# "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:** 455
**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 14, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9081 "2023-02-14T15:18:28Z")
Son of a. . .if I hadn’t misspelled the first word (and who knew that was even a word?), I’d have joined the ranks of the three. Wordle 605 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟧⬜🟦⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRAME - WTF? SPOIL SOUTH SOUND ---
**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 14, 2023, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9082 "2023-02-14T15:53:46Z")
Lucky 3 for me today. Wordle 605 3/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CLOUD SOUND After eliminating ROUND with my first word and checking for past -OUND words, I was left with SOUND, HOUND, BOUND and MOUND. I tried SOUND first for no special reason at all. Lucky! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2023, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9083 "2023-02-14T22:17:29Z")
> **Wordle 605 4/6\* Valentine's Day 2023** > > 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ > 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _US_AGE → I might have gone with ROUST here but I was working this with SunWife on our Valentine’s Day lunch. So… > **S** TR_U_M → Still, not bad to place the S. Thinking I might be in single vowel territory, I tried something slangy… > **S** _N_ **U** CK → Which found me an N. Realizing I needed an O led me to the answer… > **SOUND** > > On the whole, not a bad way to spend lunch, and the Thin Mint creme brulee was definitely worth it. ---
**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 15, 2023, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9084 "2023-02-15T00:49:29Z")
Wordle 605 3/6 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT SHONE SOUND Nice and fast today what with that gift of two letters in correct position. I did briefly consider trying “Valentine’s Day” themed words but decided against. (“SOUND” as being relevant would take a bit of creative thinking…) ---
**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 15, 2023, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9085 "2023-02-15T01:14:29Z")
Wordle 605 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SOLID SOUND I thought I’d try a Valentine’s Day theme word, but even though it came up empty, it eliminated 5 common letters. And SOLID, which I put in as the first word I could think of with an O, an I, and 2 common letters, turned out to be a lucky guess, eliminating every word except for the answer. ---
**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 15, 2023, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9086 "2023-02-15T02:44:46Z")
Wordle 605 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GRAIN NOTCH BOUND SOUND ---
**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 15, 2023, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9087 "2023-02-15T05:07:42Z")
FEB 15 Wordle 606 4/6\* 🟦🟦⬛⬛⬛ 🟧⬛🟦🟦⬛ 🟧🟧🟧⬛⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHALT SALUD SALSA ---
**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 15, 2023, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9088 "2023-02-15T05:13:09Z")
**Wordle 605 4/6** ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 POLAR COVET WOUND SOUND Trying uncommon letters (V and W) in my 2nd and 3rd words just to be adventurous. Didn’t pay off, but then saw it was indeed a trap and thought I’d do the smartest letter first, and _that_ paid off. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9089 "2023-02-15T05:32:58Z")
Wordle 606 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LADEN SALSA I was lucky. And hungry. ---
**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 15, 2023, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9090 "2023-02-15T06:11:40Z")
Wordle 605 3/6 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Slant Spine 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 15, 2023, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9091 "2023-02-15T08:08:44Z")
Wordle 606 5/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DEATH SCORN GLYPH SALAD SALSA ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9092 "2023-02-15T09:10:44Z")
Wordle 606 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HOUSE PANSY WAIST SALSA ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9093 "2023-02-15T10:22:59Z")
Wordle 606 3/6 **S** _LA_RT =\> Came up with 11 possibilities, incl. SABLE, SHOAL, SADLY, SALVO ENVOY =\> drawing a blank here knocked out 8 of them, leaving 3 **SALSA** =\> the others were SISAL and SULFA which seemed less likely Took a bit of work, but worth it. I was really quite surprised when my second word drew a blank, but it narrowed things down nicely. ---
**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 15, 2023, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9094 "2023-02-15T11:33:08Z")
Wordle 606 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOILS SALSA - of all few words I could see, this one would narrow it down to one word. It turns out this was the right 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 15, 2023, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9095 "2023-02-15T11:41:35Z")
Wordle 606 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟨🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE PATSY LASSO SALSA ---
**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 15, 2023, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9096 "2023-02-15T12:11:00Z")
Wordle 606 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD SHOAL SALTY SALSA ---
**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 15, 2023, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9097 "2023-02-15T13:18:22Z")
Wordle 606 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART CLOAK VALID PALSY SALSA ---
**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 15, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9098 "2023-02-15T13:41:01Z")
Wordle 606 4/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ 🟧⬜⬜⬜🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL SALAD SALSA ---
**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 15, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9099 "2023-02-15T14:49:04Z")
Wordle 606 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛ 🟨⬛🟨🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRISP LEAST SALSA A double double. ---
**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 15, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9100 "2023-02-15T15:06:31Z")
Wordle 606 4/6 ⬛⬛🟦⬛⬛ 🟧🟧⬛⬛⬛ 🟧🟧⬛🟦⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PIANO SAUTÉ SADLY SALSA Not a bad four for a double-double word. Forgot to play yesterday as I’m in the middle of moving, but my streak wasn’t anything to brag about anyway. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=454) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=456)