# "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:** 377
**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 24, 2022, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7521 "2022-11-24T22:21:31Z")
Wordle 523 3/6 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN LEAST FEAST I’m another who couldn’t quite believe they’d be so overt with the holiday-theming. I could easily have had a 2! But at least (!) this was a fast 3. ---
**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 25, 2022, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7522 "2022-11-25T01:01:27Z")
Wordle 523 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PIANO SLATE YEAST FEAST I saw YEAST before FEAST, which I should have guessed given the recent themed trend ---
**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 25, 2022, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7523 "2022-11-25T03:42:55Z")
This went very well today. Wordle 523 2/6\* 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FLOAT FEAST ---
**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 25, 2022, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7524 "2022-11-25T05:28:14Z")
**Friday, November 25th** Wordle 524 4/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLOMP TRACE SCUFF ITCHY Screwed up by not using the T for my attempted solution at 3. I don’t know how many words were possible, but it felt like none until I finally saw itchy. ---
**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 25, 2022, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7525 "2022-11-25T07:29:22Z")
**Wordle 523 2/6** ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE FEAST I’ve been checking for the C _all_ month (it’s often in my first two words)…last time it showed up was 10/27, which is a little unusual. Anyhow, when the A hit in 3rd spot, and E in yellow, I figured it had to be: Beast, Feast, Least, or Yeast. And I just knew it _had_ to be the β€œtheme” word, and yep. πŸ™‚ **Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving!** πŸ¦ƒ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2022, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7526 "2022-11-25T07:43:29Z")
Wordle 524 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TILED STING ITCHY I was expecting a Black Friday reference. Not sure how this one relates. ---
**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 25, 2022, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7527 "2022-11-25T09:55:13Z")
Wordle 524 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS SIMPLY ITCHY ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2022, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7528 "2022-11-25T10:33:47Z")
Wordle 524 4/6 SLAN_T_ _CH_ORE W_I_PED **ITCHY** Before I even started, I checked the list of past solutions to make sure BLACK (as in Friday, of course) was already taken (it was). After my first two words, I was assuming a TCH ending, so I was coming up with BITCH, DITCH, PITCH, WITCH, BUTCH, and previous solution DUTCH. I figured BUTCH was unlikely and BITCH was right out, so I went with WIPED as my third word to see which one of the others it was. It wasn’t any of them, as it turned out, but I saw the solution pretty quickly then. ---
**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 25, 2022, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7529 "2022-11-25T11:11:17Z")
Wordle 524 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE LOTIC STICK ITCHY ---
**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 25, 2022, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7530 "2022-11-25T12:44:58Z")
Wordle 524 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SAUCE IRONY ITCHY ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2022, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7531 "2022-11-25T13:31:03Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Is it just me, or has the game become a bit _too_ easy in the week and a half since the NYT took over curating the solutions? Mrs. solost and I play Wordle together. She had a theory that since the change in word curation, they’ve been doing words themed to the day or a current event, which she thought was stupid if true. Her evidence? The word UNITE a couple days after the election. MEDAL on Veteran’s Day. I thought, eh, could be a coincidence. Then yesterday, Thanksgiving Day, the word was FEAST πŸ™„ I knew it as soon as I got the F and the A. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2022, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7532 "2022-11-25T13:44:07Z")
Also, BEGIN for the first day NYT took over the curation. Obviously they can’t do this every day, but with the three you mention, and BEGIN and Wednesday’s DRIVE, that’s five seemingly themed solutions in the 19 days since they took over curating the list. They really need to ease way off on this, even if it does provide an unusual number of opportunities to get a 1. ETA: Thinking ahead, LIGHT has already been used, which is the only 5-letter word that I can think of that’s Hanukah-related. For Christmas, GOOSE has been used, but SANTA himself is still available, as are two of his reindeer: VIXEN and CUPID. (COMET’s been used.) They’re more likely to save CUPID for Valentine’s Day, so… ---
**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 25, 2022, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7533 "2022-11-25T14:10:15Z")
Wordle 524 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD QUILT STOIC ITCHY ---
**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 25, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7534 "2022-11-25T14:40:24Z")
BAH. I’ll take it because it’s not a loss. Wordle 524 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 JOUST TRIAL FETID PITCH (stupid me, I _know_ the T doesn’t go there!) ITCHY ---
**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 25, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7535 "2022-11-25T15:59:59Z")
Wordle 524 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART THINK PITHY ITCHY ---
**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 25, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7536 "2022-11-25T16:09:37Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > SANTA himself is still available, as are two of his reindeer: VIXEN and CUPID. (COMET’s been used.) They’re more likely to save CUPID Comet and vixen are not necessarily proper names, but the other two are. Is that allowed? Anyway, on to today’s: Wordle 524 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE SCOLD HITCH ITCHY ---
**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 25, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7537 "2022-11-25T18:26:30Z")
Wordle 524 4/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CAMEO TUNIC PITCH ITCHY Kind of a fun par. I had four letters, in order, and just needed to shift them all one space to the left and add a Y. Now I have β€œπŸŽ΅The Itchy and Scratchy Shoooow! πŸŽ΅β€ stuck in my head. I really hope the NYT is not considering opening the game up to proper nouns. I doubt they are though. ---
**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 25, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7538 "2022-11-25T20:24:25Z")
Another 3. I had to wrench on this one, though. The coffee is cold! Wordle 524 3/6\* πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE INPUT ITCHY Even WordleBot was impressed, because my second try eliminated all other words but the solution. πŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2022, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7539 "2022-11-25T21:23:07Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > I really hope the NYT is not considering opening the game up to proper nouns. I doubt they are though. I noticed this morning that DUTCH was a past solution (#119). (Blurred for its relevance to today.) It’s not a noun, but it’s capitalized as if it were a proper noun. (Proper adjective - is that a thing?) ---
**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 25, 2022, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7540 "2022-11-25T22:45:00Z")
For Christmas they could use either snowy or white, but I didn’t check if either had been used. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=376) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=378)