# "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:** 477
**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 6, 2023, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9522 "2023-03-06T11:17:16Z")
Wordle 625 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Scoredle 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 READY (496) 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 PIETY (11) 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 PICKY (2) 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PINKY ---
**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 6, 2023, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9523 "2023-03-06T11:39:52Z")
Wordle 625 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE LINTS DINGY PINKY ---
**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 6, 2023, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9524 "2023-03-06T11:52:12Z")
There was no way I could get this in 3. I’ll happily take the 4. Wordle 625 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AISLE FRONT CHUMP PINKY ---
**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 6, 2023, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9525 "2023-03-06T12:05:20Z")
Wordle 625 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SAUTE IRONY WINDY PINKY ---
**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 6, 2023, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9526 "2023-03-06T12:17:48Z")
Wordle 625 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD QUILT FISHY PINKY ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9527 "2023-03-06T13:04:56Z")
Wordle 625 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Well, _that_ was a slog. All blanks on the first try, one single letter on the next two guesses. Scoredle 5/6\* 14,855 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ SLATE (1,059) ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ CHOIR (89) ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ LIVID (44) ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 WIMPY (3) 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PINKY ---
**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 6, 2023, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9528 "2023-03-06T13:15:05Z")
Wordle 625 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART LIONS DINGY NINNY PINKY ---
**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 6, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9529 "2023-03-06T16:31:18Z")
Wordle 625 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟦⬜ ⬜🟦⬜🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 Another boring four. CRANE SPOIL PINUP - gave me the β€˜PIN’ placement, which narrows the answer to only one word PINKY ---
**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 6, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9530 "2023-03-06T17:34:14Z")
Wordle 625 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 UNITE PANIC PINKY I saw PINKO first and decided that couldn’t possibly be it. But I still kept wanting to put an O in there, to no avail. After a while, I realized Y existed, and then it had to be PINKY. ---
**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 6, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9531 "2023-03-06T18:12:25Z")
On with the 4s. Wordle 625 4/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SLING WINDY PINKY Luckily, I like to try Ps before Hs and Ks. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9532 "2023-03-06T18:20:25Z")
Wordle 625 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Daily Quordle 406 9️⃣4️⃣ 6️⃣8️⃣ > **[Quordle](https://www.quordle.com/)** > > Put your skills to the test and solve four words at once! You have 9 guesses to solve all four words. A new Quordle available each day to solve. ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬜🟨🟨🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟩🟩🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 6, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9533 "2023-03-06T18:39:09Z")
Gave it a shot. Daily Quordle 406 8️⃣9️⃣ 5️⃣7️⃣ > **[Quordle](https://www.quordle.com/)** > > Put your skills to the test and solve four words at once! You have 9 guesses to solve all four words. A new Quordle available each day to solve. ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 6, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9534 "2023-03-06T19:11:39Z")
I play Quordle everyday too. Maybe someone could start a quordle thread. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9535 "2023-03-06T19:15:32Z")
I also play Octordle (8 words, 13 guesses) and Nerdle, a math guessing game. StG ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9536 "2023-03-06T19:48:45Z")
> **Wordle 625 4/6\* 3/6/2023** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > TOX_I_C β†’ Not a great start, but I see a really good second guess… > RA_I_SE β†’ Which, other than the eliminations, turned out not-so-good. Still have the L & N left, so is it lucky… > L **IN** D **Y** β†’ Nope. But the N worked. My next guess would work well with BRAIN… > **PINKY** > > Scoredle said I should have tried DINGY after RAISE, but I’d prefer to try the L over the G. Some of the 18 possible words for the 4th guess are a little - well - hinky. ---
**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 6, 2023, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9537 "2023-03-06T20:28:40Z")
Wordle 625 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SCOWL TRAIN BINGE PINKY ---
**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 7, 2023, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9538 "2023-03-07T00:40:36Z")
Wordle 625 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ROAST EQUIP PINCH PINKY After PINCH I thought of PINGY (which does turn out to be a word) and PINKY, with the latter seeming a better guess for slot 4. ---
**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 7, 2023, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9539 "2023-03-07T03:29:17Z")
Wordle 625 X/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 slant niche bingo windy kinky hinky Jeesh. ---
**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 7, 2023, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9540 "2023-03-07T03:29:31Z")
Wordle 625 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ADORE SILTY PINKY I thought PINKY was a wild guess but my other guesses seemed less likely.Amazed that I got it in 3! Anyone else getting deja vu with this one? Didn’t we have FIFTY just days ago? ---
**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 7, 2023, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9541 "2023-03-07T05:05:08Z")
**Tuesday, March 7th** Wordle 626 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SCORE HORSE This is the platonic ideal of my new strategy, which is actually extremely similar to my old one, just sticking with a more optimal opener. So far so good with a second consecutive 3. We just recently had worse as an answer, and now horse. The deja vu is strong here in March. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=476) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=478)