# "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:** 321
**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 24, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6401 "2022-09-24T23:27:33Z")
Wordle 462 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟩🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 OUTER TREAD IRATE GRATE Like a few others here I had the thought β€˜Aspenglow’s going to get it in one, today!’—but it turned out to be another β€œ\_ RATE” word. After IRATE I came up with CRATE, GRATE, and PRATE. CRATE had already been a winner, so I went with the next in alphabetical line. ---
**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 25, 2022, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6402 "2022-09-25T00:41:54Z")
That is two days out of three that we have had the exact same words. Are you looking over my shoulder? ---
**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 25, 2022, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6403 "2022-09-25T03:11:06Z")
**Wordle 462 4/6** 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 REALM STARE DINGO GRATE After my 2nd word, I had a list of four words it could be (irate, orate, grate, trade), and to guarantee getting it in 4 tries, I tossed down a perfect sleuth word that would tell me _exactly_ which one it was. Worst I could have gotten is 6 if I hadn’t done that, but I much prefer a 4. πŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2022, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6404 "2022-09-25T04:32:43Z")
Wordle 463 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO PLAIT AUDIT ADMIT ---
**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 25, 2022, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6405 "2022-09-25T04:55:04Z")
Wordle 463 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLAMP STEAM GAMUT ADMIT After 2 I couldn’t see anything. Took forever to see gamut, then just as long to see admit. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2022, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6406 "2022-09-25T06:02:03Z")
> **Wordle 462 3/6\* 9/24/2022** > > 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟨🟨🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > **G** LO_R_Y β†’ Good start. Maybe even a great start. Hmmm… I need to check E, A & T anyway, so… > **GR** _EAT_ β†’ Curses! Foiled by a combination anagram/homonym! > **GRATE** > > I try never to beef about a 3, but when I was _so_ close to a 2… ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2022, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6407 "2022-09-25T06:09:53Z")
Wordle 463 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GIVEN LUCID RADIO ADMIT I would probably fare better if I were more strategic in my choices early on, but I quite enjoy just picking any old word with enough vowels and fixing the damage later on. I seem to be doing OK. ---
**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 25, 2022, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6408 "2022-09-25T07:17:15Z")
Didn’t really know where to go after my opening two and had to test the waters a little bit, but managed to figure it out. Wordle 463 5/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS LOUIE ATRIA AUDIT ADMIT ---
**Author:** ![Newtosite](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/newtosite/32/8623_2.png) [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2022, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6409 "2022-09-25T08:06:03Z")
Wordle 463 4/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 taser patty aloft admit ---
**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 25, 2022, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6410 "2022-09-25T12:18:41Z")
Wordle 463 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOILS ADMIT ---
**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 25, 2022, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6411 "2022-09-25T12:51:49Z")
Wordle 463 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS DUMPY ADMIT ---
**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 25, 2022, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6412 "2022-09-25T13:23:59Z")
Wordle 463 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART FLOAT TAINT ADMIT ---
**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 25, 2022, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6413 "2022-09-25T14:41:24Z")
Wordle 463 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 VOICE TRAIN HABIT AUDIT ADMIT I wasn’t being terribly careful this morning, but each step got me a _little_ closer than the last, so it wasn’t too frustrating. For what it’s worth, Scoredle says my third, fourth, and fifth words were all the β€œbest” choice. I guess if there’s such a thing as a good five, this was 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 25, 2022, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6414 "2022-09-25T15:34:26Z")
Wordle 463 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD MADLY ADMIT ---
**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 25, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6415 "2022-09-25T16:33:56Z")
This made me happy. Something much better than the usual 4 or 5 guesses. Wordle 463 2/6\* 🟨🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MAGIC ADMIT ---
**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 25, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6416 "2022-09-25T16:43:52Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > That is two days out of three that we have had the exact same words. Are you looking over my shoulder? Nah, I have a system of sorts. I work them the same every day. It generally yields results. I suspect we approach the game in a similar way. * * * It’s another 4 day! Wordle 463 4/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE PAINT AUDIT ADMIT And if I’d have checked the β€œalready used” list before trying AUDIT, I’d have known it wasn’t a possible for today. I think I’m going to have to start doing that so as to not waste a try. ---
**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 25, 2022, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6417 "2022-09-25T18:18:26Z")
We veered a bit today and got it in three. I know there is a list of previous solutions, but I spend just a few minutes on this while waiting for my water to boil so I can make coffee (french press in case you were dying to know πŸ™‚ Wordle 463 3/6 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE TIDAL ADMIT ---
**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 25, 2022, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6418 "2022-09-25T20:08:21Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > And if I’d have checked the β€œalready used” list before trying AUDIT, I’d have known it wasn’t a possible for today. I think I’m going to have to start doing that so as to not waste a try. I have a different philosophy regarding the used words. I like to approach each day’s puzzle as a distinct event, and referring to a list of already-used words - while I won’t go as far as to say it feels like cheating - seems to take away from the accomplishment of solving it. (I’m not judging anybody. It’s just a game; it’s meant to be fun. Everyone should approach it in a way that is fun for them.) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6419 "2022-09-25T20:21:28Z")
Wordle 463 3/6 SL_A_N **T** CRE_D_O **ADMIT** I decided to go with a slightly different second word than my usual CHORE. My thought was there wasn’t really room for a CH or TH or similar combo, so I’d be wasting the H. Took me only a few minutes to think of CREDO, which basically swapped the H for a D, and I was really glad I did, given that it narrowed things down to AUDIT (nope, already used!) and…what? I must admitπŸ˜‰ it took me most of the day to finally see the solution. ETA: My take on past solutions is that, courtesy of when you could still play all the old Wordles at various sites, I know or have known every Wordle solution so far. Of course I’ve forgotten most of them by now, but all 463 Wordle solutions to date are still in my brain somewhere. Keeping a spreadsheet of them is just a way of keeping track of what I already know. But to each their own; I’m just saying why I’m _personally_ comfortable with maintaining and using a list of past solutions. ---
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> [@wguy123](#): > > I spend just a few minutes on this while waiting for my water to boil so I can make coffee (french press in case you were dying to know πŸ™‚ Sometimes I’ve got it all worked out before I’m halfway through that first cup of coffee in the pre-dawn darkness, but if I’m stuck, I’ll set it down and come back to it later in the day. My coffee machine is a Cuisinart grind-and-brew. Put in the water and the beans the night before, hit the button in the morning, and it grinds the beans and makes the coffee from those freshly-ground beans on the spot. That way the flavor is still locked up in the beans until right before the coffee is brewed, and at least to me, that seems to make a real difference. The beans I use are pretty run-of-the-mill stuff, but the coffee tastes great. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=320) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=322)