# "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:** 77
**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 20, 2022, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1521 "2022-02-20T05:15:30Z")
Wordle 246 3/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHIMP RICED TACIT I tried second-tier consonants for my first word. Seemed to work well enough. ---
**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 20, 2022, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1522 "2022-02-20T06:11:11Z")
Also three today, although I didn’t try second-tier consonants to start with. Wordle 246 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LASER PATCH TACIT ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1523 "2022-02-20T06:17:00Z")
> **Wordle 245 6/6 2/19/2022** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ > 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > (Don’t know if that came through right or not…) > > DODGE β†’ OK. Lots of possibilities left though… > **S** TA_I_R β†’ somewhat of a recovery. One vowel-word, perhaps? > **S** _L_ **I** MY β†’ Do we end with a double L? > **S** P **ILL** β†’ Yes we do. Do I go with the Wizard of Id word? No, try the other > **S** K **ILL** β†’ Should have gone with the Wizard of Id word. > **SWILL** > > First six in a while. ---
**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 20, 2022, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1524 "2022-02-20T08:39:03Z")
Also three today. Wordle 246 3/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 20, 2022, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1525 "2022-02-20T08:53:56Z")
I thought this one would be difficult for everyone, but apparently not the case. ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1526 "2022-02-20T09:51:49Z")
For some reason, NYT has deleted my past scores. I always go to the site from [powerlanguage.com](http://powerlanguage.com) and it’s been fine for the last few weeks but today it’s telling me I have just one win on the board. ---
**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 20, 2022, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1527 "2022-02-20T11:18:52Z")
My first 2: Wordle 246 2/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRATE TACIT ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1528 "2022-02-20T13:20:02Z")
Wordle 246 4/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 COURT MEANS LAUGH TACIT I might have had enough info after the first two, but couldn’t think of any words. I decided to try a lot of additional letters and see if that helped me. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1529 "2022-02-20T13:30:29Z")
My second 2! Wordle 246 2/6\* β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > R **A_T_I** O > **TACIT** Quick question: Does anybody know if the word list contains pluralized 4-letter words? My daughter told me one of her guesses yesterday, eg. DUCKS (she ended up missing the word) and I told her I didn’t think there were any 4-letter words with β€˜S’ added, but would love confirmation. ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1530 "2022-02-20T13:34:11Z")
I was thinking about the one from yesterday. After getting the four greens a word like WHISK should give the final letter. And today I got my second 2 in 11 days. The first time was because the word was significant for me. This was basically luck. ---
**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 20, 2022, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1531 "2022-02-20T13:39:53Z")
Wordle 246 6/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Ooo my first six. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1532 "2022-02-20T13:41:04Z")
> [@Zakalwe](#): > > Does anybody know if the word list contains pluralized 4-letter words? I believe that plurals are allowed as guesses, but can’t be the answer. The legal guess list is much larger than the legal answer list. I’ve guessed plurals because they had letters i wanted info on. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1533 "2022-02-20T13:47:21Z")
Thanks! Agreed that they’re allowed (after all, Zakalwette guessed one), but she was looking for the answer by then, not eliminating letters. ---
**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:** [February 20, 2022, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1534 "2022-02-20T14:29:53Z")
Wordle 246 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD AMONG PASTA TACKY TACIT ---
**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 20, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1535 "2022-02-20T15:08:49Z")
Wordle 246 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE ACTOR TACIT ---
**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 20, 2022, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1536 "2022-02-20T15:15:35Z")
> [@Zakalwe](#): > > Quick question: Does anybody know if the word list contains pluralized 4-letter words? I can’t answer definitively, and I’m not going to look at the list of possible answers, but there haven’t been any since 12/24: Hosted on [powerlanguage.co.uk](http://powerlanguage.co.uk) WEARY β€” started on 24 Dec 2021 PICKY ACUTE FERRY ASIDE TAPIR TROLL UNIFY β€” 31 Dec 2021 REBUS β€” 01 Jan 2022 BOOST β€” 10/10, 02 Jan 2022 TRUSS SIEGE TIGER BANAL SLUMP β€” 15 CRANK GORGE QUERY DRINK FAVOR β€” 20/20, 12 Jan ABBEY TANGY PANIC SOLAR SHIRE β€” 25 PROXY POINT ROBOT PRICK WINCE β€” 30/30, 22 Jan CRIMP KNOLL SUGAR WHACK MOUNT β€” 35 PERKY COULD WRUNG LIGHT THOSE β€” 40/40, 01 Feb MOIST SHARD PLEAT ALOFT SKILL β€” 45 ELDER FRAME HUMOR PAUSE β€” the last day on [powerlanguage.co.uk](http://powerlanguage.co.uk) ULCER β€” 50/50, 11 Feb; now on [nytimes.com](http://nytimes.com) ULTRA ROBIN CYNIC AROMA CAULK β€” 55 SHAKE DODGE SWILL TACIT ---
**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 20, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1537 "2022-02-20T15:26:21Z")
Woo-hoo! Two for me too! Wordle 246 2/6 πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 TRAIN TACIT After a _lot_ of thinking, the only two possible words I could come up with were TACIT and TIBIA, both with a repeated letter. There are probably others, but I took a shot and it paid off. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1538 "2022-02-20T15:55:35Z")
> **Wordle 246 4/6** > > SW_I_LL β†’ A cyclops guess - one eye right in the middle, in the wrong place > **T** R_A_ **I** N β†’ So I probably should have had it here, except my brain misfired and I guessed… > **T** OP **I** _C_ β†’ which has no A of course, so a little more thought got me > **TACIT** > > Having gotten the C to appear via my missed guess, I’d have to say sometimes slips of the fingers pay off… ---
**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 20, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1539 "2022-02-20T16:03:27Z")
THAT’S a first for me! Wordle 246 2/6\* 🟩⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 @Wheelz, I used the same first word you did! ---
**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 20, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1540 "2022-02-20T16:32:45Z")
EDIT: Nevermind, already answered. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=76) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=78)