# "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: ![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 3, 2023, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3561 "2023-10-03T11:58:08Z")

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Wordle 836 5/6

🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
SHEEP  
CHIVE  
WHINE  
WHILE

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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 3, 2023, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3562 "2023-10-03T13:07:10Z")

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Wordle 836 3/6

⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩  
⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RAISE  
GLIDE  
WHILE

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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 3, 2023, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3563 "2023-10-03T14:06:04Z")

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Wordle 836 3/6

⬜🟦⬜⬜🟧  
🟧🟧⬜🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

SLATE  
WHOLE - so close  
WHILE

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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 3, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3564 "2023-10-03T17:02:36Z")

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Wordle 836 3/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟧  
⬛🟦🟧⬛🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ROUTE  
ALINE  
WHILE

Yay, I’m back in the three club!  
I remember SMILE from not long ago, which essentially left me with WHILE and EXILE. I saw WHILE first, so…

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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 3, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3565 "2023-10-03T17:12:48Z")

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I’m in the midst of a string of 4s. Oh, well. The 3 streak couldn’t last forever!

Wordle 836 4/6\*

🟨⬛⬛⬛🟩  
⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩  
⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

IRATE  
SPINE  
CHIME  
WHILE

I’m impressed with all the 3s today!

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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 3, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3566 "2023-10-03T17:17:13Z")

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> **Wordle 836 4/6\* 10/3/2023**
>
> ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
> ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩  
> ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> M_E_RRY → Slow start. I think a single vowel and three comcons here  
> STA **LE** → Not bad, but a bit trappish. Hope I can find a vowel soon. N is still outstanding, what can I try with it  
> NOB **LE** → That wasn’t it. Since I’ve eliminated BUGLE, I’ll try I next. I see PHILE which would be interesting, although not very Wordle-y, but it leads me to  
> **WHILE**  
> GUILE and EXILE were still out there, so there was serious 6 potential.

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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 3, 2023, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3567 "2023-10-03T17:53:49Z")

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Wordle 836 4/6\*

⬛🟨⬛🟩⬛  
⬛🟨🟨🟩⬛  
🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

REPLY  
SWELL  
WHALE  
WHILE

Could’ve been WHOLE. I guess I’m lucky!

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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 3, 2023, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3568 "2023-10-03T19:03:29Z")

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Wordle 836 3/6

⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLANT  
ROLES  
WHILE

I saw while and guile in rapid succession, but fortunately saw while first.

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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, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3569 "2023-10-03T21:16:55Z")

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> [@EllisDee](#):
>
> I saw while and guile in rapid succession, but fortunately saw while first.

You stopped looking at the right time! Scoredle also mentions bible, bugle, cycle, devil, exile, leech, leggy, liege, quell, whelk, and wield, plus several past solutions.

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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 4, 2023, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3570 "2023-10-04T02:31:53Z")

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Wordle 836 3/6\*

🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

LEAST  
PLIER  
WHILE

Phew, a very welcome 3 after yesterday’s 6!

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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 4, 2023, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3571 "2023-10-04T04:12:50Z")

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WED OCT 4th

Wordle 837 4/6\*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟧⬛⬛🟧🟧  
🟧⬛⬛🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ALONE  
SHIRT  
SMART  
SPURT

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### 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: [October 4, 2023, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3572 "2023-10-04T04:18:06Z")

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My first 2 in a while.

Wordle 837 2/6

⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

COURT  
SPURT

(it might have been BLURT)

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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 4, 2023, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3573 "2023-10-04T04:25:16Z")

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**Wordle 836 3/6**

⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩  
⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
CHOIR  
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 4, 2023, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3574 "2023-10-04T05:07:58Z")

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Wordle 837 4/6

🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜  
🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
TRUCE  
BLURT  
SPURT

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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 4, 2023, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3575 "2023-10-04T07:16:22Z")

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Wordle 837 3/6

🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 39  
⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 4  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE =\> SKIRT had already been used, so it’s gotta be  
SPURT

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### Author: ![Newtosite](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/newtosite/32/8623_2.png) [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2023, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3576 "2023-10-04T07:48:38Z")

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Wordle 837 2/6

🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Slant  
Spurt

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#### Post date: [October 4, 2023, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3577 "2023-10-04T10:10:19Z")

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Wordle 837 3/6\*

\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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ \end{aligned}

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#### Post date: [October 4, 2023, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3578 "2023-10-04T10:19:33Z")

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[spoiler]Wordle 837 3/6

🟩🟨⬜🟩⬜  
🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler]

STARK  
SPORT  
SPURT

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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 4, 2023, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3579 "2023-10-04T12:33:49Z")

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Wordle 837 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟩⬜⬜🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

IDEAL  
SCOUR  
SPURT

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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 4, 2023, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3580 "2023-10-04T12:54:05Z")

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Wordle 837 3/6

🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩  
🟨⬛🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SALET  
ROUND  
SPURT

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