# "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:** 380
**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 28, 2022, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7581 "2022-11-28T07:08:35Z")
**Wordle 526 4/6** ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ROAST DAILY FANCY HAPPY Had to work for this one…so many words! I ruled out a good number of them with FANCY, but still had a lot of choices, though some I wasn’t sure if they’d be used. I decided to narrow it down to the ones I was feeling the most: Happy, Jazzy, or Baggy (in order of priority). I did consider doing a sleuth word, but I just hoped it really would be one of those three, so I went with my first choice. And my β€œgut feeling” paid off this time. > [@Author\_Balk](#): > > I’m not sure how ITCHY would apply. Itchy to get to the next holiday celebrations? πŸ˜„ Could just be to throw us off before the next two seemingly related theme words. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2022, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7582 "2022-11-28T07:13:33Z")
Wordle 527 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO UNLIT TIMID TEPID ---
**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 28, 2022, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7583 "2022-11-28T07:56:00Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > \*See what I did there. I sure did, but thankfully not before I played today’s game (you forgot to put spoiler blur on the answer). ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2022, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7584 "2022-11-28T09:59:48Z")
Wordle 527 4/6 CHOR_E_ =\> Started with this today in case NYT observed CYBER Monday SLAN_T_ G_I_M_P_Y **TEPID** =\> what my coffee isn’t ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2022, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7585 "2022-11-28T11:46:43Z")
[Moderating] > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > \*See what I did there. Yes, I see what you did there. Which is why I’ve spoilered your post. Don’t spoil the current word for other players. ---
**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 28, 2022, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7586 "2022-11-28T12:03:16Z")
Wordle 527 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE SLEET DUMPY - From an earlier conversation. DUMPY gave two additional letters. Narrows it down to 1 word. TEPID ---
**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 28, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7587 "2022-11-28T12:23:49Z")
Wordle 527 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 String of deuces stopped at two, but a fine trey today. HEART PESTO TEPID ---
**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 28, 2022, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7588 "2022-11-28T12:35:00Z")
Wordle 527 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LATER CHEST EMPTY TEPID ---
**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 28, 2022, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7589 "2022-11-28T12:56:27Z")
Wordle 527 3/6\* ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD FETID TEPID ---
**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 28, 2022, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7590 "2022-11-28T13:09:52Z")
Wordle 527 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 NOISE CIDER TEPID ---
**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 28, 2022, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7591 "2022-11-28T13:27:21Z")
Wordle 527 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE THEIR TEPID ---
**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 28, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7592 "2022-11-28T14:57:48Z")
Wordle 527 4/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS DUMPY WHACK TEPID ---
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2022, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7593 "2022-11-28T15:20:08Z")
Wordle 527 4/6 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜train 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜toxic This should be the answer-it is so good a word 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩timid 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩tepid ---
**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 28, 2022, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7594 "2022-11-28T15:55:59Z")
Wordle 527 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 NOISE LITER ETHIC BEFIT TEPID This gave me more trouble than it should have. Hit on both vowels right away but couldn’t get them where they were supposed to go. A little bad luck today, too, as I had only four possible words after two, and three after three\*. Just kept picking the wrong ones. Some days are like that. \*Scordle listed more, but I’m not counting obscure words like TEWIT and EEJIT, whatever those are. ---
**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 28, 2022, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7595 "2022-11-28T16:00:14Z")
A 3. πŸ™‚ Wordle 527 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE FEINT TEPID WordleBot sez there was only 1 choice after my second guess. Didn’t take too long to find it. Coffee’s still hot! ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7596 "2022-11-28T16:33:24Z")
Sorry. I wasn’t paying attention. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2022, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7597 "2022-11-28T18:59:19Z")
> **Wordle 527 3/6\* 11/28/2022** > > ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > HA **P** PY β†’ One P placed, no others need… uh… APPLY. Joke over. One word suddenly came to mind when I thought about those with a P in the middle… > _D_O **P** _E_R β†’ And my first instinct actually works this time! D at the end but no PED, and E as the second letter must mean… > **TEPID** > > I could have gone with DEPOT second, which would have gotten another green. ---
**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 28, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7598 "2022-11-28T22:14:29Z")
Wordle 527 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Slant Trite Timed Tepid ---
**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 28, 2022, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7599 "2022-11-28T23:24:26Z")
Catching up: Wordle 526 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AROSE BATCH HANDY HAPPY I resisted HAPPY, but other than HAPLY there really wasn’t another good choice. (So far as I could see. And I ran through all of HAI\_Y, HAU\_Y, FAF\_Y, HAG\_Y, etc. etc.) Wordle 527 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ROAST NEIGH TEPID Nice and fast; once I started looking at TE\_I\_ as a likely pattern, TEPID became obvious. > > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Then I use pen and paper to try out options. I do the same. > > [@RTFirefly](#): > > I find it helpful because if I know the relative frequencies of each letter, I can tailor my starting sequence of words to pick up the most common letters. This is certainly a reasonable thing to want to know. And in certain circumstances, I enjoy using spreadsheets. But for some reason I prefer to go more seat-of-the-pants with this activity. ---
**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 29, 2022, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7600 "2022-11-29T05:29:33Z")
**Tuesday, November 29th** Wordle 528 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRAPS MOTEL WEIGH UNDUE Got to come up with a new second word when craps came up blank, so that was fun. Thought I had it with weigh; took a hot minute to see undue. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=379) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=381)