# "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:** 469
**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 28, 2023, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9361 "2023-02-28T13:02:25Z")
Wordle 619 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART CLOAK (lucky choice!) POLKA ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9362 "2023-02-28T13:06:11Z")
Wordle 619 4/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ADIEU SLANT RALLY POLKA It was hard to think of a word ending with A, then it just popped in my head! I almost always play ADIEU as my first word, and I play in HARD mode. I rarely have long streaks. πŸ™ƒ ---
**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 28, 2023, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9363 "2023-02-28T13:17:37Z")
Wordle 619 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD GLOAT HALLO POLKA ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9364 "2023-02-28T13:49:17Z")
Wordle 619 5/6 S_LA_RT NICHE B_A_ **L** MY _A_G **L** _O_W **POLKA** Adding to my growing collection of recent 5’s. Argh. It took me forever to come up with my last two guesses. Maybe I’ll go listen to some Al Yankovic music. ---
**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 28, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9365 "2023-02-28T13:49:21Z")
Wordle 619 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DEATH VIRAL ALBUM POLKA ---
**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 28, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9366 "2023-02-28T16:14:23Z")
Wordle 619 3/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ ⬜🟦🟦⬜🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL POLKA - couldn’t be anything else ---
**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 28, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9367 "2023-02-28T17:24:56Z")
Me 'n @BobLibDem. πŸ˜‰ Wordle 619 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CLOAK POLKA I’d be embarrassed to say how long it took me to find it, though. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9368 "2023-02-28T18:00:41Z")
> **Wordle 619 4/6\* 2/28/2023** > > ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ > 🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > W **O** RSE β†’ Not the start I expected, but what the heck. Let’s try another couple vowels… > T **O** _A_DY β†’ Oddly enough, thought of this before TODAY. At any rate, the A is a good pickup. A little early for a repeated letter, but I have a good feeling about this one… > _L_ **O** C_A_L β†’ Should have been a β€œmeh” feeling. OK, A at end, L in 3rd or 4th… MOOLA? Probably not a word. ?OL?A, and I hear an accordion in my head… > **POLKA** > > I was hoping this one would be saved for October 23rd some year. ---
**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 28, 2023, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9369 "2023-02-28T18:04:00Z")
Wordle 619 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 VOICE ROAST MODAL POLKA > [@Morgyn](#): > > DEATH > VIRAL > ALBUM > POLKA Is this available on iTunes? ---
**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:** [March 1, 2023, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9370 "2023-03-01T00:42:53Z")
Wordle 619 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT DAILY MORAL POLKA For the older members of our merry band: I bet Lawrence Welk actually _did_ a daily moral polka. ---
**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:** [March 1, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9371 "2023-03-01T01:46:36Z")
Wordle 619 3/6\* 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AROSE POACH POLKA It took me forever to figure it out ---
**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:** [March 1, 2023, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9372 "2023-03-01T04:27:01Z")
**Wordle 619 3/6** ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MEANT POLAR POLKA Another lucky 2nd word, which was on my brain with the cold and ❄ we’ve been getting, and ended up leading me right to the answer. Can’t wait till spring gets here. 🌷 β˜€ ---
**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:** [March 1, 2023, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9373 "2023-03-01T05:06:54Z")
**Wednesday, March 1st** Wordle 620 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRIMP METAL MOUSE MOOSE Not a three but at least I feel like I played this well. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2023, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9374 "2023-03-01T05:21:07Z")
Wordle 620 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHONE CLOSE MOOSE Had to go through all the possible consonant pairs and words starting with E or O before I realized it was OOSE. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2023, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9375 "2023-03-01T07:42:21Z")
Wordle 620 2/6\* 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MOUSE MOOSE Wasn’t sure if MORSE would be in the list so opted for the more boring MOOSE. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2023, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9376 "2023-03-01T08:09:05Z")
Wordle 620 4/6 _S_LART NICH **E** DU_M_PY **MØØSE** Majestic. ---
**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:** [March 1, 2023, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9377 "2023-03-01T11:21:41Z")
Instead of guaranteeing that I get it in 4, I aimed for the possibility of getting it in 3. I gambled and lost, and I got it in 5. (sigh) Wordle 620 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DEATH SCOUR _(At this point I knew it had to be GOOSE LOOSE MOOSE or NOOSE.)_ GOOSE β€” nope LOOSE β€” nope MOOSE β€” and there it is For guess #3, to isolate the G M L or N, I could’ve gone with something like LEMON. That would’ve given me the M, thereby guaranteeing a 4. Oh well… ---
**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:** [March 1, 2023, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9378 "2023-03-01T11:27:37Z")
Wordle 620 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Three of the four words are animals CRANE TOILS MOUSE MOOSE ---
**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:** [March 1, 2023, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9379 "2023-03-01T11:50:24Z")
Wordle 620 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE LOUSE POSSE MOOSE ---
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Wordle 620 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD SLIME MOUSE MOOSE [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=468) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=470)