# "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:** 500
**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 24, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9982 "2023-03-24T22:09:59Z")
**Wordle 643 4/6** ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE FRISK PROUD GROUT In hindsight, I should have played Proud second…I was considering it. Oh well, a 4 it is for today. ---
**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 24, 2023, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9983 "2023-03-24T22:56:10Z")
Wordle 643 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STARE TRUCK GROUT With R needing to be in second position I wasted some time listing impossible solutions (due to prohibited letters; FRUIT, BRUTE, etc.) Finally started running down the alphabet looking to fit a β€œ\_R\_UT” template, and that worked. ---
**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 25, 2023, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9984 "2023-03-25T04:12:07Z")
MAR 25 Wordle 644 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE VOTED VOTER I didn’t think that was a possibility… ---
**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 25, 2023, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9985 "2023-03-25T04:12:57Z")
Wordle 644 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT STORE VOTER I was thrown by all the yellows for a minute. At first I was stuck on otter/utter until I realized my second guess eliminated both. Then looking at \_OTER the answer became obvious. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2023, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9986 "2023-03-25T07:33:54Z")
Wordle 644 1/6\* 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 I accidentally saw a vague spoiler on the comments section to an unrelated newspaper crossword. Once seen I couldn’t un-see it. I feel that I have cheated and been cheated in equal measure. Bad day. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2023, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9987 "2023-03-25T09:28:18Z")
Wordle 644 2/6 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO VOTER Not spoiled. Just lucky. ---
**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 25, 2023, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9988 "2023-03-25T11:59:44Z")
Wordle 644 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE OTHER TOWER VOTER Voter came to mind first, but I thought tower was more likely, I was wrong. ---
**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 25, 2023, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9989 "2023-03-25T12:21:01Z")
Later today, Saturday 25 March 2023, we’ll have 10,000 posts in this thread! ---
**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 25, 2023, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9990 "2023-03-25T12:22:00Z")
Wordle 644 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLUES RATIO VOTER ---
**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 25, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9991 "2023-03-25T13:27:36Z")
Wordle 644 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART TRITE ENTER UTTER VOTER ---
**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 25, 2023, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9992 "2023-03-25T13:28:00Z")
Wordle 644 5/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ \end{aligned} β€œGreat” Wordle ? No need to be sarcastic. ---
**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 25, 2023, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9993 "2023-03-25T15:20:56Z")
Total bust. Wordle 644 X/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜🟦 ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ 🟦🟦⬜🟧🟧 🟦🟧⬜🟧🟧 ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9994 "2023-03-25T15:24:41Z")
I keep waiting for Wordle to say, Loser! When you dont get it in 5. ---
**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 25, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9995 "2023-03-25T15:30:49Z")
Really! But I bet that would make Josh Wardle’s blood curdle. ---
**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 25, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9996 "2023-03-25T16:00:32Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > 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! This is real embarrassing. My hard mode got turned off somehow, and here I was blaming the robot for not acknowledging that I was following hard mode rules. ---
**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 25, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9997 "2023-03-25T16:03:00Z")
Wordle 644 5/6\* 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY SPORE OTHER TOWER VOTER Poor showing today. But anything less than seven guesses is still a win, amirite? ---
**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 25, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9998 "2023-03-25T18:37:22Z")
Wordle 644 X/6 πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ ROUSE LONER WIMPY DRECK BOXER HOVER Fail! Just too many \_O\_ER words with too many different letters. Even two test words couldn’t save me. Bah! ---
**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 25, 2023, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9999 "2023-03-25T20:42:58Z")
Another lucky second try for me, resulting in a 3 today: Wordle 644 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE TOWER VOTER After TOWER, there was nothing left but VOTER. Took me a few minutes to find it, though. ---
**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 25, 2023, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/10000 "2023-03-25T23:29:14Z")
Wordle 644 2/6 🟨⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 OUTER VOTER OUTER, in my regular rotation of starting words, turned out to be very lucky. The only other \_OTER word I could see other than VOTER was β€œNOTER”–which though a word, is a really rather lame one. (Not that that’s always stopped them.) Next-to-last post! I guess…) ---
**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 25, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/10001 "2023-03-25T23:59:27Z")
**Wordle 644 6/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANE CREEK FIBER MOWER HOVER VOTER Just wasn’t my day today, though I’m a tad annoyed at 5 days in a row with a T and also 5 V’s this month. πŸ™„ Oooh, just squeezed in before the new thread! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=499) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=501)