# "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:** 461
**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 20, 2023, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9201 "2023-02-20T23:38:47Z")
Happy with a 3 today, given that it was another trap word. Wordle 611 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CHEAT SWEAT ---
**Author:** ![Cugel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cugel/32/1199_2.png) [@Cugel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cugel)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9202 "2023-02-20T23:42:45Z")
My guess there are tons of people who just ping ones every time just because they can. ---
**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 21, 2023, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9203 "2023-02-21T00:09:22Z")
Wordle 611 2/6 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Slant Sweat I had to decide between β€œSquat” and β€œSweat” and I picked right. πŸ™‚ ---
**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 21, 2023, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9204 "2023-02-21T00:55:11Z")
Wordle 611 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ROAST SPLAT SQUAT SWEAT I _did_ go with SQUAT. At least the thought of SQUAT led to SWEAT (work-out related, anyway). ---
**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 21, 2023, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9205 "2023-02-21T02:57:47Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > 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. Wordle 611 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE STEAL SWEAT Add another one to the penultimate STEAL list ---
**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 21, 2023, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9206 "2023-02-21T05:15:33Z")
**Wordle 611 4/6** 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟨⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TREND BLEAT WHEAT SWEAT I was down to just two words…picked Wheat over Sweat as we’ve had a lot of S’s lately, including yesterday. I usually like to get two vowels in my start word and considered doing an EA word, but changed my mind at last second. Should listen more to my first instincts. Getting it in 4 _isn’t_ terrible, but I’m trying to catch my 3’s up to them…got a lot of catching up to do. πŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9207 "2023-02-21T05:17:27Z")
Wordle 612 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO RULES RUDDY ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9208 "2023-02-21T06:47:27Z")
Wordle 608 3/6\* MAGIC CATER CACHE Since CAE went nowhere, CA??E was all I had left, which gave me the courage to try the repeated letter. Wordle 609 4/6\* CACHE ROAST PLAID AVAIL Kinda basic this day. Wordle 610 5/6\* AVAIL HEIST MISSY DIPSO KIOSK After the fourth guess I stared at this one for so long, then SunWife looked at it and got it in 15 seconds. > **Wordle 611 3/6\* President's Day** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ > 🟩🟨🟨⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > KIO_S_K β†’ As good a start as I could have expected. What should I try along with S? > **S** _TA_R_E_ β†’ Wow. Let’s see, SATED is unlikely. Surprisingly few other words, so let’s group that -EAT ending and try… > **SWEAT** > > Good to get a 3 after yesterday… ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9209 "2023-02-21T08:16:11Z")
Wordle 612 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Two completely blank rows was surprising, and also narrowed things down pretty far. MEANT SCOWL DRUID RUDDY ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9210 "2023-02-21T08:18:34Z")
Wordle 612 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PIOUS UNDER RUDDY I felt after my second that a 3 was on the cards, but it was a tedious exercise to find it. ---
**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 21, 2023, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9211 "2023-02-21T09:58:36Z")
Wordle 612 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHIRT RUMPY RUDDY And so I learn that yet another word is in the dictionary. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9212 "2023-02-21T10:26:56Z")
Wordle 612 4/6 SLA_R_T NICHE _D_ **U** MP **Y** **RUDDY** Only other possibility seemed to be GURDY, as in β€œ[Hurdy-Gurdy Man](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHxfOZH8cew)” which seemed rather unlikely. ---
**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 21, 2023, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9213 "2023-02-21T11:44:10Z")
Wordle 612 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD WORDS RUDDY ---
**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 21, 2023, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9214 "2023-02-21T12:00:56Z")
Wordle 612 4/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DEATH SCOUR GIMPY RUDDY ---
**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 21, 2023, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9215 "2023-02-21T12:12:37Z")
Wordle 612 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOILS RUGBY RUDDY Exactly one month ago my words were CRANE, TOILS, RUGBY and BLURB - which was the word. Next time RUGBY has to be it. ---
**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 21, 2023, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9216 "2023-02-21T13:02:29Z")
Wordle 612 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART ROSIN RHYME RUGBY RUDDY ---
**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 21, 2023, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9217 "2023-02-21T13:05:10Z")
Wordle 612 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRITS MOLAR WHERE RUNNY RUDDY Wordle got me good today. ---
**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 21, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9218 "2023-02-21T13:27:29Z")
Wordle 612 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE ROUND RUDDY ---
**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 21, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9219 "2023-02-21T15:00:54Z")
Wordle 612 3/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE - Not much help SPOIL - Eliminated all but one vowel and β€˜y’. RUDDY - Lucky guess as it could have been about seven other words ---
**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 21, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9220 "2023-02-21T17:36:06Z")
Oh, this !@#$#!! game. Another 5 – my favorite place to play lately, it seems! Wordle 612 5/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CHURN SYRUP RUGBY RUDDY [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=460) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=462)