# "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:** 67
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1321 "2022-02-12T16:07:35Z")
> **Wordle 238 2/6 2/12/2022** > > 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > When you start from yesterday’s word, this one was easy. ---
**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 12, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1322 "2022-02-12T16:22:55Z")
Ugh. I wasted a try today. Shoulda got it in four. Wordle 238 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE TARDY STRAP (Dummy! You already knew the β€˜R’ wasn’t in that position!) ABORT ULTRA ---
**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:** [February 12, 2022, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1323 "2022-02-12T16:31:56Z")
Wordle 238 5/6\* ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 What in the world is wrong with the fibre? ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1324 "2022-02-12T17:44:51Z")
The Powerlanguage link now redirects to the NY Times, and the page won’t load 😠 ---
**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 12, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1325 "2022-02-12T19:13:04Z")
Maybe it doesn’t go past 50? Could be your 3rd guess win that got dropped was the oldest game in the streak. I don’t why it would be like that, but it is an explanation for why it would drop one. See what happens tomorrow. ---
**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 12, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1326 "2022-02-12T19:41:40Z")
This is fine. Wordle 239 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1327 "2022-02-12T19:45:10Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Kind of tricky, as I would consider β€œultra” to be a prefix rather than a free-standing word.point. Yeah, I feel a bit hard done by today. After two guesses, the only possible remaining words I could find to fit were ALTAR and ULTRA. Based on prior solutions, the latter did not seem likely. ---
**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 12, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1328 "2022-02-12T20:13:21Z")
β€œfibre” is a non-US-English spelling. About the 238 answer: β€œUltra” used as an adjective is often a separate word. Like, β€œHe’s ultra conservative.” It was also a British intelligence program during WWII. (Derived from β€œultra secret” – two words.) > [@K364](#): > > The Powerlanguage link now redirects to the NY Times, and the page won’t load 😠 Weird. I use the powerlanguage site, and it’s working for me. But I leave that tab open in my phone browser, so maybe I haven’t triggered the redirect yet. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1329 "2022-02-12T20:51:18Z")
The redirect still isn’t working for me, on an Android phone. Tried clearing history and restarting, but it just stays on a white screen. Ideas? ---
**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 12, 2022, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1330 "2022-02-12T20:56:25Z")
Here’s the direct link to nytimes: > **[Wordle - A daily word game](https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html)** > > Guess the hidden word in 6 tries. A new puzzle is available each day. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1331 "2022-02-12T20:59:17Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > The redirect still isn’t working for me, on an Android phone. The redirect is working fine for me on a Chrome browser on my (Samsung) Android phone. But I had no game history there, maybe that makes a difference - I normally do it on my laptop. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1332 "2022-02-12T23:30:04Z")
I solved it by completely clearing the browser history and reloading the page. My history was intact. ---
**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 13, 2022, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1333 "2022-02-13T04:22:27Z")
Wordle 239 3/6 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE RIGHT ROBIN The third guess was about the only reasonable word that would fit. ---
**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 13, 2022, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1334 "2022-02-13T05:21:42Z")
Mine was remarkably similar, but I needed an extra guess because I was so fixated on not getting fooled by a U that I literally forgot the letter O existed during my third guess. Wordle 239 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ARISE RIGHT RUNIC ROBIN ---
**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 13, 2022, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1335 "2022-02-13T08:17:25Z")
Wordle 239 5/6\* β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 World Romeo Roach Rosin Robin ---
**Author:** ![Roger\_That](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roger_that/32/8505_2.png) [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2022, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1336 "2022-02-13T10:09:33Z")
Wordle 239 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 13, 2022, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1337 "2022-02-13T11:03:09Z")
> [@Richard\_Pearse](#): > > Maybe it doesn’t go past 50? Could be your 3rd guess win that got dropped was the oldest game in the streak. I don’t why it would be like that, but it is an explanation for why it would drop one. See what happens tomorrow. It does go past 50. Today it says 51 for me. [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/3kkQYpi.png?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/sn0rFYg) It took me 5 guesses to get it today. Wordle 239 5/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2022, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1338 "2022-02-13T11:07:01Z")
My TRANS/LOUIE strategy has gotten me the right answer on the third guess two days in a row now, so that’s something. ---
**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 13, 2022, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1339 "2022-02-13T12:10:50Z")
Wordle 239 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CREST CORNY BOURN ROBIN So it allows nouns? ---
**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 13, 2022, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1340 "2022-02-13T12:35:34Z")
And agai it came easy. Wordle 239 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=66) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=68)