# "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:** 328
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2022, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6541 "2022-10-02T11:43:18Z")
Wordle 470 3/6 SLA **N** _T_ =\> Got me most of the way there, since the solution almost had to start with T **T** H **IN** K =\> What could the solution be? Think, Rufus, _think!_ πŸ˜‰ **TWINE** =\> afaict, this was the only possibility left ---
**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:** [October 2, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6542 "2022-10-02T13:17:30Z")
Wordle 470 2/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Atone Twine ---
**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 2, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6543 "2022-10-02T13:59:40Z")
Wordle 470 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Good scores today by a lot of you. HEART STONE TWINE ---
**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 2, 2022, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6544 "2022-10-02T14:51:03Z")
Wordle 470 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 RAISE LUNCH TWINE I listed 15 \_\_I\_E words, and LUNCH narrowed it down to exactly one! I felt very smart. Then I checked Scoredle and saw that I’d missed every word beginning with a vowel, along with KNIFE. Now I just feel lucky. My streak is at 250. ---
**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 2, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6545 "2022-10-02T15:38:37Z")
I suppose if they all went like today’s, I’d get bored. But it was nice today. Wordle 470 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE TINGE TWINE Nice streak, @Wheelz! ---
**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 2, 2022, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6546 "2022-10-02T16:00:37Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Nice streak, @Wheelz! Thanks. You were ahead of me, if I’m not mistaken, until the PARER massacre. Sorry about that. ---
**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, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6547 "2022-10-02T16:10:35Z")
> **Wordle 470 4/6\* 10/2/2022** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > LEAV **E** β†’ No repeated E. Try common letters, and another vowel. > HORS **E** β†’ Strikeout, but some good eliminations. Almost tried CARIE after this, but realized I had already tried the R, so… > FUDG **E** β†’ So there’s pretty much gotta be an I in there. Couple with a T, and get > **TWINE** > > TWICE was also a possibility - kinda glad I didn’t think of it first. Also, a very interesting pattern of greens… ---
**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, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6548 "2022-10-02T20:02:27Z")
Wordle 470 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BRUSH LAITY FEINT TWINE ---
**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 2, 2022, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6549 "2022-10-02T23:40:29Z")
Wordle 470 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AROSE CHIME GLIDE TWINE Only par, but at least it didn’t take up much time. ---
**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 3, 2022, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6550 "2022-10-03T04:10:52Z")
Wordle 471 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CROPS STALE STUNT STINK STING Harumph. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6551 "2022-10-03T04:22:54Z")
Wordle 470 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRATE LIONS TWINE ---
**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 3, 2022, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6552 "2022-10-03T05:04:37Z")
**Wordle 470 3/6** ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ORATE LITHE TWINE ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6553 "2022-10-03T05:39:54Z")
Wordle 471 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO EDICT THING STING ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6554 "2022-10-03T06:55:19Z")
Wordle 471 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FRAME PIOUS STING ---
**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 3, 2022, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6555 "2022-10-03T09:32:45Z")
Wordle 471 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD QUILT THICK STING ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6556 "2022-10-03T09:39:29Z")
Wordle 471 2/6 **S** LA **N** _T_ =\> STONE, STING, STUNG (STINK’s been used) **STING** =\> figured STING guaranteed a 3, but might get lucky - and did Barely had a chance to sip my coffee. πŸ™‚ ---
**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 3, 2022, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6557 "2022-10-03T11:14:46Z")
Wordle 471 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOILS STING - got lucky, could be STINT or STINK ---
**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 3, 2022, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6558 "2022-10-03T11:48:12Z")
Wordle 471 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY MOULT PITCH STING ---
**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 3, 2022, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6559 "2022-10-03T12:15:06Z")
Wordle 471 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Crap, should have been a three HEART STOOP STUNG STING ---
**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 3, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6560 "2022-10-03T12:23:19Z")
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