# "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:** 90
**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:** [March 1, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1781 "2022-03-01T21:03:00Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > The solution came to be after two guesses, but I thought “nah, they wouldn’t use that word” so I tried another for the third shot. This is what I mean by guessing on instinct. Just put the first word that comes into your head rather than equivocating on likelihoods or obscurity. It seems to pay off a lot more than you’d expect. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2022, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1782 "2022-03-01T21:37:43Z")
Wordle 255 Does anyone else think of the money in Zelda first before they think of the other kind? Actually, for a split second I confused it with the Ruble and thought ‘that’s kind of bad timing.’ ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1783 "2022-03-02T00:03:19Z")
I onlygot it because I had read it was an uncommon word. four tries ---
**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:** [March 2, 2022, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1784 "2022-03-02T00:28:17Z")
Wordle 256 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1785 "2022-03-02T05:08:32Z")
Wordle 256 3/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle** > > THING > RENTS > NASTY ---
**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 2, 2022, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1786 "2022-03-02T08:15:38Z")
Got it in two for the first time! Wordle 256 2/6 🟨⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS NASTY ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1787 "2022-03-02T08:35:12Z")
Wordle 256 5/6\* 🟨⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Hard mode is hard. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1788 "2022-03-02T08:40:29Z")
Wordle 256 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLAIM GREAT WANTS NASTY ---
**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 2, 2022, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1789 "2022-03-02T08:41:32Z")
Wordle 256 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:** [March 2, 2022, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1790 "2022-03-02T10:25:12Z")
Wordle 256 5/6\* ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A nasty one indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1791 "2022-03-02T11:22:27Z")
Wordle 256 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AIERY SHADY NASTY Also, I’m inordinately pleased with my Sedecordle result today - 16 words in 18 guesses. A new record for me! Daily #17 1️⃣4️⃣⬛0️⃣4️⃣ 1️⃣5️⃣⬛0️⃣9️⃣ 1️⃣0️⃣⬛1️⃣1️⃣ 0️⃣5️⃣⬛0️⃣3️⃣ 1️⃣2️⃣⬛1️⃣6️⃣ 0️⃣6️⃣⬛1️⃣7️⃣ 1️⃣8️⃣⬛0️⃣7️⃣ 1️⃣3️⃣⬛0️⃣8️⃣ ---
**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 2, 2022, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1792 "2022-03-02T11:31:06Z")
Strange trip this one’s been. Wordle 256 5/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛ ⬛🟩🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟨🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pilot Treat Datum Bantu Nasty ---
**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 2, 2022, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1793 "2022-03-02T12:08:39Z")
Wordle 256 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Finally broke my steak of fives. PEONY FANCY NASTY Good starting word, good 2nd guess. ---
**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 2, 2022, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1794 "2022-03-02T12:20:10Z")
Wordle 256 6/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 ⬛⬛🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 COURT IMPLY WEANS ANTSY TASTY NASTY Guessing lots of common letters up front worked reasonably well, and i was disappointed that “antsy” wasn’t the answer. Then i got sloppy and wasted a guess on tasty, which was impossible. Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1795 "2022-03-02T13:07:59Z")
Wordle 256 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Shuffled those two yellows around for awhile. SCRAM FLASH ASIDE NASTY ---
**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 2, 2022, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1796 "2022-03-02T13:46:26Z")
Wordle 256 3/6 ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PACED RANTS NASTY ---
**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 2, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1797 "2022-03-02T14:24:53Z")
> [@chela](#): > > Strange trip this one’s been. > Wordle 256 5/6\* > > ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 > 🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛ > ⬛🟩🟨⬛⬛ > ⬛🟩🟨🟩⬛ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > Pilot > Treat > Datum > Bantu > Nasty Bantu? What’s that? It sounds like a Star Wars kind of word. (Looks it up) _adjective_ relating to or denoting a group of Niger–Congo languages spoken in central and southern Africa, including Swahili, Xhosa, and Zulu. _noun_ a group of Niger–Congo languages spoken in central and southern Africa, including Swahili, Xhosa, and Zulu. Okay! Never heard of that word before. Something new learned today! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1798 "2022-03-02T15:41:43Z")
> **Wordle 256 5/6\* Ash Wednesday 2022** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > RUPEE → Again with the bad start, but at least I KOed E & U > BO_AST_ → Maybe there’s an I or Y too? Shuffle around and try > H **ASTY** → Not PASTY… two Ts? > T **ASTY** → Oh, right > **NASTY** > > It’s always harder for me to think of spelling variations when the pronunciation is different. ---
**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 2, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1799 "2022-03-02T15:46:51Z")
Broke my long 4 streak. Wordle 256 3/6 ⬛⬛🟦⬛🟧 ⬛🟧⬛🟦🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 HONEY RAINY NASTY Opening word inspired by my breakfast choice of Honey Nut Cheerios. Almost went with NUTTY for my second guess. 😄 ---
**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:** [March 2, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1800 "2022-03-02T15:57:50Z")
Wordle 256 5/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I start with the first 5-letter word I think of. Today’s pattern doesn’t require a word list since the issue is evident. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=89) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=91)