# "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:** 292
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2022, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5821 "2022-08-28T23:32:17Z")
> **Wordle 435 5/6\* 8/28/2022** > > ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ > ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > R_U_D_E_R β†’ Two vowels there, but not much else. I’ll switch 'em and see what happens > S_E_T_U_P β†’ As I type my first two guesses here they look like an odd M\*A\*S\*H sequel. Anyway, gotta move 'em around > FL **U** M **E** β†’ They’re placed, but _no_ consonants. No other letters for that matter… I was hung up here for a long long time trying to get any word to try, and then it comes to me! It must be it! > **GAU** G **E** β†’ Dang it! OK, now it’s… > **GAUZE** > > I count 7 of us (so far) who would rather try a repeated letter than a Z. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2022, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5822 "2022-08-28T23:53:59Z")
Well, this one sucked. Wordle 435 6/6 SLANT CHORE DUMPY VAGUE GAUGE GAUZE After my first three guesses, I had all the vowels but none of the consonants. I’d much rather have the reverse, thanks.) For some reason, at that point, I saw the words that were my fourth and fifth tries, but not the solution. If I’d seen it as a possibility, I might not have picked it right off, but I could have kept it to a 5. ---
**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 29, 2022, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5823 "2022-08-29T02:59:20Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** This one will be easy if you’re lucky. Wordle 436 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 436** > > WROTE > CHAIN > CHIEF ---
**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 29, 2022, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5824 "2022-08-29T04:07:00Z")
Wordle 436 5/6 πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRIMP CLITS CHINO CHICK CHIEF Ugh. ---
**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 29, 2022, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5825 "2022-08-29T04:12:06Z")
Did you really think CLITS would be a legitimate answer? ---
**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 29, 2022, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5826 "2022-08-29T04:54:16Z")
**Wordle 435 3/6** ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHAME CABLE GAUZE Got lucky. πŸ€ After my second word, I had a list of 8 words it could be (that I could see). The G and the U showed up the most, so I decided to go with one of those words, and I just happened to choose the correct one. Nice when that happens! πŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5827 "2022-08-29T06:34:58Z")
Wordle 436 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LINER CHIEF This feels better after yesterday, even with accidentally repeating the R. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5828 "2022-08-29T06:41:14Z")
Wordle 436 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PRIME DEIGN CHIEF ---
**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 29, 2022, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5829 "2022-08-29T07:59:37Z")
Wordle 436 6/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS DUMPY WHACK CHIVE CHIEF ---
**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 29, 2022, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5830 "2022-08-29T10:01:53Z")
Wordle 436 2/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Hater Chief That was quick! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5831 "2022-08-29T10:41:27Z")
Wordle 436 4/6 SLANT CHORE PINKY CHIEF After my second guess, it could have been CHIEF, CHECK, CHEWY, or CHEEP, so my third guess was all about narrowing the field. ---
**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 29, 2022, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5832 "2022-08-29T10:55:42Z")
Wordle 436 5/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD GLOVE MINES THIEF CHIEF ---
**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 29, 2022, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5833 "2022-08-29T11:06:59Z")
> [@Terminus\_Est](#): > > Did you really think CLITS would be a legitimate answer? My first two guesses are research words, not attempts to win. ---
**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 29, 2022, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5834 "2022-08-29T11:18:01Z")
Wordle 436 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE LINES - I only see one word CHIEF ---
**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 29, 2022, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5835 "2022-08-29T11:29:48Z")
I seem to be settling back into my average. Wordle 436 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MOUTH APHID HIKER CHIEF ---
**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 29, 2022, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5836 "2022-08-29T12:39:03Z")
Wordle 436 4/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SHOVE WHELP CHIEF ---
**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 29, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5837 "2022-08-29T14:19:00Z")
This one was quick, for me. Wordle 436 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SHIED CHIEF ---
**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 29, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5838 "2022-08-29T14:43:46Z")
Wordle 436 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OPIUM ANISE CRIER CHIEF I honestly don’t know what possessed me, having hit _no_ consonants in the first two words, to use a repeated consonant in the third. I think I assumed we were dealing with yet another ER word. No matter, I suppose; I was probably headed for a four here either way. ---
**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 29, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5839 "2022-08-29T16:25:52Z")
Wordle 436 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STONE HEARD CHEEP CHIEF ---
**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 29, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5840 "2022-08-29T20:57:34Z")
Another three for **tomorrow’s**. Same reasoning: it couldn’t have been anything else. Wordle 437 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=291) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=293)