# "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:** 457
**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 16, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9121 "2023-02-16T17:08:38Z")
Wordle 607 3/6\* 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRATE MANIC MAGIC ---
**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 16, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9122 "2023-02-16T17:20:33Z")
\< Slinking over to the 4 Corner… \> Wordle 607 4/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE VAPID BASIN MAGIC And stewpid WordleBot: It said CABIN would have been more β€œefficient” than BASIN. Really? How? ---
**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 16, 2023, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9123 "2023-02-16T17:53:16Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > \< Slinking over to the 4 Corner… \> Where you’ll find me. Wordle 607 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DEATH SCOUR GIMPY MAGIC ---
**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 16, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9124 "2023-02-16T18:01:43Z")
I don’t use wordlebot so not sure how that works, but with only one letter difference in the two words it seems like your choice would be more efficient since it’s a higher frequency letter. Given the answer BASIC would have been even more β€œefficient” LOL. ---
**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 16, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9125 "2023-02-16T18:24:59Z")
I know, right? I mostly read WordleBot for the chuckles. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9126 "2023-02-16T20:56:48Z")
If I were to assign a meaning to one word being β€˜more efficient’ than another in a given context, it would mean that it would eliminate more of the remaining possibilities than the other, regardless of the actual solution. For instance, yesterday after my opening word, I my fairly exhaustive search found 11 possibilities for the solution. My second word was guaranteed to eliminate 8 or more of them. A second word that might have eliminated fewer than 8, depending on the solution, would have been less efficient. ---
**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 16, 2023, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9127 "2023-02-16T21:18:47Z")
Wrong type of facia and actually a typo by me both in the game and on this board, as I was thinking fascia when I mistyped facia. And if you can make any sense out of that, my hat’s off to you. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9128 "2023-02-16T21:44:56Z")
> **Wordle 607 5/6\* 2/16/2023** > > ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > S **A** LSA β†’ At least I got something for only knocking out three letters. Plus, I know A is not repeated. That’s something… > R **A** TED β†’ Didn’t get much there. I though of an off-the-wall possibility… > W **A** _C_KY β†’ which at least got me the C, though I’m not sure where it goes. So while running through some possibilities I gave this a shot… > B **A** N_C_O β†’ Which was little help, other than to narrow down the possibilities for the next guess. I thought about the C on the end, and since PANIC didn’t work I tried… > **MAGIC** > > And I didn’t even see CABIN for a fourth guess. ---
**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 16, 2023, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9129 "2023-02-16T22:52:41Z")
Wordle 607 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OLIVE TRAIN BASIC MAGIC Just your BASIC par here. ---
**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 17, 2023, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9130 "2023-02-17T00:41:35Z")
Wordle 607 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN POUCH CAVIL MAGIC Having guessed MAGIC (wrongly) just four days ago, I was able to get this par fairly quickly and easily, which is always my preference! ---
**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 17, 2023, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9131 "2023-02-17T01:37:35Z")
Wordle 607 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST MANOR MAMBA MAGIC I saw MAGIC and MAMBA at the same time and thought that the double letters were more likely. I tried MAORI for my 2nd guess but was told that it wasn’t on the list. I wonder why? According to WordleBot, 3.8 was the NY Times average, so I don’t feel too bad about the 4 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9132 "2023-02-17T02:44:04Z")
> [@gkster](#): > > but was told that it wasn’t on the list. I wonder why? Because it was a proper noun, perhaps? ---
**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 17, 2023, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9133 "2023-02-17T05:42:17Z")
My string of 2s and 3s continues… Wordle 608 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ASIDE COURT CABLE, CACHE, or CHAFE? I guessed right. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9134 "2023-02-17T06:03:20Z")
Wordle 608 5/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LANES BADGE MAUVE CACHE Not easy today. ---
**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 17, 2023, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9135 "2023-02-17T06:25:15Z")
**Wordle 607 3/6** ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 REACT CANID MAGIC Happy to get this in 3. πŸ™‚ I wasn’t sure if Canid would be a valid word - it’s commonly used, but being short for Canidae and all - thankfully it was accepted…there seemed to be a lot of CA words this could be, so I wanted to check that, and turned out to be a good choice that led me directly to the answer. > [@RTFirefly](#): > > SL_A_RT Slart? I had to look that one up…urban dictionary had a rather _enlightening_ definition. 🫒 * * * @EllisDee Didn’t you get the memo? It’s G appreciation month! πŸ˜‰ ---
**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 17, 2023, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9136 "2023-02-17T08:09:16Z")
Wordle 608 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DEATH SCOUR GIMPY FLOWN CACHE ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9137 "2023-02-17T09:16:14Z")
Wordle 608 5/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLAIT AMUSE DANCE CANOE CACHE Should have been a 4 because CANOE was obviously incorrect as I already knew β€˜N’ was wrong. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9138 "2023-02-17T09:39:05Z")
Wordle 608 3/6 SL_A_RT NI **CHE** **CACHE** > [@SeaSun](#): > > I had to look that one up Tripped over that one by accident awhile back. I thought it would be a great starting word, but needed good followup words. I finally came up with those. ---
**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 17, 2023, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9139 "2023-02-17T10:32:27Z")
Wordle 608 4/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE TRADE SAUCE CACHE I was down on myself for not thinking of a fourth word that’d better set me up for Try #5 and Try #6, but then it turned out to have been the right answer… ---
**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 17, 2023, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9140 "2023-02-17T11:01:42Z")
Wordle 608 5/6\* ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD SPEAK LATEX MANGE CACHE [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=456) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=458)