# "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:** 454
**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 13, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9061 "2023-02-13T17:35:39Z")
Wordle 604 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OUNCE FLUTE PIQUE USAGE I kept thinking of words starting with UN, but I’d already eliminated N. So I didn’t think the Q was a bad guess. And I suppose it wasn’t, since it got me to a 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 13, 2023, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9062 "2023-02-13T18:22:21Z")
Wordle 604 4/6 ⬜⬜🟧⬜🟧 🟦⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟧🟦🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL - my usual vowel eliminator left me with either a β€˜u’ or a double β€˜e’. TEASE - went with the double β€˜e’, unfortunately USAGE ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9063 "2023-02-13T22:06:24Z")
> **Wordle 604 4/6\* 2/13/2023** > > 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 > ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _G_I **A** NT β†’ Can’t be AGATE or CLANG, so best bet for G is 4th, which leads to a terminal E, which seems somewhat traplike. But, what the heck… > AD **AGE** β†’ No repeated A, so I’m running down consonant pairs. (I also tried OSAGE, but it suitably wasn’t valid). Next! > PH **AGE** β†’ Didn’t work. Oh, wait, I missed one other possible vowel… > **USAGE** > > So, probably could have finished this one in three. Oh well. ---
**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 14, 2023, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9064 "2023-02-14T00:41:56Z")
Wordle 604 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ROAST SWAMP USAGE Having the position of the A plus likely position of S in second place should have been a big help, but wasn’t. First I tried S in last position with β€˜ends in SS’ words but those I could see had already been solutions or were eliminated by greyed-out letters. Then I did the same checks listed above by RTFirefly (ESA, ISA, USA) and came up empty. After an eternity USAGE occurred to me. Not a fun one. ---
**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 14, 2023, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9065 "2023-02-14T01:34:41Z")
Wordle 604 3/6 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Slant Erase Usage ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2023, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9066 "2023-02-14T05:21:05Z")
Wordle 605 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHONE SONNY SOUND This should have been a three. My mind refused to see any words starting with SOUN. I blame the fact that I was listening to the news from Michigan State. ---
**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 14, 2023, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9067 "2023-02-14T06:19:13Z")
**Wordle 604 4/6** 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STORE AISLE CHASE USAGE After Wordle finally found the letter G again, apparently they aren’t going to let go of it. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2023, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9068 "2023-02-14T08:32:05Z")
Wordle 605 3/6\* ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MOUSE SOUTH SOUND ---
**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 14, 2023, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9069 "2023-02-14T08:32:52Z")
Wordle 605 3/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DEATH SCORN SOUND ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2023, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9070 "2023-02-14T10:40:47Z")
Wordle 605 3/6 **S** LART PI_N_EY **SOUND** Trying a new opening sequence here. In this case, I’d have known more sooner with the old one, but a good third guess still got me the 3. ---
**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 14, 2023, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9071 "2023-02-14T11:16:42Z")
Wordle 605 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE DOING DOWNS SOUND I don’t think I knew whether hard mode lets you keep a letter in the wrong place, but it sure came in handy. ---
**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 14, 2023, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9072 "2023-02-14T11:31:06Z")
Wordle 605 6/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD CLOUD FOUND ← uh oh, here we go. WOUND HOUND SOUND ← It’s either this, POUND or MOUND … …phew. ---
**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 14, 2023, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9073 "2023-02-14T11:36:13Z")
Wordle 605 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOILS SOUND - probably only possible 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 14, 2023, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9074 "2023-02-14T11:38:01Z")
Wordle 605 3/6 🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 NOISE SONAR SOUND ---
**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 14, 2023, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9075 "2023-02-14T13:23:43Z")
Wordle 605 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLOPS TOMES SOUND Accidentally reused the yellow S in the same spot. Probably because I’m all discombobulated doing this in the morning instead of last night. In any case it didn’t hurt me, I get to join the crowded 3 club today. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2023, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9076 "2023-02-14T14:02:41Z")
I sense a theme here. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9077 "2023-02-14T14:15:47Z")
Zounds![/spoiler] One of those β€œwhy I stay the hell away from hard mode” examples. Good thing your first word had taken out [spoiler]BOUND and ROUND! ---
**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 14, 2023, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9078 "2023-02-14T14:24:23Z")
πŸ˜€ I didn’t even notice. ---
**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 14, 2023, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9079 "2023-02-14T14:36:19Z")
Wordle 605 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART LIONS SOUND Don’t do what I did. I decided if I go on a trip I should put Wordle on my phone to keep my streak alive. So I did and then I linked to my NYT account and for some reason it deleted all my stats. At least from here on out it shouldn’t matter if I play on phone or on PC the stats should carry through. ---
**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 14, 2023, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9080 "2023-02-14T14:46:36Z")
Boo on them, that sucks, @BobLibDem. Appreciate the heads up. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=453) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=455)