# "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:** 397
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7921 "2022-12-16T13:45:44Z")
> my approach of thinking like a 12 year old pays off! 😁 πŸ˜† πŸ˜… ---
**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 16, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7922 "2022-12-16T16:44:54Z")
Wordle 545 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 VOICE TRONE PROBE A bit of luck today! I actually wanted to do a test word at three, but I couldn’t come up with one containing all the letters I wanted to check. So I went with with PROBE, for exactly the same reasons as @RTFirefly. Great minds think alike! ---
**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 16, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7923 "2022-12-16T18:16:48Z")
A 3 and I’m happy. πŸ™‚ Wordle 545 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE PRONE PROBE Obviously I’d eliminated PRONE, but there were still PROSE and PROBE. (I knew PROVE had already been used.) I later learned from WordleBot there was also PROLE, but I’d never have tried that one first. Lucky try with PROBE. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2022, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7924 "2022-12-16T22:37:10Z")
Wordle 545 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Slant Prove Probe Didn’t expect to come so close on second guess. ---
**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 17, 2022, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7925 "2022-12-17T04:44:05Z")
Wordle 545 4/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE CRONE TROVE PROBE I let out a big sigh of relief when all the greens appeared on the 4th guess, because there were at least 4 other possible \_RO\_E words ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7926 "2022-12-17T05:39:21Z")
Wordle 546 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SNORE CHORD ---
**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 17, 2022, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7927 "2022-12-17T05:58:03Z")
**Wordle 545 4/6** ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TEACH MONEY PROSE PROBE Lucky 3rd word left me only one choice. πŸ™‚ Though I did deliberate for a while on what to go with for my 3rd word, but really glad I chose well. ---
**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 17, 2022, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7928 "2022-12-17T08:10:28Z")
Wordle 546 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH LIONS CHORD ---
**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:** [December 17, 2022, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7929 "2022-12-17T09:21:08Z")
Wordle 546 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Slant Probe Chord ---
**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 17, 2022, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7930 "2022-12-17T09:45:39Z")
Wordle 546 3/6 πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRAPS CHORE CHORD Nothing but 3s so far today. ---
**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 17, 2022, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7931 "2022-12-17T10:48:04Z")
Adding to the threes… Wordle 546 3/6 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE CHOIR CHORD ---
**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 17, 2022, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7932 "2022-12-17T10:56:30Z")
Wordle 546 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD SWORD CHORD Yet more threeness. Took ~15 seconds ! ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7933 "2022-12-17T11:09:55Z")
Wordle 546 5/6\* ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WHILE CHAMP CHUNKS CHOCS CHORD Sorry to spoil the 3 party. Not on form today. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7934 "2022-12-17T11:25:40Z")
Wordle 546 3/6 SLANT **CHOR** E **CHORD** I found it! 😁 [In Search of the Lost Chord - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Search_of_the_Lost_Chord) ---
**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 17, 2022, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7935 "2022-12-17T11:52:40Z")
Wordle 546 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SAUTE CHOIR CHORD ---
**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 17, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7936 "2022-12-17T16:25:02Z")
Wordle 546 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 AMUSE IRONY FLOOR CHORD No three for me either. In retrospect, I probably should have gotten it in three. I kept wanting to end with RT, but didn’t find anything. β€œCHORT? No, that’s not a word.” So close! The double O was going to be either brilliant or stupid, and it was the latter. Still, after a rough start, I wasn’t mad to save par today. ---
**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 17, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7937 "2022-12-17T16:33:03Z")
Wordle 546 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SHIRK CHURN Three turns to eliminate 4 vowels Only 1 word left that I can see. CHORD ---
**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 17, 2022, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7938 "2022-12-17T17:19:18Z")
Like buttah!! I’m in the Three Club! πŸ˜ƒ Wordle 546 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SCOUR CHORD Coffee’s still hot. πŸ™‚ ---
**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:** [December 17, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7939 "2022-12-17T17:20:48Z")
I’m never certain if having a first word with no correct letters is good or bad. This time it worked out fairly well. Wordle 546 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GAUNT CHORE CHORD ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/7940 "2022-12-17T17:29:57Z")
Wordle 545 4/6\* 12/16/2022 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 546 3/6\* 12/17/2022** > > ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > P_R_ **O** BE β†’ Likely the only vowel, right in the middle. Move the R, and try three more common consonants? > S **HOR** T β†’ No PH-, SH- or TH- words. Is it WHORL? Too rare, think some more. CHORE is out, but that does strike a > **CHORD** > > That was a fun 3, just the right amount of skull-sweat to suss out the third guess. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=396) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=398)