# "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:** 342
**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 19, 2022, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6821 "2022-10-19T06:59:15Z")
Wordle 486 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AMUSE FLESH EXIST I only had about 10 minutes to play before the clock struck midnight, and thankfully I was able to get 'er done in a quick 3 guesses. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6822 "2022-10-19T07:17:19Z")
> **Wordle 486 3/6\* 10/18/2022** > > 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ > ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _STEI_N β†’ OK, this had better be quick. Well, not QUICK, but you know… > H_E_ **IST** β†’ E?IST, only one letter fits there > **EXIST** > > Actually worked this one my phone earlier today, not as late as it may look. > **Wordle 487 3/6\* 10/19/2022** > > ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > EX **I** ST β†’ Perhaps a single-vowel word, with I in the middle? Try a bunch of consonants… > P_R_ **I** C **K** β†’ Can’t see the R in first spot, so ??IRK… which leaves just one word… > **QUIRK** > > So I decided to work this one since I was up. I have a little mini-run of 3s going… ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6823 "2022-10-19T09:11:58Z")
Wordle 487 4/6 SLANT CHO **R** E D **U** MPY **QUIRK** Wasn’t gonna get this in less than 4 - after 2 guesses, I had just _one_ lousy letter. And after 3 guesses I only had 2 letters - but at least I knew where they were, and (a) I kinda knew there had to be an I, and likely in that middle slot, and a U in the second spot strongly suggested Q hitting leadoff. So an impossible 3 but an easy 4. ---
**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 19, 2022, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6824 "2022-10-19T10:20:12Z")
Wordle 487 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD SCORN FLIRT QUIRK hmm. ---
**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 19, 2022, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6825 "2022-10-19T10:54:10Z")
Wordle 487 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TIROS - turns out that even with only a couple of yellows there were only two possible words. Whirl and… QUIRK ---
**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 19, 2022, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6826 "2022-10-19T12:13:16Z")
Wordle 487 2/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Yippee! A deuce! HEART - let’s see, no A or E. Let’s try something with 2 other vowels. Hmmm… not O and I, how about I and U. Or U and I in that order… -UIR-…I got it! QUIRK ---
**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 19, 2022, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6827 "2022-10-19T14:47:46Z")
Wordle 487 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CAUSE UNLIT QUIRK Stared at this for way too long before I practically shouted, β€œ_ **Q!** _ There’s a Q!!” Satisfying three. ---
**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 19, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6828 "2022-10-19T15:04:32Z")
Yet another masterful 4 for me today. πŸ˜‰ Wordle 487 4/6\* πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE MINOR CHIRP QUIRK ---
**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 19, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6829 "2022-10-19T15:51:18Z")
This was puzzling. After my first 4 standard words I was stumped a bit, but then I got it in 5. Wordle 487 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS DUMPY WHACK β€” getting that K was key QUIRK ---
**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 19, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6830 "2022-10-19T17:58:05Z")
Wordle 487 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Letter elimination for the win, I guess. SPICE ALIGN IDIOT QUIRK ---
**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 19, 2022, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6831 "2022-10-19T22:52:07Z")
Wordle 487 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH PRIVY QUICK QUIRK Letter elimination here, too, plus β€˜i in the middle means either a consonant pair in front, or…’ with the β€œor” pretty much limited to β€œQU”. Picked the wrong QU word first. ---
**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 20, 2022, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6832 "2022-10-20T02:13:54Z")
**Wordle 487 4/6** ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MOUTH RULED FURRY QUIRK After my 3rd word, I could only see two choices, Quark and Quirk, but I felt going with a physics term was least likely (not sure if there ever has been any), so I went with Quirk. Bingo! ---
**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 20, 2022, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6833 "2022-10-20T04:16:10Z")
Wordle 488 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLOMP MEATS REMIX DENIM ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6834 "2022-10-20T05:54:09Z")
Wordle 488 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO ELFIN GENIE DENIM So after guess three I know that the letters up there weren’t repeated. That left me trying every combination of letters left. I almost went with PENIS but I was pretty sure Wordle wouldn’t use it so I kept looking until I found DENIM. Better than yesterday at least. ---
**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 20, 2022, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6835 "2022-10-20T07:09:20Z")
Wordle 488 4/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS DUMPY DENIM ---
**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 20, 2022, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6836 "2022-10-20T08:58:26Z")
Wordle 488 3/6\* ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD MEDIC DENIM Yay ! Took about 30 seconds ! (Lucky second guess i suppose) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6837 "2022-10-20T09:37:14Z")
Wordle 488 4/6 SLA_N_T CHOR_E_ **D** U_M_PY **DENIM** ---
**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 20, 2022, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6838 "2022-10-20T11:16:21Z")
Today’s word is one of approximately 1,000 words I would have solved in three. Wordle 488 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE LEMON DENIM ---
**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 20, 2022, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6839 "2022-10-20T11:45:03Z")
Well. **That** went well. Wordle 488 2/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TIRED DENIM ---
**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 20, 2022, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6840 "2022-10-20T12:03:35Z")
Wordle 488 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART DECKS DEIGN DENIM [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=341) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=343)