# "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:** 465
**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 24, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9281 "2023-02-24T16:35:51Z")
Wordle 615 3/6\* 🟨🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BACON ABHOR ARBOR And yep, another doubler. I’m getting the feeling that they’ve run out of words with 5 unique letters and are going to 4 unique and a double. That might make it easier to guess. ---
**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 24, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9282 "2023-02-24T17:41:45Z")
Well, I won’t complain about my 4 today. Wordle 615 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE GROAN ARMOR ARBOR I had ARDOR, too, but ARBOR seemed more Wordle-y. So I tried it first and lucked out. ---
**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 24, 2023, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9283 "2023-02-24T23:49:43Z")
Wordle 615 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STARE RABID ARBOR After guess 2 I had β€˜possible positions for the A and R’ spelled out on my notes as β€œA - R -B - A - R”—not the exact solution, but near enough to suggest it as a decent next guess. ---
**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 25, 2023, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9284 "2023-02-25T03:31:17Z")
**Wordle 615 3/6** ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STONE CORAL ARBOR Wasn’t expecting to get this in 3. Had a long list of words to choose, and I got lucky. As far as the R’s go…seems to be an ongoing pattern with some letters going on hiatus, and then we get a bunch of them at once. That can end up being a bit predictable on one hand, but it also keeps us on our toes too, as you just never know. Such is the way of Wordle. 😏 And 11 double-letter words this month isn’t the most we’ve had…that award goes to July 2022 which had 14 of them, but February isn’t over yet. πŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2023, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9285 "2023-02-25T04:08:21Z")
> **Wordle 615 5/6\* 2/24/2023** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > V_A_GUE β†’ Slow start. Time for one of my go-to second guesses… > _ROA_ST β†’ Good guess. But a lot of rearranging left to go. Seems a little early to start with repeat letters, but I’ve got a good feeling about this… > **AR** _O_MA β†’ Improved placement, at least. Thought of ARROW for a second, but decided to try… > **AR** D **OR** β†’ Fortunately, the previous guess had eliminated ARMOR, so it must be… > **ARBOR** > > Fast five today. ---
**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 25, 2023, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9286 "2023-02-25T04:48:22Z")
Wordle 615 5/6\* 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ARISE ARGON ARMOR ARDOR ARBOR Drat! Like @minor7flat5 and others, of the three words I could think of, I tried them in the wrong order, and I’ve also lived in Ann Arbor. It was just for 2 months, over 20 years ago, but it was a pleasant and memorable stay and I was thinking about it yesterday.. ---
**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 25, 2023, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9287 "2023-02-25T05:35:12Z")
**Saturday, February 25th** Wordle 616 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLASP TENOR MIGHT WITTY FIFTY After 2 I was expecting the \_IGHT trap, of which I had only not checked M and F. After 3 I could see fifty, but also a minor \_ITTY trap, with ditty, kitty and witty. I played it safe. Fourth day in a row I’ve posted a 5 or 6. Ouch. ---
**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 25, 2023, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9288 "2023-02-25T05:51:38Z")
Wordle 616 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ASIDE COURT NYMPH FIFTY i guessed FIFTY before attacking the \_ITTY challenge. I had eliminated DITTY, but the Scrabble dictionary added BITTY to WITTY and KITTY, so my next guess would have been WAKES to eliminate W and/or K. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2023, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9289 "2023-02-25T06:09:52Z")
Wordle 616 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TILDE PITHY MINTY FIFTY Not easy again. I was pretty much down to either FIFTY or SIXTY though. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2023, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9290 "2023-02-25T07:13:59Z")
Wordle 616 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MOUSE VALID PRICK FIGHT FIFTY ---
**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 25, 2023, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9291 "2023-02-25T08:22:29Z")
Wordle 616 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DEATH SCOUR GIMPY FIFTY ---
**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 25, 2023, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9292 "2023-02-25T08:52:30Z")
Wordle 616 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ALONE MUSIC DIRTY FIFTY ---
**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 25, 2023, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9293 "2023-02-25T10:05:03Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > I’m getting the feeling that they’ve run out of words with 5 unique letters Well they haven’t used my start word yet ! I’m still waiting for my 1 score… (or have they - does anyone know ?) Wordle 616 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD QUILT OPTIC MISTY FIFTY ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2023, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9294 "2023-02-25T10:39:03Z")
Wordle 616 5/6 SLAR_T_ N **I** CHE DUMP **Y** =\> Could be KITTY, TIZZY, or one of the next two… W **I** T **TY** **FIFTY** Now that’s 4-5-4-5-5 for the past 5 days. πŸ˜’ pjd - no, they haven’t used your start word yet. But they’ve got about 5 years’ worth of words they haven’t used yet, so you may have to be patient! ---
**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 25, 2023, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9295 "2023-02-25T12:09:18Z")
Wordle 616 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOIILS FIGHT - thought it might be a \_IGHT word. Picked the right \_IGHT word to check FIFTY ---
**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 25, 2023, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9296 "2023-02-25T13:15:32Z")
Wordle 616 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHOUT ALTER TIMID NIFTY FIFTY ---
**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 25, 2023, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9297 "2023-02-25T13:21:11Z")
Wordle 616 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHIRT DITTY FIFTY Was hoping for DITZY, wound up with FIFTY; there’s probably a country music song in that… ---
**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 25, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9298 "2023-02-25T14:39:42Z")
Wordle 616 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟦⬜ 🟦🟦⬜⬜🟧 ⬜🟧⬜🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE - Uh-oh SPOIL - Aw hell, man! The plod begins. ITCHY WITTY FIFTY ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9299 "2023-02-25T14:54:50Z")
Wordle 616 3/6 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 My second word cemented it for me in three. Lots of double letters these days. IRATE FILTH FIFTY ---
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Wordle 616 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART STOIC UNITY DITTY FIFTY [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=464) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=466)