# "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:** 331
**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 6, 2022, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6601 "2022-10-06T04:15:52Z")
**Wordle 473 3/6** ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHARE HARDY MARSH Drama-free three. πŸ™‚ Forgot to play yesterday. My streak was only on 28 days, and I’ve missed playing before, so not really a big deal, but we’ll see how long I can go this time…day 1 and counting. ---
**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 6, 2022, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6602 "2022-10-06T04:16:36Z")
Wordle 474 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRAPS STONE SHOOT SLOTH Boooo. I should have guessed stole with my second guess. This should have been an easy 3. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2022, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6603 "2022-10-06T04:16:36Z")
Wordle 474 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TONED STOCK SHOUT SLOTH I was down to SLOTH and SOOTH so I went with the one more applicable to me. ---
**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 6, 2022, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6604 "2022-10-06T04:18:57Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > SOOTH You mean as in a soothsayer? ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2022, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6605 "2022-10-06T04:46:07Z")
No, SOOTH as in I apparently can’t spell SOOTHE. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2022, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6606 "2022-10-06T06:31:43Z")
Wordle 474 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AGILE CLOUD SLOTH I would quite like to meet an agile cloud sloth ---
**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 6, 2022, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6607 "2022-10-06T07:34:56Z")
Great! ---
**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 6, 2022, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6608 "2022-10-06T07:35:56Z")
Wordle 474 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Frame Bough Slosh Sloth ---
**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 6, 2022, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6609 "2022-10-06T08:28:05Z")
Wordle 474 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS SLOTH ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2022, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6610 "2022-10-06T10:03:56Z")
I just realized I didn’t spoiler everything above and I sent a message to see if the mods can do it. I am really sorry. ---
**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 6, 2022, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6611 "2022-10-06T11:00:09Z")
Wordle 474 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD QUILT ZLOTY SLOTH ---
**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 6, 2022, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6612 "2022-10-06T11:05:57Z")
Wordle 474 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Almost had three lines with all tiles in the each line the same color. CRANE TOILS SLOTH ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2022, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6613 "2022-10-06T11:12:27Z")
Wordle 474 2/6 **SL** AN_T_ **SLOTH** PLANT was the easiest 2 I’ve ever had, but this was a close second. ---
**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 6, 2022, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6614 "2022-10-06T12:21:07Z")
Wordle 474 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART THINK MOUTH CLOTH SLOTH ---
**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 6, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6615 "2022-10-06T15:42:12Z")
A 2 for me today, too – been awhile since I’ve seen one! Pure luck. Wordle 474 2/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SLOTH I wanted to test the β€˜TH’ at the end and filled in the first 3 letters with an unused vowel and 2 popular consonants. And there it was! ---
**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 6, 2022, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6616 "2022-10-06T16:38:45Z")
Wordle 474 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ABOUT THOSE SLOTH I knew TH at the end was a possibility, but I also wanted to check out the E. Might have had a two if I wasn’t so obsessed with vowels. Still, a fun three (and a good conversation starter). ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2022, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6617 "2022-10-06T19:38:54Z")
I do admire people who guess words like ZLOTY. ---
**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 6, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6618 "2022-10-06T23:57:46Z")
Wordle 474 3/6 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN SCOUT SLOTH Nice and fast (and yet another short-story premise, with anthropomorphic animals, waiting to be expanded). ---
**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 7, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6619 "2022-10-07T00:00:07Z")
That went well. Wordle 474 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ADOBE GROUT SLOTH ---
**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 7, 2022, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6620 "2022-10-07T04:04:46Z")
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