# "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:** 91
**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, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1801 "2022-03-02T16:09:26Z")
Oh that’s right, today is Ash Wednesday. Thanks for that reminder! ---
**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 2, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1802 "2022-03-02T16:59:19Z")
Wordle 256 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE HASTY NASTY I only got this one in 3 because β€˜n’ came before β€˜p’ in the Words-It-Could-Be lineup. I’m glad to break my streak o’ fours! ---
**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:** [March 2, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1803 "2022-03-02T17:21:11Z")
I got it in four. I correctly guessed the last four letters after the 2nd pick. But, I could think of three letters that it could start with. I put all three in a word for the third pick, which let me know which letter it started with. A guarantee of two additional picks vs. even chance of one, two or three. ---
**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 2, 2022, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1804 "2022-03-02T18:42:44Z")
Wordle 256 4/6\* 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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:** [March 2, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1805 "2022-03-02T19:41:33Z")
Wordle 256 6/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Phew indeed ! ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1806 "2022-03-02T19:46:11Z")
A lucky shuffle today: Wordle 256 3/6\* 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN LINTS NASTY ---
**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 3, 2022, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1807 "2022-03-03T00:26:33Z")
It was a word chicane! ---
**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:** [March 3, 2022, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1808 "2022-03-03T00:56:35Z")
Tough one Wordle 256 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟩🟨 🟨🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 3, 2022, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1809 "2022-03-03T01:56:41Z")
Didn’t think I had much of a chance after three tries and only two letters guessed, but the word fell into place pretty quickly on attempt #4. Wordle 257 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 257** > > TRASH > BLINK > NEVER > MOURN ---
**Author:** ![J-P\_L](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/j-p_l/32/3156_2.png) [@J-P\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J-P_L)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1810 "2022-03-03T02:09:53Z")
There is now a Canadian version of the game called CANUCKLE at [Canuckle - A daily Canadian word game](https://canucklegame.github.io/canuckle/) It uses 5 letters words like the original but some the words are more common to Canadian folks. Oh, and it uses the color red for a good letter at the right position. It is up to puzzle # 21. ---
**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 3, 2022, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1811 "2022-03-03T02:55:20Z")
Ooh, i like this one Canuckle 21 3/6 πŸŸ₯⬛πŸŸ₯πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ₯πŸŸ₯πŸŸ₯πŸŸ₯πŸŸ₯ ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1812 "2022-03-03T03:22:12Z")
My first two-spot! Wordle 256 2/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEIN NASTY ---
**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 3, 2022, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1813 "2022-03-03T04:44:32Z")
Wordle 257 3/6\* 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ORATE ROUND MOURN ---
**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 3, 2022, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1814 "2022-03-03T05:30:25Z")
Wordle 257 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PINCH STONE RADON MOURN ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1815 "2022-03-03T07:55:03Z")
Wordle 257 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANE NORTH MOURN ---
**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 3, 2022, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1816 "2022-03-03T08:10:02Z")
Wordle 257 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pretty good for no hits on the first word. SPACE FLUID MOUTH MOURN ---
**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 3, 2022, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1817 "2022-03-03T08:19:46Z")
Wordle 257 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS LOUIE ROUND YOURN MOURN Should’ve gotten it sooner it I’d remembered that N wasn’t the fourth letter and if I hadn’t guessed β€œYOURN”, which I didn’t know was a word. ---
**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 3, 2022, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1818 "2022-03-03T11:42:45Z")
My fourth was the same as yourn Wordle 257 5/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 3, 2022, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1819 "2022-03-03T12:17:20Z")
Wordle 257 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Not bad. AIERY SNORT MOURN ---
**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:** [March 3, 2022, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1820 "2022-03-03T12:17:46Z")
Wordle 257 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 After the second pick I could only think of one possible word that fit. But, unfortunately I was wrong. TRACE MINOR MORON MOURN [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=90) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=92)