# "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:** 94
**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 4, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1861 "2022-03-04T20:00:11Z")
Wordle 259 2/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A very rare two for me. ---
**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 5, 2022, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1862 "2022-03-05T00:53:43Z")
Wordle 258 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I forgot about starting with AIERY. STONE HAIRY CLUMP GAWKS AHEAD ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1863 "2022-03-05T01:38:10Z")
Long-time reader, first-time poster (in this thread, I mean.^\_^) I first played January 29 (game #224), and a few days after that started reading this thread, wondering if there’d be answers to some of my questions: - Do answers ever take the form of a plural ending in β€˜s’? (The answer seems to be β€˜no’ so far.) - Are double letters ever present in an answer? (YES!) - Are certain types of words barred from being answers? (As has been discussed, β€˜racy’ or particularly violent words do seem to be barred, as are words not used in English.) Etc. One of my main questions doesn’t appear to have been explicitly discussed here: are answers ever repeated? But it’s strongly implied that they are _not,_ from the information that Wordle will end on a certain date (10-20-2027) because the word list is 2,315-words long. Given that words aren’t repeated, I did find a list of all the answers so far and do consult it before making guesses. I don’t know if this is considered β€˜cheating’ or not but it does seem sensible not to guess something that’s been the answer on any previous day. I play as though in Hard Mode though I haven’t turned Hard Mode on. One other weird fact I’ll share: I β€˜lost’ a day somewhere between February 13 and February 14β€”the system told me I was 16 for 16 on both days, even though I hadn’t reloaded anything or cleared cookies or anything else that would interfere with the statistics. (No site change, either: all along I’ve gotten to the site by Searching β€˜wordle’ and just click on the official site, pre-NYT and post.) (I’m at 100% with 34 for 34, though my average probably isn’t very impressive. I’ll have to figure it out one of these days.) Only one person posting here mentioned losing a day. So whatever it was, it wasn’t a widespread phenomenon. Okay, I played several hours ago and saved the β€œshare” info to Word, so here’s an experiment to see if it shows up as colored blocks when I paste it hereβ€”it shows up as tiny blocks, some with question marks in them, when I save it to Word: Wordle 258 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Yep, there it is. An embarrassing 5: IRATE, MAVEN, PEDAL, SHEAF, AHEAD ---
**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 5, 2022, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1864 "2022-03-05T01:53:51Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Do answers ever take the form of a plural ending in β€˜s’? (The answer seems to be β€˜no’ so far.) Though none of the final answers are going to be plural-s, you can guess one if you’re trying to eliminate letters. The guessing is checked against a more comprehensive dictionary than the final answers list. ---
**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 5, 2022, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1865 "2022-03-05T02:41:35Z")
Got it in two! Wordle 259 2/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Wordle 259** > > ACORN > BRINE ---
**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 5, 2022, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1866 "2022-03-05T02:49:32Z")
Oh booo, I just spoiled myself like an idiot. Not sure how I want to play it tonight, streak wise. I guess as a 1? Pissed at myself for my stupidity costing me my fun tonight. ---
**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 5, 2022, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1867 "2022-03-05T02:57:03Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > (No site change, either: all along I’ve gotten to the site by Searching β€˜wordle’ and just click on the official site, pre-NYT and post.) That is when about when the changeover happened though. I’m sure its related. ---
**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 5, 2022, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1868 "2022-03-05T03:47:37Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > I guess as a 1? I’ve been spoiled twice, and both times that’s what I did. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1869 "2022-03-05T06:47:50Z")
Wordle 259 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLEAT SHINE BRINE I’m having a bit of a run of 3s. Mostly down to pure luck. ---
**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 5, 2022, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1870 "2022-03-05T07:41:10Z")
Wordle 259 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ALERT RESIN MINER BRINE There are only so many ways you can rearrange those letters! ---
**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 5, 2022, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1871 "2022-03-05T09:09:49Z")
This is a familiar pattern… Wordle 259 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DREAM WRITE PRIZE BRINE ---
**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 5, 2022, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1872 "2022-03-05T09:42:52Z")
I wasted my 5th guess. Wordle 259 6/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AIERY SNOUT CHILD PRIME BRIBE BRINE ---
**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 5, 2022, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1873 "2022-03-05T12:15:16Z")
Wordle 259 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Fired Irate Gripe Brine ---
**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 5, 2022, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1874 "2022-03-05T12:30:05Z")
Tomorrow’s: Wordle 260 3/6 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 5, 2022, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1875 "2022-03-05T12:45:43Z")
Wordle 259 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 After my third pick I did my Excel/Word trick to find all possible combination of remaining/known letters and spell check the list and came up with five possible words. I picked the one that would give the best information if it was wrong. It turned out to be the correct answer. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1876 "2022-03-05T13:03:13Z")
Wordle 259 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPACE THINE BRINE I knew β€œthine” was a low probability but it had high letter potential. There were several other words I thought of right away that would have worked before β€œBRINE” but I picked brine because it was more common than the other potentials I skipped over (QUINE, OVINE, KOINE) ---
**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 5, 2022, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1877 "2022-03-05T14:22:26Z")
QUINE, OVINE, and KOINE aren’t common words. Did you get those from some list? ---
**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 5, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1878 "2022-03-05T14:32:13Z")
WOW ! Wordle 259 2/6\* 🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEARD BRINE ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1879 "2022-03-05T14:56:56Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > QUINE, OVINE, and KOINE aren’t common words. Did you get those from some list? No, I was simply looking at the remaining letters and trying to think of words that fit. Those were words I came up with but discarded them as being _un_common before I thought of the right word. ---
**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 5, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1880 "2022-03-05T15:24:46Z")
Wordle 259 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST PRONE BRINE [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=93) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604.md?page=95)