# "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:** 499
**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 23, 2023, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9962 "2023-03-23T23:44:06Z")
Wordle 642 4/6 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN STACK SLYPH STAID After guess 2 I saw four quick possibilities that hadn’t yet been solutions; SYLPH was a test word that eliminated three of them. ---
**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 24, 2023, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9963 "2023-03-24T04:02:06Z")
MAR 24 Wordle 643 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHORT CROFT GROUT ---
**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 24, 2023, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9964 "2023-03-24T04:03:31Z")
I had the exact same thought! Wordle 642 3/6 🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > IRATE > STAIN > STAID It’s interesting to see when we veer since we use the same starting word, but also interesting to see when we are exactly the same. ---
**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 24, 2023, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9965 "2023-03-24T04:05:34Z")
Wordle 643 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT CREST GROUT Once again nothing but a green T at the end leaves me short on vowels for my second guess, but again it does not hurt me. (Last time I got a 4, but it was on duvet and everybody got a 4.) ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9966 "2023-03-24T04:53:24Z")
Wordle 643 5/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO STORE BROTH TROOP GROUT ---
**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 24, 2023, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9967 "2023-03-24T09:09:54Z")
Wordle 643 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE THIRD ROTOR CROUT GROUT No idea what CROUT is supposed to be, it just seemed a word-like enough combination of the available letters… ---
**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 24, 2023, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9968 "2023-03-24T10:19:50Z")
Wordle 643 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLUES RATIO β€” _after this, it could be GROUT or TROUT or TUMOR_ TROUT GROUT ---
**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 24, 2023, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9969 "2023-03-24T10:23:11Z")
> [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](#): > > No idea what CROUT is supposed to be, it just seemed a word-like enough combination of the available letters… Hmmm, looks like it is sauerkraut. > **[Google Search](https://www.google.com/search?q=crout&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari)** ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9970 "2023-03-24T10:47:00Z")
Wordle 643 2/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Another β€œbird” πŸ’ƒ ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9971 "2023-03-24T11:15:31Z")
Wordle 643 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPOKE FLOUT GROUT ---
**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 24, 2023, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9972 "2023-03-24T11:17:48Z")
Wordle 643 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 24, 2023, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9973 "2023-03-24T11:22:10Z")
I’m pretty stoked that I never saw trout. This makes my 3 at least 50% luck, but I’ll take it. ---
**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 24, 2023, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9974 "2023-03-24T12:00:58Z")
Wordle 643 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 NOISE ABOUT CLOUT GROUT ---
**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 24, 2023, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9975 "2023-03-24T12:07:01Z")
Wordle 643 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART ROBOT GROUT ---
**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 24, 2023, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9976 "2023-03-24T13:20:57Z")
Wordle 643 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE TROUT GROUT I like it when I beat Wordlebot. Suck it Trebek! ---
**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 24, 2023, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9977 "2023-03-24T15:20:55Z")
Wordle 643 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY HUMOR TORUS GROUT STOOPID ROBOT! Don’t tell me SHOUT would have been β€œmore efficient” when you have every reason to know that I’m required to use an β€œR” in all my subsequent guesses! ---
**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 24, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9978 "2023-03-24T15:38:40Z")
Wordle 643 5/6 ⬜🟧⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟧⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟧⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟧🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL CROWD - eliminated all other vowels except β€˜o’ and β€˜u’, then didn’t use the β€˜u’ BROTH - again didn’t use it - what a dummy GROUT ---
**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 24, 2023, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9979 "2023-03-24T16:21:44Z")
Wordle 643 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ADIEU MOUNT SHOUT CLOUT GROUT Yikes. After three I only saw CLOUT and FLOUT, so I was surprised by the two black squares. TROUT would have earned me a six, but fortunately there was nothing else left, so no possibility of a fail. ---
**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 24, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9980 "2023-03-24T18:09:12Z")
Hah! Wordle 643 2/6\* β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE GROUT I saw TROUT, but I didn’t want to burn the T in 2 spots. For once, my resistance to using double letters paid off! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9981 "2023-03-24T20:55:36Z")
Wordle 643 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 73 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 8 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 2 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLART NICHE DUMPY GROUT [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=498) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=500)