# "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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**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:** [July 20, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/5000 "2022-07-20T13:59:41Z")

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Whew!  
Wordle 396 6/6\*

🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜  
🟩🟨🟨🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
TIRES  
TRIPE  
TRIBE  
TRICE  
TRITE

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