# "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:** 478
**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 7, 2023, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9542 "2023-03-07T05:19:39Z")
Wordle 626 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE ROGUE HORSE ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2023, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9543 "2023-03-07T05:26:00Z")
Wordle 626 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LOSER WORSE HORSE ---
**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 7, 2023, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9544 "2023-03-07T06:14:44Z")
**Wordle 625 4/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHARE LUPIN NIPPY 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 7, 2023, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9545 "2023-03-07T08:02:47Z")
Wordle 626 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AISLE FRONT HORSE ---
**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 7, 2023, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9546 "2023-03-07T09:51:27Z")
Wordle 626 5/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD GRIME FURZE WORSE HORSE ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2023, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9547 "2023-03-07T10:18:31Z")
Wordle 626 3/6 Scoredle 3/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 492 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 11 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 _S_LA_R_T _O_PIN **E** **HORSE** Could also have been ROUSE or GORSE; WORSE was used quite recently. ---
**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 7, 2023, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9548 "2023-03-07T11:32:49Z")
Wordle 626 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 The milestone today is 365 consecutive wins (1 year) CRANE TIROS - same results as about a week ago. Then I picked WORSE and got it in three. This time it’s… HORSE ---
**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 7, 2023, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9549 "2023-03-07T12:03:34Z")
Wordle 626 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟨⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ALONE OCHRE HORSE ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2023, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9550 "2023-03-07T13:02:32Z")
β€œA lone ochre horse” - that would be a good title for a Western novel or movie. ---
**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 7, 2023, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9551 "2023-03-07T13:20:48Z")
Wordle 626 4/6 🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART HYPER unless the word starts HR, R has to be third so E is fifth. H - R - E HORDE well that leaves only one possibility in my view HORSE of course of course ---
**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 7, 2023, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9552 "2023-03-07T14:23:49Z")
LOL, it would. ---
**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 7, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9553 "2023-03-07T16:23:38Z")
Daily Quordle 407 6️⃣3️⃣ 7️⃣5️⃣ > **[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. 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ Who wants to start a Quordle thread? 😁 ---
**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 7, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9554 "2023-03-07T18:17:03Z")
Wordle 626 4/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜🟧 🟦⬜🟦⬜⬜ 🟦🟧⬜🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL ROUSE HORSE ---
**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 7, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9555 "2023-03-07T18:17:10Z")
Wordle 626 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 . Crate Spore Horse Daily Quordle 407 8️⃣3️⃣ 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. ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ATOLL SAUCE BROOK CRAWL StG ---
**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 7, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9556 "2023-03-07T18:29:11Z")
Daily Quordle 407 5️⃣9️⃣ 8️⃣4️⃣ > **[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:** ![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 7, 2023, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9557 "2023-03-07T18:53:21Z")
Wordle 626 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 IRATE SCORE HORSE I actually considered HORSE at two, but I can’t be too mad about that; it’s not like it was obvious. A good 3, I’ll take it. Weirdly, Scordle said my best guess at two was HORSE, but my best guess at three was WORSE. ---
**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 7, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9558 "2023-03-07T19:36:02Z")
For a lot of reasons, it’s a nice day to get a 3. πŸ™‚ Wordle 626 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE ROUSE HORSE I had also found WORSE (and also NORSE, but I was pretty sure that wasn’t it!). I prefer HORSEs to WORSE, so I tried that first. Worked out! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9559 "2023-03-07T19:54:39Z")
Not to mention: > [@Aspenglow](#): > > Wordle 618 4/6\* ---
**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 7, 2023, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9560 "2023-03-07T19:58:06Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Not to mention: ROFL!! As you’ve no doubt divined, I have a memory like a sieve. (Hey! That’s 5 letters!! πŸ˜ƒ ) And I didn’t even bother to check for HORSE or WORSE this morning… luckier than I realized. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2023, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9561 "2023-03-07T21:21:55Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > I have a memory like a sieve. (Hey! That’s 5 letters!! πŸ˜ƒ ) And it hasn’t been used yet! 😁 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=477) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=479)