# "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:** 357
**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:** [November 3, 2022, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7121 "2022-11-03T13:42:37Z")
Wordle 502 2/6\* 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AIERY ALOUD Done in about 30 seconds. So Wordle threw me a bone after that PINEY debacle–I had to forfeit on that one after wasting too much time trying to figuring out what real word would fit, and when I saw the answer I felt cheated. ---
**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 3, 2022, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7122 "2022-11-03T15:02:08Z")
Damn, should have had it in three with only two choices available. At least I had a really lucky guess on the second word. Wordle 502 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE ABOUT AFOUL ALOUD ---
**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 3, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7123 "2022-11-03T16:45:27Z")
Wordle 502 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 RATIO ALINE ALLOW ALOUD ALINE was supposed to be ALONE. My wife started yammering at me while I was playing and I got distracted and didn’t notice the typo before hitting enter. Yep, that’s the story I’m sticking with. Cost me a step, but not the game at least. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7124 "2022-11-03T17:21:15Z")
Had to work hard today, but was rewarded with a 3. Wordle 502 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE LAUGH ALOUD Sure came up with a lot of nonsense words before finally hitting on the answer. Some luck was involved, as WordleBot was quick to point out. ---
**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 3, 2022, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7125 "2022-11-03T22:51:40Z")
Wordle 502 2/6 ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE ALOUD I went with the first word I could think of that had the L in the right place, the A, and 2 test vowels. A lucky 2 that makes up for feeling INEPT yesterday. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7126 "2022-11-03T22:54:39Z")
Wordle 502 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN VIOLA CLOAK ALOUD Only a par, but at least quite fast. I dithered between ALOUD and ALOOF for a bit but went with the former. ---
**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 3, 2022, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7127 "2022-11-03T23:20:09Z")
Wordle 502 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Crane Mouth Aloud ---
**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 4, 2022, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7128 "2022-11-04T02:14:52Z")
**Wordle 502 4/6** ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHARE CLEAN ALLOT ALOUD ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7129 "2022-11-04T04:00:54Z")
> **Wordle 502 3/6\* 11/03/2022** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > INEPT β†’ Tough start but some good knockouts. Can I build a word with two remaining vowels and the rest of the WoF consonants? > S_OLA_R β†’ Yes, and it was a good one! Do I have enough vowels? If I try a U in there… > **ALOUD** > > This 3 took some real skull sweat and some luck. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7130 "2022-11-04T04:10:59Z")
Wordle 503 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO STYLO TEMPO PHOTO Took a little thinking today. ---
**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 4, 2022, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7131 "2022-11-04T04:13:51Z")
Wordle 503 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLANS TROPE PHOTO Saw it immediately; under a minute start to finish. ---
**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 4, 2022, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7132 "2022-11-04T07:14:24Z")
Wordle 503 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS PHOTO And… _ **way to go Justin Verlander!!!** _ _ **GO ASTROS!!!** _ ---
**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 4, 2022, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7133 "2022-11-04T07:39:30Z")
Wordle 503 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Aisle Mouth Photo ---
**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 4, 2022, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7134 "2022-11-04T10:05:13Z")
Wordle 503 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOILS PHOTO ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7135 "2022-11-04T10:15:14Z")
Wordle 503 3/6 SLAN_T_ C **HO** RE **PHOTO** Joining the parade of 3’s. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2022, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7136 "2022-11-04T11:37:53Z")
Wordle 503 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD QUILT STOCK PHOTO ---
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Wordle 503 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE HOUND CHOMP PHOTO ---
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Wordle 503 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART WIDTH SHOTS PHOTO ---
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Another 3. I’m on a hot streak! May it long continue. Wordle 503 3/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SOUTH PHOTO ---
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Wordle 503 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 RAISE MOUND CLOTH PHOTO Tough start to this one, _and_ a tough finish. I worked harder than I should have had to. Even though PHOTO was apparently my only legal option at guess four, it took me forever to see it. I’d already tried a TH ending; what else could come after the T except Y? I stared and stared, and even typed HOOTY in desperation - twice - but didn’t pull the trigger. I didn’t see the TO finish because O was already highlighted on the keyboard so I kept skipping over it. Stupid mental block. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=356) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=358)