# "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:** 327
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2022, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6521 "2022-10-01T08:30:35Z")
Wordle 469 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPINE TRACE BLADE LEAVE ---
**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:** [October 1, 2022, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6522 "2022-10-01T10:49:13Z")
Wordle 469 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE GHOST - Looking for letters, only eliminated words BLAME - The L helped LEAVE ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2022, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6523 "2022-10-01T11:27:24Z")
Wordle 469 4/6 S_L_ **A** NT =\> when the A in the middle turns green, it’s often the only vowel in the solution CRIMP =\> so I didn’t go with my usual CHORE b/c I wanted to fish for more consonants **LEA** FY =\> after that failed, this was the best I could come up with **LEAVE** =\> and that narrowed it down to the solution ---
**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:** [October 1, 2022, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6524 "2022-10-01T12:29:20Z")
Wordle 469 6/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Blargh. ---
**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:** [October 1, 2022, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6525 "2022-10-01T13:25:38Z")
Wordle 469 5/6\* ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD TEACH PEAKY WEAVE LEAVE More Blargh. ---
**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:** [October 1, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6526 "2022-10-01T14:34:18Z")
Wordle 469 4/6 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART MEALY LEANS LEAVE ---
**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:** [October 1, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6527 "2022-10-01T15:06:36Z")
Wordle 469 4/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ABOUT IMAGE CRASH LEAVE > [@psychobunny](#): > > This could have gone so wrong. Quoted for truth. I typed a looong list of possible \_\_A\_E words (and I’m sure I missed a few). S,H,C, and R came up most often in the list, so eliminating those four letters was _huge_. Even then, there were at least four words left (probably more), so I definitely had some luck on my side today. ---
**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:** [October 1, 2022, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6528 "2022-10-01T16:30:27Z")
Yeah, this was a good day to get a 4. Wordle 469 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SHALE PLACE LEAVE WordleBot tells me I’m one lucky so-and-so. Well, duh. ---
**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:** [October 1, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6529 "2022-10-01T22:28:15Z")
Wordle 469 6/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS DUMPY WHACK BEFOG LEAVE ---
**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:** [October 1, 2022, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6530 "2022-10-01T23:00:12Z")
Wordle 469 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 OUTER NEIGH MEALY LEASE LEAVE A fast 5 (which could have been something worse). ---
**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:** [October 2, 2022, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6531 "2022-10-02T00:35:55Z")
Wordle 469 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RHYME AISLE BLADE LEAVE ---
**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 2, 2022, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6532 "2022-10-02T04:13:12Z")
Wordle 470 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLOMP STARE WHITE TWINE Pretty standard 4. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2022, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6533 "2022-10-02T04:27:33Z")
> **Wordle 469 3/6\* 10/1/2022** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > SCORN β†’ What a start. OK, try A, E & some common consonants > **L** _A_TH **E** β†’ Then SunWife looked over my shoulder and said β€œLeave” > **LEAVE** > > So she should get the credit, though I think I’d have gotten it in a minute or so. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2022, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6534 "2022-10-02T04:35:29Z")
Wordle 470 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TILDE TWINE Again, not thinking it through serves me well. Although if I do think about it, the opening was probably limited to TH or TW anyway. ---
**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 2, 2022, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6535 "2022-10-02T05:35:29Z")
**Wordle 469 4/6** ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ORATE SHALE BLAME LEAVE This could have been a lot worse if the L was in the 2nd spot. I was glad I didn’t have to do a sleuth word and got 'er done in 4. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2022, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6536 "2022-10-02T06:11:05Z")
Wordle 470 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 COPSE IRATE TINGE TWINE I believe this is my sixth 4 in a row, Feel like I need a 3. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2022, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6537 "2022-10-02T07:44:00Z")
Wordle 470 4/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS FEINT TWINE ---
**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:** [October 2, 2022, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6538 "2022-10-02T08:22:55Z")
Wordle 470 3/6 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 taser while (this was to test more letters) twine ---
**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:** [October 2, 2022, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6539 "2022-10-02T11:08:55Z")
Wordle 470 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOILS - Now I have four letters TWINE ---
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Wordle 470 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD CHIME POISE TWINE [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=326) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=328)