# "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:** 425
**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 15, 2023, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8481 "2023-01-15T08:11:51Z")
Wordle 575 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ADIEU SNORT SPIRE ---
**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 15, 2023, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8482 "2023-01-15T08:45:31Z")
Wordle 575 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Slant Score Spire I guessed right! ---
**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 15, 2023, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8483 "2023-01-15T09:29:16Z")
Wordle 575 2/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD SPIRE I can’t honestly say luck was not involved. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2023, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8484 "2023-01-15T09:41:12Z")
Wow, did everybody stay up late, or get up early? Wordle 575 3/6 **S** LANT CHO **RE** **SPIRE** A quick and easy 3, even with checking to make sure I wasn’t overlooking another possibility. ---
**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 15, 2023, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8485 "2023-01-15T11:40:15Z")
Wordle 575 2/6 🟨⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Lucky starter today. RAISE SPIRE ---
**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 15, 2023, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8486 "2023-01-15T15:49:21Z")
Wordle 575 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SNORE SPIRE ---
**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 15, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8487 "2023-01-15T16:15:05Z")
A nice day for 2s. I haven’t had one in awhile! Wordle 575 2/6\* πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SPIRE My opening word was helpful today and made picking SPIRE an easy choice for second word. I almost went with SHIRE, but then I thought, β€œWait. It’s Sunday.” Aha! ---
**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 15, 2023, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8488 "2023-01-15T17:48:36Z")
Wordle 575 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 AISLE NOISE SPITE SPICE SPIRE Ugh. At least it wasn’t SPIKE. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2023, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8489 "2023-01-15T20:50:42Z")
> **Wordle 575 4/6\* 1/15/2023** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ > ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > KOALA β†’ Not far from what I expected, though I was hoping for β€œone and only one A”. Moving on… > H_E_ **I** _S_T β†’ Good result on the second guess. I know Wordle disfavors the terminal S, but I can’t resist… > C_R_ **I** _ES_ β†’ Good pickup on the R. ESI[R-|-R] goes nowhere. -IRE is a good ending, but USIRE doesn’t work, so S-IRE… but no H, so… > **SPIRE** > > Wasn’t expecting better than par today after yesterday’s solution; was not disappointed. ---
**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 15, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8490 "2023-01-15T22:14:18Z")
**Wordle 575 3/6** ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRACE ROUSE SPIRE @gkster Thanks for the link. πŸ™‚ ---
**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 16, 2023, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8491 "2023-01-16T00:37:53Z")
Wordle 575 2/6\* 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Lucky to get this in 2! WordleBot said there were 57 possibles after my 1st guess. STEAL SPIRE And my 1st 2 in a while ---
**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 16, 2023, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8492 "2023-01-16T00:49:36Z")
Wordle 575 2/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AROSE SPIRE Another lucky first guess–it’s from my usual rotation. Other options had already been solutions (such as SHIRE). Trying S in first position was just a means of getting more information, but luck was with me. ---
**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 16, 2023, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8493 "2023-01-16T05:09:05Z")
**Monday, January 16th** Wordle 576 3/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRITS GRACE FROCK Weird wordle answer. Despite having to resort to a gross G, this went really quick. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8494 "2023-01-16T05:54:21Z")
Wordle 576 6/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO GROWN PROUD BROKE CROOK FROCK Went with my instincts instead of immediately going for the common letters but I don’t think it would have made much difference. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8495 "2023-01-16T07:18:43Z")
Wordle 576 3/6 SLANT _C_H **O** _R_E **FROCK** ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8496 "2023-01-16T07:47:07Z")
I got it in 3! ---
**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 16, 2023, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8497 "2023-01-16T08:05:34Z")
Nice! This one took me 5. Wordle 576 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ADIEU SNORT GLYPH COMFY FROCK ---
**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 16, 2023, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8498 "2023-01-16T11:03:40Z")
Wordle 576 5/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 Alone Short Proud Brook Frock ---
**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 16, 2023, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8499 "2023-01-16T11:38:48Z")
Wordle 576 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD ROIST GROOM FROWN FROCK ---
**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 16, 2023, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8500 "2023-01-16T12:07:54Z")
Wordle 576 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO STORE CROWN FROCK [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=424) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=426)