# "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:** 361
**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 8, 2022, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7201 "2022-11-08T05:07:23Z")
Wordle 507 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CROPS SPATE SPEND SPELL Got caught not checking L. ---
**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, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7202 "2022-11-08T05:24:14Z")
**Relating to Wordle #506** @Author_Balk We _almost_ played the same game with identical words in order…I just had one extra word in there (took a chance on playing a double-letter word too early, and broke my streak of 3’s as a result). Should have thought more like you! πŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7203 "2022-11-08T05:25:43Z")
Wordle 507 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO DUNES SHELF SPELL Got lucky on four.Could have taken up to six. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7204 "2022-11-08T08:41:13Z")
Wordle 507 3/6 **S** _L_ANT CHOR_E_ **SPELL** =\> Could’ve also been SWELL; won the mental coin toss ---
**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 8, 2022, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7205 "2022-11-08T08:45:40Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Could’ve also been SWELL; won the mental coin toss Or SMELL, unless that’s already been an answer. ---
**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 8, 2022, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7206 "2022-11-08T10:00:57Z")
Wordle 507 4/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS DUMPY SPELL ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7207 "2022-11-08T10:15:12Z")
It hasn’t, and damned if I know how I overlooked it. I was luckier than I realized! ---
**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 8, 2022, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7208 "2022-11-08T11:40:06Z")
Wordle 507 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE SLEET - looks like a S\_ELL word SWAMP - possible 2nd letters - it is P SPELL ---
**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 8, 2022, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7209 "2022-11-08T12:08:02Z")
Wordle 507 6/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ALONE STEEL SHELL SWELL SMELL SPELL ---
**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 8, 2022, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7210 "2022-11-08T13:13:08Z")
Wordle 507 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPICE SPEED SPELL ---
**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 8, 2022, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7211 "2022-11-08T14:22:51Z")
Wordle 507 5/6\* 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PAUSE SPECK SPENT SPEED SPELL ---
**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 8, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7212 "2022-11-08T15:59:14Z")
Wordle 507 4/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PIOUS SPATE SPEND SPELL Yet another four for me. SPELL, SPECK, or SPERM were left; I doubted it would be SPERM, so I flipped a virtual coin on the other two. ---
**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 8, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7213 "2022-11-08T16:01:33Z")
Two days phewery in a row. Wordle 507 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 8, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7214 "2022-11-08T16:37:17Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > CROPS > SPATE > SPEND > SPELL > [@Wheelz](#): > > PIOUS > SPATE > SPEND > SPELL And here we see the difference between going heavy on consonants versus going heavy on vowels with your first 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 8, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7215 "2022-11-08T16:39:36Z")
FYI… There have been changes made to Wordle. The original list of words and the order were set up by the originators. Starting this week the NYT is in control of the words. Apparently the words are in a different order and it looks like the words will be different. > **[Wordle Finally Has an Editor](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/07/crosswords/wordle-editor.html)** > > Tracy Bennett will be programming Wordle every day. ---
**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 8, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7216 "2022-11-08T16:42:54Z")
Please please please allow occasional repeat answers I’ll be good I’ll clean my room I’ll walk the dog please please please! (Not back to back repeat, obviously; all I really want is to occasionally sprinkle in an answer that’s already been an answer months ago.) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7217 "2022-11-08T16:50:04Z")
Thanks for passing that on! It’ll be interesting to see if there are any noticeable changes. > [@EllisDee](#): > > Please please please allow occasional repeat answers I think that would be a good thing, even though it would somewhat reduce the utility of my list of past solutions. There’s no reason why there shouldn’t be the occasional repeat. ---
**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, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7218 "2022-11-08T17:12:53Z")
Well, there goes my streak of 3s. Wordle 507 4/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CHEWY SPEND SPELL As usual, the double letters bolloxed me up. I had SPELL before SPEND, but I just couldn’t quite accept it. @Chefguy, β€œphewery” is going to be my new favorite word. πŸ˜ƒ Interesting about Wordle’s new editor, @Author_Balk. Thanks for letting us know. ---
**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, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7219 "2022-11-08T17:14:27Z")
> **Wordle 507 5/6\* 11/8/2022** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ > 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > B_E_GIN β†’ Not a great, well, beginning, but the E at least is something > A_S_T_E_R β†’ No A or I, with S & E. If I want to check O with an L & H, I’ll need to try… > **S** H **E** O **L** β†’ …which I didn’t expect would be it. Let’s see: not SHELL, but there’s plenty with double L… > **S** M **ELL** β†’ I actually though of SWELL first, but tried what I thought was a bit more common. There’s one more I just thought of and might try before SWELL… > **SPELL** > > It was a minor trap, but eliminating SHELL with my third guess made it a sure thing (though a possible 6). > [@EllisDee](#): > > Not back to back repeat, obviously; Well, I for one welcome our back-to-back repeating overlords… ---
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