# "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:** 359
**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 6, 2022, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7161 "2022-11-06T01:20:23Z")
**Wordle 504 3/6** ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRACE GREAT DREAM Glad to get this in 3…could have been a lot worse with that REA trap! Got lucky with choosing the right word out of a list of about 7 words it could have been. Though, I’m a little frustrated with myself…this is the 4th time in the last week that I’ve played a letter that wasn’t valid. πŸ™„ > [@Sherrerd](#): > > could NOT think of a five-letter word to test three of those Same! Just went with the one I was feeling the most and took a chance. ---
**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 6, 2022, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7162 "2022-11-06T04:03:45Z")
Wordle 505 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟨🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CREPT METAL SLATE STALE Sad trombone noises on needing a 4th guess. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2022, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7163 "2022-11-06T04:19:47Z")
Wordle 505 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LEANT ELATE STALE ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2022, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7164 "2022-11-06T06:13:40Z")
> **Wordle 504 4/6\* Guy Fawke's Day 2022** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > PHOTO β†’ Strikeout! > _RA_IS_E_ β†’ Lotta possibilities with those three letters… maybe it’s time for an N or M. > C **REAM** β†’ Ooh, lucky! Could be BREAM in theory, but I’ll try > **DREAM** > > I almost thought CRANE for the third guess until I saw the E had already gone last. Would have been a costly mistake. ---
**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 6, 2022, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7165 "2022-11-06T07:22:55Z")
Wordle 505 4/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟨🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS SLATE STALE Hmmm, lots of 4s. ---
**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 6, 2022, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7166 "2022-11-06T08:59:04Z")
Wordle 505 2/6 🟩🟨🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Slant Stale I got lucky with my first word. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2022, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7167 "2022-11-06T10:09:57Z")
Wordle 505 3/6 **S** _L_ **A** N_T_ =\> Can I get this in 2? **STAL** L =\> Nope. So: STALK or STALE for the 3rd guess? **STALE** =\> Won the coin toss. > [@Newtosite](#): > > I got lucky with my first word. It’s a good first word. It’s certainly working well for you! ---
**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 6, 2022, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7168 "2022-11-06T11:47:21Z")
Wordle 505 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE GHOST - Could be SHA\_E, STA\_E, Several G words, or other. Now, can be STA\_E or SLATE, SKATE. STALE ---
**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 6, 2022, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7169 "2022-11-06T11:57:28Z")
Wordle 505 3/6\* ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD FLAME STALE ---
**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 6, 2022, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7170 "2022-11-06T12:10:36Z")
Wordle 505 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 NOISE SHARE SPACE STALE ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2022, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7171 "2022-11-06T12:39:27Z")
My first attempt these days is STARE, so I got this one in 2 ---
**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 6, 2022, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7172 "2022-11-06T14:33:50Z")
Wordle 505 4/6 ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART STATE STAGE STALE ---
**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 6, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7173 "2022-11-06T15:53:32Z")
Wordle 505 2/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE STALE - I was really just trying to eliminate letters and lucked into it. ---
**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 6, 2022, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7174 "2022-11-06T16:10:22Z")
Wordle 505 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 RADIO AMUSE SHAKE CLIPT STALE My vowel-heavy approach didn’t do me any favors today. I came up with 9 possible S\_A\_E solutions, so a test word was prudent. Wasn’t sure if CLIPT was a word, but it did what I needed it to, and I live to Wordle another day. ---
**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 6, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7175 "2022-11-06T16:25:15Z")
My streak of 3s continues. Wordle 505 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE STAGE STALE Afterward, I realized there were 2 other possibles. But STALE popped into my head before anything else, and today that was lucky! Of course, WordleBot made sure to cut me down to size by sharing that today’s average is 2.8. \< sigh… \> ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2022, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7176 "2022-11-06T16:52:18Z")
But it could have been STAGE, STAKE, STATE, or even STAVE. So a certain amount of luck. ---
**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 6, 2022, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7177 "2022-11-06T17:31:19Z")
Drat these words. Wordle 505 X/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 POUND ERASE SHAVE STAGE STAKE STATE ---
**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 6, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7178 "2022-11-06T22:08:24Z")
Wordle 505 3/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟨🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AROSE SLATE STALE My second guess put me in a position I don’t think I’ve ever had with Wordle: three letters in confirmed position, with the other two letters confirmed as being in the word, but in the wrong positions. (So, just a switch.) Two minutes total; I like those. ---
**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 6, 2022, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7179 "2022-11-06T22:13:23Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > My streak of 3s continues. > > Wordle 505 3/6\* > > Of course, WordleBot made sure to cut me down to size by sharing that today’s average is 2.8. Maybe it was 2.8 at the time you played, but now 5:10 PM EST it says that the average is 3.2 Wordle 505 2/6 🟩🟨🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 And I got 99% lucky today, thought of starting with CRANE but went with SLATE and so easily guessed STALE ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7180 "2022-11-06T22:43:58Z")
> **Wordle 505 4/6\* 11/6/2022** > > ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ > 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟨🟩🟨🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > DR_EA_M β†’ A vowel-heavy start. Try to find some consonants > **S** H **A** K **E** β†’ Got one, and placed it and the vowels. Seems a little trap-adjacent, though. Can I at least get one consonant with the next guess? SC-, SL-, SP-, ST-, SW- are possible starts, I think L & T might be my best bets, then P & C. > **S** _L_ **A** _T_ **E** β†’ Welp, got two. So… > **STALE** > > As an aside, recounting my third guess above involved typing no less than _sixteen_ asterisks, a feat that, like a 300 game in bowling, may be equaled but never exceeded. @BobLibDem, I’m curious on how you decided to go with STATE, with repeated T’s, as your second guess? I mean, it worked, but it’s a bit unconventional. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=358) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=360)