# "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:** 31
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2022, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/601 "2022-01-16T11:43:01Z")
Wordle 211 2/6\* My first ever two! I’m going to follow @Ponderoid 's lead and NOT post my color blocks since I have a history of using the same starting word every time and it’s just too much of a giveaway if anyone actually reads my posts. ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2022, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/602 "2022-01-16T12:46:46Z")
I did post my color blocks… But spoiler tags aren’t enough to really hide the colors of the blocks… 🟩⬛🟩⬛🟨 🟩⬛🟩⬛🟨 🟩⬛🟩⬛🟨 so inside the spoiler tag I used a details="" tag, like this. > **Click again to see what's inside this detail tag.** > > 🟨🟥🟩🟦⬛ ---
**Author:** ![SoToasty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sotoasty/32/2803_2.png) [@SoToasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoToasty)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2022, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/603 "2022-01-16T14:16:00Z")
Wordle 211 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BREAD POLAR MOLAR SOLAR I was fighting to find that right letter. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2022, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/604 "2022-01-16T15:10:49Z")
@Ponderoid that’s pretty cool. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/605 "2022-01-16T15:24:09Z")
My first guess is predictable, though not constant, so I’ll also put my blocks behind a details tag. > **Wordle 211 3/6\*** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨🟩🟨🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > P_A_NIC → An inauspicious start. I’d like an E, but another word knocks out more consonants… > _R_ **O** _AS_T → Oh my. > **SOLAR** → Almost forced by the second guess. Not much to say about this one, other than that I never considered before how that second guess was such a powerful word as long as you had A or O to build on… ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2022, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/606 "2022-01-16T16:15:37Z")
This is a cool game. I find it less fun to approach it with a specific strategy; though I could think of several. My natural tendency is to play in “hard mode” using all the information regardless of the actual setting. Only played five times. This would take up too much time if you could play more than once daily! Wins pretty evenly distributed in the 2-4 guess range. It is surprising how few words sometimes fit once you have two or three letters. ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2022, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/607 "2022-01-16T16:17:47Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > Almost forced by the second guess. Almost, but it didn’t rule out SONAR… 🙂 However, I was able to use the color blocks in @Richard_Pearse 's post to rule that possibility out. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2022, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/608 "2022-01-16T16:19:30Z")
I use a different starting word most days, so my blocks won’t give anything away: Wordle 211 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IDEAL CORNY SOLAR ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2022, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/609 "2022-01-16T16:31:39Z")
Wordle 211 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AEONS SOAPS SOLAR ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/610 "2022-01-16T16:35:39Z")
Fine. Let’s try French, a language I don’t really speak. Le Mot (@WordleFR) #7 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 ⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **[Le Mot - Wordle en français](https://wordle.louan.me/)** > > Wordle, mais en français. Devinez le mot du jour ! Totalement gratuit, en ligne, et sans pub. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/611 "2022-01-16T16:41:02Z")
FINE. German now. lol at the final Fremdwort. WORDLE🇩🇪 349 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [wordle-spielen.de](http://wordle-spielen.de) cc @EinsteinsHund ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2022, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/612 "2022-01-16T17:10:41Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > This would take up too much time if you could play more than once daily! Yes, I think that’s part of the appeal. Nobody needs to not play it, or to stop playing it, because it’s eating the whole day. > [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Let’s try French > [@Maserschmidt](#): > > German now I wonder whether it’s possible to win without knowing the language at all; which would mean having no idea whether any given letter combination might be a word. Don’t think I want to spend the time trying to find out, though! #211, Jan 16: BE_A_DY M_A_I_LS_ **S** H_O_ **A** _L_ SOLAR ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/613 "2022-01-16T18:40:04Z")
> [@Ponderoid](#): > > Almost, but it didn’t rule out SONAR… I could rule it out, because I played PANIC first… ---
**Author:** ![Boycott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boycott/32/6741_2.png) [@Boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boycott)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/614 "2022-01-16T18:47:43Z")
Just had a go. Got to SOLAR on the final attempt. Fun first impression. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2022, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/615 "2022-01-16T18:58:29Z")
3 Yay ! Wordle 211 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BREAD ROMAN SOLAR ---
**Author:** ![3AxisCtrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/ecd19e/32.png) [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/616 "2022-01-16T19:02:15Z")
Is there a way to display statistics showing how all players have done on past puzzles? ---
**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:** [January 16, 2022, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/617 "2022-01-16T19:22:21Z")
I always use a different starting word, though I try to use as many vowels as I can in the first two guesses. Wordle 212 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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:** [January 16, 2022, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/618 "2022-01-16T19:59:33Z")
Just so you know, everyone gets the same puzzle each day, so best not reveal it. Use spoiler tags. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/619 "2022-01-16T20:01:44Z")
My first time ever playing the game, I got it in 4: TEAMS SPOON SORTA SOLAR I’m surprised I pulled it off. I’m a writer, but I’m terrible at word games. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2022, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/620 "2022-01-17T01:26:29Z")
Wordle 211 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=30) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=32)