# "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:** 87
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2022, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1721 "2022-02-27T07:35:32Z")
Wordle 253 2/6 🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 My first in two! TRACE CHANT ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2022, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1722 "2022-02-27T07:41:09Z")
Wordle 253 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Kind of a gimme after the first two guesses. Abandoned hard mode rules for the second guess because I figured there were going to be way too many possibilities with that ending, but I sure wasn’t expecting to get the first two letters right. I was trying to rule things out at that point, not in. ---
**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 27, 2022, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1723 "2022-02-27T09:26:50Z")
Wordle 253 4/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HAIRY STONE THANK CHANT I avoid this thread until I’ve played for the day, then post my results and then catch up on peoples’ posts. Then I’m back to avoiding the thread. ---
**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 27, 2022, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1724 "2022-02-27T09:29:02Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > Yes, apparently, because wordle accepts some pretty obscure stuff. > > Spoiler - BRICK, JUMPY, GLENT, VOZHD, WAQFS > > From this [reddit thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/wordle/comments/sdt1x4/is_it_possible_to_make_5_different_5_letter_words/) Obscure to be sure. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2022, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1725 "2022-02-27T11:51:16Z")
On the other hand, i have had Wordle reject SLAVE and RAPES. Their anagrams of SALVE and SPARE might not place the letters optimally. ---
**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 27, 2022, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1726 "2022-02-27T12:45:44Z")
I’ve read articles about ideal starting words. I used a word I had not heard of until this week and it paid off. Wordle 253 2/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 The word was REAST Leading me to CHANT. . ---
**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 27, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1727 "2022-02-27T12:50:04Z")
Wordle 253 4/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I started with HAIRY STONE CLAMP today, as an experiment. Today, that made it easy. ---
**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 27, 2022, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1728 "2022-02-27T14:30:47Z")
Still using rando start words, sticking with hard mode. Seems to serve me well. Wordle 253 3/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 27, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1729 "2022-02-27T15:24:13Z")
_Thought_ I had it in three. Wordle 253 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 LEARN SNACK CHAIN CHANT I don’t have a regular starting word or words. Just the first word I think of that morning with at least two vowels and some common consonants. Sometimes I think about yesterday’s word and go as different as I can. Also, though I don’t actually set it on hard mode, I play that way unless I’m truly desperate. Not saying anybody else does it wrong; this just helps keep the game fresh and challenging for me. ---
**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 27, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1730 "2022-02-27T15:47:44Z")
Tomorrow: Wordle 254 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 27, 2022, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1731 "2022-02-27T16:53:09Z")
Easy one today. Nice change of pace – I’ve struggled with the last few. Wordle 253 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE THANK CHANT Noice! ---
**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 27, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1732 "2022-02-27T17:08:35Z")
Yes… easy. Wordle 253 6/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1733 "2022-02-27T19:03:36Z")
Wordle 253 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PRI_C_E **CHA** SM **CHANT** ---
**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 27, 2022, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1734 "2022-02-27T20:44:59Z")
I got tomorrow’s in three again, using the same instinctive guesswork as the previous one. Wordle 254 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 27, 2022, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1735 "2022-02-27T22:59:39Z")
Wordle 253 4/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I often use random words to start, but happened to try adieu again today. That forced me to use an A for my second word, which was good. ADIEU CHAMP CHART CHANT ---
**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 28, 2022, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1736 "2022-02-28T02:55:31Z")
Wordle 253 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 28, 2022, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1737 "2022-02-28T05:29:52Z")
Wordle 254 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE PHONE CHOKE ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1738 "2022-02-28T05:30:05Z")
> **Wordle 253 5/6 2/27/2022** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ > 🟨🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > SPILL β†’ OK then. > D_AT_ER β†’ 1 out of 3 vowels so far - can I knock out O & Y? > GO **A** _T_Y β†’ I can, but no luck. Single A in the middle. T is probably at start… > _T_ **HAN** K β†’ Wrong, but all that’s left is > **CHANT** > > Possibly the worst start I’ve had yet with the β€œstart with yesterday’s word” strategy. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1739 "2022-02-28T05:31:58Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > I avoid this thread until I’ve played for the day, then post my results and then catch up on peoples’ posts. Then I’m back to avoiding the thread. That’s me, too. Gets kinda crazy when I don’t get to it until evening (like today) since I’m only 4-5 hours east of the date line. ---
**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 28, 2022, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1740 "2022-02-28T06:04:18Z")
My strategy has proven moot. Starting with second tier consonants just leaves me open to the same situation with four greens and a bunch of choices. Only now, those multiple consonants are first tier, like S and R. So the entire strategy is pointless. Ah well. Wordle 254 4/6 πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHOMP CHORE CHOSE CHOKE [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=86) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=88)