# "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:** 324
**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 27, 2022, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6461 "2022-09-27T11:16:51Z")
Wordle 465 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOILS MOSSY SOGGY - kind of a pattern ---
**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 27, 2022, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6462 "2022-09-27T12:17:29Z")
Wordle 465 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART LIONS SOUPY SOGGY ---
**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 27, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6463 "2022-09-27T15:08:44Z")
Wordle 465 5/6 ⬛⬛🟦⬛⬛ 🟧🟧⬛⬛⬛ 🟧🟧⬛⬛🟧 🟧🟧⬛⬛🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 AISLE SOUND SOOTY SORRY SOGGY Eh, I probably could have cut this down to four with a test word at three. I did want to verify that terminal Y though, and from there it was just a coin flip. Another “good” five, I suppose, as I was never worried about a fail. ---
**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 27, 2022, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6464 "2022-09-27T19:50:36Z")
Looks like it’s a 4 kind of day. Wordle 465 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CLOUD WONKY SOGGY I actually had SOGGY in mind before WONKY, but I just can’t resist trying more letters before trying doubles. Costs me quite often. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6465 "2022-09-27T20:59:55Z")
> **Wordle 465 5/6\* 9/27/2022** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ > 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > BRI_S_K → Subpar start, but I’ll go with it… > **S** TALE → Could have also been STEAL, with the same outcome. Try an O? > **S** H_O_WN → Got it. But I’m feeling a little under the gun. Two more vowels, can I cover them both? > **SO** UP **Y** → Not many consonants left. SONNY is out, and I can’t think of anything with another S, so… > **SOGGY** > > An all-adjective set of guesses. ---
**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 27, 2022, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6466 "2022-09-27T22:37:37Z")
Wordle 465 4/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT SUPER SHOCK SOGGY As Rufus said, ‘what letters are left?’ And for me, also, ‘what S words are left other than the 60 (I believe) that have already been winners?’ ---
**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 27, 2022, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6467 "2022-09-27T23:20:47Z")
Alas, it wasn’t another 2, but I’ll take my usual average of 4. Wordle 465 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MATCH PIOUS WORSE SOGGY ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2022, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6468 "2022-09-28T04:11:22Z")
Wordle 466 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LURED CRUSH SPURN USURP ---
**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 28, 2022, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6469 "2022-09-28T04:23:59Z")
**Wordle 465 5/6** ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHORE TALON NOISY SOUPY SOGGY Ugh…made a mistake with my 3rd word (the N wasn’t valid), and I had Soupy in the queue to try next, so I could have had this in 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 28, 2022, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6470 "2022-09-28T04:51:47Z")
Wordle 466 3/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟩 🟨⬛🟨⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRAMP STREP USURP This was a really satisfying 3. I didn’t see anything with a vowel in the fourth position (meaning it would have to start with an R), and also R\_\_SP didn’t look promising either. That left \_S\_RP, leading to what looks to me like the only possible solution. Quick and definitive. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2022, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6471 "2022-09-28T10:25:34Z")
Wordle 466 2/6\* ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Asher Usurp Not many choices after 1 st word. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2022, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6472 "2022-09-28T10:27:48Z")
Wordle 466 4/6 _S_LANT CHO **R** E D_U_M_P_Y **USURP** I thought of going with USURY on the third guess, which obviously would have been close but no cigar. Decided to play it safe instead. Would have been a 4 either way. ---
**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 28, 2022, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6473 "2022-09-28T11:10:30Z")
Wordle 466 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRAINE TOILS - no A, E, I or O and has a S, R - and probably U USURP ---
**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 28, 2022, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6474 "2022-09-28T12:05:24Z")
Wordle 466 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Some streaks are going to end today. HEART LORRY SWIRL CHURN USURP ---
**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 28, 2022, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6475 "2022-09-28T12:12:14Z")
Wordle 466 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS LOUIE DOUGH USURY USURP I was really hoping it would’ve been “usury” so I could pat myself on the back for guessing such an obscure word. Unfortunately, upon checking the source code, “usury” will never be the correct answer between now and when the current list of valid answers runs out in 2027. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2022, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6476 "2022-09-28T12:29:18Z")
Wordle 466 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHIME ROAST RUSTY USURP My only excuse for re-using R in a known wrong position is I was at the time having to stand on a bus. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6477 "2022-09-28T12:50:25Z")
(this spoiler contains info about potential future Wordle solutions) > upon checking the source code, “usury” will never be the correct answer between now and when the current list of valid answers runs out in 2027. Once I’ve already done a given day’s Wordle, I assume that it’s safe to click on spoilers, since I already know that day’s answer. But in this case, it wasn’t really safe, because this spoiler contained information about future Wordle solutions. Would it be too much to ask to provide a warning that the spoiler contains info about future Wordles, like I’ve done above? Thanks. ---
**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 28, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6478 "2022-09-28T14:23:32Z")
Wordle 466 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STRIP - Wordlebot says I got very lucky with this guess because it only left two words to choose from GRASP - And I picked the incorrect one USURP - Although I don’t understand why “usury” couldn’t also be correct ---
**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 28, 2022, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6479 "2022-09-28T14:47:54Z")
Wordle 466 3/6 ⬛🟦⬛🟦⬛ 🟦⬛⬛🟧⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ARISE SNORT USURP I feel pretty good about this three. After my second word, there were only USURP and USURY, but I saw them both right away, and jumped on the more likely one. As somebody here likes to say, coffee’s still hot. ---
**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 28, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6480 "2022-09-28T16:06:52Z")
Wordle 466 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD SHORN USURP HA ! Take that wordle. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=323) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=325)