# "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:** 449
**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 9, 2023, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8961 "2023-02-09T02:38:47Z")
**Wordle 599 4/6** Joining the 4’s club today πŸ€ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MORSE CIGAR FAINT FLAIL Too hasty with my second word…once again played a letter (R) not valid - also was already a used word, forgot to check. But got lucky with my 3rd word by playing the F, and only one choice from there. I’ll take it! As a side note…that’s three double-letter words in a row, so maybe we’re done for a while now with that (one can only hope 😏). ---
**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 9, 2023, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8962 "2023-02-09T04:19:54Z")
Wordle 599 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHOIR SLAIN PLAID FLAIL It took me forever to see the answer, because I didn’t see the repeated L ---
**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 9, 2023, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8963 "2023-02-09T05:08:48Z")
FEB 9 Wordle 600 5/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE STARE STAVE STAKE STAGE ---
**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 9, 2023, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8964 "2023-02-09T05:12:26Z")
Wordle 600 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRAPS STALE STATE STAGE Almost went with another research word at 3 but with only three choices left I decided to stick with hard mode rules. Didn’t help that the best research word I could come up with was agita. G and K are tough letters to fit in a single word. EDIT: My head cannon is that stave is not in the answer list. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8965 "2023-02-09T05:43:16Z")
Wordle 600 5/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO STAND STALE KIVAS STAGE After three I was in a trap but had eliminated all except STAKE, STAGE, STAVE, and STATE. I needed a word with at least two of the letters and either a double T or T in fourth if that was one of the letters. I eliminated two on my fourth guess and it came down to 50/50 and I guessed right. ---
**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 9, 2023, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8966 "2023-02-09T05:45:04Z")
Wordle 600 5/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ASIDE COURT SLATE GIVEN STAGE Rather than using my usual third guess of NYMPH, i decided to try to guess right away. SLATE showed that the word was STA\_E. My guess of GIVEN covered STAGE and STAVE. A blank would have meant STAKE. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8967 "2023-02-09T05:59:19Z")
> **Wordle 599 4/6\* 2/8/2023** > > 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _A_PP_L_E β†’ Not a whole lot of help, but more than I could expect with that start. Another vowel, and a T? > **FL** O_A_T β†’ Good guess! If A is the middle, we might have an _Office Space_ word… > **FLAI** R β†’ Close, but no cigar. Only other word I can put together uses a repeat letter, so… > **FLAIL** > > My unoriginality is showing - plenty of FLAIR/FLAILs above me… ---
**Author:** ![Cugel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cugel/32/1199_2.png) [@Cugel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cugel)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8968 "2023-02-09T06:27:52Z")
Wordle 600 6/6\* 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STARE STAKE STALE STAVE STATE STAGE When my first guess came back, I thought β€œUh oh” ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8969 "2023-02-09T07:26:23Z")
Wordle 600 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PIOUS STEAL STAGE ---
**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:** [February 9, 2023, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8970 "2023-02-09T08:09:00Z")
Wordle 600 3/6 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Slant Stair Stage I got lucky. ---
**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 9, 2023, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8971 "2023-02-09T08:51:30Z")
Wordle 600 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DEATH SCORN STAGE Trying some new words. I got lucky too. ---
**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 9, 2023, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8972 "2023-02-09T09:21:54Z")
Wordle 600 3/6\* ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD STALE STAGE ! ---
**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 9, 2023, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8973 "2023-02-09T09:37:47Z")
Wordle 600 3/6\* 🟨⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GREAT AGATE STAGE ---
**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 9, 2023, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8974 "2023-02-09T09:38:50Z")
Oh, I hate when that happens. There’s just no way for skill to come into it. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8975 "2023-02-09T11:37:57Z")
Wordle 600 4/6 **S** L **A** N_T_ =\> seeing 13 possibilities w/lots of different letters **S** P_E_CK =\> down to STAGE, STARE, STATE, STAVE _G_R **A** V **E** =\> the G says it’s **STAGE** Glad I don’t do hard mode, that was one serious STA\_E trap. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2023, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8976 "2023-02-09T11:49:46Z")
Wordle 600 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 One year mark. The 3 today makes my average exactly 3.6. CRANE GHOST - Searching for letters, found all 3 missing letters STAGE ---
**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 9, 2023, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8977 "2023-02-09T12:10:18Z")
Wordle 600 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CAMEO STARE STAGE ---
**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 9, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8978 "2023-02-09T15:27:30Z")
Congrats on your longevity and that impressive average! I figured you were around that. * * * Bit of luck for me today, for sure. Wordle 600 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE STALE STAGE ---
**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, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8979 "2023-02-09T16:13:38Z")
Wordle 600 4/6 ⬜⬜🟧⬜🟧 ⬜⬜🟧🟦🟧 🟧🟧🟧⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE ABATE STALE STAGE - Thought I might have to go through the whole β€œmissing letter” aggravation, but got lucky. ---
**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 9, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/8980 "2023-02-09T17:29:01Z")
Wordle 600 5/6 ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART STATE SLALE STAKE STAGE [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=448) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=450)