# "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:** 430
**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 19, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8581 "2023-01-19T16:32:08Z")
What a dumb word. Wordle 579 5/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛ ⬛⬛🟨🟨🟨 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CLOUD SHUCK YUCKY MUCKY ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8582 "2023-01-19T16:32:11Z")
Wordle 579 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AROSE QUINT BULKY MUCKY ---
**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 19, 2023, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8583 "2023-01-19T17:40:12Z")
Wordle 579 X/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟦⬛⬛ ⬛🟧⬛⬛🟧 ⬛🟧⬛⬛🟧 🟧🟧⬛⬛🟧 🟧🟧⬛⬛🟧 ALIEN ROUGH FUZZY PUPPY MUSTY MUDDY My streak ends at 358. 🙁 🙁 🙁 🙁 🙁 I should have waited until later. I had a few minutes before leaving for an appointment and thought I’d go ahead and bang out the Wordle. I was distracted and my wife was talking at me, and I played it very poorly. But it’s a shit word. 🤬 ---
**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 19, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8584 "2023-01-19T20:56:34Z")
**Wordle 579 6/6** UGH ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STAIN LOURY BUMPY MUGGY MUDDY MUCKY I was starting to feel like I was getting back into the swing of things, but nope. At least I didn’t fail, but this one irked me for too many reasons to go into. 🙄 I will say though…5 K’s so far this month? I avoided it as it’s not super common and we just had two of them very recently. I could have done a sleuth word to guarantee a 5, but I really was thinking it had to be Muddy or Muggy. ---
**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 20, 2023, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8585 "2023-01-20T00:57:35Z")
Wordle 579 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN OPIUM MULCH MUCKY Like others, I’m not a fan of this solution. ---
**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 20, 2023, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8586 "2023-01-20T02:24:27Z")
I’ll put it this way: I only use what I consider valid Wordle answers as guesses. I just find it appealing when all the words are simple and mundane. I would not have considered using either of the last two solutions as a guess. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8587 "2023-01-20T02:49:20Z")
> **Wordle 579 3/6\* 1/19/2023** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _C_HARD → Little enough to start with. That C, though - let’s try it before a terminal K… > STI_CK_ → Try again with the CK together in 3&4. Can’t be COCKY, (hehe), haven’t tried N or M yet, perhaps… > **MUCKY** > > Lucky. If I’d have thought of LUCKY, I probably would have tried it, which would have been unlucky. ---
**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 20, 2023, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8588 "2023-01-20T03:17:47Z")
Wordle 579 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AROSE GUILT JUMPY MUCKY Relieved to get it in 4. And thanks @RTFirefly for the link to past answers! ---
**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 20, 2023, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8589 "2023-01-20T05:17:55Z")
**Friday, January 20th** Wordle 580 2/6 ⬛🟩🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLASP ALTER Yay a 2! ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8590 "2023-01-20T06:13:12Z")
Wordle 580 3/6 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO ARTSY ALTER ---
**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 20, 2023, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8591 "2023-01-20T08:47:22Z")
Wordle 580 4/6 ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Slant Ultra Altar Alter ---
**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 20, 2023, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8592 "2023-01-20T09:51:16Z")
Wordle 580 3/6\* 🟧🟧⬛⬛🟦 🟧🟧🟦🟦🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE ALERT ALTER …coulda woulda shoulda had it in two. ---
**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 20, 2023, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8593 "2023-01-20T10:57:09Z")
Wordle 580 5/6\* ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD RAVES ANGER AFTER ALTER ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8594 "2023-01-20T11:15:04Z")
Wordle 580 2/6 S **L** _A_N_T_ **ALTER** First 2 in just over a month, so that felt good. The only other two possible solutions I could see were ALTAR and ULTRA, and they’d both been used. That list of past solutions is a big help! ---
**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 20, 2023, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8595 "2023-01-20T11:58:54Z")
Wordle 580 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE PAGER ALTER ---
**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 20, 2023, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8596 "2023-01-20T12:49:48Z")
Wordle 580 5/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Sometimes 4 yellows is a bad start HEART TREAT TAKER ASTER ALTER ---
**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 20, 2023, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8597 "2023-01-20T13:11:39Z")
Wordle 580 4/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE GREAT AFTER ALTER ---
**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 20, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8598 "2023-01-20T16:55:23Z")
Wordle 580 4/6 ⬛🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟦⬛🟧🟧 🟧⬛🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 IRATE TAPER AFTER ALTER A new streak begins with a mundane par. ---
**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 20, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8599 "2023-01-20T16:58:49Z")
Wordle 580 3/6 ⬜🟦🟦⬜🟦 ⬜🟧🟦🟦🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE BLEAR ALTER > [@RTFirefly](#): > > That list of past solutions is a big help! I might use that if I couldn’t come up with any alternative, but otherwise it seems similar to a cheat code, for lack of a more friendly word. ---
**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 20, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8600 "2023-01-20T18:40:10Z")
I don’t use the list either. Seems like it might actually hinder you in some cases if one is reluctant to use what now amounts to 580 words. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=429) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=431)