# "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 2)

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A brief history, according to my notes (the shortened URLs are safe; I created them):

🟩 2021-12-24, Wordle 189 = WEARY

> **["Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game/956604)**
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> Guess a five-letter word in six tries. Letters in your guess are colored yellow if they’re in the word, green if they’re in the right place in the word, and gray if they’re not in the word. There’s only one puzzle per day, and it’s the same puzzle...

Posted by @Briny_Deep . Post #1 in the thread. The game was hosted on [powerlanguage.co.uk](http://powerlanguage.co.uk). We start playing.  
🟩 2022-01-01, Wordle 206 = REBUS  
["Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 1) - #147 by Bullitt - The Game Room - Straight Dope Message Board](https://is.gd/wordle_20220101_Bullitt)  
Posted by @Bullitt . Post #147 in the thread. @Bullitt’s post is the first one for Wordle 206. **Happy New Year 2022!**  
🟩 2022-02-10, Wordle 236 = PAUSE  
["Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 1) - #1280 by Morgyn - The Game Room - Straight Dope Message Board](https://is.gd/wordle_20220210_Morgyn)  
Posted by @Morgyn . Post #1,280 in the thread. This is the game’s final day hosted on [powerlanguage.co.uk](http://powerlanguage.co.uk). @Morgyn’s post is the last one for Wordle 236.  
🟩 2022-02-11, Wordle 237 = ULCER  
["Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 1) - #1278 by GuanoLad - The Game Room - Straight Dope Message Board](https://is.gd/wordle_20220211_GuanoLad)  
Posted by @GuanoLad . Post #1,278 in the thread. This is the first day hosted on [nytimes.com](http://nytimes.com). @GuanoLad’s post is the first one for Wordle 237.  
🟩 2023-01-01, Wordle 396 = TRITE  
["Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 1) - #5000 by Briny\_Deep - The Game Room - Straight Dope Message Board](https://is.gd/wordle_20220722_Briny_Deep)  
Posted by @Briny_Deep . Post #5,000 in the thread.  
🟩 2023-01-01, Wordle #561 = WHINE  
["Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 1) - #8218 by psychobunny - The Game Room - Straight Dope Message Board](https://is.gd/wordle_20230101_psychobunny)  
Posted by @psychobunny . Post #8,218 in the thread. @psychobunny’s post is the first one for Wordle 561. **Happy New Year 2023!**  
🟩 2023-03-25, Wordle #644 = VOTER  
["Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 1) - #10000 by Sherrerd - The Game Room - Straight Dope Message Board](https://is.gd/wordle_20230325_Sherrerd)  
Posted by @Sherrerd . Post #10,000 in the thread.

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