# "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:** 480
**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 8, 2023, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9582 "2023-03-08T14:50:32Z")
Wordle 627 3/6 ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART RELAY REGAL ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2023, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9583 "2023-03-08T15:32:39Z")
> **Wordle 627 4/6\* 3/8/2023** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 > 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟨 > 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > HO_R_S_E_ β†’ A pretty good start. Two common consonants and a vowel, coming right up… > _LA_T_ER_ β†’ Four outta five. Still got another WoF consonant to try, can’t do it with LEARN, but the anagram… > **RE** N **AL** β†’ Ohhh, so close. > **REGAL** > > Scoredle again goes with repeated letters - it wanted to try REFER for the second guess. But then, it wanted to try the solution third, so I guess I wear the dunce cap on this one. ---
**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 8, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9584 "2023-03-08T15:38:38Z")
Wordle 627 3/6 ⬜🟦🟦⬜🟦 🟧🟧🟦🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE RELAY REGAL ---
**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 8, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9585 "2023-03-08T16:15:40Z")
Wordle 627 4/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AISLE THORN GYPSY REGAL ---
**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 8, 2023, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9586 "2023-03-08T16:21:47Z")
Congrats to all the 2s and 3s today! Me… I’m a 4. Wordle 627 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SPEAR RELAX REGAL ---
**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 8, 2023, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9587 "2023-03-08T16:30:22Z")
Wordle 627 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Today i googled β€œbest first word for Wordle” and it gave me SALET, a 15th century helmet. So i used it! SALET GLEAN REGAL ---
**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 8, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9588 "2023-03-08T16:59:59Z")
Wordle 627 4/6\* ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRATE BASER PEARL REGAL . Daily Quordle 408 5️⃣4️⃣ 7️⃣6️⃣ > **[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. 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ JUICE SPRIG FAITH PENNE ---
**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 8, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9589 "2023-03-08T17:23:51Z")
Wordle 627 3/6\* ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD RELAX REGAL ---
**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 8, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9590 "2023-03-08T17:29:56Z")
Daily Quordle 408 7️⃣4️⃣ 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. ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 JUICE FAITH SPRIG PENNE ---
**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 8, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9591 "2023-03-08T18:44:40Z")
Wordle 627 4/6 πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE LEAST FERAL REGAL I probably should have seen the AL ending at two, but I always want to slide E and A together. A four was probably in the cards either way. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9592 "2023-03-08T18:58:49Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > Today i googled β€œbest first word for Wordle” and it gave me SALET, a 15th century helmet. Author\_Balk mentioned that word last week. Apparently it’s the starting word for those algorithms that manage to average 3.4212 guesses per day. I still like my current starting word better. ---
**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 8, 2023, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9593 "2023-03-08T23:38:08Z")
Wordle 627 3/6 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EARTH READY REGAL After guess 2 I saw REBAR and REGAL, and thought the latter more likely. ---
**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 9, 2023, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9594 "2023-03-09T03:02:03Z")
Looks like the New York Times licensed Wordle to CBS, as there is now a Wordle game show called Lingo that airs after Survivor. ---
**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 9, 2023, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9595 "2023-03-09T04:03:06Z")
I don’t normally share my Octordle score, but today I got 8 words in 10 guesses. Daily Octordle #408 6️⃣5️⃣ 3️⃣8️⃣ 9️⃣7️⃣ πŸ”Ÿ4️⃣ Score: 52 6️⃣5️⃣ FALSE - BUILD 3️⃣8️⃣ STAGE - ADORN 9️⃣7️⃣ POWER - BLOOD πŸ”Ÿ4️⃣ UNWED - GASSY ---
**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 9, 2023, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9596 "2023-03-09T04:44:31Z")
**Wordle 627 2/6** Two days in a row with a 2! πŸ₯³ 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST REGAL Thought I’d try the AL at the end, but had a long list of words to choose from…just was feelin’ Regal. πŸ‘‘ ---
**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 9, 2023, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9597 "2023-03-09T04:58:47Z")
Wordle 627 4/6\* πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE STEAL PEDAL REGAL ---
**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 9, 2023, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9598 "2023-03-09T05:01:59Z")
THUR - MAR 9 Wordle 628 4/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHIRE THERE WHERE ---
**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 9, 2023, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9599 "2023-03-09T05:06:23Z")
Wordle 628 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SCORE WHERE Nice and quick. ---
**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 9, 2023, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9600 "2023-03-09T05:11:13Z")
Guessing the more obscure word denied me a three. Wordle 628 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ASIDE COURT GENRE WHERE ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9601 "2023-03-09T05:38:39Z")
Wordle 628 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LURED WRECK WHERE Can I respectfully ask that the quordle posts be put in a separate thread? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=479) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=481)