# "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:** 89
**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:** [March 1, 2022, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1761 "2022-03-01T05:21:41Z")
Nice work! Wordle 255 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STARE CRONE MERGE RUPEE I’ll take it. ---
**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:** [March 1, 2022, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1762 "2022-03-01T07:10:51Z")
Wordle 255 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ALERT RISEN ROPEY RUPEE ---
**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:** [March 1, 2022, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1763 "2022-03-01T08:31:07Z")
Wordle 255 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS LOUIE RUPEE ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2022, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1764 "2022-03-01T09:44:00Z")
Wordle 255 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAM PRICE RUPEE ---
**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:** [March 1, 2022, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1765 "2022-03-01T10:34:23Z")
Impressed with those of you who jumped to the answer in three guesses today. Wordle 255 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRUST LURED QUEER RUPEE ---
**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:** [March 1, 2022, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1766 "2022-03-01T11:14:44Z")
Why thank you! Wordle 255 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Great Spire Rupee ---
**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:** [March 1, 2022, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1767 "2022-03-01T12:55:40Z")
Oof. Wordle 255 6/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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:** [March 1, 2022, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1768 "2022-03-01T13:51:48Z")
Wordle 255 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART PROBE GRIPE RUPEE The solution came to be after two guesses, but I thought β€œnah, they wouldn’t use that word” so I tried another for the third shot. ---
**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:** [March 1, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1769 "2022-03-01T14:12:32Z")
Wordle 255 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 COURT LEANS RUDER RUPEE ---
**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:** [March 1, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1770 "2022-03-01T14:23:06Z")
Wordle 255 5/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Double letters, man. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2022, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1771 "2022-03-01T14:29:33Z")
Wordle 255 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟨🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRIPE SPREE RUPEE My favorite word to start with has worked well many times. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1772 "2022-03-01T14:44:41Z")
> **Wordle 255 4/6\* 3/1/2022** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 > ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 > ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > CHOK **E** β†’ Not a great start, but now I can use the effective opener > STA_R_ **E** β†’ Lets try something with an I, as we must have two vowels > G_R_I_P_ **E** β†’ No I, so we have either two Es or a U. But what if we have both? > **RUPEE** ---
**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:** [March 1, 2022, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1773 "2022-03-01T15:01:18Z")
Wordle 255 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SHORE PURGE RUPEE ---
**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:** [March 1, 2022, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1774 "2022-03-01T15:19:26Z")
Wordle 255 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HAIRY STONE CLUMP PURSE RUPEE ---
**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:** [March 1, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1775 "2022-03-01T15:39:05Z")
Yet another four. Wordle 255 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 INERT RELAY ROPED RUPEE Tough word, I thought. ---
**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:** [March 1, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1776 "2022-03-01T16:51:20Z")
Wordle 255 5/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Ugh. I thought this might be my first loss. BRAIN TEARS DROVE RHYME RUPEE I thought I had it with my fourth guess. It took me a while to come up with the right word. But I had eliminated so many letters, it pretty much had to be that. I think this one was hard because of the double letter and also because it is a less common word here. ---
**Author:** ![Esprise\_Me](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprise_me/32/2947_2.png) [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1777 "2022-03-01T17:38:16Z")
I barely got that one in 6 as well. I actually thought of it earlier, then thought, nah, that can’t be it, they always use very basic, common, and unambiguously English words! ---
**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:** [March 1, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1778 "2022-03-01T18:19:57Z")
I suppose there is a very large number of English speakers for whom it is an everyday word. But yes, every puzzle I’ve solved up to this one has been a much more common word for me. Even β€œbloke” which some other Americans complained about is not a word I tend to use, but it’s very familiar. I know the word β€œrupee,” but it’s not a word I even hear regularly, let alone use. (NB: I’m not complaining.) ---
**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:** [March 1, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1779 "2022-03-01T18:23:21Z")
Wordle 255 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟨🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD GROPE PURSE RUPEE ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1780 "2022-03-01T20:31:41Z")
THought I had it on the third, but was surprised anyway: Wordle 255 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPANK ROUTE RUPEE [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=88) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=90)