# "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:** 88
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1741 "2022-02-28T06:37:25Z")
Wordle 254 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAD CRIME CHOKE ---
**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 28, 2022, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1742 "2022-02-28T08:26:38Z")
Wordle 254 5/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I’m on a long streak of 5s. TEARS BENDY QUOTE CLOVE CHOKE ---
**Author:** ![Newtosite](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/newtosite/32/8623_2.png) [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1743 "2022-02-28T10:33:15Z")
Wordle 254 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 28, 2022, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1744 "2022-02-28T11:18:36Z")
Wordle 254 4/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I _was_ able to play while I was gone, so thanks to all for TeamViewer! Today’s irritated me because I actually had the solution on my list of words for guess #3, but went a different route. Darn it. ---
**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 28, 2022, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1745 "2022-02-28T11:27:19Z")
Wordle 254 3/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Streak of three’s Latch Chirp Choke ---
**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 28, 2022, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1746 "2022-02-28T11:45:09Z")
Wordle 254 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Looked bad for a while and then I got lucky BLAST PRUDE CHOKE ---
**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 28, 2022, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1747 "2022-02-28T12:59:35Z")
Wordle 254 5/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART WHEEL SHIED PHONE CHOKE Only so many letters can precede that second one so even at 5 guesses it wasn’t in doubt. ---
**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 28, 2022, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1748 "2022-02-28T13:52:40Z")
Wordle 254 4/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HAIRY STONE WHOLE CHOKE Fortunately there aren’t many words of the form xHOxE. ---
**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, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1749 "2022-02-28T15:10:46Z")
> **Wordle 254 4/6 2/28/2022** > > 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > **CH** ANT β†’ a bit worrisome, unless I pick up another letter soon - try common letters > **CHO** S **E** β†’ I got _two_ letters, so that’s good. Not much left, let’s see: > **CHO** R **E** β†’ so it must be > **CHOKE** > > Getting both vowels at once pretty much sealed it. I had CHILD on deck if I went 0-fer on the second guess. ---
**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 28, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1750 "2022-02-28T15:30:42Z")
I’m on a 4 streak. Guess I can’t complain too much about that. Been trying to think of a different starting word every day, just for fun. Wordle 254 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 LITER SPOKE AWOKE CHOKE ---
**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 28, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1751 "2022-02-28T16:35:29Z")
I got my third 2 in 19 days. Wordle 254 2/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 First word was TRACE - my usual first word. Then got lucky on the second word ---
**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 28, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1752 "2022-02-28T16:37:35Z")
Wordle 254 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD GLOVE THOSE CHOKE Why does my score have a \* next to it ? So does **chela** ’s, among others. ---
**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 28, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1753 "2022-02-28T17:22:00Z")
Wordle 254 3/6 πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I went back to my tried and true starter words, and they worked well today. Wordle 254 3/6 COURT MEANS CHOKE > [@EllisDee](#): > > CHOMP > CHORE > CHOSE > CHOKE My first two guesses eliminated your second and third words. ---
**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, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1754 "2022-02-28T17:38:21Z")
Wordle 254 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1755 "2022-02-28T17:41:33Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > Why does my score have a \* next to it ? > So does **chela** ’s, among others. I note that @puzzlegal is not playing in hard mode, but I do play in hard mode and I have one. So I’m thinking it’s a way of confirming if you’re playing hard mode or not. ETA: of course, if you’re not playing in hard mode, that idea goes out the window. ---
**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 28, 2022, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1756 "2022-02-28T17:42:47Z")
The asterisk is indeed indicating hard mode. ---
**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 28, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1757 "2022-02-28T18:10:54Z")
Wordle 254 4/6\* My starting word did not serve me well today. β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE PLUME CHOSE CHOKE I’m cool with fours but I’d rather get threes! ---
**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 28, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1758 "2022-02-28T19:41:36Z")
Ah, thanks. It seems i am indeed in hard mode. ---
**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 28, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1759 "2022-02-28T19:52:02Z")
Wordle 254 4/6 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 28, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1760 "2022-02-28T19:57:31Z")
For the third time in a row, I got tomorrow’s right in three guesses, using instinct rather than considering options. Wordle 255 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=87) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=89)