# "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:** 388
**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:** [December 6, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7741 "2022-12-06T15:49:05Z")
Wordle 535 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 LOUPE STEAM MAKER AMBER I quite enjoyed today’s. Nicely challenging, with each word building on the last. Just what I want from Wordle. ---
**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:** [December 6, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7742 "2022-12-06T17:03:49Z")
Bah! Not my favorite. Wordle 535 5/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SPEAR LAYER AUGER AMBER I had AMBER before AUGER but I just _had_ to outsmart myself. @Author_Balk, that’s an impressive array of stats. Well done you! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2022, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7743 "2022-12-06T22:24:20Z")
> **Wordle 535 5/6\* 12/6/2022** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ > ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ > 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩⬜🟨🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > WOK **E** N β†’ Slow start. I’ll load up the next guess with consonants… > ST_R_ **E** P β†’ -ER ending, perhaps? Look for another vowel, too… > **A** LD **ER** β†’ Is this a trap? Not seeing many words here. Want to try another vowel just in case > **A** I_M_ **ER** β†’ Ah, see it now > **AMBER** > > I’m not sure I’ve have seen AUGER before it was too late. ---
**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:** [December 7, 2022, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7744 "2022-12-07T00:44:00Z")
Wordle 535 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CAPER AMBER After guess 2 it was clear that the winning word had to start with A (and, of course, ended with ER). I saw ADDER and AMBER, missing AUGER (a lucky lapse). AMBER seemed more Wordlish, somehow. ---
**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:** [December 7, 2022, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7745 "2022-12-07T01:31:29Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > a lucky lapse I got one of those yesterday, big time. I even commented in my little writeup how woken seemed like a lame answer for Wordle. If I had seen woven, I 100% would have guessed it first, but it never even occurred to me. I’ll take it. ---
**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:** [December 7, 2022, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7746 "2022-12-07T03:26:47Z")
Wordle 535 4/6\* ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST CRANE PAGER AMBER Somehow I didn’t think there would be another O in today’s word. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7747 "2022-12-07T05:06:50Z")
Wordle 536 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHOUT JOUST Finally a three! I just want to get my average back down under four. ---
**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:** [December 7, 2022, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7748 "2022-12-07T05:19:59Z")
Wordle 536 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CREST BOAST HOIST JOUST Well I broke my streak of 5s at least. ---
**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:** [December 7, 2022, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7749 "2022-12-07T05:35:03Z")
**Wordle 535 4/6** ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLIME MEATY CREAM AMBER ---
**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:** [December 7, 2022, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7750 "2022-12-07T08:13:56Z")
Wordle 536 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS DUMPY JOUST ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7751 "2022-12-07T08:17:20Z")
Wordle 536 6/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AMITY VOTER TOUGH DOUBT FOUNT JOUST ---
**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:** [December 7, 2022, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7752 "2022-12-07T11:03:29Z")
Wordle 536 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOILS SOOTY JOUST ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7753 "2022-12-07T11:28:21Z")
Wordle 536 4/6 _S_LAN **T** CRE **ST** GH_O_ **ST** =\> could be FOIST, JOIST, or… **JOUST** Happy to get a 4. ---
**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:** [December 7, 2022, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7754 "2022-12-07T12:27:32Z")
Wordle 536 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE GHOST JOUST ---
**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:** [December 7, 2022, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7755 "2022-12-07T13:07:26Z")
Wordle 536 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART FLINT BOOST JOUST ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7756 "2022-12-07T13:17:06Z")
Wordle 536 3/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPEAR TOILS JOUST I like the symmetry of SPEAR with JOUST. And I suppose there are some TOILS in the process. ---
**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:** [December 7, 2022, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7757 "2022-12-07T15:50:29Z")
Wordle 536 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD QUILT MOUNT JOUST ---
**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:** [December 7, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7758 "2022-12-07T16:34:24Z")
Wordle 536 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ACUTE SHUNT TRUST JOUST My gut wanted to try an O at two, but my brain said the middle U was probably the only vowel. Shoulda listened to my gut before doubling up on the T. Oh well, a par’s a par. ---
**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:** [December 7, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7759 "2022-12-07T16:50:19Z")
Wordle 536 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE STORM - This was a lucky guess after a first-word fail HOIST JOUST ---
**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:** [December 7, 2022, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7760 "2022-12-07T17:19:28Z")
Today is the Day of 4s, looks like. Wordle 536 4/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE THUMB STUCK JOUST Today’s result reinforces my notion that trying all vowels in the first 2 tries is a better strategy than maximizing consonant tries. I’ll stick to that going forward. (WordleBot said, β€œWell, duh!”) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=387) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=389)