# "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:** 405
**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 24, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8081 "2022-12-24T15:53:50Z")
Wordle 553 3/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OLIVE NOISE POISE _Almost_ a two. POISE was my first instinct, but I talked myself into the more common consonant. (An unnecessary distinction, in retrospect, since those were the only two possible words.) ---
**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 24, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8082 "2022-12-24T16:32:14Z")
Super quick three today. Like everyone else! Wordle 553 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SPICE POISE ---
**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 24, 2022, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8083 "2022-12-24T17:10:52Z")
Wordle 553 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RADIO JOIST NOISE POISE ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8084 "2022-12-24T18:39:51Z")
> **Wordle 553 4/6\* Christmas Eve 2022** > > ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ > ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > A **O** RTA β†’ Can I find a word with the other WoF common letters? > L **O** _SE_N β†’ Somehow I could, though I didn’t know that was a word. That SE looks good as an ending… > C **O** P **SE** β†’ And it is! PO?SE, not POSSE, so… > **POISE** > > At least this means some solid vowels to start for tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2022, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8085 "2022-12-25T05:06:44Z")
Wordle 554 2/6 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO EXTRA A lucky two! ---
**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 25, 2022, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8086 "2022-12-25T08:01:40Z")
Wordle 554 2/6 πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH EXTRA ---
**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 25, 2022, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8087 "2022-12-25T08:39:40Z")
Wordle 554 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Slant Earth Extra This took a lot of thought! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2022, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8088 "2022-12-25T09:35:15Z")
Merry Christmas, y’all! Wordle 554 3/6 SL_A_N_T_ =\> ok, it’s not SANTA! CHO **R** _E_ =\> TERRA, TETRA, or… **EXTRA** ---
**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 25, 2022, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8089 "2022-12-25T11:12:25Z")
Wordle 554 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ALONE HEART EXTRA ---
**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 25, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8090 "2022-12-25T11:50:24Z")
Wordle 554 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟨⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 My string of 3’s ends. CRANE PAGER ALERT EXTRA I saw on an interview that the person picking the words may put in a more subtle theme word (rather than FEAST on Thanksgiving. Maybe EXTRA because it’s close to XMAS? Or maybe not. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2022, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8091 "2022-12-25T12:39:23Z")
I really thought they might be doing that with MOUSE (β€œnot a creature was stirring…”) yesterday so it was my third guess on Christmas Eve, since it was one of the few remaining possibilities that I could see after my first two words. But that wasn’t the solution, so so much for that idea. If today’s solution is themed in some way, it’s too subtle for me. I’m good with that. ---
**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 25, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8092 "2022-12-25T12:48:44Z")
Wordle 554 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CREST LATER EXTRA Took me several minutes to finally see extra. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8093 "2022-12-25T14:21:27Z")
Wordle 554 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FLUID ANGER STARE EXTRA Took me way too long to get it after my 3rd ---
**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 25, 2022, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8094 "2022-12-25T14:30:10Z")
Wordle 554 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHAME TREAD LATER EXTRA ---
**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 25, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8095 "2022-12-25T14:31:53Z")
Wordle 554 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟩🟨 🟨⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 four letters in the first guess and it still takes four tries. HEART ALERT TEARY EXTRA ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8096 "2022-12-25T14:34:16Z")
Try to fix that (non) spoiler, @BobLibDem ! ---
**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 25, 2022, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8097 "2022-12-25T14:38:13Z")
Got it in the nick of time thanks ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2022, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8098 "2022-12-25T14:38:56Z")
Good job!! ---
**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 25, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8099 "2022-12-25T15:48:20Z")
Wordle 554 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OPIUM CRANE LATER EXTRA Clean miss on the opener at least helped me get the right vowels. But I still had to shuffle β€˜em around a bit. A fun par today; not too hard, not too easy. ---
**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 25, 2022, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8100 "2022-12-25T16:48:40Z")
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