# "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:** 453
**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 12, 2023, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9041 "2023-02-12T19:24:17Z")
Wordle 603 3/6\* ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RANCH SLAIN GIANT ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9042 "2023-02-12T19:57:11Z")
> [@QMatic](#): > > MOUSE > TAPIR > GIANT Sounds like a joke: A mouse, a tapir, and a giant walked into a bar… ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2023, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9043 "2023-02-12T22:59:01Z")
> **Wordle 603 4/6\* 2/12/2023** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 > 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 > 🟩⬜🟨🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > DEBUG β†’ I was really hoping today’s solution would be BUDGE, for an easy two. Alas, it was not to be, though getting the G is something of a coup. I could try it at the start, with some commons… > **G** HOS **T** β†’ Not bad, but I’m still low on vowels. Add another couple common consonants and try > **G** L_I_ **NT** β†’ Which leads to > **GIANT** > > I should have thought a little more about my vowel deficit after two. ---
**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 12, 2023, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9044 "2023-02-12T23:09:35Z")
Wordle 603 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AROSE PHIAL MAGIC GIANT Not too painful; for some reason my mind got stuck on AGATE even though it contains no I. Also, it’s already been a solution. But eventually I veered in a more productive direction. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9045 "2023-02-13T00:38:01Z")
[Moderating] A reminder to spoiler the current day’s puzzle. ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9046 "2023-02-13T01:28:08Z")
Sorry! ---
**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 13, 2023, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9047 "2023-02-13T02:19:42Z")
Wordle 603 4/6\* ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE CLAIM INAPT GIANT I didn’t think that INAPT was likely, but WordleBot said it was a great guess since it eliminated all other possibles. ---
**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 13, 2023, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9048 "2023-02-13T03:08:40Z")
**Wordle 603 4/6** 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TONIC INLET FLIPS GIANT Had to go with a sleuth word at 3…told me exactly what it was. ---
**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 13, 2023, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9049 "2023-02-13T05:16:57Z")
FEB 13 Wordle 604 4/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE TRADE PHASE USAGE ---
**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 13, 2023, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9050 "2023-02-13T05:18:00Z")
Wordle 604 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRAMS STALE USAGE After 2 I could only see phase, but unfortunately that’s already been an answer. Finally I got the eureka moment and saw usage. Love that dopamine hit. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9051 "2023-02-13T05:49:58Z")
Wordle 604 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LEANS CHASE SPADE USAGE ---
**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 13, 2023, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9052 "2023-02-13T05:51:06Z")
Wow! A 2! Wordle 604 2/6 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ASIDE USAGE That was the only word that the online Scrabble dictionary showed me after my first guess. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9053 "2023-02-13T10:10:54Z")
Wordle 604 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟨🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MOUSE ENSUE SUAVE USAGE I tried ENSUE without much thought and paid the price. I just preferred SUAVE to USAGE as a word, so no regrets there. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9054 "2023-02-13T11:47:10Z")
Wordle 604 3/6 _S_L **A** NT =\> Let’s play β€˜where’s the S’ -4th spot most likely, right? CR **A** _S_H =\> 2nd spot then, any words starting with [vowel]SA? **USAGE** =\> Just this one, apparently. I don’t use any online tools (just my personal pref, it’s a game, do it the way you enjoy it!) but I do pull out a dead-trees dictionary when it’s helpful. There really are almost no words at all beginning with ASA, ESA, ISA, or OSA, and just this one 5-letter word beginning with USA. (U-S-A! U-S-A!) There was also PSALM, but I’d eliminated L with my first word. ---
**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 13, 2023, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9055 "2023-02-13T11:52:10Z")
Wordle 604 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ALONE STARE CHASE USAGE ---
**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 13, 2023, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9056 "2023-02-13T11:58:15Z")
Wordle 604 5/6\* ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟨🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHEAT AEIRE PAUSE SUAVE USAGE\* \*Really? This hasn’t been used before? Sheesh! ---
**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 13, 2023, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9057 "2023-02-13T12:15:17Z")
Wordle 604 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 /CRANE GHOST - This gave me the STG for STAGE recently, today it’s the G and S USAGE ---
**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 13, 2023, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9058 "2023-02-13T13:04:00Z")
Wordle 604 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DEATH SCORN PLUMB USAGE ---
**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 13, 2023, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9059 "2023-02-13T14:55:59Z")
Wordle 604 4/6\* ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟨⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD GLAZE STAGE USAGE ---
**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 13, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9060 "2023-02-13T16:37:23Z")
Tough one today for hard mode players. πŸ˜• Wordle 604 5/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE PLACE CHASE SNAKE USAGE [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=452) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=454)