# "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:** 289
**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 25, 2022, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5761 "2022-08-25T22:36:38Z")
In addition to today’s answer, the 4 words listed by WordleBot were: CLOCK CLOMP CLOGS and CLONK I admit that like you, I got CLODS and not CLONK. So I guess it would be more accurate to say I got 4 additional answers, one of which WordleBot ignored (CLODS) and a inexplicable one that WordleBot considers to be a word but no one else in the world would use (CLONK). I don’t use the list, so I have no idea which words Wordle considers “official.” I just knew I’d found 4 additional potential answers. Didn’t specifically check 'em till you asked which words they were. 🙂 And WordleBot be weird. ---
**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 25, 2022, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5762 "2022-08-25T23:03:01Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > In addition to today’s answer, the 4 words listed by WordleBot were I checked the answer list and the two words mentioned are NOT on the answer list. I understand that wordlebot was recently changed to include new words that people frequently enter, even though they aren’t on the answer list. I guess those two words are added words. FYI… my spreadsheet has the column with the words hidden so I don’t see them. But, I can do a formula to see if the word is in the column. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5763 "2022-08-25T23:54:43Z")
CLONK is definitely a word I wouldn’t expect to be a word. Kinda like my tripping over SLART the other day. ---
**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 26, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5764 "2022-08-26T01:54:31Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** Alanis eat your heart out! Wordle 433 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 433** > > IMPEL > INTRO > IRONY ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5765 "2022-08-26T04:29:41Z")
Wordle 433 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟨⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO MINOR RHINO IRONY I completely messed up the third guess. I was happy to have a word that fit the letters and didn’t check the placement. ---
**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 26, 2022, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5766 "2022-08-26T06:29:49Z")
**Wordle 432 3/6** 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LANCE CLING CLOWN Nice to get a 3, and a quick-n-easy one at that. After my 2nd word, it couldn’t be anything else. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5767 "2022-08-26T06:51:21Z")
Wordle 433 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LACED SPOUT WRONG IRONY Yesterday I almost got the perfect green pyramid except for one rogue yellow. Today I actually did it. What are the chances of that? In retrospect I think I prefer the aesthetics of yesterday’s, a bit like the imperfections in Islamic art. Given today’s word the irony is well placed. ---
**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 26, 2022, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5768 "2022-08-26T07:54:17Z")
Wordle 433 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 taser group irony ---
**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 26, 2022, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5769 "2022-08-26T08:57:45Z")
Wordle 433 3/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟨🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS IRONY ---
**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 26, 2022, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5770 "2022-08-26T10:01:14Z")
Wordle 433 6/6\* ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 No yellows for me Epoch Trout Wrong Frond Irons - should’ve known better than s Irony ---
**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 26, 2022, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5771 "2022-08-26T10:50:30Z")
Wordle 433 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE BIGOT - the vowels for the middle letter, the consonants for the beginning and end. Got two vowels. IRONY ---
**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 26, 2022, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5772 "2022-08-26T10:55:27Z")
Wordle 433 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD ROIST CHOIR IRONY ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5773 "2022-08-26T11:34:17Z")
Wordle 433 5/6 Gambled for a 3, wound up with a 5. Like raiaiaiaian… Hey Terminus, is it ironic when WRONG is wrong? 😃 SLANT CHORE WRONG FROND IRONY After two guesses, I had it down to guesses 3-5 plus PRONG, which my third guess would have confirmed or eliminated. So if I was going to gamble, this seemed like as good a time as any. (I usually have the sense to play it safe. What was wrong with me this morning?) ---
**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 26, 2022, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5774 "2022-08-26T11:36:55Z")
One of my better days. Nice after the 5 yesterday. Wordle 433 2/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PYLON IRONY ---
**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 26, 2022, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5775 "2022-08-26T12:05:50Z")
Wordle 433 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛🟨 ⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLAMS TROPE BROWN FROND IRONY I just wasn’t thinking about starting with a vowel. ---
**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 26, 2022, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5776 "2022-08-26T13:00:31Z")
Wordle 433 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPORT GROAN DRONE IRONY ---
**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 26, 2022, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5777 "2022-08-26T14:48:38Z")
Wordle 433 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART BROIL IRONY ---
**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 26, 2022, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5778 "2022-08-26T14:58:56Z")
Wordle 433 3/6 🟦⬛🟦⬛⬛ ⬛🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 RAISE MINOR IRONY Well, that took all of about 20 seconds. ---
**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 26, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5779 "2022-08-26T19:06:01Z")
It was very quick for me today, too. My starting word teed it up with (I subsequently learned from WordleBot) only 2 choices remaining. Wordle 433 2/6\* 🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE IRONY The only other word, according to WordleBot, was IRONS. ---
**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 26, 2022, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5780 "2022-08-26T21:59:51Z")
**Tomorrow’s.** I feel like my guesses at two and three were better words. How inconsiderate. Wordle 434 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟨⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=288) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=290)