# "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:** 294
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5861 "2022-08-30T21:45:20Z")
Wordle 437 2/6, making up for that 6 the other day. SLANT ONSET Had the T in position, and there were technically 7 possible locations for the N and S. But only this one yielded a word that I could think of. I really expected there’d be at least one word ending in NST, but tried each of the consonants with all the vowels and came up empty. So I tried that one word, and it came up green. πŸ™‚ ---
**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 30, 2022, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5862 "2022-08-30T23:01:00Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Had the T in position, and there were technically 7 possible locations for the N and S. But only this one yielded a word that I could think of. Unfortunately for me, I DID think of another word: Wordle 437 3/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT INSET ONSET After SLANT I ran through possible words ending EST, IST, OST, and UST (words that also contained an N)–no luck. So then I looked for \_NS\_T and thought of the IN version first. Oh, well. ---
**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 30, 2022, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5863 "2022-08-30T23:36:26Z")
Wordle 437 3/6 🟨⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 taser inset onset ---
**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 31, 2022, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5864 "2022-08-31T02:34:46Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** Thanks for nothing, Wordle. Wordle 438 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 438** > > OFTEN > BASIC > DRIVE > PRIME > PRIZE ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5865 "2022-08-31T02:35:07Z")
Another surprise 2 for me! Wordle 437 2/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRIBE ONSET ---
**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 31, 2022, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5866 "2022-08-31T03:46:43Z")
Wordle 437 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE LIONS ONSET Pleased to get it in 3! ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5867 "2022-08-31T04:29:12Z")
Wordle 438 5/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO MINER PRICE PRIDE PRIZE Got caught in a little trap. Luckily, I had more guesses than options. ---
**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 31, 2022, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5868 "2022-08-31T05:01:12Z")
**Wordle 437 4/6** ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ROAST SPOUT BESOT ONSET ---
**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 31, 2022, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5869 "2022-08-31T05:16:29Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Behind the curve today. Me too. I also played Besot for my 3rd word, and was sure that _had_ to be it. The answer word didn’t occur to me for some reason…until I saw it finally. Getting it in 4 is fine with me though, but of course 3 is better πŸ˜‰. > [@Author\_Balk](#): > > Apparently about a week ago the New York Times skipped over a word that might be considered techie that the average person may not know. The word was octal . I don’t think I’ve ever heard of that word before. Glad they skipped it! ---
**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 31, 2022, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5870 "2022-08-31T05:33:17Z")
Wordle 438 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRAMS TROPE PRUDE PRIZE After 2 I saw prude first, but then I also saw pride and prune. I would have guessed pride first, but prude was the only one that would positively identify among those three. When that got no extra hits I had to start looking again but then prize was obvious. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5871 "2022-08-31T05:57:19Z")
Wordle 438 5/6\* 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PILOT PRIME PRICE PRIDE PRIZE Aaaaggghhhh!!! Could so easily have been a 2 but the fourth letter could have been any of C D M S or Z ---
**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 31, 2022, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5872 "2022-08-31T07:04:56Z")
Two threes in a row. Yesterday; Wordle 437 3/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS LOUIE ONSET And today; Wordle 438 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS LOUIE PRIZE ---
**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 31, 2022, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5873 "2022-08-31T07:53:28Z")
Wordle 438 5/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS DUMPY PRICE PRIZE ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5874 "2022-08-31T09:38:17Z")
Wordle 438 4/6 SLANT CHORE DUMPY PRIZE Wasn’t gonna get this in any fewer than 4 guesses, so I’m happy with this one. ---
**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 31, 2022, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5875 "2022-08-31T10:08:00Z")
Wordle 438 6/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Phew! Alter Reign Shire Drive Prime Prize ---
**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 31, 2022, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5876 "2022-08-31T11:16:19Z")
Wordle 438 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD GRIME WRITE PRIZE ---
**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 31, 2022, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5877 "2022-08-31T11:20:53Z")
Wordle 438 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE PIVOT - Information word Could be PRIDE, PRIME or PRIZE. Chose the order. I want to win a prize (first word), pride is bad (last word), leaving prime as the fourth word PRIZE ---
**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 31, 2022, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5878 "2022-08-31T12:27:26Z")
Wordle 438 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART DICER REIGN PRIME PRIZE ---
**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 31, 2022, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5879 "2022-08-31T12:37:10Z")
Should have been 5. The wrong letter in guess 5 was one I’d already eliminated. Wordle 438 6/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 VAGUE STOLE CHIME PRIDE PRIME PRIZE ---
**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 31, 2022, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5880 "2022-08-31T13:46:45Z")
Another tricksie Wordle. I’m quite happy with a 4 today. Wordle 438 4/6\* πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CRIME PRIDE PRIZE After CRIME, I quickly realized this was another β€˜trap’ word. I identified 6 additional words it could be. At least I’d already eliminated PRIME and PRICE. I decided to try PRIDE first, in case the word was DRIVE. Once the β€˜P’ was in place, it could only be the PRIZE. Do we have a 'flipping off Wordle" emoji? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=293) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=295)