# "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:** 355
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2022, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7081 "2022-11-02T00:05:45Z")
> **Wordle 500 3/6\* All Saints' Day 2022** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 > ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > A_P_TL **Y** β†’ Not a bad start. Hunt for P position, along with a couple more vowels… > DO_P_ **EY** β†’ Still another vowel out there. I, U or a second E. Oh, and starts with P. Too sleepy, I’m off to bed. So, next afternoon, I open it up and I see… > **PINEY** > > I grew up in North Carolina, where this is most emphatically a word. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2022, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7082 "2022-11-02T00:21:38Z")
> [@ShadowFacts](#): > > Wordle 500 was the first time I’ve played that I’ve never even heard of the word. I still don’t even know what it means! Pine-scented? [Damned Old Piney Mountains - lyrics](https://bartonpara.com/bp/wp-content/audio/good/piney.htm) ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2022, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7083 "2022-11-02T00:27:45Z")
Thanks for that. Talk about freakin’ obscure! ---
**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:** [November 2, 2022, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7084 "2022-11-02T01:38:25Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > Wordle 500 4/6 > > PINEY > After 2 I looked and looked but didn’t see anything, including noticing and rejecting piney multiple times. So I took a break, came back an hour later and quickly saw penny, convinced that was the answer. Piney, really? Boo. Wordle 500 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE EIDER VIXEN PINEY Boo indeed! I also saw PINEY on my 3rd guess but rejected it and went with VIXEN, preferring it as being a real word. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2022, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7085 "2022-11-02T02:20:33Z")
**Wordle 500 6/6** ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHOIR SAINT WINDY PINKY PINNY PINEY Dumb word. Who uses that word…ever? I mean, do people walk in the forest and say, β€œmmmm, smells nice and piney!” I don’t. That said, I have no idea why I didn’t check the E earlier on, so that’s on me. At least I didn’t fail though, so there’s that. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2022, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7086 "2022-11-02T04:21:01Z")
Wordle 501 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLIPS GIMPY INEPT Clips narrowed it down so much that I started guessing for the answer immediately. Lucky opener gives an easy 3. (Lucky that I happened to check i, which only 4 of my 18 openers do.) ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2022, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7087 "2022-11-02T05:26:45Z")
Wordle 501 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TILDE EXIST INEPT ---
**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:** [November 2, 2022, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7088 "2022-11-02T08:23:51Z")
Wordle 501 3/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS INEPT ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2022, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7089 "2022-11-02T09:12:43Z")
> [@Author\_Balk](#): > > I checked the answer list and there are about 10 word that look like past tense words to me. Maybe some could be considered adjectives. > The 10 are… bused, clued, cried, dried, freed, fried, plied, shied, spied and tried I’m not finding any of these on my list of past solutions. Which Wordles were they the solutions to? And if you’re looking at an online list, a link would be helpful. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2022, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7090 "2022-11-02T09:29:01Z")
Wordle 501 2/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Slant Inept ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2022, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7091 "2022-11-02T09:30:34Z")
Wordle 501 3/6 SLA_N_ **T** **IN** GO **T** **INEPT** I was going to go with INERT as my second guess, so I went with INGOT instead. Have no idea why I didn’t see INEPT first. Coulda had a 2! ETA: And Newtosite pulls it off. WTG! ---
**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:** [November 2, 2022, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7092 "2022-11-02T10:53:18Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > I’m not finding any of these on my list of past solutions. Which Wordles were they the solutions to? And if you’re looking at an online list, a link would be helpful. There are lists on the internet with the word list and date. However, NYT has removed words. I removed the date and sorted it so I don’t know if they are past or future words. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2022, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7093 "2022-11-02T10:55:26Z")
Wordle 501 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 My picks yesterday were: CRANE, LEMON, INEPT, PINEY Today they were: CRANE, LEMON, INEPT I ---
**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:** [November 2, 2022, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7094 "2022-11-02T12:11:18Z")
Wordle 501 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 alone stein inert inept ---
**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:** [November 2, 2022, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7095 "2022-11-02T12:59:03Z")
Wordle 501 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART EVENT KNELT INEPT - so Wordle is insulting us now ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2022, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7096 "2022-11-02T13:50:13Z")
> [@Author\_Balk](#): > > I removed the date and sorted it so I don’t know if they are past or future words. I don’t want to make a big deal of it, but a warning would be appreciated when a spoiler box potentially contains future solutions. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2022, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7097 "2022-11-02T14:06:19Z")
Wordle 501 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > [@BobLibDem](#): > > … so Wordle is insulting us now With good reason. CRANE DENSE NOVEL QUEEN INEPT ---
**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:** [November 2, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7098 "2022-11-02T14:07:28Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > I don’t want to make a big deal of it, but a warning would be appreciated when a spoiler box potentially contains future solutions. I didn’t give any words. I was saying that the words and dates are available on the internet. It would take away the fun of the game for me if I used the words for solving a game. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2022, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7099 "2022-11-02T15:02:34Z")
Wordle 501 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 AISLE INTER INEPT Fun three. I don’t usually worry about getting all the Wheel of Fortune consonants out early, but in this case it certainly helped. I agree with Rufus. Any words from a leaked future answer list shouldn’t be on this thread, even without dates. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2022, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7100 "2022-11-02T15:12:32Z")
> [@Author\_Balk](#): > > I didn’t give any words. Um… > [@Author\_Balk](#): > > I checked the answer list and there are about 10 word that look like past tense words to me. Maybe some could be considered adjectives. > The 10 are… bused, clued, cried, dried, freed, fried, plied, shied, spied and tried You gave ten words. You said they were from β€œthe answer list.” And then you said this: > [@Author\_Balk](#): > > I removed the date and sorted it so I don’t know if they are past or future words. I’m open to an explanation other than that you shared ten words from an answer list that included both past and future solutions, and you don’t know which are which, but I can’t come up with that explanation on my own. That has to come from you. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=354) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=356)