# "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:** 66
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1301 "2022-02-11T18:36:08Z")
Wordle 237 5/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TIERS CRANE REACH RICER ULCER Made a mistake reusing the A on my third guess, and I in my fourth. I’m also still trying to figure out when to resort to doubles of the same letter. That’s my first 5 in a while. Not at my sharpest today. I blame it on getting anesthesia yesterday. Words with initial vowels also tend to throw me. ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1302 "2022-02-11T18:57:55Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > For now, it looks like they’ve just imported the existing source code onto their site and fixed the relevant URLs. Content Warning: slurs They removed the following from the list of words in future games wench, slave, fibre, agora, pupal, lynch And removed the following from the list of words that are accepted as guesses (in addition to the above ones): gooks, darky, pussy, spick, spics, bitch, fagot, dyked, coons, spiks, sluts, dykey, faggy, homos, chink, dykes, lesbo, kikes, whore ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1303 "2022-02-11T20:16:20Z")
Today I gave up before I got an ulcer. ---
**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 11, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1304 "2022-02-11T20:50:24Z")
Do not like this NYTimes development. I figure the game is already waning in popularity, and I myself am not as into the challenge anymore. I may play but not post, we’ll see I guess. Wordle 238 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1305 "2022-02-11T23:36:19Z")
Almost didn’t get this one! Wordle 237 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟨🟨🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Edit: Tried three times, cannot get the spoiler function to work here. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1306 "2022-02-12T00:01:34Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I figure the game is already waning in popularity, and I myself am not as into the challenge anymore. I lost interest a few days ago. Once you develop a strategy that always gets you to the answer within 5 tries, it gets a little boring. ---
**Author:** ![Cugel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cugel/32/1199_2.png) [@Cugel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cugel)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1307 "2022-02-12T00:10:22Z")
I am a third word, and there’s a few more of us about. ---
**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 12, 2022, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1308 "2022-02-12T05:36:54Z")
The transfer to the NYT was irritating because I lost my stats. My own fault for using extensions that delete cookies, I suppose. Wordle 238 4/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READS TRIAL ALTAR ULTRA ---
**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 12, 2022, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1309 "2022-02-12T05:51:27Z")
Wordle 238 4/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO AFTER SUTRA ULTRA After the first guest I was sure I would have have it in three or even two guesses, but I just couldn’t come up with the answer. I always get thrown when it starts with a vowel, especially U. ---
**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 12, 2022, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1310 "2022-02-12T12:18:08Z")
Wordle 238 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FIRST GRATE RATCH ALTAR ULTRA Tried to be clever with the first guess, having seen the new site setup. ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1311 "2022-02-12T12:49:42Z")
On the day the game moved to the NY Times, the NY Post published the list of upcoming words. That info was already online if you searched but the news site seems worse. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1312 "2022-02-12T12:53:21Z")
Wordle 238 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPEAK MANGE QUART ULTRA ---
**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 12, 2022, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1313 "2022-02-12T13:08:35Z")
Wordle 238 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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:** [February 12, 2022, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1314 "2022-02-12T13:15:04Z")
Wordle 238 5/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Beastly game! ---
**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 12, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1315 "2022-02-12T13:16:58Z")
> [@GreenWyvern](#): > > The transfer to the NYT was irritating because I lost my stats. My own fault for using extensions that delete cookies, I suppose. Yesterday I extended my streak to 50. Today WORDLE says my streak is 50, but it should be 51. I have not deleted any cookies, but why would WORDLE do this? Here is yesterday’s 50 streak β€” [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/Sxe5XOF.png?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/pFyHqJz) Here is today’s 50 streak β€” [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/VgRgEze.png?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/RkiOsy9) . What gives? ---
**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:** [February 12, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1316 "2022-02-12T13:17:22Z")
A fun bunch I’m sure! I’m adding the third word to my lexicon of curses and insults. Hope you Ocker’s don’t mind! ---
**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 12, 2022, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1317 "2022-02-12T13:22:36Z")
I see what WORDLE did, but still it’s an error. Yesterday my distribution of guesses was β€” 1: 1 2: 1 **3: 10** **4: 15** 5: 16 6: 7 Today it is β€” 1: 1 2: 1 **3: 9** **4: 16** 5: 16 6: 7 It’s a WORDLE ERROR. ---
**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 12, 2022, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1318 "2022-02-12T13:34:20Z")
Wordle 238 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Not bad today ---
**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 12, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1319 "2022-02-12T14:37:55Z")
Woot! First deuce! Wordle 238 2/6 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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:** [February 12, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1320 "2022-02-12T15:37:24Z")
> [@tim-n-va](#): > > On the day the game moved to the NY Times, the NY Post published the list of upcoming words. I know the Post is trash anyway, but this is unbelievably dickish. Easy enough to avoid though, I suppose. Wordle 238 4/6 πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬› πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 RAISE BOARD ANGRY ULTRA Kind of tricky, as I would consider β€œultra” to be a prefix rather than a free-standing word. But there wasn’t much else it could have been by that point. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=65) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=67)