# "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:** 79
**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 21, 2022, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1561 "2022-02-21T16:18:42Z")
Wordle 247 5/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 21, 2022, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1562 "2022-02-21T16:31:19Z")
Wordle 247 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD SUPER LOVER OTHER ---
**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 21, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1563 "2022-02-21T17:30:59Z")
Wordle 247 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE OVERT OTHER ---
**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 21, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1564 "2022-02-21T17:51:28Z")
Share button not working again for me. 247 WEARY TRIES ENTER OTHER ---
**Author:** ![OldManLogan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oldmanlogan/32/5237_2.png) [@OldManLogan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldManLogan)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1565 "2022-02-21T18:21:55Z")
My first 2 guess win! (started with STARE) Wordle 247 2/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 21, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1566 "2022-02-21T18:33:24Z")
Slave is gone, fucks is ok, for now. > **[Wordle now bans some β€˜offensive’ words β€” but not all of them](https://nypost.com/2022/02/18/wordle-now-bans-offensive-words-but-not-all-of-them/)** > > β€œSlave,” β€œwhore” and β€œsluts” are a no-no, but you may be shocked by what the New York Times still allows β€” for now. > Per the policy, NSFW terms such as β€œslave,” β€œwhore,” β€œbβ€”-h” and β€œsluts” are no longer accepted by the 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 21, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1567 "2022-02-21T19:23:26Z")
Okay, gotcha, and thanks. I use a similar approach, in a way, based on each letter’s frequency of use. I (usually) start with the same 3 words that use up the 15 most frequent letters, with the exception that I exhaust all the vowels. This leaves those second tier consonants for my remaining 3 guesses. It’s worked so far, no losses in 60 days. But there have been a few near misses β€” which are nerve-wracking! ---
**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 21, 2022, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1568 "2022-02-21T19:35:10Z")
One more thing: I haven’t used any word lists. I want to test my vocabulary. ---
**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 21, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1569 "2022-02-21T19:47:58Z")
Same, but if I see a good word β€œin the wild” I’ll totally use it. ---
**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 21, 2022, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1570 "2022-02-21T21:45:22Z")
I think I’ll only post when I get three or better. This is tomorrow’s. I have already forgotten what the word actually is. Wordle 248 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2022, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1571 "2022-02-22T04:30:30Z")
> **Wordle 247 3/6 2/21/2022** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _T_ACIT β†’ Only one T, and only in the three middle spots. > S **T** _ER_N β†’ Can’t think of RT or ET words, or ?TRE w/o S, so… > **OTHER** > > This one came together remarkably fast. The first guess eliminated OTTER as a possibility, for example. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2022, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1572 "2022-02-22T04:44:04Z")
Wordle 248 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CREAM SHIRT THORN ---
**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 22, 2022, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1573 "2022-02-22T04:50:32Z")
Wordle 247 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I thought I was just trying to test other locations of the letters with that guess. I was surprised I got it. ---
**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 22, 2022, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1574 "2022-02-22T05:10:08Z")
Wordle 248 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PINCH THANK THORN ---
**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 22, 2022, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1575 "2022-02-22T05:13:03Z")
Wordle 248 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 ⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ALERT STORY THORN ---
**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 22, 2022, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1576 "2022-02-22T09:51:15Z")
3 for me today Wordle 248 3/6\* 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Tired Tromp Thorn ---
**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 22, 2022, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1577 "2022-02-22T10:45:03Z")
3 seems to be a really common solution tree for this one: Wordle 248 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 22, 2022, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1578 "2022-02-22T11:23:20Z")
Wordle 248 2/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN THORN ---
**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 22, 2022, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1579 "2022-02-22T11:36:38Z")
Good one Wordle 248 5/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Drink Learn Churn Shorn Thorn ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2022, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1580 "2022-02-22T12:35:07Z")
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