# "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:** 439
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8761 "2023-01-29T05:20:34Z")
Wordle 589 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SNIDE FISHY ---
**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 29, 2023, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8762 "2023-01-29T05:23:24Z")
Wordle 589 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLAMP STORE USING FISHY I saw using first, then whisk. Went with the first thing I saw and of course it was neither. Despite getting to check all 10 letters, once again starting with clamp yields unimpressive results. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8763 "2023-01-29T08:16:43Z")
Wordle 589 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DRAPE MOIST FISHY ---
**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 29, 2023, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8764 "2023-01-29T12:03:19Z")
Wordle 589 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE STOIC WISPY FISHY ---
**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 29, 2023, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8765 "2023-01-29T12:12:30Z")
Wordle 589 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ADIEU SNORT GLYPH FISHY ---
**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 29, 2023, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8766 "2023-01-29T12:16:47Z")
Wordle 589 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHIRT DISHY FISHY ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8767 "2023-01-29T12:28:42Z")
Wordle 589 4/6 _S_LANT C_H_ORE G **I** MP **Y** **FISHY** Lots of words ending in Y lately, and a run of F’s these past few days. ---
**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 29, 2023, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8768 "2023-01-29T13:32:19Z")
Wordle 589 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD QUILT PINCH FISHY ---
**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 29, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8769 "2023-01-29T14:43:14Z")
Wordle 589 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DRAPE GUILT SONIC HISSY FISHY ---
**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 29, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8770 "2023-01-29T14:45:52Z")
Wordle 589 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART PUNCH SHILL DISHY FISHY ---
**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 29, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8771 "2023-01-29T15:33:03Z")
Wordle 589 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟦⬜⬜🟦⬜ ⬜⬜🟦🟦⬜ 🟧⬜🟧⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL TWIST FUSSY - stupid, stupid, stupid FISHY ---
**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 29, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8772 "2023-01-29T15:51:00Z")
Wordle 589 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ADIEU TONIC MILKY FRESH FISHY I’m too in my head these days. After MILKY, I listed all of the \_I\_\_Y words I could come up with. I decided FISHY was the best option to eliminate the most words. But then, even though my list contained no R’s at all, I figured I’d better check for an R in case I missed something. Turns out I didn’t miss anything, there were no possible R words, and I talked myself into a higher score _again_. ---
**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 29, 2023, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8773 "2023-01-29T17:45:36Z")
Another 4. Wordle 589 4/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE QUICK SOLID FISHY Agree with @RTFirefly. Entirely too much reliance on the letter β€˜Y’ lately. I was nonetheless surprised when my fourth try turned out to be the word. I was still just testing letters and placement. Figured it was a 5 Day for me. ---
**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 29, 2023, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8774 "2023-01-29T21:52:23Z")
Wordle 589 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AROSE SIGHT FISHY SIGHT was to try an S-start word that would test I or U. Turned out to be extremely lucky. S was highly unlikely to end a word with H in fourth position, so I now (probably) had \_ISH\_. DISHY seemed slightly less likely to me than FISHY. ---
**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 30, 2023, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8775 "2023-01-30T02:01:01Z")
Wordle 589 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST SCOUR FISHY I didn’t think FISHY was likely, was just looking for any word with an I, a Y and S, and any letters that hadn’t been used yet, but WordleBot said that after LEAST and SCOUR, the only words left were WISPY and FISHY ---
**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 30, 2023, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8776 "2023-01-30T03:44:18Z")
**Wordle 589 5/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ORGAN CHEST SYLPH HUSKY FISHY > [@RTFirefly](#): > > Lots of words ending in Y lately, and a run of F’s these past few days. October was a doozy for terminal Y’s (7 of them in total), and August was a close second with 6 of them, as well as in October there also were three words that started with an F in a row, so it happens, I’d just rather it not. πŸ˜‰ ---
**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 30, 2023, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8777 "2023-01-30T05:27:05Z")
**Monday, January 30th** Wordle 590 3/6 πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CREST CRANE CRAVE I saw crave first, but also saw craze, crane, crone, crime and cruel. First up was previous answers which eliminated craze. Then I was going to try to come up with a research word ignoring hard mode rules when I realized crane would do the job. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8778 "2023-01-30T05:29:38Z")
Wordle 590 3/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO FLARE CRAVE After two I was thinking CRAVE, CRAZE, BRAVE, or BRAKE. I didn’t think about BRACE or GRACE. Anyway, I went with the one that eliminated the most options and got lucky. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8779 "2023-01-30T05:41:50Z")
Wordle 590 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ASIDE COURT CRAVE It was a choice among CRAVE, CARVE, CRAZE, or CRANE. Just ĺucky, i guess. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8780 "2023-01-30T08:23:25Z")
Wordle 590 6/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FLOUT DEIGN CREAM CRAZE CRAPE CRAVE Got a bit blasé after 3 and almost paid for it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=438) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=440)