# "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: ![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: [October 2, 2023, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3541 "2023-10-02T10:40:29Z")

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Wordle 835 3/6\*

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟦  
⬛⬛🟦🟧🟦  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ALONE  
THERM  
MERRY

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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: [October 2, 2023, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3542 "2023-10-02T11:25:14Z")

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Wordle 835 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 1,713  
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 23  
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 2  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
DUMPY  
MERRY

Getting the seasonal stuff out of the way early this year, I see. 😉

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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: [October 2, 2023, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3543 "2023-10-02T11:49:15Z")

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Wordle 835 5/6

⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜  
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
WEIRD  
FERRY  
BERRY  
MERRY

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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: [October 2, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3544 "2023-10-02T12:37:55Z")

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Wordle 835 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛🟩🟨  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLANT  
SCORE  
BERRY  
MERRY

The B got me good.

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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: [October 2, 2023, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3545 "2023-10-02T12:38:20Z")

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Wordle 835 5/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RAISE  
CRUEL  
FERRY  
BERRY  
MERRY

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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: [October 2, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3546 "2023-10-02T14:35:03Z")

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Wordle 835 4/6\*

⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛  
🟨🟩⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩🟩⬛🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

BEACH  
REIGN  
SERUM  
MERRY

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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: [October 2, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3547 "2023-10-02T14:47:53Z")

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Alright, I see many of us struggled a little with this one.

Wordle 835 4/6

⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**SALET**  
 **ROUND**  
 **CHIMP** — _after my standard 3 starting words, the only letters this leaves are: YGBKFWVZXJQ_  
 _The only possible words should be MERGE, MERRY_  
 **MERRY** — _I guessed right and walked away with a 4_

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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: [October 2, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3548 "2023-10-02T15:31:22Z")

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Wordle 835 4/6

⬜🟦⬜⬜🟦  
⬜⬜🟧⬜🟦  
🟧🟧🟧⬜⬜  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
FORUM  
MERIT  
MERRY

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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: [October 2, 2023, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3549 "2023-10-02T15:49:29Z")

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Wordle 835 5/6

⬛⬛⬛🟦⬛  
⬛🟦⬛⬛🟦  
⬛🟧🟧⬛⬛  
⬛🟧🟧🟦🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ADIEU  
TRONE  
PERCH  
GERMY  
MERRY

I’m really off my game lately; the last three days have consisted of a six and two fives. I’m getting tired of all these double (and triple!) letters, though.

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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: [October 2, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3550 "2023-10-02T16:03:13Z")

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> **Wordle 835 3/6\* 10/2/2023**
>
> ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜  
> 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> B **ER** ET → Interesting start. EERIE is out, or might have tried that just for yucks. HEROS? Variant, and a plural. I feel like I need to try a Y here. PERKY? Not many comcons there. Not that much else comes to mind. A slightly nicer mix of consonants would be  
> **MER** C **Y** → _That_ was a very lucky guess.  
> **MERRY**
> 
> If I had seen HERON on the second guess, I might have gone for it, and ended up with little to show for it. Here’s to lucky misses!

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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: [October 2, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3551 "2023-10-02T16:24:25Z")

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Well done, @SunUp!

It’s a 4 kind of day for me.

Wordle 835 4/6\*

⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨  
⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

IRATE  
SUPER  
MERCY  
MERRY

Really thought I had it in 3. But no.

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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: [October 2, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3552 "2023-10-02T17:13:50Z")

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> [@EllisDee](#):
>
> The B got me good.

It stung you, then? 😉

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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: [October 3, 2023, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3553 "2023-10-03T02:21:17Z")

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**Wordle 835 5/6**

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩  
⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
CHOIR  
DUMPY  
GERMY  
MERRY

Three days in a row with getting it in 5 guesses. 🙄 Merry seemed more likely than Germy, and not sure why I didn’t go with that at guess 4, but such as it is.

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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: [October 3, 2023, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3554 "2023-10-03T04:07:31Z")

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Wordle 835 6/6\*

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨  
⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STEAL  
CHORE  
QUERY  
BERRY  
FERRY  
MERRY  
Phew indeed! My 1st 6 in a while.

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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: [October 3, 2023, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3555 "2023-10-03T05:19:57Z")

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Wordle 836 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
SHINE  
CHIME  
WHILE

It was 50/50 at three for my next guess and I chose wrong.

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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: [October 3, 2023, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3556 "2023-10-03T07:23:28Z")

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Wordle 836 4/6

⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SALET  
ROUND  
CHIMP  
WHILE

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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: [October 3, 2023, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3557 "2023-10-03T07:45:44Z")

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[spoiler]Wordle 836 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler]

SCARE  
TWINE  
WHILE

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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: [October 3, 2023, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3558 "2023-10-03T08:07:26Z")

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Wordle 836 3/6\*

\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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \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 W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned}

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### 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: [October 3, 2023, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3559 "2023-10-03T09:03:21Z")

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Wordle 836 3/6\*

⬛🟦⬛⬛🟧  
⬛⬛🟧🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ALONE  
STILE  
WHILE

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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: [October 3, 2023, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3560 "2023-10-03T09:51:25Z")

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Wordle 836 3/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 640  
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 2  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
WHILE

After the second guess, there was only one place that the yellow from the first guess could go. And my first two words eliminated enough letters to narrow it down nicely.

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