# "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 1)

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**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")\
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**Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/4953 "2022-07-18T07:03:41Z")

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DAMMIT!!

Wordle 394 X/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟨⬛🟩⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩

EARTH  
LIONS  
DUMPY  
WHACK  
BLOCK  
CLOCK

I didn’t figure out that there were three possible letters. In my hurriedness I thought there were only two.

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