# "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:** 476
**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 5, 2023, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9502 "2023-03-05T11:55:59Z")
Wordle 624 3/6\* ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RIOTS POINT TOXIC Luckily evaded the trap by excluding the N and P with the second word, leaving TOXIC. ---
**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 5, 2023, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9503 "2023-03-05T12:30:50Z")
Wordle 624 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE TONIC TOPIC TOXIC ---
**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 5, 2023, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9504 "2023-03-05T13:59:42Z")
Wordle 624 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟩🟩 🟨⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART STOIC OPTIC TONIC TOXIC ---
**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 5, 2023, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9505 "2023-03-05T14:04:30Z")
Could’ve had it in 3. But no… Wordle 624 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AISLE FRONT TOPIC β€” _damn!_ TOXIC ---
**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:** [March 5, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9506 "2023-03-05T15:15:24Z")
Scoredle 4/6\* 14,855 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› ADIEU (832) β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ LIGHT (28) πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› TOXIN (1) 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TOXIC ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9507 "2023-03-05T16:07:33Z")
Wordle 624 3/6 SLAR_T_ N_IC_HE =\> is it OPTIC, TOPIC, or… **TOXIC** Made the right guess. Could’ve just as easily been a 4. πŸ™‚ ---
**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 5, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9508 "2023-03-05T16:34:34Z")
Wordle 624 4/6 🟦⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟦🟧⬜ ⬜🟧⬜🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL FOLIO - well, that was stupid, since the β€œL” had already been eliminated. TOXIC ---
**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 5, 2023, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9509 "2023-03-05T16:52:47Z")
Wordle 624 6/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟩🟩 🟨⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD QUILT STOIC OPTIC TONIC TOXIC Crap ! ---
**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, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9510 "2023-03-05T18:15:49Z")
Wordle 624 4/6\* ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 JOKER COUNT TOPIC TOXIC ---
**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 5, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9511 "2023-03-05T18:37:19Z")
I see I’m in good company with the 4s today. Wordle 624 4/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE THINK TULIP TOXIC ---
**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 5, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9512 "2023-03-05T18:44:23Z")
Wordle 624 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STALE POINT MOTIF TOXIC ---
**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, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9513 "2023-03-05T23:11:35Z")
> **Wordle 624 4/6\* 3/6/2023** > > 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > **T** REND β†’ Very excited to open with a green and then… nothing. L, S & two vowels, sounds like… > **T** A_I_LS β†’ Can’t think of much starting with TI, so let’s try an O and something with two syllables… > **TO** P **IC** β†’ Sooooo close. > **TOXIC** > > Scoredle wanted TASTY as my second guess. It really seems to be hung up on repeated letters. ---
**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 6, 2023, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9514 "2023-03-06T00:07:52Z")
Wordle 624 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AROSE POUCH COLIC TONIC TOXIC P had been eliminated by guess 2, or I likely would have tried TOPIC before TOXIC. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9515 "2023-03-06T05:09:51Z")
Wordle 625 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SNIDE PINCH PINKY ---
**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 6, 2023, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9516 "2023-03-06T05:11:11Z")
Wordle 625 3/6 πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT PINCH PINKY Couldn’t manage to come up with a research word for 2 so I just started guessing for the win. I saw pinch before punch, and I’m not sure if ponch is actually in the answer list. Probably not. Fortunately I had already eliminated pagan. After 2 I saw piney but decided that wouldn’t be an answer. Except that it turns out it already was an answer. Go figure. EDIT: Ha! It’s spelled paunch, not ponch. I’m not the brightest bulb on the string. ---
**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 6, 2023, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9517 "2023-03-06T07:39:21Z")
Wordle 625 6/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATES MONIC WINDY LINKY KINKY PINKY Not sure what it says about me that I saw KINKY before I saw PINKY… Also, didn’t think that LINKY actually is a word! ---
**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 6, 2023, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9518 "2023-03-06T08:06:32Z")
**Wordle 624 5/6** ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLICE CHOIR MANIC TYPIC TOXIC Well that didn’t go well. Forgot to play the O in my third word, and then forgot it even existed. I was stumped after my 4th word, but _finally_ saw the O in yellow. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9519 "2023-03-06T08:18:41Z")
Wordle 625 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRIBE VALID PICKY PINKY ---
**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:** [March 6, 2023, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9520 "2023-03-06T10:11:27Z")
Wordle 625 4/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE NIFTY DINGY PINKY That’s a story I don’t want to read. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9521 "2023-03-06T11:00:42Z")
Wordle 625 5/6 SLART _N_ **I** CHE D **IN** G **Y** K **INKY** **PINKY** Clearly my brain deserted me on this one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=475) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=477)