# "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:** 360
**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, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7181 "2022-11-06T23:09:02Z")
I’ve been burned a few times in NOT trying a word with repeated letters, so I thought I’d outfox them this time. Wasted a guess as it turned out. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7182 "2022-11-07T00:04:20Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > 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. A sterling achievement! I’m impressed that five different people (so far) in this thread had SLATE as their penultimate (and unfuckupable setup for their ultimate) guess. ---
**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 7, 2022, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7183 "2022-11-07T05:01:08Z")
**Wordle 505 3/6** 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLICE STYLE STALE I was going to go with either Stale or Style for my 2nd word, and the A seemed the smarter choice, but I tried to outsmart Wordle (if either of those were the answer) and I lost the gamble. Happy with 3 though, as there were a lot of words to choose from. ---
**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 7, 2022, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7184 "2022-11-07T05:07:30Z")
Wordle 506 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLOMP STARE WEIGH BEGIN Glad I didn’t guess fiend with my third word; the green E was clutch in leading me to the answer. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7185 "2022-11-07T06:07:21Z")
Wordle 506 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LINES BEGIN Happy with the three despite the stupid mistake on the second guess. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7186 "2022-11-07T08:13:04Z")
Wordle 506 4/6 SLA_N_T CHOR_E_ _GI_MPY =\> Switching my 3rd word from DUMPY is working out well so far **BEGIN** ---
**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 7, 2022, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7187 "2022-11-07T08:50:10Z")
Wordle 506 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Taser Mound Prize (I knew a Z wouldn’t be in it; I should have tried β€œprice” Chewy Ennui Begin That was rough. πŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Scougs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scougs/32/3158_2.png) [@Scougs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scougs)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7188 "2022-11-07T11:09:54Z")
Wordle 506 2/6 Total fluke today. ORAT_E_ **BEGIN** ---
**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 7, 2022, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7189 "2022-11-07T11:25:14Z")
Wordle 506 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE LEMON BEGIN ---
**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 7, 2022, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7190 "2022-11-07T12:38:54Z")
Wordle 506 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART BEING stroke of luck- all I have to do is rearrange the last 3! BEGIN ---
**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 7, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7191 "2022-11-07T13:16:36Z")
Wordle 506 6/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 This will teach me to do this pre-coffee. ---
**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 7, 2022, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7192 "2022-11-07T13:20:16Z")
Wordle 506 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 NOISE INTEL BEGIN ---
**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 7, 2022, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7193 "2022-11-07T13:24:55Z")
Wordle 506 2/6\* 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD BEGIN More flukery. ---
**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 7, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7194 "2022-11-07T17:29:21Z")
Wordle 506 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALIVE INTER MEDIC BEGIN Unforced error at three, but it got the vowels in place and I saved par anyway. It’ll do. ---
**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 7, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7195 "2022-11-07T18:25:13Z")
MUCH better result. Wordle 506 3/6\* ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MERCY BEIGE BEGIN ---
**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 7, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7196 "2022-11-07T19:03:25Z")
Wordle 506 6/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS DUMPY WHACK BEFOG BEGIN ---
**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 7, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7197 "2022-11-07T22:08:14Z")
Wordle 506 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ROAST NEIGH GENIE BEGIN Just a par, but took only four minutes–and I consider that to be a good result (for me. Nothing against those who carefully strategize!) ---
**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 8, 2022, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7198 "2022-11-08T00:04:09Z")
W00t!! Another 3!! I did have to work at it, though. Wordle 506 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SHIED BEGIN More luck, too, since there were 5 possible answers when I got it. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7199 "2022-11-08T01:00:49Z")
> **Wordle 506 3/6\* 11/6/2022** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 > ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > STAL_E_ β†’ Not much of a start. Something with R & N, and another vowel? I perhaps? > R **E** P **IN** β†’ BENIN is a proper noun, but I’m glad I thought of it because it guided me to… > **BEGIN** > > I was really lucky on the second guess; placing all three letters cut down on possibilities greatly. ---
**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 8, 2022, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7200 "2022-11-08T04:58:57Z")
**Wordle 506 4/6** ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TENTH LEMON BEGIN [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=359) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=361)