# "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:** 462
**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 21, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9221 "2023-02-21T20:11:37Z")
Wordle 612 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟧🟦⬛🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CANOE LURID RUDDY Happy to score a three after a clean miss. My second guess was fortunate - or very smart! 😁 ---
**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 21, 2023, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9222 "2023-02-21T22:46:49Z")
Wordle 612 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHUNT ARGUE LURID RUDDY Is it just me, or has there been a lengthy run of words with doubled letters? ---
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9223 "2023-02-21T23:05:59Z")
Yes Morgyn there has been several days with that quirk, and I lost them all. Including today. I put in several odd words but did not even see the word rugby If that had been the answer I would not have been mad. With the actual word - I am mad. Wordle 612 X/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨 ⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩 ---
**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 22, 2023, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9224 "2023-02-22T01:00:02Z")
Wordle 612 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT OPIUM QUEER RUDDY Quite possibly neither OPIUM nor QUEER are on the Wordle solutions list, given that they are ‘controversial.’ Still, they narrowed down the possible vowels in today’s winner to U alone (and after that, there aren’t that many options that weren’t already precluded by the eliminated letters). ---
**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 22, 2023, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9225 "2023-02-22T04:29:13Z")
**Wordle 612 3/6** ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PRONE DAIRY RUDDY My second word was rather fortuitous. Quick-n-easy one for me today. 🙂 And _finally_ the R shows up (that makes just 2 of them this month). ---
**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 22, 2023, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9226 "2023-02-22T05:07:08Z")
**Wednesday, February 22nd** Wordle 613 5/6 ⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛ ⬛🟨⬛🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CREPT SPARE PERKY RIPEN RIPER Boo, hiss! Who says riper? I would say “more ripe.” This would have been a fun one if the answer were ripen, as it should have been. Riper? That’s some bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9227 "2023-02-22T05:15:47Z")
Wordle 613 5/6 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO RINSE RIDER RIVER RIPER ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9228 "2023-02-22T06:32:15Z")
> **Wordle 612 5/6\* 2/21/2023** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > SWEAT → Clean miss. Let’s try another pair of vowels… > B_R_OIL → Not many vowels left - and where should that R go? > M **U** _R_K **Y** → Still don’t have it, but got the vowels. Let’s try the R in first. Unfortunately, if it is, that would mean a double letter… > **RU** NN **Y** → But not that one. Should be Ds… > **RUDDY** > > Not a bad five after that start. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9229 "2023-02-22T08:44:32Z")
Wordle 613 5/6\* 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLAIN SPITE VIPER WIPER RIPER ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9230 "2023-02-22T11:25:43Z")
Wordle 613 5/6 SLA_R_T N **I** CH_E_ =\> It’s a \_I\_ER word. Lots of them, unfortunately! _P_AV **E** D =\> knocked it down to RIPER and WIPER W **IPER** =\> wrong choice **RIPER** =\> hate these \_ER comparative endings (more ripe) Joining the parade of 5’s today. ---
**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 22, 2023, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9231 "2023-02-22T11:54:37Z")
Wordle 613 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE OILER RAMPS -making the answer obvious RIPER ---
**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 22, 2023, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9232 "2023-02-22T12:44:40Z")
Wordle 613 4/6 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE RELIC RIPEN RIPER ---
**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 22, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9233 "2023-02-22T12:55:49Z")
Wordle 613 X/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD GRIME FINER WISER TILER VIPER Bastards ! ---
**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 22, 2023, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9234 "2023-02-22T13:26:35Z")
Wordle 613 6/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART BREED LOSER MINER WIPER RIPER ---
**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 22, 2023, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9235 "2023-02-22T13:35:58Z")
Wordle 613 4/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 ⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DEATH SCOUR GIMPY RIPER ---
**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 22, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9236 "2023-02-22T15:18:19Z")
Would have had it in three if I’d been paying better attention. Still, better than most of you did with this one. Wordle 613 4/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜🟦 ⬜🟦⬜🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL RIPEN - what an idiot RIPER ---
**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 22, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9237 "2023-02-22T17:05:33Z")
This one was just vile. A skin-of-my-teeth 6. Wordle 613 6/6\* 🟨🟨⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟩🟨🟩⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SIREN VIPER PIPER WIPER RIPER Man, I waltzed right down that path. 🙄 At least the coffee’s still hot. ---
**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 22, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9238 "2023-02-22T18:37:25Z")
Wordle 613 6/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟦 ⬛⬛🟦⬛⬛ ⬛🟧⬛🟧🟧 ⬛🟧🟧🟧🟧 ⬛🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE CHEST WIDER VIPER PIPER RIPER I thought I had it for sure on #4, and then I thought I had it for sure on #5. And then I slowed waaaaaay down. ---
**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 22, 2023, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9239 "2023-02-22T20:40:28Z")
DRAT. Wordle 613 X/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEACH EDIFY MITER WISER LIVER PIPER ANOTHER doubler! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9240 "2023-02-22T21:40:48Z")
> **Wordle 613 3/6\* 2/22/2023** > > 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > **R** UDDY → Not a great start, but to be expected. Try something with two vowels… and what common consonants I can muster up > **RIPE** N → I thought of RITES just as I was hitting enter, and I’m glad I didn’t earlier. Only word I can think of here has a repeat, but I’m apparently lucky today… > **RIPER** > > ROIST would have been another possible second guess, and would have put me in a worse position. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=461) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=463)