# "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:** 358
**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 4, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7141 "2022-11-04T15:36:25Z")
Wordle 503 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE STORM BOOTH PHOTO ---
**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:** [November 4, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7142 "2022-11-04T22:28:33Z")
Wordle 503 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLEPT OPTIC TROMP PHOTO Bog standard 4 guesses. ---
**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 4, 2022, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7143 "2022-11-04T22:52:29Z")
Wordle 503 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STARE POUTY PHOTO I might have tried PINTO had it not already been a solution. As it was, this came fairly quickly. > > [@Wheelz](#): > > I didn’t see the TO finish because O was already highlighted on the keyboard so I kept skipping over it. Stupid mental block. I’ve done that (more than once). ---
**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 5, 2022, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7144 "2022-11-05T04:04:58Z")
Wordle 504 4/6 ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRITS PRONE BREAD DREAM Wordle didn’t let me get away with substituting N for M this time. (I did get away with substituting I for A, at least.) ---
**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 5, 2022, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7145 "2022-11-05T04:27:05Z")
**Wordle 503 3/6** ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHORE CHOMP PHOTO ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2022, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7146 "2022-11-05T04:43:44Z")
Wordle 504 5/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO GLARE SHEAR CREAM DREAM ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2022, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7147 "2022-11-05T05:38:08Z")
Wordle 504 4/6 SL_A_NT CHO_RE_ GI_M_PY **DREAM** ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2022, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7148 "2022-11-05T06:34:58Z")
> **Wordle 503 4/6\* 11/4/2022** > > ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > AL **O** UD → O in the middle. Only vowel? Gotta at least try some more… > S_T_ **O** RE → Also a T. Where should it go? > B_O_ **OT** Y → Second O must be first or last. O?OT?.. don’t see much there. ??OTO - there’s one word… > **PHOTO** > > It did take me a mighty long time to figure out that one word. ---
**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 5, 2022, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7149 "2022-11-05T10:29:19Z")
Wordle 504 3/6 ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE - Looks like _REA_. Most words that I saw had D and/or T. Both beginning and end. TOWED - It’ starts with D, DREAM ---
**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 5, 2022, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7150 "2022-11-05T12:13:26Z")
Wordle 504 2/6\* ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD DREAM Some much welcomed magnificence. ---
**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 5, 2022, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7151 "2022-11-05T13:00:23Z")
Wordle 504 3/6 ⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IDEAL STEAD DREAM ---
**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 5, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7152 "2022-11-05T14:01:54Z")
UGH! Wordle 504 6/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 5, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7153 "2022-11-05T14:26:32Z")
Wordle 504 4/6 🟨🟨🟨⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS DUMPY DREAM ---
**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 5, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7154 "2022-11-05T14:36:16Z")
Wordle 504 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART RACER AREAS DREAM ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7155 "2022-11-05T14:56:49Z")
Coulda had it in 2, but I suspected a tricksy Wordle trap. I was right. Wordle 504 3/6\* 🟨🟨🟨⬛⬛ 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Email, madre, dream ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2022, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7156 "2022-11-05T15:21:30Z")
Well got lucky on this one Wordle 504 2/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 VIDEO DREAM ---
**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 5, 2022, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7157 "2022-11-05T17:09:50Z")
My streak of 3s continues. Today’s answer took only about 30 seconds! Wordle 504 3/6\* ⬛🟩🟨⬛🟨 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CREAM DREAM Might’ve had it in 2, but hey, I’m not greedy! ---
**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 5, 2022, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7158 "2022-11-05T17:33:20Z")
Wordle 504 4/6 🟦⬛⬛🟦⬛ 🟦🟦🟦⬛⬛ ⬛🟦🟦⬛🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALIEN REACH BARGE DREAM No “greens” until the very end. And a bit of luck to get this four. Could have been TREAD, DREAD, TREAT, FREAK, WREAK, SMEAR, DREAR, SPEAR, SWEAR, or EXTRA (plus a few very unlikely obscure words). 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:** [November 5, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7159 "2022-11-05T21:03:37Z")
Wordle 504 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PAUSE AGLET BEARD DREAM ---
**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 5, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7160 "2022-11-05T22:50:09Z")
Wordle 504 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 OUTER REACH ARENA DREAM After step 3 (when it was clear it was a word with ‘REA’ in the middle as there was no place else for the A to go), I saw five possibilities: BREAD, DREAD, DREAM, FREAK, and WREAK. I needed to test B, D, F, K, M, and W. And could NOT think of a five-letter word to test three of those; so I decided to just try one of the possibles (one with a D or a K). And got lucky (even if it’s just a par). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=357) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=359)