# "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:** 475
**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:** [March 4, 2023, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9482 "2023-03-04T13:31:19Z")
Wordle 623 2/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD TREND Magnificent ! ---
**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:** [March 4, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9483 "2023-03-04T14:26:54Z")
Wordle 623 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART TROVE TRESS TREND ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2023, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9484 "2023-03-04T15:05:01Z")
Wordle 623 2/6\* ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ALERT TREND Lucky choice of starting word. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2023, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9485 "2023-03-04T16:30:44Z")
Wordle 623 4/6 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY WIDER DRECK TREND ---
**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:** [March 4, 2023, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9486 "2023-03-04T17:06:57Z")
Joining the merry band of twofers today: Wordle 623 2/6 ⬜🟧⬜🟧🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE TREND ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2023, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9487 "2023-03-04T20:26:54Z")
Wordle 623 5/6 SLA_RT_ HOMI_E_ =\> fishing for vowels GU_N_KY =\> still gotta be another vowel, right? Nope. _ENT_E_R_ =\> Surely this is the solution, right? Shirley says nope. **TREND** =\> Finally there. Bad enough that I made a mess of this, but really stinks to get a 5 when everyone else is getting 2’s and 3’s. ---
**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:** [March 4, 2023, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9488 "2023-03-04T20:33:26Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Bad enough that I made a mess of this, but really stinks to get a 5 when everyone else is getting 2’s and 3’s. Just got lucky on the opening word, which I use every day. With the revealed letters, there was only one solution. Dumb luck, not skill. ---
**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:** [March 4, 2023, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9489 "2023-03-04T21:03:48Z")
Should’ve followed my first instinct on my second word, which became my third word. I’d have gotten it in 3. Wordle 623 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE ERUPT TRIED TREND Oh, well. ---
**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 5, 2023, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9490 "2023-03-05T00:31:09Z")
Wordle 623 2/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 OUTER TREND Complete fluke to get it in two–I saw TREAD, TREND, and TRESS, and liked the middle one best, so gave it a try. Nice to have an easy go of it, once it a while. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2023, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9491 "2023-03-05T03:27:56Z")
Wordle 623 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ARISE CRUEL TREND My first instinct was to put the E in the middle, and yeah, there’s a good chance TREND would have been my word. But I just couldn’t help myself from checking another vowel. Damn! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9492 "2023-03-05T03:38:39Z")
> **Wordle 623 3/6\* 3/4/2023** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 > 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > SQUA_T_ β†’ Can I get a word with I & E & two common consonants? There’s one, though I’m sure it’s not an answer… > **T** IL_ER_ β†’ But, a good guess. Only O & Y vowels left… but maybe there’s just the E, which would put it in the middle most likely. TRE??, I should try N or M here, so TREN? looks like… > **TREND** > > Scoredle said TROPE would have been the best third guess for me. I was lucky to have fixated on needing to check the N there. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2023, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9493 "2023-03-05T04:20:21Z")
Wordle 623 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BAULK CRIME ORDER TREND ---
**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 5, 2023, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9494 "2023-03-05T05:09:12Z")
**Sunday, March 5th** Wordle 624 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT STORE TOUCH TOXIC After 2 I felt like I was in such uncharted territory having not checked C yet, so naturally I gravitated to touch. Then I was happy that I’d already checked N and P, leaving toxic as the only option. (Of that little mini-trap, at least. I didn’t keep looking.) ---
**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:** [March 5, 2023, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9495 "2023-03-05T05:19:23Z")
Another lucky three. I had a one in three chance of guessing it in three. Wordle 624 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ASIDE COURT TOXIC It could have been TONIC or TOPIC. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9496 "2023-03-05T05:55:00Z")
Wordle 624 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO STOIC TONIC TOPIC TOXIC Well crap. I was sure I had it in two or three. ---
**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 5, 2023, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9497 "2023-03-05T06:51:57Z")
**Wordle 623 4/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHAIR SNORE NERDY TREND After my 2nd word, I had a list of 7 words\* - my top three choices were Nerdy, Nervy, and Trend…thought I’d check that terminal Y. Well, ya can’t get lucky _every_ time 😏, and I’ll gladly take the 4. \*Scoredle said I had 28 choices after my 2nd word - the majority of them I’ve never even heard of, but I got to learn a new word…Nertz, which is slang for Nuts (as in crazy or nonsense)…I think I’ll add that to my vocab next time one of my cats does something nertzy. πŸ˜† **Edit to add:** So many 2’s today! I thought I was fortunate to get it in 4 with all the words I had to choose from. Too bad this wasn’t the answer on Feb. 20th (#611), as I went with Trend for my start word that day. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2023, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9498 "2023-03-05T08:47:45Z")
Wordle 624 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Four seems to be my most common. Slant Fetch Topic Toxic I sure got lucky with my third word. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9499 "2023-03-05T09:23:31Z")
Wordle 624 5/6\* ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 VOICE COMIC LOGIC TONIC TOXIC ---
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Wordle 624 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE TOUCH TOXIC ---
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Wordle 624 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE LOTIC TOPIC TOXIC [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=474) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=476)