# "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:** 440
**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 30, 2023, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8781 "2023-01-30T09:28:40Z")
Wordle 590 6/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ADIEU SNORT GLYPH AMUCK BRAVE CRAVE I should’ve gotten this in 5. ---
**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 30, 2023, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8782 "2023-01-30T09:42:32Z")
Wordle 590 5/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHAME TRADE BRACE CRAVE ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8783 "2023-01-30T10:56:05Z")
Wordle 590 3/6 SL **A** NT **C** HO_R_ **E** **CRAVE** After 2 it was CRA\_E. My opening word eliminated CRANE and CRATE, and CRAZE had already been used. ---
**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 30, 2023, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8784 "2023-01-30T11:38:31Z")
Wordle 590 4/6 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A picture is worth a thousand words. ---
**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 30, 2023, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8785 "2023-01-30T11:55:36Z")
Wordle 590 4/6\* ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD GRAPE TRACE CRAVE Phew. Other words were available. ---
**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 30, 2023, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8786 "2023-01-30T12:45:06Z")
Botheration. Wordle 590 X/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩 PAINT SHOAL WEARY TRADE FRAME GRACE ---
**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 30, 2023, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8787 "2023-01-30T13:09:01Z")
Wordle 590 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ALONE STARE CRAVE ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8788 "2023-01-30T13:19:27Z")
Do you know why Wordlebot used craze in their guesses? I thought it knew the dictionary of words available and those used. Two three win games in row. Thought I had this one in two as it was lighting up. Wordle 590 3/6 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CRANE CRAVE ---
**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 30, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8789 "2023-01-30T15:34:42Z")
Not a fun round for players in Hard Mode today. Wordle 590 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE BRACE CRANE CRAVE ---
**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 30, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8790 "2023-01-30T15:58:03Z")
Wordle 590 6/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 AUDIT SLANE GRAPE BRACE CRAZE CRAVE I didn’t even think SLANE was a word, but I tried it for the consonants, only to fall into a vowel trap. Didn’t think I needed a sleuth word at four, but I’d missed BRAKE, BRAVE, and CRAVE, and it almost cost me the win. Just poorly played all around. As I said a few days ago, I used to be good at this game. ---
**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 30, 2023, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8791 "2023-01-30T16:12:34Z")
Wordle 590 4/6 ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART GRACE CRAZE CRAVE ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8792 "2023-01-30T16:29:33Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > Do you know why Wordlebot used craze in their guesses? I thought it knew the dictionary of words available and those used. No idea, I don’t use Wordlebot. Maybe one of the people who does can chime in. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8793 "2023-01-30T16:34:44Z")
I like seeing how I performed compared to the rest of the Wordlers πŸ™‚ And, I like it when I beat Wordlebot which I did today (got in 3 versus Wordlebots 5). ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8794 "2023-01-30T18:00:34Z")
I got to CRA\_E pretty easily, but blew it with CRATE, CRANE, and CRAZE. ---
**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, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8795 "2023-01-30T18:17:28Z")
Insert a guess word such as VENTS which would determine if the word is CRAVE, CRANE, or CRATE. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8796 "2023-01-30T18:20:13Z")
Good strategy. I’m more of a causal guesser. Maybe I can up my game. ---
**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 30, 2023, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8797 "2023-01-30T19:24:23Z")
Oh, hello! Wordle 590 2/6 🟧🟧🟧⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE CRAVE - I have chosen. . .wisely. ---
**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 30, 2023, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8798 "2023-01-30T23:32:19Z")
Wordle 590 4/6 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ROAST PRANK GRAIL CRAVE There was no guarantee, after step 3, that the solution would start with a C–but it was a good place to start guessing. (Only 17 letters remained after step 3.) Several variants mentioned above had been eliminated by the first three guesses; CRAVE seemed like a good investigative guess (to find out if the word ended in E, among other things). ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8799 "2023-01-31T02:07:04Z")
Returned from vacay… MAIZE ONSET DECRY BELLY BEEFY Picked the wrong letter to double up on… or to have in the answer, period. BEEFY SALTY GRIMY ROWDY WORRY All those adjectives and it ends up as a verb. WORRY ALERT FLIRT I can’t help but feel this is a good three-word summary of my dating life back in the day… FLIRT FICUS FISHY Short and sweet, not bad for a Sunday spent mostly in airports. > **Wordle 590 6/6\* 1/30/2023** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 > 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > FISHY β†’ Clean miss. With S & H out, what’s my best common letter word? > L_A_T_ER_ β†’ Not bad, forsooth. I like that RE as a prefix… > _RECA_P β†’ Wasn’t it, but I got a C. CRA-E seems trappish, but looks like my best bet… > **CRA** N **E** β†’ Fortunately, not many letters left > **CRA** Z **E** β†’ But not that one, so it must be > **CRAVE** > > Was hoping for better than a 6 in my return to posting, but OK… ---
**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 31, 2023, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8800 "2023-01-31T02:29:29Z")
**Wordle 590 4/6** ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GREAT DRAPE SNIVE CRAVE Got stuck in a trap after my second word and had 5 words to choose from. I decided to go with a sleuth word (Snive)…I had to look that up to see if it was actually a word, and to my surprise it is - I was glad to see the V hit. I’ve been getting too many 5’s lately, so I’m happy with the 4. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=439) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=441)