# "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:** 48
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/941 "2022-01-28T11:56:57Z")
Still on my 5 streak. Wordle 223 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 QUEST BRACE FINER JERKY PERKY ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/942 "2022-01-28T12:25:44Z")
I did today’s puzzle and got a different word. Did you do yours before midnight in your local timezone? ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/943 "2022-01-28T12:37:54Z")
@Newtosite used a different site for that - in their post it says they used [http://hellowordl.net/](http://hellowordl.net/) , instead of the more broadly known Wordle site. ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/944 "2022-01-28T12:54:22Z")
Yes, I was on the hellowordl site on their β€œToday’s” page. It’s not a biggie I was just curious. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/945 "2022-01-28T14:24:48Z")
> **Wordle 223 4/6\* 1/28/2022** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 > 🟨🟩🟨⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > MOUNT β†’ at least I’ve knocked those letters out… > SHA_RE_ β†’ Between I & Y, what next vowel should I try? > _R_ **E** PL **Y** β†’ Is DERPY a legal word? No. Looks like P is first. PERCY? Also not a word. Oh. > **PERKY** > > Eliminating 3 vowels and 4 common consonants in the first two words helped a lot. If I had tried **PER** IL as my third guess, it might have pushed me down to 5/6. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/946 "2022-01-28T15:17:47Z")
Wordle 224 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRIED POUND COULD ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/947 "2022-01-28T15:41:26Z")
Wordle 223 4/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLUNK PICKY PESKY PERKY ---
**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:** [January 28, 2022, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/948 "2022-01-28T15:44:31Z")
My streak is still alive β€” just barely β€” at 36 and 100%. I needed 6 guesses today. Wordle 223 6/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO β€” I tried @Smapti’s AUDIO strategy SH _E_ ET β€” uh-oh not a great start B **E** LL **Y** β€” at this point I’m thinking this’ll be easy **PE** GG **Y** β€” _ **HEY!!** _ since when is PEGGY a word? PENNY PERKY β€” by the skin of my teeth, I got it ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/949 "2022-01-28T15:51:25Z")
I fell into the β€œuse a word unlikely to be the answer but which is nonetheless a word” trap today. On my fourth guess I’d narrowed it down a bit but guessed PERVY because I didn’t run through the entire alphabet looking for a better word and that was where my mind went. Got it on my fifth guess, though. ---
**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:** [January 28, 2022, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/950 "2022-01-28T16:27:10Z")
Wordle 223 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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:** [January 28, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/951 "2022-01-28T17:08:22Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > I fell into the β€œuse a word unlikely to be the answer but which is nonetheless a word” trap today. On my fourth guess I’d narrowed it down a bit but guessed PERVY because I didn’t run through the entire alphabet looking for a better word and that was where my mind went. Got it on my fifth guess, though. I thought of that too. Instead I played around with PEGGY and was utterly shocked when it was accepted! ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/952 "2022-01-28T17:12:51Z")
Lucky first random word today. Wordle 223 3/6\* 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PARSE PERCH PERKY ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/953 "2022-01-28T17:21:24Z")
First time playing, got it in 5 tries. It was fun ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/954 "2022-01-28T21:01:30Z")
I completely messed up tomorrow’s word. Fail! Wordle 224 X/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/955 "2022-01-28T21:19:20Z")
I got frustrated with the game and didn’t play for a couple of days, but I’m back. Wordle 223 6/6 (1/28/22) ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ADIEU-- my standard starting word eliminates most of the vowels from the equation but indicates to me that there’s an E out of place. GROUP-- no O, either, but there’s an R and P. REPEL-- found the right place for the E, and realized there’s only one. I struggled hard before coming up with this word. PERCH-- the PER are all in the right place. Now I know that C and H aren’t in the puzzle. PERKS-- got the K. The only other thing it can be is: PERKY ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/956 "2022-01-28T21:43:33Z")
This is the most interesting variation on Wordle I’ve seen. There are two words to guess but you can only enter one word at a time which it tests against both words. You need to think about your tactics. Daily Dordle #0004 4&6/7 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **[dordle by zaratustra](https://zaratustra.itch.io/dordle)** > > wordle plus wordle BEAST STEAK STERN **STEEP** TIMED **TASTE** ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/957 "2022-01-28T22:07:01Z")
Just came to post mine. Fun once, not sure I’ll do it regularly. Daily Dordle #0004 5&2/7 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ > **[dordle by zaratustra](https://zaratustra.itch.io/dordle)** > > wordle plus wordle ---
**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:** [January 29, 2022, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/958 "2022-01-29T04:01:56Z")
My late entry: Wordle 223 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS CHORE UMBER PERKY Got lucky with that last guess. ---
**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:** [January 29, 2022, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/959 "2022-01-29T09:34:40Z")
29 Jan 2022 WORDLE 224 Wordle 224 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![SoToasty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sotoasty/32/2803_2.png) [@SoToasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoToasty)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/960 "2022-01-29T12:15:12Z")
Wordle 224 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Thought I had it on 3. Stand Field World Could [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=47) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=49)