# "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** board-card-word-game\ **Created:** [March 25, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659 "2023-03-25T23:59:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/281 "2023-04-07T23:54:57Z")
Math was my worst subject. Something tells me you already worked that out. πŸ˜‰ Glad it was useful for you today! ---
**Author:** ![SeaSun](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seasun/32/14820_2.png) [@SeaSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaSun)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2023, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/282 "2023-04-08T02:10:18Z")
**Wordle 657 3/6** ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ANISE LOTUS LOCUS I had both Lotus and Locus as options, and really felt the latter would _not_ be used. I am certainly familiar with it (specifically in terms of genetics), but there haven’t been that many science or math terms. That said, I can’t complain about getting it in 3. * * * * * * > [@Aspenglow](#): > > Not cricket, Wordle! Are you thinking Locust? That’s a cricket. πŸ¦— πŸ™‚ Edit to add: oops, actually, it’s a grasshopper ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2023, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/283 "2023-04-08T04:01:16Z")
Wordle 657 3/6\* 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST LORIS LOCUS And WordleBot sneered at my 2nd guess as not being in the accepted list of words. But if TAPIR was a valid solution, why not LORIS? [Loris - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loris) ---
**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:** [April 8, 2023, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/284 "2023-04-08T04:08:41Z")
**Saturday, April 8th** Wordle 658 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT ROLES WHILE LEDGE Man that L just did not want to be placed. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2023, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/285 "2023-04-08T04:36:42Z")
Wordle 658 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ASIDE COURT WHELP LEDGE I used WHELP to eliminate the WEDGE/HEDGE/LEDGE problem. DELVE was another possibility. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2023, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/286 "2023-04-08T06:19:22Z")
> **Wordle 657 4/6\* 4/7/2023** > > 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟨⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > **L** EAFY β†’ Let’s keep the vowel run going and add in another couple common consonants. It’s plural, but what the heck… > **L** I_O_N **S** β†’ And it ends in S. Interesting. Too hard to think right now of LO??S or L??OS with non-plural, so I’ll just try another plural with a U as well… > **LO** _U_T **S** β†’ Not LOTUS, so it must be… > **LOCUS** > > If I had thought of LOTUS before LOUTS, I might have thought a little more and gotten the answer in 3… but not at night after a long hike. ---
**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:** [April 8, 2023, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/287 "2023-04-08T09:25:07Z")
Wordle 658 5/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2023, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/288 "2023-04-08T09:33:20Z")
Wordle 658 5/6\* ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ALERT SLOPE LUNGE LIEGE LEDGE Dumb move for my second guess… ---
**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:** [April 8, 2023, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/289 "2023-04-08T09:55:09Z")
Wordle 658 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLUES RATIO NYMPH WEDGE LEDGE ---
**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:** [April 8, 2023, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/290 "2023-04-08T10:04:09Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > > [@Bullitt](#): > > > > My degree was a BSci in Applied Mathematics, and LOCUS is one of my favorite words. In a plane, a parabola is the locus of points equidistant between a point (the focus) and a line (the directrix). > > Before wordle, my only familiarity with locus was when I played Dungeons & Dragons Online and one of the material components in one of the crafting systems was a Locus of Vol. Since wordle, though, I did notice it being used by others as an early guess so that’s why it came to mind so quickly. I never played D&D. Besides schooling, really, I’d never heard the word locus ever used. Ever. I mean, who talks that way??? ---
**Author:** ![chiliwillybing](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chiliwillybing/32/12394_2.png) [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2023, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/291 "2023-04-08T12:05:00Z")
Wordle 658 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE COUPE MELEE LEDGE ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2023, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/292 "2023-04-08T12:28:40Z")
Wordle 658 5/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE STILE LEVEE LECHE LEDGE Man, I could not get any momentum with this one; up until the end, I had no idea what was going on… ---
**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:** [April 8, 2023, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/293 "2023-04-08T12:33:17Z")
Yeah it was a little bizarre, this one. ---
**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:** [April 8, 2023, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/294 "2023-04-08T12:33:41Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > I never played D&D. Besides schooling, really, I’d never heard the word locus ever used. Ever. I mean, who talks that way??? Yeah, I can get on board calling it bullshit. When covey was the answer I did a search of the entire SDMB for covey to see if anyone ever used it in a sentence. I found one instance, and then like a dozen instances of it appearing but being a typo. Pretty sure the word they were going for was cover, but now I can’t remember. Could also have been covet. I’d bet that a similar search of locus would also find it being used in a natural language sentence extremely rarely. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2023, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/295 "2023-04-08T12:50:25Z")
Wordle 658 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO DUNES LEDGE Pure luck. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/296 "2023-04-08T15:26:17Z")
Wordle 658 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟧 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟦 🟧🟧⬜⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL - now I have to think; I hate that LEVEE - hey, why not try 3 'e’s. LEDGE ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/297 "2023-04-08T16:08:43Z")
Wordle 658 3/6 πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 LOUSE LARGE LEDGE A quick, all-orange three. I like those! ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/298 "2023-04-08T16:37:52Z")
Wordle 658 4/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SCONE FLUKE LEDGE After eliminating virtually every useful letter, I stumbled into the answer. I will take the 4 and slink away to my corner! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/299 "2023-04-08T17:10:15Z")
> **Wordle 658 3/6\* 4/8/2023** > > 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > **L** OCUS β†’ Huh, three answers in a row starting with L, thus two puzzles in a row where I start with one green. OK, try more vowels… > **L** AIR_D_ β†’ E and Y are left. And that D must be 3rd or 4th (or both)… LEDDY? LENDY? Nah. Two Es? LEED? or LEDE?, but nothing comes from them… or… > **LEDGE** > > Tougher than it looked; the second guess forced the answer, but it took a while to think of it. Scoredle said I should have tried LATER as my second guess, but I don’t think I’d have finished in 3 if I had. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2023, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/300 "2023-04-08T17:40:47Z")
Wordle 658 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 585 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 58 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 3 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLART NICHE DUMPY LEDGE =\> lucky I didn’t see LODGE [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=16)