# "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:** [September 16, 2022, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/6193 "2022-09-16T07:04:01Z")

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Wordle 454 X/6

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

☹

HEART  
LIONS  
DUMPY  
WHACK  
PAPER  
PAGER  
(PARER)

I guessed wrong too.

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