# "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:** 484
**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 11, 2023, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9662 "2023-03-11T05:35:03Z")
This makes up for yesterday’s six. Wordle 630 2/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ASIDE EMAIL With three vowels in my first guess, i couldn’t find any other 5 letter words that didn’t start with an A or end with an E, with S and D eliminated ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2023, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9663 "2023-03-11T07:30:12Z")
Wordle 630 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO PLAIN EMAIL ---
**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 11, 2023, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9664 "2023-03-11T08:46:57Z")
**Wordle 629 5/6** ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ARISE TUNER MOREL BEVEL REVEL Came up with Bevel for a good sleuth word for this mini trap to avoid getting a possible 6. Could have gotten it in 4 though, as I was going to just take a chance on Revel. Oh well. ---
**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 11, 2023, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9665 "2023-03-11T10:03:02Z")
Wordle 630 3/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AROSE UNTIL EMAIL ---
**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 11, 2023, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9666 "2023-03-11T11:26:19Z")
Wordle 630 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 OCEAN LEAST BLAME EMAIL ---
**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 11, 2023, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9667 "2023-03-11T12:23:26Z")
FYI, There is a way to peek at future words. It is maybe a month or so in the future. (I won’t tell how). There are a couple of words coming up that are not on the original list. So, they are adding new words that aren’t on the list of 2,315 (or whatever the number is) of possible words. Wordle 630 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE LEAST E-MAIL (that’s how I spell it) ---
**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 11, 2023, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9668 "2023-03-11T13:53:48Z")
Wordle 630 3/6 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART GLAZE EMAIL ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2023, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9669 "2023-03-11T14:50:37Z")
Same for me. My normal starting word of IRATE left only one word, according to Wordlebot. It took me awhile moving the two out of place vowels around but I finally got it. Only my 14th 2. Wordle 630 2/6 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Now I’m waiting for a matching report from Aspenglow πŸ™‚ ---
**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 11, 2023, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9670 "2023-03-11T14:58:28Z")
Wordle 630 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PERKY SWEAT CABLE EMAIL ---
**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 11, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9671 "2023-03-11T15:27:55Z")
Wordle 630 3/6 ⬜⬜🟧⬜🟦 ⬜⬜⬜🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL EMAIL - the only possible answer, but I had to go through the remaining letters twice to make sure I didn’t miss something ---
**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 11, 2023, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9672 "2023-03-11T15:29:28Z")
Wordle 630 4/6\* ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD GLAZE EXALT EMAIL ---
**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 11, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9673 "2023-03-11T15:33:21Z")
Wordle 630 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRATE HEADS EMAIL StG ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2023, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9674 "2023-03-11T16:33:36Z")
Wordle 630 3/6\* ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟨 ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BLAME REALM EMAIL ---
**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 11, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9675 "2023-03-11T17:23:39Z")
> [@Mark\_Finn](#): > > With three vowels in my first guess, i couldn’t find any other 5 letter words that didn’t start with an A or end with an E, with S and D eliminated Same here. So an earned 2 – the best! Wordle 630 2/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE EMAIL ETA: > [@wguy123](#): > > Now I’m waiting for a matching report from Aspenglow πŸ™‚ LOL, and here it is! Nice way to start the day! ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2023, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9676 "2023-03-11T17:30:23Z")
Can’t wait for us to have our glory 1 word day! With my luck, it will be when I’m traveling which is typically what breaks my streak (well, looking at my stats, I have 5 (_cue Price is Right wah wah wah wahhh music_) losses. ---
**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 11, 2023, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9677 "2023-03-11T18:28:53Z")
Wordle 630 4/6\* 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ALERT LANES DELAY EMAIL Those letters just didn’t want to slot into the right position… Until they did. ---
**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 11, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9678 "2023-03-11T18:49:00Z")
Wordle 630 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 RADIO PLAIN AVAIL QUAIL EMAIL I call foul. E-mail comes with a hyphen. Will tomorrow’s word be TBALL or GSPOT? Anyhow, I’ve usually checked E by five, but hitting A and I seemingly rendered that unnecessary, and I fell into a mini-trap. Thought I was down to a coin-flip, but this one was the edge of the coin. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2023, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9679 "2023-03-11T22:28:37Z")
Wordle 630 5/6 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 48 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 6 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ 1 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLART WHALE LEAFY QUAIL EMAIL Made a hash of this, first by dismissing the solution when I first noticed it when I was looking at the possibilities early on, then blundering on my fourth guess by guessing a word that I’d eliminated as a possibility. So I earned this stinkin’ 5 all the way. Grrr. Argh. > [@Wheelz](#): > > I call foul. E-mail comes with a hyphen. Will tomorrow’s word be TBALL or GSPOT? I disagree, despite having dismissed it as a possible answer on first glance. It almost never has a hyphen anymore, and it’s pretty well embedded in the language as a word and in its non-hyphenated form. I realized my β€˜not a word’ initial reaction was about being older and having a somewhat out-of-date sense of what is and isn’t a legitimate word. ---
**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 12, 2023, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9680 "2023-03-12T00:08:47Z")
Nevertheless, e-mail is a contraction of β€œelectronic mail.” If the popular term had instead become, say, β€œcomputer mail.” Nobody would be arguing that CMAIL should be a valid Wordle solution. Had β€œelectronic” not happened to begin with a vowel, it wouldn’t even be a debate. ---
**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 12, 2023, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9681 "2023-03-12T00:12:53Z")
Wheelz, you make a good point about C-MAIL likely being ALWAYS hyphenated if β€˜computer mail’ had been the term widely adopted.’ Anyway: Wordle 630 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 OUTER CHIME MEDIA EMAIL Guess 3 gave my brain a bit of a hint, making the solution more obvious (of course 4 letters having been found had something to do with it, too). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=483) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=485)