# "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:** 296
**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:** [September 1, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5901 "2022-09-01T20:00:26Z")
Oh, my gawd, I struggled with this one. Wordle 439 4/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CHILD BISON FUNGI After the fact, WordleBot advised I had 2 choices after BISON: FUNGI and UNZIP. Fortunately, I was playing with _UN_I words when the answer _finally_ came into view. I’d tried so many letter combinations at that point, I nearly whipped past it. Thankfully, the lizard brain kicked in: β€œWaitaminute… go back!” Gad zooks. ---
**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:** [September 1, 2022, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5902 "2022-09-01T20:04:13Z")
A perfectly serviceable four on a perfectly bland word for **tomorrow’s**. Wordle 440 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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:** [September 1, 2022, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5903 "2022-09-01T23:52:26Z")
Wordle 439 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN BOING FUNGI Medium amount of time spent going through alphabet, what with β€œING” NOT being the ending of the word. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5904 "2022-09-02T00:18:13Z")
> **Wordle 439 5/6\* 9/1/2022** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 > ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ > ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > PR_I_ZE β†’ Not an unexpected opening result. Common letters, to the fore! > STA_IN_ β†’ Just an N. and not placed. Like the I. But IN is pretty common… > CH_IN_O β†’ …but I already tested the I there! Duh. Perhaps it’s in second position? > W_I_ **N** DY β†’ No. The end? Must be a U in there, but not ENNUI. ?UN?I, so > **FUNGI** > > That was harder than it had to be, though I’m still not sure what I could have done better at third guess. > > Also, > > > [@chela](#): > > > > First > > Folio > > Feign > > Fungi > > Did Shakespeare do any plays about fake mushrooms? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5905 "2022-09-02T00:24:21Z")
Sweet! An interesting choice for a first word, though - not a lot of high-frequency letters there. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2022, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5906 "2022-09-02T00:34:11Z")
I try to use a different word every time. Sometimes it works out for me, as it did this time and the one other time I aced it. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5907 "2022-09-02T01:43:26Z")
Total washout today. Danged Latin borrowing! ---
**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:** [September 2, 2022, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5908 "2022-09-02T02:14:22Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** What Putin has failed to do in Ukraine. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Wordle 440 3/6 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 440** > > ARMED > MARCH > CHARM ---
**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:** [September 2, 2022, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5909 "2022-09-02T03:53:06Z")
Wordle 439 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CROUP WINGY FUNGI I was a bit surprised that WINGY was on the word list, but luckily it pointed me to the solution. I felt I deserved some luck after the 1st guess being unlucky and the 2nd being unlucky[/spoiler] Wordlebot question: why does it go with CHORE as a 2nd guess, with a score of 99 for it? In contrast, my guess CROUP is rated at 93. I don’t see why CHORE is supposedly a good guess especially since when E has already been eliminated? ---
**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:** [September 2, 2022, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5910 "2022-09-02T04:13:31Z")
Wordle 440 3/6 πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRISP CARET CHARM Nice and quick. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5911 "2022-09-02T04:37:40Z")
Wordle 440 3/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO GRADE CHARM This just felt lucky. I didn’t deserve this three. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2022, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5912 "2022-09-02T05:16:37Z")
**Wordle 439 5/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MEATY SOUND HUNCH RUNUP FUNGI Sometimes I really get annoyed with this game. In hindsight, I should have tried for the β€˜i’ earlier on, but Wordle is always trying to trip us up, so I went with a double H. Then trying for a double U and that not being right either. πŸ™„ Turns out it was a word with uncommon letter placements…another Wordle β€œgotcha”. Eventually, they will run out of uncommon letter placements, double letters, and non-words, and it will be easy street. πŸ˜† That said, I don’t mind a challenge, but just feeling frustrated with the game these days. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2022, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5913 "2022-09-02T05:23:55Z")
Your spoiler blur did not work and the answer is revealed, unfortunately. I flagged for moderation, so hopefully it’ll get fixed. Thankfully I played before looking at the thread. πŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5914 "2022-09-02T06:09:48Z")
Wordle 440 2/6\* 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHAFE CHARM Fell right into a big ugly trap, then managed to leap straight out again. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5915 "2022-09-02T09:24:58Z")
Wordle 440 3/6 SLANT CRIMP CHARM An easy 3. I’ll take it. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2022, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5916 "2022-09-02T09:56:39Z")
Wordle 440 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD SPARK CHART CHARM ---
**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:** [September 2, 2022, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5917 "2022-09-02T11:09:06Z")
Wordle 440 3/6 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE Could be CHAR\_ words (chard, charm, chart. Or chair. Start with the CHAR\_ words CHART And the third word’s a CHARM ---
**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:** [September 2, 2022, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5918 "2022-09-02T11:54:50Z")
Wordle 440 3/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Petal Shark Charm ---
**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:** [September 2, 2022, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5919 "2022-09-02T12:15:40Z")
Wordle 440 4/6 🟨⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 After getting the middle three right in guess two, not many possibilities left. It’s like the game is taunting you- β€œDo you feel lucky? Well… do you punk?” And I was not. HEART SHARK WHARF CHARM ---
**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:** [September 2, 2022, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5920 "2022-09-02T12:34:42Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > Did Shakespeare do any plays about fake mushrooms? Yes well maybe while on mushrooms, it’s in the psychedelic gospels? πŸ„ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=295) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=297)