# "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:** 348
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2022, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6941 "2022-10-26T04:21:42Z")
Wordle 494 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TONED CLOTH FLOUT I would be interested to know if there were any more options after the third guess. I had trouble thinking of another word that fit. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2022, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6942 "2022-10-26T09:22:15Z")
Wordle 494 4/6 S **L** AN **T** =\> Could be cleft, clout, elect, fleet, flirt, flout. (Blurt’s been used.) C **L** E_F_ **T** =\> Down to flirt or flout **FL** IR **T** =\> Lost the mental coin toss **FLOUT** ---
**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 26, 2022, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6943 "2022-10-26T10:17:59Z")
Wordle 494 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD QUILT CLOUT FLOUT ---
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Wordle 494 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOILS FLOUT - Apparently the only word left ---
**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 26, 2022, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6945 "2022-10-26T11:15:32Z")
Wordle 494 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS CLOUT FLOUT ---
**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 26, 2022, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6946 "2022-10-26T11:59:11Z")
Wordle 494 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SNOUT FLOUT ---
**Author:** ![chiliwillybing](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chiliwillybing/32/12394_2.png) [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2022, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6947 "2022-10-26T12:47:42Z")
Wordle 494 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 NOISE CROWD FLOAT FLOUT ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6948 "2022-10-26T12:58:55Z")
Wordle 494 3/6\* ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CLOUT FLOUT I didn’t remember what Flout meant, but after Clout, it was the only thing that fit, so I went with it, assuming Wordle would let it through if it was a real word. ---
**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 26, 2022, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6949 "2022-10-26T14:17:33Z")
Wordle 494 4/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 OATEN THROB STOUT FLOUT - Wordlebot said it would have chosen CLOUT. Take that, Wordlebot! ---
**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 26, 2022, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6950 "2022-10-26T14:45:28Z")
Wordle 494 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 VOICE GROAN FLOUT Completely unexpected three. I almost went with a double O, but figured I might as well try the U first. I’ll take it! ---
**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 26, 2022, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6951 "2022-10-26T16:24:22Z")
Wordle 494 3/6\* 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FAINT FROST FLOUT I actually thought about using FLOUT first, but didn’t. It would have been my third one-guess game. Oh, well. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2022, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6952 "2022-10-26T21:46:29Z")
> **Wordle 494 4/6\* 10/26/2022** > > 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > **F** _O_GGY β†’ Huh, last three words have all started with F. It’s made my openings the last two days look brilliant. Let’s see, FL- or FR-? > **F** R **O** S **T** β†’ Must be FL. FLO?T… I’ll go with A instead of U. > **FLO** A **T** β†’ Nope, shouldn’t have been such a rule-follower > **FLOUT** > > Played well (thanks to some luck) but missed the 50-50 chance for a 3. ---
**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 26, 2022, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6953 "2022-10-26T22:55:49Z")
Wordle 494 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH TOILS CLOUT FLOUT Same path as Bullitt, except we chose different second β€˜_can’t be the answer because it’s a plural noun, but will give useful information_’ guesses. ---
**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 26, 2022, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6954 "2022-10-26T23:45:10Z")
Happy with a 3 today. Wordle 494 3/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SHOUT FLOUT ---
**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 27, 2022, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6955 "2022-10-27T01:16:51Z")
Wordle 494 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR FLOUT According to WordleBot, after my 1st 2 guesses there was only one word left ---
**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 27, 2022, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6956 "2022-10-27T02:23:15Z")
**Wordle 494 3/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHARE CLOUD FLOUT Three days in a row with words starting with F? Can’t complain as I’m happy to have gotten it in 3 (lucky second word!). ---
**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 27, 2022, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6957 "2022-10-27T03:39:04Z")
Wordle 494 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 27, 2022, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6958 "2022-10-27T04:06:30Z")
Wordle 495 4/6 πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLAPS CATER CARGO CARRY Shouldn’t have guessed cargo; I think that’s already been an answer. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6959 "2022-10-27T05:06:22Z")
Wordle 495 4/6 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SANER CAULK CARRY Made an error on 3 but considering the last five days were 6-6-fail-4 and now 4, I’ll take it. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6960 "2022-10-27T10:18:53Z")
Wordle 495 3/6 SL_A_NT **C** HO **R** E **CARRY** This one just kinda fell into my lap. Feels like payback for yesterday’s somewhat disappointing 4. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=347) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=349)