# "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:** 41
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/801 "2022-01-22T16:20:03Z")
I found today’s one tough as well, getting it in 6. (1/22/22). Wordle 217 6/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ADIEU-- my standard starting word let me know that I and E are in the puzzle. BOLTS – but O is not. I and E are the only vowels. NICER – tried putting the I in a different place, and found its correct placement. PIECE – I struggled before putting this one down. Of course, I knew there couldn’t be two E’s, but I did find proper placements for the C and the E. MINCE – After this one I realized that N is correct, so the only other word it could have been was… WINCE ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/802 "2022-01-22T16:36:20Z")
> **Wordle 217 3/6\* 1/22/2022** > > ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > PR_I_ **C** K > > This really got the wheels whirring in my head. Odds were against the I at either end, so put it in second. With an I, I couldn’t think of any words that end in CT, so CE or CY were it. Thought a long time before I came up with > > M **INCE** > > I winced when I realized I had had a shot in 2. > > **WINCE** > > In my defense, it looks like many of us had this exact sequence for the last two guesses. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/803 "2022-01-22T16:50:04Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Of course, I knew there couldn’t be two E’s, Yes, there can. I mean, there aren’t in this case. But the same letter sometimes occurs more than once in the correct word. 217, Jan 22: four again. Though I’d restarted the browser in order to update it, and Wordle now thinks I’m a new player. _E_ARLY B **I** OM **E** **WI** TH **E** WINCE Took me rather too long to think of the right word from where I was after the third guess. ---
**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:** [January 22, 2022, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/804 "2022-01-22T17:14:53Z")
Wordle 217 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/805 "2022-01-22T18:17:40Z")
Almost got it in two guesses. Wordle 217 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PRICK WINCH WINCE ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/806 "2022-01-22T20:09:43Z")
Struggled with tomorrow’s puzzle a bit. Sat staring at my remaining letters for ages before I got it. Wordle 218 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/807 "2022-01-22T20:15:25Z")
217 RATIO FINCH WINCE ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/808 "2022-01-22T20:16:51Z")
While I could never expect anyone to do so, it would be fun to see how everyone does each day starting with the same word. I bet someone will make a webpage for that at some point. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/809 "2022-01-22T20:42:10Z")
I always start with adieu on the first line and snort on the second. Today was the first day I had to use all 6 lines. ---
**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:** [January 22, 2022, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/810 "2022-01-22T23:31:11Z")
Adieu and snort β€” good starters. Irate and locus β€” my usual starters. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/811 "2022-01-22T23:40:53Z")
@GuanoLad and any other Kiwis or interested parties. Are you aware of Panga, a te reo Maori version of Wordle? > **[Panga - Kupu Puzzle](https://codeworks.gen.nz/panga/)** > > Solve the puzzle by guessing the kupu of the day. Everyone is trying to solve the same kupu so no spoilers please! ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/812 "2022-01-23T01:28:53Z")
Wordle CatalΓ‘n. Now we’re getting silly. #WordleCAT 22 5/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ADIEU BESAM REGAL PELAT CELAT ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/813 "2022-01-23T05:13:19Z")
Crapped out on the Spanish wordle. What a pattern! Wordle (ES) #17 X/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got all the other five letter ones just fine. Also got lucky on the French seven letter. SUTOM #16 3/6 πŸŸ₯πŸŸ₯πŸŸ₯🟑🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸ₯πŸŸ₯πŸŸ₯🟑🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸ₯πŸŸ₯πŸŸ₯πŸŸ₯πŸŸ₯πŸŸ₯πŸŸ₯ ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/814 "2022-01-23T05:43:28Z")
Well, that was lucky. Wordle 218 2/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/815 "2022-01-23T06:39:49Z")
> **Wordle 218 4/6\* Jan 23** > > β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› > πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› > πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 T **R** A_C_E **CR** OWN **CRI** S **P** **CRIMP** That strategy detailed in the [fivethirtyeight.com](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/can-you-design-the-perfect-wedding/) article is not possible to use in hard mode. So I guess that disproves my earlier assertion that using hard mode will tend to result in better scores, at least when you have a β€œ[God’s algorithm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God%27s_algorithm)” set up. My stats graph is currently perfectly symmetric, 0, 2, 13, 13, 2, 0. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/816 "2022-01-23T09:15:48Z")
Trade Briny Frisk Primo Crimp My worst score to date. ---
**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:** [January 23, 2022, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/817 "2022-01-23T09:25:53Z")
My first 3 in a while. Wordle 218 3/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![Boycott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boycott/32/6741_2.png) [@Boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boycott)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/818 "2022-01-23T10:59:04Z")
Wordle 218 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![Roger\_That](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roger_that/32/8505_2.png) [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/819 "2022-01-23T11:11:14Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > My worst score to date. Funny, this was my best score ever:Wordle 218 2/6\* 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 My secret? Luck. luck , and more luck. Very simple. ---
**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:** [January 23, 2022, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/820 "2022-01-23T11:12:09Z")
Wordle 218 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=40) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=42)