# "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:** 160
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3181 "2023-09-10T15:58:36Z")
Wordle 813 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY WHOLE SPOKE QUOTE ---
**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:** [September 10, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3182 "2023-09-10T18:29:12Z")
Wordle 813 3/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 UNITE SCARF QUOTE Thought I might have a chance at a two, but I very quickly had a long list of possible words, with very little overlap of letters, so a sleuth word was prudent. I’ve never been happier to see all blanks! ---
**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:** [September 10, 2023, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3183 "2023-09-10T19:48:28Z")
Again, very surprised with this result. Wordle 813 2/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE QUOTE Just letter-testing and saw a quick way to test both U and O in the same word. Surprise! ---
**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:** [September 11, 2023, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3184 "2023-09-11T02:54:42Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > Wordle 813 4/6 > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 > ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 > ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > RATIO > STOLE > EMOTE > QUOTE > > This took way too long I really thought I had it in three. Same here! Wordle 813 4/6\* ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL TRIPE EMOTE QUOTE ---
**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:** [September 11, 2023, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3185 "2023-09-11T03:10:03Z")
**Wordle 813 4/6** ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STARE TITHE EMOTE QUOTE * * * * * * > [@gkster](#): > > Same here! Me three…along with @psychobunny, I was sure that was the answer, or at least _hoped_ it was. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2023, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3186 "2023-09-11T04:27:04Z")
Wordle 814 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHORE LONER OLDER ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2023, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3187 "2023-09-11T06:24:29Z")
Wordle 814 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IMBUE WEARY CREEP OLDER ---
**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:** [September 11, 2023, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3188 "2023-09-11T08:17:37Z")
Wordle 814 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ \end{aligned} Don’t know why i didn’t chose 4th guess before 3rd πŸ™„ ---
**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:** [September 11, 2023, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3189 "2023-09-11T10:14:05Z")
Wordle 814 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE ELBOW FLEXO OLDER My time spent watching Futurama pays off! ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2023, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3190 "2023-09-11T11:42:36Z")
Wordle 814 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART BOXER ORDER OLDER ---
**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:** [September 11, 2023, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3191 "2023-09-11T12:24:52Z")
Wordle 814 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE OUTER OLDER ---
**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:** [September 11, 2023, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3192 "2023-09-11T12:47:43Z")
Wordle 814 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET ROUND OLDER ---
**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:** [September 11, 2023, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3193 "2023-09-11T14:28:47Z")
Wordle 814 4/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜🟦 🟧⬜🟦🟦⬜ 🟧⬜🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 POISE - I usually start with β€˜slate’, but it seemed overused of late OVERT ORDER OLDER ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2023, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3194 "2023-09-11T17:27:13Z")
> **Wordle 814 3/6\* 9/11/2023** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 > 🟨🟨⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > QU_O_T_E_ β†’ Starting off with two vowels - not bad! Fill in around them with comcons > _LO_N **ER** β†’ Got a shot at a 3 here. O?LER or OL?ER, I see OILER or OLDER, try the latter > **OLDER** > > OWLER was another possibility, Scoredle reminds me, which means my pick plus a bit of bad luck could have meant a 5. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3195 "2023-09-11T17:29:22Z")
Wordle 814 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TOPIC FLOOD OLDEN OLDER I thought Wordle didn’t words like this. Hence, OLDEN. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3196 "2023-09-11T17:35:23Z")
Looks like I’m the goat today with a 5! Dagnabit. Wordle 814 5/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SUPER COVER OWNER OLDER Still could’ve been much worse. There were more trap words to choose from. I’ll just leave this at \< whew \>. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3197 "2023-09-11T18:20:11Z")
Wordle 814 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ASIDE DEPOT BRAWL OLDER After two, I got stuck on wanting an -ED ending and wasn’t even thinking of -ER. Luckily, R was one of the consonants I wanted to try anyway, and I ended up with all five letters for a tap-in par. Not bad. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2023, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3198 "2023-09-12T03:02:00Z")
**Wordle 814 4/6** ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STORE COVER ORDER OLDER ---
**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:** [September 12, 2023, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3199 "2023-09-12T04:01:31Z")
Wordle 814 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STALE LINER OLDER Lucky 2nd guess saved me from some of the traps ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3200 "2023-09-12T04:34:34Z")
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