# "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:** 37
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/721 "2022-01-20T05:31:08Z")
> **Wordle 215 3/6\* Jan 20th** > > β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› > πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > S_TOR_E > **R** A_T_I_O_ > **ROBOT** ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/722 "2022-01-20T06:13:43Z")
Also got it in 3. ---
**Author:** ![Remember\_me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/82dd89/32.png) [@Remember\_me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Remember_me)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/723 "2022-01-20T08:03:35Z")
Indeed, the German version can leave quite a few options after a good start. Btw., there is also an [Austrian version](https://wordle.at). Same language, same problem. It was the first ever wordle that I didn’t get. I got the last four letters correctly with the second guess and I was left with five possible words for the remaining four guesses - and chose all four wrong words, grrr. I should have switched to β€œeasy” mode to eliminate some options. Wordle AT: β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© The other wordles went better: EN 4 DE 4 FR 5 Don’t know any Spanish, so I don’t try that one. ---
**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:** [January 20, 2022, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/724 "2022-01-20T08:45:30Z")
So many alternative games! Me, I just play the one game. Wordle 215 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![Boycott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boycott/32/6741_2.png) [@Boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boycott)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/725 "2022-01-20T08:48:58Z")
Wordle 215 6/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I didn’t know letters could be repeated which caught me out until a desperate guess on the penultimate row ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/726 "2022-01-20T09:04:44Z")
Wordle 215 2/6\* 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got lucky with my standard starting word. First time in 2! ROAST ROBOT ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/727 "2022-01-20T10:24:01Z")
Wordle 215 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AIERY FLOUR THROB ROBOT ---
**Author:** ![SoToasty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sotoasty/32/2803_2.png) [@SoToasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoToasty)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/728 "2022-01-20T10:37:24Z")
Wordle 215 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STUDY GRIFT REPOT ROBOT was fairly quick today. #2 was in honor of the former guy. Then it was easy ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/729 "2022-01-20T11:31:13Z")
4 is my most common number of tries, it seems. I’m ok with that. Wordle 215 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FLOAT TOAST COUNT ROBOT ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/730 "2022-01-20T12:19:33Z")
I’m somewhat surprised that you didn’t get it in one. ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/731 "2022-01-20T13:21:10Z")
Several recent newcomers to this thread really should go back and read the entire thread. ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/732 "2022-01-20T13:55:14Z")
Wordle 215 3/6\* πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BRATS ORBIT ROBOT ---
**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:** [January 20, 2022, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/733 "2022-01-20T14:27:22Z")
> [@Ponderoid](#): > > Several recent newcomers to this thread really should go back and read the entire thread. Why? What’s up? Is it because they need spoilers? Or something else? ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/734 "2022-01-20T15:29:21Z")
#215, Jan 20: got it in 3, somehow, despite screwing up on the second guess and putting a letter in what I already knew was the wrong place. _OR_A_T_E F_RO_S **T** ROBOT ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/735 "2022-01-20T15:31:59Z")
> **Wordle 215 3/6\* Jan 20th** > > ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > P **O** IN **T** β†’ good start. I had a good second word a couple puzzles back for this… > **RO** AS **T** > > I had to thnk some here. Nothing I could think of with RO[U|A]xT (except ROUST, already eliminated). Nor were there any words ROx[U|A]T. There really needs to be another vowel, so it must be a second O (but not ROOST): > > **ROBOT** ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/736 "2022-01-20T15:52:54Z")
Every day I do these puzzles, and every day when I have solved it, I feel I should have done better. Today I forgot to set it to hard mode before beginning, so I used one guess that hard mode wouldn’t have allowed. Hate it when that happens! ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/737 "2022-01-20T15:59:43Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Today I forgot to set it to hard mode before beginning Huh? It remembers your setting. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/738 "2022-01-20T16:05:02Z")
> [@Ponderoid](#): > > Several recent newcomers to this thread really should go back and read the entire thread. > [@Bullitt](#): > > Why? What’s up? Is it because they need spoilers? Or something else? It would be too easy to _tell_ us what the problem is, people must read through 700 posts (most of which are unremarkable reports of people’s result for the day) to _guess_ what the problem is. If @Ponderoid could tell us how many letters are correct in your guess of what he means, I’ll make a second guess including those letters. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/739 "2022-01-20T16:09:39Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > Huh? It remembers your setting. My settings and stats get reset all the time. There must be something going on with my cookies. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/740 "2022-01-20T16:14:10Z")
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