# "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:** 304
**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 9, 2022, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6061 "2022-09-09T08:22:26Z")
Wordle 447 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD CHIME RHYME THEME ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6062 "2022-09-09T09:51:17Z")
Wordle 447 3/6 SLAN_T_ =\> Slow start C **H** OR **E** =\> Better! But where’s the T? Could be theme or thyme, but white works too **THEME** =\> Figured if I was wrong, I’d still have it in 4. But guessed right ---
**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 9, 2022, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6063 "2022-09-09T10:54:32Z")
Wordle 447 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOILS THEME ---
**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:** [September 9, 2022, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6064 "2022-09-09T11:40:15Z")
Wordle 447 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AGENT TWERP THEME ---
**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 9, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6065 "2022-09-09T11:50:55Z")
Wordle 447 5/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART THIEF THOSE THYME THEME ---
**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:** [September 9, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6066 "2022-09-09T16:44:25Z")
Wordle 447 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OLIVE CAUSE METRE THEME Two words in with nothing but a terminal E had me worried for a bit, but my third rescued me. Not sure if the NYT would go with the British spelling of METRE (probably not), but it was a valid and helpful guess. ---
**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 9, 2022, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6067 "2022-09-09T19:19:43Z")
Can you guess? Another 4! Wordle 447 4/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE STONE THYME THEME ---
**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 9, 2022, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6068 "2022-09-09T20:56:28Z")
An acceptable three for **tomorrow’s**. Wordle 448 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 9, 2022, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6069 "2022-09-09T23:20:25Z")
Wordle 447 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STARE TINGE THEME Found β€œtinge” in my list of recent guesses (which are word not yet winners, with a couple of accidental exceptions.) Excluded letters made β€œtheme” a logical next guess. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2022, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6070 "2022-09-10T01:59:49Z")
> **Wordle 447 4/6\* 9/9/2022** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 > 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > CLASS β†’ clean miss. Common letter word, anyone? > **T** ROP **E** β†’ Two hits is very not bad. Can’t think of a T???E word using U, so I’ll try an I… > **T** IT_H_ **E** β†’ Missed on the repeat T, hit on the H. So probably TH???E. Haven’t tried N or M yet… the latter gives me two possibilities; I’ll try the more common one > **THEME** > > Big turnaround from first guess to second today. ---
**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 10, 2022, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6071 "2022-09-10T02:51:43Z")
**Tomorrow’s Wordle, Today** I think Wordle is still in mourning. Wordle 448 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 448** > > DOING > TORUS > HOTEL > LOFTY ---
**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 10, 2022, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6072 "2022-09-10T04:04:01Z")
Wordle 447 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LIONS CRATE DUMPY THEME Enough with the repeated letters! ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2022, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6073 "2022-09-10T04:13:36Z")
Wordle 448 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TOUCH BOOTY LOFTY Didn’t spend too much time on this one. Just tried to find letters that fit. ---
**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 10, 2022, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6074 "2022-09-10T05:38:52Z")
**Wordle 447 4/6** 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MANOR SMILE THYME THEME I really thought I had it at 3, but nope. Wordle forgot to tell us it’s double-letter word month. Now we know. ---
**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:** [September 10, 2022, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6075 "2022-09-10T07:06:15Z")
Wordle 448 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS LOTTO LOFTY ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2022, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6076 "2022-09-10T08:48:46Z")
Wordle 448 5/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GLEAM PILOT TROLL LOTTO LOFTY I didn’t do that very well, but I got away with it as I approach my second 100 streak. ---
**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 10, 2022, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6077 "2022-09-10T11:14:33Z")
Wordle 448 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOILS LOFTY ---
**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 10, 2022, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6078 "2022-09-10T11:33:30Z")
Wordle 448 6/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD QUILT STOOL MOLTO LOTTO LOFTY That was hard work … ---
**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 10, 2022, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6079 "2022-09-10T12:06:17Z")
Wordle 448 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRAMP STOLE LOTTO LOFTY Could not see lofty for the life of me. Couldn’t see anything that would fit at 3 other than lotto, which I don’t love as an answer. And of course assuming it wasn’t lotto, the double double wouldn’t offer a lot of research value. But I could not see anything else so I slept on it. Woke up, still nothing, bit the bullet and guessed lotto. Those greens saved my ass. I now have more 4s than 3s. I think I’ve lost the touch. Sad panda. ---
**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 10, 2022, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6080 "2022-09-10T13:31:21Z")
Made work of this one. Wordle 448 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART STILL CLOTS MOUTH LOFTY [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=303) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=305)