# "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:** 460
**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 19, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9181 "2023-02-19T16:13:48Z")
Wordle 610 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHASM NURSE GLOSS KIOSK ---
**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 19, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9182 "2023-02-19T20:29:31Z")
Wordle 610 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CAMEO GROUT SPOIL KIOSK I sat on this one for hours before getting it. Seems like a tough word for a lot of us, even if the scores aren’t bad. ---
**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 19, 2023, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9183 "2023-02-19T23:10:03Z")
Wordle 610 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AROSE GHOST KIOSK A lucky first guess gave two letters and their positions; some common last letters for a word ending OS\_ were eliminated by GHOST (H and T; E was already gone). I ran through the alphabet, trying Y and C first; eventually tried K. ---
**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 20, 2023, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9184 "2023-02-20T05:10:44Z")
**Monday, February 20th** Wordle 611 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLANS TASER STEAM SWEAT I wanted to go with steam at 2 but kept looking until I could switch out that M for R. Cost me a 3. (What I really wanted to play was stear but Google assures me in no uncertain terms that there is no such word.) ---
**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 20, 2023, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9185 "2023-02-20T05:39:02Z")
Wordle 611 4/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ASIDE COURT YEAST SWEAT To avoid being caught in a \_EAST guessing game, i chose YEAST, with the idea of BLUFF next, to cover BEAST, LEAST, and FEAST. ---
**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 20, 2023, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9186 "2023-02-20T06:35:09Z")
**Wordle 610 4/6** ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TONER SCOLD PIOUS KIOSK It was a toss-up between Pious and Kiosk at guess 3, and unfortunately I chose incorrectly. I’m ok with a 4, but I broke my three-day streak of 3’s…it’s gotta happen sometime. πŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9187 "2023-02-20T07:04:36Z")
Wordle 611 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FLOUT YEAST ASSET SWEAT ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9188 "2023-02-20T07:26:33Z")
Wordle 611 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO STALE SWEAT ---
**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 20, 2023, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9189 "2023-02-20T09:37:57Z")
Wordle 611 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DEATH SCOUR STEAL SWEAT ---
**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 20, 2023, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9190 "2023-02-20T10:14:31Z")
Wordle 611 3/6 🟩🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SAUTE STEAM SWEAT ---
**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 20, 2023, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9191 "2023-02-20T10:49:09Z")
Wordle 611 3/6\* ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD STEAL SWEAT ---
**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 20, 2023, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9192 "2023-02-20T11:48:18Z")
Wordle 611 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE STEAL SWEAT - easy after the second word ---
**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 20, 2023, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9193 "2023-02-20T12:27:32Z")
Wordle 611 4/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE TEACH GREAT SWEAT ---
**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 20, 2023, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9194 "2023-02-20T12:44:45Z")
Wordle 611 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟨⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DREAM WHEAT SWEAT ---
**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 20, 2023, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9195 "2023-02-20T13:10:26Z")
Wordle 611 5/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Really had to sweat this one out HEART LEAPT AGENT GREAT SWEAT ---
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9196 "2023-02-20T13:43:46Z")
Wordle 611 2/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©This text will be blurred 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 for quordle or octordle I often use a series of words > **Summary** > > wheat, flour, spicy I started with the first and had the second in place and almost hit enter before I realized I had 4 letters placed. I am almost disappointed. I lost yesterday after trying what I thought was every combination to round out my" ios "interior , So this felt like wordle was being condesending to me. ---
**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 20, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9197 "2023-02-20T14:15:56Z")
Wordle 611 4/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜🟦 🟧⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟧🟦🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL STEAK SWEAT ---
**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 20, 2023, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9198 "2023-02-20T15:22:29Z")
Side note… My wife has the lowest average for the NYT game. She had never played the NYT game before but does play a knock-off game on an app. I knew that today’s word is the same word that she normally starts with on her app. I had her play her first game knowing that she will probably use her normal word and get a hole-in-one. And she did. Her average is 1.0. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9199 "2023-02-20T18:16:12Z")
Wordle 611 2/6 **S** L_A_R **T** =\> the only possibilities I saw were SAINT (already used), STOAT, and… **SWEAT** ---
**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 20, 2023, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9200 "2023-02-20T20:49:01Z")
Wordle 611 3/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 AROSE STEAL SWEAT That makes at least four of us with STEAL as the penultimate word. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=459) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=461)