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

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659
**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
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### 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 24, 2023, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3421 "2023-09-24T16:20:08Z")

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Dang, lots of threes today!

Wordle 827 3/6

⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜  
🟧⬜⬜⬜🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
ROUST  
RIGHT

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### 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 24, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3422 "2023-09-24T16:28:03Z")

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LOL, someone wake me when we see a 4 today!

Wordle 827 3/6\*

🟨🟨⬛🟨⬛  
⬛🟨🟨🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

IRATE  
SHIRT  
RIGHT

Congrats to all the 2s!

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### 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 24, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3423 "2023-09-24T17:17:07Z")

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Wake up, @Aspenglow!

Wordle 827 4/6

⬛🟧⬛⬛🟦  
🟧🟧⬛⬛⬛  
🟧🟧🟧⬛⬛  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

OILER  
RISKY  
RIGID  
RIGHT

RISKY was actually a good second word, narrowing it down to only two legit answers. But I convinced myself there had to be another vowel. Nothing with A or U, so there have to be two I’s, RIGHT? Wrong.

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### 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 24, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3424 "2023-09-24T22:44:14Z")

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I’m sorry, @Wheelz! It just isn’t your day! Hope tomorrow is better.

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### 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 25, 2023, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3425 "2023-09-25T01:01:01Z")

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**Wordle 827 4/6**

⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜  
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STORE  
TRIAL  
DIRTY  
RIGHT

Why be normal? 😆 Just doing my part to add another 4 into the mix of 3’s and 2’s.

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### 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 25, 2023, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3426 "2023-09-25T01:55:30Z")

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Wordle 827 4/6\*

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜  
⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STEA L  
NITRO  
DIRTY  
RIGHT  
Adding another 4; someone has to bring up the average.

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### Author: ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2023, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3427 "2023-09-25T05:28:16Z")

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[spoiler]Wordle 828 3/6

🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler]

RAISE  
ROTOR  
ROCKY

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### 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 25, 2023, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3428 "2023-09-25T07:04:56Z")

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**Monday 25 September**

Wordle 828 3/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SALET  
ROUND  
ROCKY

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### 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 25, 2023, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3429 "2023-09-25T10:23:27Z")

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Wordle 828 5/6\*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\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 C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned}

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### 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: [September 25, 2023, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3430 "2023-09-25T10:37:04Z")

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Wordle 828 3/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLANT  
SCORE  
ROCKY

A rare 3 after blanking on plant. Saw corgi first, but didn’t love that so kept looking.

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### 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 25, 2023, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3431 "2023-09-25T11:12:16Z")

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Wordle 828 5/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
BROIL  
ROUND  
ROOMY  
ROCKY

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### 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 25, 2023, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3432 "2023-09-25T12:36:49Z")

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Wordle 828 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨  
⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

IDEAL  
SCOUR  
PORCH  
ROCKY

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### Author: ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2023, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3433 "2023-09-25T14:34:51Z")

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Wordle 828 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 1,713  
🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 9  
⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 1  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
DORIC  
ROCKY

After my second guess, there were ~30 legal ways to arrange my three yellows. Looking at all those different combos, my third guess was the only word I could think of. Fortunately that narrowed it down to four legal arrangements and one legit possibility.

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### Author: ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3434 "2023-09-25T16:17:38Z")

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> **Wordle 828 4/6\* 9/25/2023**
>
> 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜  
> 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜  
> 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> **R** IGHT → Good start. One of my solid second guesses works well here, even if we just had it a week ago, and takes out a lot of vowels  
> **RO** USE → Hit on one of them. A & Y left, one variant word could get them both if Wordle allows  
> **RO** AD **Y** → It did, and the Y hit! I think I’m safe between ROOMY and  
> **ROCKY**
> 
> An all-green Monday.

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#### Post date: [September 25, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3435 "2023-09-25T16:28:59Z")

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Wordle 828 3/6

🟦🟦⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟦🟦⬜🟦  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
SCOUR  
ROCKY

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### 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 25, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3436 "2023-09-25T16:46:55Z")

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Wordle 828 4/6

⬛🟧⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟧⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟧🟦⬛🟦  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

HOUSE  
TONAL  
BORIC  
ROCKY

Hey, ROCKY, watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!  
And watch _me_ pull a par out of my ass when it looked like I was headed for a five or worse.

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### 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 25, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3437 "2023-09-25T17:05:47Z")

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Wordle 828 5/6\*

⬛🟩🟨⬛⬛  
🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩⬛🟨⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

WORST  
ROGUE  
ROBIN  
ROACH  
ROCKY

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### 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 25, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3438 "2023-09-25T17:20:29Z")

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Another 3! I’m happy with that today.

Wordle 828 3/6\*

⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟨🟨⬛🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

IRATE  
SCOUR  
ROCKY

WordleBot advised there were 4 remaining words after my second try: PORCH, ROCKY, CORNY and CORKY. Huh? CORKY? 🙄 I’d have tried PORCH before ROCKY if I’d seen it, but I didn’t. That was good luck today!

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### 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 25, 2023, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3439 "2023-09-25T22:32:35Z")

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**Wordle 828 3/6**

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
CHOIR  
ROCKY

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### Author: ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2023, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3440 "2023-09-25T23:56:51Z")

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Wordle 828 5/6

🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨  
🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩  
🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
ROGUE  
ROOMY  
CLOWN  
ROCKY

After 3 I only saw ROWDY and ROCKY but I figured I was probably missing some so I went with a sleuth word with a couple of extra common letters.

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