# "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:** 326
**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 29, 2022, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6501 "2022-09-29T23:11:20Z")
Wordle 468 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD SPURN SHORN SCORN ---
**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 29, 2022, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6502 "2022-09-29T23:56:34Z")
Wordle 466 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH SLURP USURP SLURP resulted from wanting to check both S and another vowel (U in this case) plus make use of the R (plus not use words that have already been winners). Wordle 467 4/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN SHOAL SLACK SCALD Similar reasoning to yesterday’s, with the exception that I knew after Guess 1 that the word had to start with an S (and NOT be an already-winning word. That is _ **really** _ starting to narrow things down!) ---
**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 30, 2022, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6503 "2022-09-30T01:34:33Z")
**Wordle 467 4/6** 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLEAN LATCH DUMPY SCALD Yet another one where I had to toss in a sleuth word (dumpy) to avoid a fail. Though a few of the words I had as options I’m not sure would have been an answer word, but didn’t want to take any chances. Glad to get it 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 30, 2022, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6504 "2022-09-30T04:07:37Z")
Wordle 468 4/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRITS SCRAP SCORE SCORN After 2 I could see score, scorn and scour. Figured either of score or scorn would guarantee a 4 with a chance of 3, but sadly I picked wrong. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6505 "2022-09-30T06:20:11Z")
Wordle 468 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO DONER CRONY SCORN ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6506 "2022-09-30T06:40:32Z")
Wordle 468 4/6\* 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ROUND NORTH SNORE SCORN ---
**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 30, 2022, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6507 "2022-09-30T07:32:54Z")
Wordle 468 3/6 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 That was quick. πŸ™‚ stern sworn scorn ---
**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 30, 2022, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6508 "2022-09-30T07:56:50Z")
Wordle 468 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS SNOUT SCORN ---
**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 30, 2022, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6509 "2022-09-30T10:58:51Z")
Wordle 468 2/6 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE SCORN - Apparently there is only one other possible word. So I had a 50/50 chance for a 2. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6510 "2022-09-30T11:50:30Z")
Wordle 468 3/6 β€œI offered up my innocence, got repaid with…” **S** LA_N_T =\> had about 20 good prospects for a solution _C_H **OR** E =\> still seemed to be the best choice to narrow things down **SCORN** =\> to just this one possibility, as it turned out ---
**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 30, 2022, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6511 "2022-09-30T12:15:26Z")
Wordle 468 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPURN SWORN SCORN ---
**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 30, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6512 "2022-09-30T14:19:08Z")
Wordle 468 4/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPATE SOUND SWOON - took a chance on a double vowel SCORN - pretty much the only choice left ---
**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 30, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6513 "2022-09-30T15:38:24Z")
Yes, this was a quick one for me today, too. Didn’t even have a sip of coffee before solving! Wordle 468 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SCOUR SCORN How refreshing it was to learn that there are NO other letters except β€˜N’ that end with S-T-A-R other than β€˜E’, and I’d already E-liminated that one. ---
**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 30, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6514 "2022-09-30T16:35:41Z")
Wordle 468 5/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 RATIO PRONE SWORN SHORN SCORN Two SC words in a row? Nah, they wouldn’t do that. I should have known better. Damn you, Wordle! ---
**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 30, 2022, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6515 "2022-09-30T18:18:17Z")
Wordle 468 5/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PRIOR ROYAL BROTH SNORE SCORN ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6516 "2022-09-30T21:16:35Z")
Missed posting a day. SCALD was 5/6. > **Wordle 468 3/6\* 9/30/2022** > > 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > **SC** ALD β†’ Narrows things down considerably… can I try a word with two vowels? > **SCOR** E β†’ Ah, so close. > **SCORN** > > About 15 seconds from start to finish. MIght have taken a little longer if I had gone with SCOUR second. ---
**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 30, 2022, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6517 "2022-09-30T22:58:37Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Two SC words in a row? Nah, they wouldn’t do that. I should have known better. > Damn you, Wordle! Seriously! Wordle 468 4/6 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STARE SHIRK SLURP SCORN Fast, given what had been eliminated, but still only a par score. Oh, well. (You think they’d dare to do an SC word THREE days running…???) ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2022, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6518 "2022-10-01T04:27:35Z")
Wordle 469 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHADE PLANE LEAVE Sometimes you get lucky. This could have gone so wrong. ---
**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:** [October 1, 2022, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6519 "2022-10-01T04:30:43Z")
Wordle 469 6/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CREPT MALES BAKED GLAZE WHALE LEAVE This is the downside of not playing hard mode. After 2 I had a nice geometric pattern of yellows, and then I saw blaze and had visions of a perfectly symmetrical 3. But then I noticed a bunch of possibilities: blade/blaze, glade/glaze and flake. So I went with baked to positively identify among those five. No new letters hit meant that the answer had to be glaze. When the L came up yellow in the second position I knew I had fucked up. Not moving that L to check its position left me scrambling, similarly to when I actually lost on hunky. Fortunately I was able to eke out a 6 here. I’ll take it. Phew indeed. ---
**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:** [October 1, 2022, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6520 "2022-10-01T06:10:50Z")
**Wordle 468 3/6** ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRAIN RECON SCORN Nice way to end out the month with a 3. In case anyone is counting, there now have been 5 days in a row with the letter S in the word (and two words starting with SC in a row). I know S is a common letter, but there will be dry spells, one of which happened earlier in September, and then we get 5 in a row. That said, I still got it in 3, so I can’t complain. πŸ™‚ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=325) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=327)