# "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:** 311
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2022, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6201 "2022-09-16T13:38:15Z")
That’s why I threw in GLOVE to knock three potential letters with one guess. Still didn’t work for me since there were at least seven potential middle letters. ---
**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 16, 2022, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6202 "2022-09-16T13:43:55Z")
I couldn’t do that, though, as I was playing on the Hard level. Once I had 4 letters, I was trapped. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2022, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6203 "2022-09-16T13:46:21Z")
I think today will take out a lot of streaks for those playing hard mode. And those not playing hard mode. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2022, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6204 "2022-09-16T13:49:53Z")
Indeed, I had 3 greens and a yellow with my first word and it still took me to the last guess to get it. I almost couldn’t think of any word at all at the end there. Brutal. ---
**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 16, 2022, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6205 "2022-09-16T14:45:33Z")
Wordle 454 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Clusterfuck. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2022, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6206 "2022-09-16T16:19:31Z")
Wordle 454 X/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 AGILE DREAM REACH EAGER BAKER LASER Not even close. I still had quite a list of possibles, several of which seemed more reasonable than the solution today. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6207 "2022-09-16T16:21:51Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Clusterfuck. Carnage. ---
**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 16, 2022, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6208 "2022-09-16T16:52:57Z")
Another crash and burn. A 240 win streak comes to an end. Wordle 454 X/6\* ⬛🟨🟨⬛🟨 ⬛⬛🟨🟨🟩 ⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩 IRATE SHEAR WAGER CAPER PAVER PALER I’d have tried PAYER before PARER, so I was doomed either way. Nuts. At least I went down in good company. 🙂 ---
**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 16, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6209 "2022-09-16T17:02:11Z")
A friend on FB got it in two. I cursed her. ---
**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 16, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6210 "2022-09-16T17:02:45Z")
Well, you would do! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2022, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6211 "2022-09-16T17:05:38Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > A friend on FB got it in two. I cursed her. My wife couldn’t get this one either. But on his way out the door this morning, my 15 year old son said he got it. When he gets home, I want to see his phone to see how he managed it. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2022, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6212 "2022-09-16T17:14:44Z")
I got zero letters on the first two lines. Then I got lucky and got it in five Wordle 454 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 16, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6213 "2022-09-16T17:57:56Z")
There is a site that is sort of like wordlebot. It is [scoredle.com](http://scoredle.com). You put in any answer, show how you solve it, and it gives statistics. At the bottom it gives how it solves the word. It starts with SLATE, and if the result is 3rd and 5th yellow) the second word it picks is today’s word. So, put in ANGER or CHEAP it will show that it picks the word as second. ---
**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 16, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6214 "2022-09-16T18:02:37Z")
Wordle 454 6/6 🟦🟧⬛⬛🟦 ⬛⬛🟦⬛🟦 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟧🟧⬛🟧🟧 🟧🟧⬛🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 RAISE CLAMP TYING PAPER PAVER PARER I was fortunate that my opening word pretty much guaranteed \_A\_ER, and I could go trolling for letters immediately. Even then, I couldn’t stay out of the trap. After seeing all the streaks that ended today (my sincere sympathies), I’ve never been happier to get a six. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6215 "2022-09-16T18:17:01Z")
I don’t see how you went to PARER before more common words like PAGER, PAYER, PALER, and PACER. My mind would’ve struggled to come up with PARER as a word. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6216 "2022-09-16T18:22:04Z")
Look at which letters were knocked out by Wheelz’ second and third guesses. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2022, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6217 "2022-09-16T18:24:52Z")
DOH! Thanks for pointing out the obvious 🤦‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6218 "2022-09-16T18:26:20Z")
I’ve got a long history of overlooking what’s right in front of me, so I understand completely! ---
**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 16, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6219 "2022-09-16T18:29:15Z")
This was a day when playing in Hard Mode carried a distinct disadvantage. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6220 "2022-09-16T18:40:16Z")
What is sad is I even used a word to knock out 3 of the possibilities thinking that I had two more guesses and only two more options. So, I even took that approach (I don’t play on hard mode). I still lost because I didn’t think of the winning word. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=310) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=312)