# "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:** 318
**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 21, 2022, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6341 "2022-09-21T12:25:06Z")
Wordle 459 2/6 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PRICE - really got lucky with this one RECAP ---
**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 21, 2022, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6342 "2022-09-21T14:54:51Z")
Wordle 459 4/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ADIEU LEAST REPAY RECAP I have a rotating list of starting words with three vowels each - except for ADIEU, with four. I like hitting the vowels, but it’s a double-edged sword if I can’t find any consonants. Fortunately, my third guess was a good one. My average with ADIEU as a starter remains under 4, so I’ll keep it in the rotation. ---
**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 21, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6343 "2022-09-21T16:37:31Z")
Another day, another 4. Wordle 459 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE EARLY CREAM RECAP I pooched my third try by putting the β€˜R’ in a position I already knew it wasn’t. Oopths. @Hari_Seldon, welcome to the torture chamber. πŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6344 "2022-09-21T18:10:43Z")
> **Wordle 459 4/6\* 9/21/2022** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 > ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 > 🟩🟩🟨🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _A_LIK_E_ β†’ Two good vowels. Try some common consonants > T_A_S_ER_ β†’ Hit on one. If I swap the vowels, RE?A? looks promising… > **RE** _P_ **A** Y β†’ It is. And the P goes at the end, so > **RECAP** > > This one went pretty quickly. ---
**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 21, 2022, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6345 "2022-09-21T22:44:09Z")
My usual 4. Wordle 459 4/6\* 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLAIT OPERA CAPER RECAP ---
**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 21, 2022, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6346 "2022-09-21T23:03:31Z")
Wordle 459 4/6 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH READY REGAL RECAP This annoyed. β€œRecap” may well be in the dictionaries, but it’s short for β€œrecapitulation” and I don’t like that type of word as a winner. It’s also annoying because it’s in a family of β€œdo \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ again” meanings, which don’t seem all that distinguishable from the use (as winners) of plural nouns, verbs made past-tense by the addition of β€œed,” etc. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6347 "2022-09-22T05:12:42Z")
Wordle 460 4/6 ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO PAINT TIFTS SAINT Three option after the second word (FAINT, SAINT, TAINT). I elected to go for the research word and the guaranteed 4. ---
**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 22, 2022, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6348 "2022-09-22T05:29:32Z")
Wordle 460 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRAMS PASTE SATIN SAINT Second day in a row where my penultimate guess gets all five letters but in the wrong order. ---
**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 22, 2022, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6349 "2022-09-22T05:58:52Z")
**Wordle 459 6/6** ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MANOR STARE BREAD REGAL REPAY RECAP Roll of the dice on the last two words, and just chose wrong. I feel cheated…didn’t get my β€œphew” at the end! And I knew it was just a matter of time before they started putting ads on the game board. I have an ad blocker and it still showed up with the video auto-playing (have auto-play off too). Can’t say that wasn’t a bit annoying, but easy enough to stop the video and scroll down to only see the board. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6350 "2022-09-22T06:23:50Z")
Wordle 460 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GLEAN PANIC RAINY FAINT SAINT ---
**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:** [September 22, 2022, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6351 "2022-09-22T08:03:15Z")
Got it in two today. Wordle 460 2/6 🟨⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS SAINT ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6352 "2022-09-22T09:50:14Z")
Wordle 460 2/6 **S** L_A_ **NT** **SAINT** Can’t really take any credit, this one was handed to me on a platter. But I’ll take the gift! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6353 "2022-09-22T09:53:39Z")
> [@SeaSun](#): > > And I knew it was just a matter of time before they started putting ads on the game board. I have an ad blocker and it still showed up with the video auto-playing (have auto-play off too). Can’t say that wasn’t a bit annoying, but easy enough to stop the video and scroll down to only see the board. So far, no ads are showing up on my iPhone. ---
**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 22, 2022, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6354 "2022-09-22T10:46:21Z")
Wordle 460 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TAILS - three greens (one from first word) and two yellows. Answer is obvious SAINT ---
**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 22, 2022, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6355 "2022-09-22T11:20:04Z")
Wordle 460 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD MACHO PAINT ← Uh oh… SAINT ← phew. ---
**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 22, 2022, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6356 "2022-09-22T12:01:44Z")
Wordle 460 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART FLOAT WAIST SAINT ---
**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 22, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6357 "2022-09-22T12:02:25Z")
Wordle 460 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PRICE SLINK - just dumb luck SAINT ---
**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 22, 2022, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6358 "2022-09-22T13:24:12Z")
Another dumb luck. 3 for me today. Wordle 460 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SATIN SAINT ---
**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 22, 2022, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6359 "2022-09-22T14:17:18Z")
DUH. I should’ve gotten this in 3! Wordle 460 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS THEFT β€” I thought it could be TAINT, or FAINT or PAINT but I forgot I already had S. DUH. PAINT SAINT β€” DUH ---
**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 22, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6360 "2022-09-22T17:03:31Z")
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