# "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:** 448
**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:** [February 8, 2023, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8941 "2023-02-08T04:11:42Z")
Wordle 598 4/6\* ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE LARGE AMPLE APPLE Count me in among those reluctant to go with a double consonant until it becomes inevitable ---
**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 8, 2023, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8942 "2023-02-08T05:03:52Z")
FEB 8 Wordle 599 5/6\* πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE PLAIT CLAIM FLAIR FLAIL ---
**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:** [February 8, 2023, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8943 "2023-02-08T05:39:26Z")
A lot of 4s lately. Wordle 599 4/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ASIDE COURT NYMPH FLAIL My usual three guess words didn’t give me many letters, but they eliminated a lot. My only other choice seemed to be VILLA. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8944 "2023-02-08T08:08:22Z")
Wordle 599 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO PLAIN CLAIM ILIAD FLAIL This was a tough one. I didn’t see the repeated letter and I don’t know what I was doing on guess four. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8945 "2023-02-08T09:30:45Z")
Wordle 599 4/6\* 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FLAKE FLASH FLAIR FLAIL That could have been a disaster. ---
**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 8, 2023, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8946 "2023-02-08T10:17:59Z")
Wordle 599 5/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **ADIEU** **SNORT** **GLYPH** _(At this point I think it’s either CLAIM / FLAIL / PLAID)_ _So I go with_ **DECAF** **FLAIL** ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8947 "2023-02-08T11:17:36Z")
Wordle 599 3/6 S **LA** NT =\> came up w/19 possibilities, including LLAMA CR_I_ME =\> eliminated 18, leaving only **FLAIL** =\> which was what I was doing yesterday when I got that 6 Now that’s more _like_ it, campers! ---
**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 8, 2023, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8948 "2023-02-08T11:38:04Z")
Wordle 599 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD CLAMP SLANT FLAIL ---
**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 8, 2023, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8949 "2023-02-08T12:11:48Z")
Wordle 599 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE CHAIN PLAID FLAIL ---
**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 8, 2023, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8950 "2023-02-08T14:05:03Z")
Not a bad comeback after almost a week away. Wordle 599 3/6\* 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FRAME FLASK FLAIL ---
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8951 "2023-02-08T14:14:22Z")
Wordle 599 5/6This text will be blurred β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRAPPED by a false success Wordlebot said I had 5 choices left after first word. I did not even consider > **Summary** > > email ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8952 "2023-02-08T14:18:04Z")
I got very lucky with my first choice PLAIN - Left me with 3 possible choices, flair, flail and claim FLAIR FLAIL ---
**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 8, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8953 "2023-02-08T14:43:38Z")
Wordle 599 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLAMS PLATE BLANK GLARY FLAIL Ouch. ---
**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 8, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8954 "2023-02-08T15:21:07Z")
Wordle 599 5/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART BLANK PLAID CLAIM FLAIL ---
**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 8, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8955 "2023-02-08T16:27:03Z")
Tricksy Wordle today. Grateful for a 4. Wordle 599 4/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE PLAIN CLAIM FLAIL WordleBot advised I had only 2 choices remaining after my second try. Naturally, I picked the wrong one. πŸ™„ ---
**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 8, 2023, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8956 "2023-02-08T17:59:17Z")
Wordle 599 4/6 ⬜⬜🟧⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟧🟧 ⬜⬜🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL AVAIL FLAIL - don’t know why I didn’t go with β€˜quail’, which would have been more likely ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8957 "2023-02-08T21:27:15Z")
Interested to know why you would consider β€˜quail’ to be less likely? ---
**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 9, 2023, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8958 "2023-02-09T00:29:29Z")
Wordle 599 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ORATE SLAIN PLAID FLAIL Nice symmetrical pattern. I missed seeing CLAIM, or else I probably would have done a sleuth word at three. Happy with par today. ---
**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 9, 2023, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8959 "2023-02-09T00:39:34Z")
Wordle 599 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH FOAMY FLASK FLAIL At step 3 I hesitated between FLASK and FLANK, but it wouldn’t have made any difference to the outcome. A nice fast 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:** [February 9, 2023, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8960 "2023-02-09T01:33:06Z")
No, I think it would be the likelier choice because β€˜flail’ has the double letter. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=447) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=449)