# "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:** 443
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8841 "2023-02-02T06:08:00Z")
Wordle 593 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LINER GRIMY SHIRK Almost went with the right word on three but not too mad about the result. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8842 "2023-02-02T07:35:20Z")
Wordle 593 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FLOUT CREAM RISKY SHIRK ---
**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:** [February 2, 2023, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8843 "2023-02-02T08:23:31Z")
Wordle 593 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ADIEU SNORT SMIRK SHIRK Almost a 3. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8844 "2023-02-02T08:33:21Z")
Wordle 593 3/6 **S** LANT C **H** O **R** E **SHIRK** ---
**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:** [February 2, 2023, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8845 "2023-02-02T10:57:50Z")
Wordle 593 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD SCORN SKIRT SHIRK ---
**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:** [February 2, 2023, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8846 "2023-02-02T11:34:29Z")
Wordle 593 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SAUTE SPOIL SHIRK ---
**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:** [February 2, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8847 "2023-02-02T14:48:36Z")
Wordle 593 4/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜ 🟧⬜⬜🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL SHIRT SHIRK - I was wavering between β€˜shirk’ and β€˜shire’, but thought the former was more likely. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8848 "2023-02-02T15:26:51Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > SHIRK - I was wavering between β€˜shirk’ and β€˜shire’, but thought the former was more likely. Also, you started with cran_E_. ---
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8849 "2023-02-02T16:57:24Z")
Wordle 593 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›second word-why or how IDK just randomthorp β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›Wordlebot tells me there was only two possible words after this β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›whirl 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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:** [February 2, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8850 "2023-02-02T17:02:18Z")
Ho hum. Another 4. Wordle 593 4/6\* πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE MINOR CHIRP SHIRK I actually thought of SHIRK before CHIRP. Then I cannily reasoned, they wouldn’t use _another_ β€˜K’ word again so soon! Oh, yes. Yes, they would. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8851 "2023-02-02T17:07:41Z")
Wordle 593 2/6 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SHIRK Woot! Admittedly lucky, but I’ll take it. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8852 "2023-02-02T18:20:42Z")
A common failing for me. πŸ™„ ---
**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:** [February 2, 2023, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8853 "2023-02-02T23:50:16Z")
Wordle 593 5/6\* ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WORSE SCARF SKIRT SMIRK SHIRK ---
**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:** [February 3, 2023, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8854 "2023-02-03T01:11:19Z")
Wordle 593 3/6 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN SHARP SHIRK First guess (from my usual rotation) was lucky, today. After it I wanted to try some SH words; most had A next and after that was eliminated, I had SHIRK left to try. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2023, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8855 "2023-02-03T01:39:06Z")
Wordle 593 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 AMUSE SCION SWIRL SHIRT SHIRK I don’t _think_ I played badly on this one; just couldn’t gain more than one letter per word. Although I did think I was down to SHIRT or SKIRT and was unpleasantly surprised when the T turned over black. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2023, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8856 "2023-02-03T01:45:07Z")
**Wordle 593 4/6** ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRIPE DAILY SMIRK SHIRK I made a bumble-head move…meant to type DAI **R** Y. Deciding on my 3rd word, I pretended the R was in the 4th spot regardless, and so I’d have had the same results regardless. Lost the toss-up between the M and H, so 4 it is. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8857 "2023-02-03T02:07:48Z")
> **Wordle 593 4/6\* Groundhog Day 2023** > > 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ > 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > **S** COLD β†’ Common letters on the way… > **S** TA **R** E β†’ Got one hit. Still need a vowel, let’s try an I… so… > **S** M **IRK** β†’ Aw, so close. Gotta be > **SHIRK** > > Yet another SMIRK-SHIRK combo for the last two guesses. I think that’s four of us so far. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2023, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8858 "2023-02-03T05:07:31Z")
**Friday, February 3rd** Wordle 594 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRITS SLATE PASTA TASTY Could’ve also been hasty but I’ll take the luck. Nasty has already been an answer. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8859 "2023-02-03T05:38:59Z")
Wordle 594 5/6 ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO PASTE NASTY HASTY TASTY Mini trap here but plenty of guesses. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8860 "2023-02-03T07:46:15Z")
Wordle 594 4/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPIEL HASTY NASTY TASTY After a lucky guess for 2 I felt a 3 was almost a certainty. Wrong. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=442) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=444)