# "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:** 56
**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:** [February 3, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1101 "2022-02-03T18:08:12Z")
Took me 4 tries today, but I blame messing up my self-imposed Hard Mode. Wordle 229 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CLASP (screwed up, should have included the β€˜R’.) SHARP SHARD Better luck tomorrow. πŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1102 "2022-02-03T18:21:23Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > The variants just keep coming, this one is math equations. Be warned that they can include multiple operators (didn’t realize that until near the end). Solved one in four and do not want to try again! πŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![PackerMan2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/packerman2/32/2894_2.png) [@PackerMan2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PackerMan2)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1103 "2022-02-03T18:51:25Z")
I got really unlucky with my first guess. Too many possibilities remaining. Wordle 229 6/6 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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:** [February 3, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1104 "2022-02-03T19:03:30Z")
I did okay with tomorrow’s. Wordle 230 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![Lantern2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lantern2/32/3010_2.png) [@Lantern2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern2)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2022, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1105 "2022-02-04T06:54:14Z")
Wordle 230 2/6 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Second time I have manage to get it in two. Of course it’s mostly luck, but it still feels good… ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2022, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1106 "2022-02-04T07:43:50Z")
I also managed it in two today. Wordle 230 2/6 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TEARS PLEAT ---
**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:** [February 4, 2022, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1107 "2022-02-04T08:02:46Z")
Wordle 230 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2022, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1108 "2022-02-04T08:53:23Z")
Wordle 230 5/6\* 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Argh. Waffled between two choices for guess 4 and went with the wrong one. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2022, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1109 "2022-02-04T11:17:15Z")
Wordle 230 3/6\* ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Yet to get a two. Meant Valet Pleat ---
**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:** [February 4, 2022, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1110 "2022-02-04T11:35:54Z")
Strange. I seem to have got a day behind. I’ve just done 230 at 12:30am on the 5th of Feb. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2022, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1111 "2022-02-04T12:26:59Z")
Wordle 230 3/6\* ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 (Have managed a 2, but only once!) ---
**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:** [February 4, 2022, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1112 "2022-02-04T12:39:06Z")
Did today’s in about 20 seconds! Wordle 230 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEAST GREAT PLEAT ---
**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:** [February 4, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1113 "2022-02-04T12:50:37Z")
Decided to try starting with thick. Not the best day for it, as I ended up having to violate hard mode rules for my third guess. Wordle 230 4/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 THICK SALTY LATER PLEAT ---
**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:** [February 4, 2022, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1114 "2022-02-04T12:54:25Z")
Still β€˜3’ here Wordle 230 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SCARF EARTH PLEAT ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2022, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1115 "2022-02-04T13:03:48Z")
Was starting to get nervous about this one. Wordle 230 4/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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:** [February 4, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1116 "2022-02-04T13:17:29Z")
Made work of this one: Wordle 230 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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:** [February 4, 2022, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1117 "2022-02-04T13:31:02Z")
I understand it now. Wordle is a covert research mission designed to uncover who uses light theme and who uses dark theme. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1118 "2022-02-04T13:58:52Z")
Wordle 230 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SMART ADAPT PAINT PLEAT ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2022, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1119 "2022-02-04T15:09:15Z")
> **Wordle 230 4/6\* 2/4/2022** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 > 🟩🟨⬜🟩🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > SH_A_RD β†’ Hmmm… probably another vowel, too. And already KOed some common consonants. > F_A_B_LE_ β†’ Let’s try and get those vowels into place, and try a couple more consonants… > **P** _E_N **A** _L_ β†’ So it’s gotta be PLEA?, I’ve used D but not T… > **PLEAT** > > Over successive guesses, letters just started locking into position on this one. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2022, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1120 "2022-02-04T15:50:08Z")
It is odd how few of the posted results have no hits in the first try. You think this would happen quite often. In my worst result, six guesses, in my first two tries I only got one mild hit. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=55) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=57)