# "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:** 420
**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:** [January 10, 2023, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8381 "2023-01-10T01:13:55Z")
Wordle 569 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ROAST PLIED PIECE PIQUE PIXIE A third (at least) PIECE - PIQUE - PIXIE, here. This one was painful; I had some sort of mental block as far as supernatural creatures are concerned, I 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:** [January 10, 2023, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8382 "2023-01-10T04:41:27Z")
Wordle 569 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRATE SLIME INDIE PIXIE After the 2nd guess, something told me that it was time for a repeated letter. I didn’t expect an X, though, even when it looked like the only possible choice on the 4th guess. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8383 "2023-01-10T05:21:43Z")
Wordle 570 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LINER CRIMP GRIMY ---
**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:** [January 10, 2023, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8384 "2023-01-10T06:03:49Z")
Wordle 570 5/6 ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRISP TRIAL GRIND GRIEF GRIMY It’s a trap! I really should’ve checked M. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8385 "2023-01-10T07:22:00Z")
Wordle 570 4/6 SLANT CHO_R_E **G** _IM_P **Y** **GRIMY** ---
**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 10, 2023, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8386 "2023-01-10T08:51:48Z")
Wordle 570 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Slant Grief Grimy For a minute, I thought I was going to get it in two. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8387 "2023-01-10T09:56:28Z")
Wordle 570 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟧🟦⬛ ⬛🟧🟧🟧⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHIRT CRIMP GRIMY ---
**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:** [January 10, 2023, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8388 "2023-01-10T10:29:06Z")
Wordle 570 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD TRUMP GRIMY ---
**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:** [January 10, 2023, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8389 "2023-01-10T12:14:16Z")
Wordle 570 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOILS PRIVY GRIMY ---
**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 10, 2023, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8390 "2023-01-10T12:54:21Z")
Back to the standard 4. Wordle 570 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DEATH SONIC IMPLY GRIMY ---
**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:** [January 10, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8391 "2023-01-10T13:30:14Z")
Wordle 570 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Every step something gained but still a lousy 5 HEART BROIL DRINK CRIMP GRIMY ---
**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:** [January 10, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8392 "2023-01-10T13:37:52Z")
Wordle 570 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO STICK BRINE GRIMY ---
**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:** [January 10, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8393 "2023-01-10T15:19:25Z")
> [@SeaSun](#): > > I’m back after a much needed break…didn’t take long to miss playing 😉 Welcome back. 🙂 * * * Still batting at mediocre! Another 4. Wordle 570 4/6\* 🟨🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE DRINK CRISP GRIMY ---
**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:** [January 10, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8394 "2023-01-10T15:50:38Z")
Wordle 570 5/6 ⬛🟧⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟧⬛🟦⬛ ⬛🟧🟧⬛⬛ ⬛🟧🟧⬛🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 AROSE BRUIN TRICK PRIVY GRIMY Two fives in a row for me. Like **BobLibDem** , I got a little closer with each word, but still a toughie. ---
**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:** [January 10, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8395 "2023-01-10T17:11:27Z")
Wordle 570 4/6 ⬜🟧⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟦⬜ ⬜🟧🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL - My usual follow-up when CRANE doesn’t yield much, but it wasn’t much help DRIFT - This narrowed it to one possible answer GRIMY ---
**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 10, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8396 "2023-01-10T18:35:28Z")
Wordle 570 4/6 ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ 🟩⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ADIEU SNORT GLYPH GRIMY ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8397 "2023-01-10T18:46:55Z")
> **Wordle 570 4/6\* 1/10/2023** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > P_I_XIE → No E, one and only one I. Common consonants? > FL **I** _R_T → Got one. Thought BRAIN here for the -RI sequence, but after typing it in and getting slapped for moving the I, I tried something suboptimal… > B **RI** AR → Thought CRIME for a second, but the E was already tried. But I associated to GRIME, and then… > **GRIMY** > > If the Y didn’t hit, I’m not sure what I would have tried next with U and O still to go. ---
**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:** [January 10, 2023, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8398 "2023-01-10T20:52:33Z")
**Wordle 570 4/6** 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 REACT MINOR SMIRK GRIMY Darn it…I _almost_ went with Grimy for my 3rd word, but changed my mind at last second. I’ll gladly take the 4 though. > [@Aspenglow](#): > > Welcome back. 🙂 Thanks! Didn’t think I’d be able to stay away for too long, and I was right. 😆 ---
**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:** [January 10, 2023, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8399 "2023-01-10T23:48:22Z")
Wordle 570 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHIME PRIMP GRIMY They had already made GRIME a winning word, by the way. ---
**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:** [January 11, 2023, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8400 "2023-01-11T04:33:46Z")
Wordle 570 3/6\* 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE CRIMP GRIMY I got lucky guessing CRIMP; WordleBot said that after it there was only 1 possible solution left [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=419) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=421)