# "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:** 323
**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 26, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6441 "2022-09-26T12:02:49Z")
Perfectly happy with 3 today. Wordle 464 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART BROOM BRISK ---
**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 26, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6442 "2022-09-26T14:44:31Z")
Got real lucky on my 3rd work which instantly solved the puzzle. And while I don’t strictly play in β€œhard mode”, I typically do unless I am not getting letters. Wordle 464 4/6 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CRIMP DRIBS BRISK ---
**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 26, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6443 "2022-09-26T15:43:02Z")
Wordle 464 4/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ROUTE BRAIN BRICK BRISK The BR on two was fortunate; I was strictly looking for vowels there. I still chose wrong on three, but this could have been much tougher than it turned out to be. ---
**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 26, 2022, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6444 "2022-09-26T16:58:49Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > 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 played this way up till now. But twice in the last several days I’ve tried words that were already answers. It irritates me, because if I had remembered, I wouldn’t have tried the word. Every day there are more words that are β€œhas-beens” that could have been the answer otherwise. My approach to playing is rigid and so not remembering has a decided downward push on my stats. (Which probably don’t matter anymore anyway, since it’s going to be a long time before I exceed my last streak!) Anyway, that’s my excuse and I’m sticking with it. πŸ˜‰ Wordle 464 3/6\* πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CRISP BRISK Coffee’s still hot. πŸ™‚ (Old fashioned manual pour-over cone with a reusable stainless steel filter, with freshly ground whole beans from a roaster I’ve been ordering from since… well, a really effin’ long time.) ---
**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 26, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6445 "2022-09-26T17:29:41Z")
Holy … something or other. Second day in a row this has happened. Wordle 464 2/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLASH BRISK ---
**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 26, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6446 "2022-09-26T18:10:12Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Anyway, that’s my excuse and I’m sticking with it. πŸ˜‰ Nah, you don’t need any excuses. We’re all playing the game however we want to, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2022, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6447 "2022-09-26T18:57:44Z")
> **Wordle 464 5/6\* 9/26/2022** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ > 🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜ > 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟨 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > ADM_I_T β†’ OK. Guess I get to try my recent go-to second word… > > _S_H **I** _R_E β†’ That paid off well! With a central vowel, _maybe_ it’s the only one… but I should check > _R_U **I** N_S_ β†’ OSIER would almost fit, but the E does it in. So it must be ?RIS?, and no terminal H or T. Two ?RISK possibilities, but only one ?RISP, so try > FRISK β†’ Ah, well. > BRISK > > If I had thought like @RTFirefly I coulda had a 4. ---
**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 26, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6448 "2022-09-26T20:31:17Z")
Again, we were very close but your second word, which was the same as mine but with an S, was the better choice. You bested me today! I also again finish before my coffee was ready. Takes about 5 minutes for the water to boil (I grind the beans by hand as I’m waiting while also doing Wordle - I’m quite the multitasker πŸ˜‰ ), then another 4 minutes in the French press. ---
**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 26, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6449 "2022-09-26T22:00:26Z")
Wordle 464 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 taser flown crisp brisk ---
**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 26, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6450 "2022-09-26T23:54:14Z")
Wordle 464 3/6 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ROAST SWISH BRISK Word ending β€œIS\_” and the blank cannot be a T or an H…going through the alphabetβ€¦β€œISC” maybe, but β€œISK” is closer to standard English (i.e. not being a borrow-word from French or such). β€œISP” is another good possibility. Try β€œISK”…brisk; friskβ€”try BRISK to narrow things down… ---
**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 26, 2022, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6451 "2022-09-26T23:59:33Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Holy … something or other. Second day in a row this has happened. So cool. πŸ˜ƒ ---
**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 27, 2022, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6452 "2022-09-27T04:10:51Z")
Wordle 465 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLIPS STARE SHOWN SMOKY SOGGY Super distracted watching the end of the Giants game. Reused O in a known bad position with guess 4. And now the Giants lost. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2022, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6453 "2022-09-27T04:32:51Z")
Wordle 465 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO NODES LOUSY SOGGY ---
**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 27, 2022, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6454 "2022-09-27T06:51:39Z")
**Wordle 464 4/6** ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CORAL PRUNE FRISK BRISK ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2022, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6455 "2022-09-27T07:00:23Z")
Wordle 465 4/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GLEAN THIGH FOGGY SOGGY ---
**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 27, 2022, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6456 "2022-09-27T08:36:47Z")
Wordle 465 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 crane twist shout soggy Slow start…but I got it. πŸ™‚ ---
**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 27, 2022, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6457 "2022-09-27T09:32:11Z")
Got this one in three off a lucky guess. Wordle 465 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS LOUIE SOGGY I didn’t actually expect that to be the right answer, I was juat trying to figure out if Y was a vowel. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2022, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6458 "2022-09-27T09:34:11Z")
Wordle 465 4/6 **S** LANT CH_O_RE DUMP **Y** **SOGGY** Another of those β€˜what letters do I still have left?’ solutions. ---
**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 27, 2022, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6459 "2022-09-27T10:30:24Z")
^ Yes. Wordle 465 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD QUILT SPOOK SOGGY ---
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Wordle 465 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS DUMPY SOGGY [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=322) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=324)