T23:26:30Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > I fought hard with this one. > > Wordle 431 4/6\* > > I hate, hate, hate double vowels!!! Ditto to both your comments! Wordle 431 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE WOUND GRIMY BENDY NEEDY And relieved to see I’m not the only one to need 5 guesses to get it ---
**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 24, 2022, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5740 "2022-08-24T23:26:50Z")
**Wordle 431 4/6** ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST BENCH NERVE NEEDY [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=286) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=288)