# "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:** 366
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2022, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7301 "2022-11-13T02:10:09Z")
> **Wordle 511 3/6\* 11/12/2022** > > ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > M_E_D_AL_ β†’ Good start. Let’s assume two vowels for now, but switch their positions, then L must be first (not LADEN) or third… > P **ALE** R β†’ Oooh. Probably doesn’t end with an S, so TALES is out… but it could end with a T… > **VALET** > > Two vowels and a consonant from the get-go is a powerful opening, as long as you don’t end up in a trap. ---
**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 13, 2022, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7302 "2022-11-13T03:44:21Z")
**Wordle 511 3/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHOIR SLATE VALET Sure wish I went with Slate first, which is one of my oft-used start words, but I’m happy with getting it in 3. Plus, I finally broke my four-day streak of 4’s. πŸ™‚ And the guess word for the day was FACET…5 of you put that down for your penultimate guess. ---
**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 13, 2022, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7303 "2022-11-13T05:19:57Z")
Wordle 512 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRIMP TILES INANE Solid 3 here, now three in a row. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2022, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7304 "2022-11-13T08:03:08Z")
Wordle 512 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO CHINA INANE This one was hard. I had a terrible time choosing a second word and only went with the third to place the vowels . ---
**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 13, 2022, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7305 "2022-11-13T08:04:36Z")
Wordle 512 3/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS INANE ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2022, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7306 "2022-11-13T10:32:32Z")
Wordle 2^9 3/6 SL **AN** T =\> Trap city? \_RANK(B,D,F,P), \_RAND(B,G)? Or maybe \_\_ANY? Let’s act DORKY =\> to eliminate some of those possibilities. Now the solution has to be something really **INANE** ---
**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 13, 2022, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7307 "2022-11-13T12:15:03Z")
Wordle 512 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Since NYT changed how the do the words my average is 3.0 (one 2, five 3’s and one 4). My average before was a little over 3.6. Coincidence or are they giving easier words? CRANE PLANE INANE ---
**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 13, 2022, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7308 "2022-11-13T13:09:44Z")
Wordle 512 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 NOISE HINGE INANE ---
**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 13, 2022, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7309 "2022-11-13T13:32:35Z")
Wordle 512 6/6\* ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD EXACT SLAKE AMAZE PHAGE INANE Damn, that was hard. ---
**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 13, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7310 "2022-11-13T15:46:59Z")
Wordle 512 2/6 πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ANISE INANE Lucky choice of an opening word for me. A word with three vowels is right in my wheelhouse though. 😁 ---
**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 13, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7311 "2022-11-13T16:21:15Z")
Wordle 512 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLAIT DIARY IMAGE INANE ---
**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 13, 2022, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7312 "2022-11-13T16:27:53Z")
Wordle 512 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE PLANE INANE ---
**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 13, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7313 "2022-11-13T17:40:32Z")
Continuing with my 3s. Coulda had it in 2. Wordle 512 3/6\* πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE IMAGE INANE I had INANE worked out first, then found IMAGE. In keeping with my obsession to try more letters before double consonants, it cost me an extra turn. Can’t complain, though. πŸ™‚ ---
**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 13, 2022, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7314 "2022-11-13T22:49:02Z")
Wordle 512 3/6 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SNAKE INANE [ ---
**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 13, 2022, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7315 "2022-11-13T23:01:55Z")
Wordle 512 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AROSE PLACE INANE Going through every consonant that could fit that fourth position in β€œ\_ \_ A \_ E” I got a bunch of words that have already won (ABATE; EVADE etc.) and some somewhat obscure words that I thought unlikely to win (e.g. THANE). INANE seemed less obscure. ---
**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 14, 2022, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7316 "2022-11-14T00:32:12Z")
Same solution as Chefguy and Author\_Balk: Wordle 512 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE, PLANE, INANE I thought of DIANE, but it looks like proper names aren’t valid answers, since WordleBot says that INANE was the only solution left after guessing CRANE and PLANE? ---
**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 14, 2022, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7317 "2022-11-14T04:53:37Z")
**Wordle 512 3/6** ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHOIR PAINT INANE > [@RTFirefly](#): > > Wordle 2^9 I see what you did there πŸ˜† ---
**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 14, 2022, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7318 "2022-11-14T05:27:37Z")
Wordle 513 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLAPS PALER MAPLE Didn’t even need to check M; I feel like maple was the only option left after 2. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2022, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7319 "2022-11-14T08:31:11Z")
Wordle 513 5/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LADEN FALSE CABLE MAPLE ---
**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 14, 2022, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7320 "2022-11-14T08:34:17Z")
Wordle 513 4/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS DUMPY MAPLE [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=365) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=367)