# "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:** 17
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/321 "2023-04-09T17:17:43Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > I put it in the same category as fubar. As in, shouldn’t be on the answer list. I agree it was in popular usage 60 years ago, but unlike sonar, radar and scuba, it then fell out of common usage decades ago. Obviously just opinion, but I think FUBAR is much less used. I think SNAFU is definitely in common usage as a word not an acronym. I was unsure when I tried it, but I don’t have an issue with it being used. ---
**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 9, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/322 "2023-04-09T17:28:19Z")
Wordle 659 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 MOUSE PUSHY STRUT SNAFU I knew of the word SNAFU long before I learned of the acronym. So I accept it as a legit word, but it did make for a tough Wordle. ---
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/323 "2023-04-09T17:37:16Z")
Wordle 659 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I agree with the complaints. I am probably misremembering but it was a question on Jeopardy . When the contestant trying to answer the acronym they panicked and froze, I learned it as situation normal all fucked up too. Trebek said it was fouled up But he knew ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/324 "2023-04-09T22:17:15Z")
Wordle 659 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AROSE SAUCY SHAUL SNAFU SHAUL was the first of a long series of attempted words that contain S, A, and U _ **NOT** _ to shake\*–turns out it’s β€˜a wooden scoop used to winnow corn’ or β€˜a tub’. After that there weren’t a lot of options other than trying SNAFU, despite its acronymic origins. \*Including β€œSHAMU” for which I had hopes–I thought it might be a generic name for orcas in some language. Apparently not, though. ---
**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 9, 2023, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/325 "2023-04-09T23:43:17Z")
**Wordle 659 3/6** ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRAIN SPANK SNAFU ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/326 "2023-04-09T23:48:16Z")
> **Wordle 659 6/6\* Easter 2023** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ > 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > LEDGE β†’ Whiff. Time for β€œsecond guess as first…” > RO **A** _S_T β†’ Placing the A is nice, probably not another one. Probably the only S, as well… > **S** P **A** CY β†’ Seems like a very involved trap. Need to check the I… > **S** W **A** MI β†’ No luck. Still a U, but SAUNA not in play… H and N need to be checked… > **S** H **A** _N_K β†’ Oh my, got the N. Shouldn’t have left it late. SNA?? better than S?A?N, with only UBFJXQZ left. Q is out. SNABB or SNABS doesn’t work, SNAFS or SNAFF… or maybe… > **SNAFU** > > I won’t criticize the choice of words because I almost misplayed this into a loser. Should have checked SHANK before SWAMI… ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2023, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/327 "2023-04-10T01:54:49Z")
> [@eschrodinger](#): > > Obviously just opinion, but I think FUBAR is much less used. That’s my thought too. I’d never even heard of it until _Saving Private Ryan_. ---
**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 10, 2023, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/328 "2023-04-10T03:09:01Z")
Wordle 659 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRATE SOAPY SNAFU ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2023, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/329 "2023-04-10T04:42:13Z")
Wordle 660 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO CRUEL USHER UNDER I thought of trying a test word at four but I was only coming up wit UDDER, UNDER, and UPPER so I decided to take a chance. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2023, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/330 "2023-04-10T07:16:02Z")
Wordle 660 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 OPINE NAMED UNDER ---
**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 10, 2023, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/331 "2023-04-10T07:43:41Z")
Wordle 660 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLUES RATIO NYMPH UNDER β€” is nice to see a _common_ word ---
**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 10, 2023, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/332 "2023-04-10T09:32:25Z")
Wordle 660 4/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦ 🟦🟦🟦🟧🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE STEIN RUNED UNDER …runed? ---
**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 10, 2023, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/333 "2023-04-10T09:51:53Z")
Wordle 660 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 O} \bbox[silver,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 U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \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} ---
**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 10, 2023, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/334 "2023-04-10T10:17:43Z")
Wordle 660 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STAVE MINER NEWER UNDER Eh, really should’ve got that for my third guess… ---
**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 10, 2023, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/335 "2023-04-10T10:46:51Z")
Wordle 660 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IDEAL RODEO UNDER ---
**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 10, 2023, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/336 "2023-04-10T11:42:13Z")
Wordle 660 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SNORE INNER UNDER Probably should have seen and guessed under before inner. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2023, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/337 "2023-04-10T15:44:50Z")
Wordle 660 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 875 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 38 ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟨 10 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLART NICHE GREEN OWNER UNDER ---
**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 10, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/338 "2023-04-10T15:58:49Z")
Wordle 660 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 VOICE LEARN ENTER UNDER An unremarkable par. Scordle has taught me to be less afraid of double letters, and ENTER set me up for the easy tap-in. ---
**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 10, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/339 "2023-04-10T16:05:04Z")
A relatively quick and easy 3 for me today. Wordle 660 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SHRED UNDER I was still in the letter-testing phase and wanted to test the --DER letter positioning. Despite there being 12 different options after SHRED (according to WordleBot), the only other word I quickly saw was UDDER. Thanks to my usual aversion to double consonants, I tried UNDER instead. Lucky me! ---
**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 10, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/340 "2023-04-10T16:32:51Z")
Wordle 660 3/6 ⬜🟦⬜🟦🟦 ⬜🟧🟦🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE INERT - which can only leave. . . UNDER [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=18)