# "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:** 18
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/341 "2023-04-10T17:47:29Z")
> **Wordle 660 4/6\* 4/10/2023** > > ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > S **N** AF_U_ β†’ I like the look of an UN- word, but I’ll need to go vowel hunting… > **UN** ITY β†’ Got it, but no vowel hits. Only E & O left (or another U, but I can’t see any words that would work)… > **UN** W **E** _D_ β†’ So with a little more thought, I really could have gotten the answer here, but I’ll take the 4… > **UNDER** > > Scoredle actually liked my third and fourth guesses. Who would have known? ---
**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 10, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/342 "2023-04-10T22:35:06Z")
Wordle 660 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TROPE EMBER AUGER UDDER UNDER ---
**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 11, 2023, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/343 "2023-04-11T05:04:55Z")
APR 11 Wordle 661 3/6\* πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHALT QUALM That was weird. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/344 "2023-04-11T05:13:50Z")
Wordle 661 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHALE QUALM ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/345 "2023-04-11T06:56:39Z")
Wordle 661 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPICE ROUND QUALM ---
**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 11, 2023, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/346 "2023-04-11T07:22:45Z")
Wordle 661 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ARISE CHANT QUALM I was pretty happy with a 3 after that beginning. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/347 "2023-04-11T10:36:53Z")
Wordle 661 3/6 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 48 ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 20 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLART CHALK QUALM Happy to join the parade of 3’s, especially after floundering my way to a 5 yesterday. ---
**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 11, 2023, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/348 "2023-04-11T11:26:03Z")
Wordle 661 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE FOCAL APTLY QUALM ---
**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 11, 2023, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/349 "2023-04-11T11:35:07Z")
Wordle 661 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,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 C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Q} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 11, 2023, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/350 "2023-04-11T12:05:39Z")
Wordle 661 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLUES RATIO NYMPH QUALM β€” a word where its plural is usually more frequently used than its single ---
**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 11, 2023, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/351 "2023-04-11T12:48:27Z")
Wordle 661 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT LEARS CHALK QUALM After 3 I couldn’t see it so much I had to sleep on it. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/352 "2023-04-11T13:40:03Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > QUALM β€” a word where its plural is usually more frequently used than its single Do you have, erm, _qualms_ about that? πŸ˜† ---
**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 11, 2023, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/353 "2023-04-11T14:42:06Z")
Wordle 661 4/6 ⬜⬜🟧⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟦 ⬜🟦🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL FLAKY QUALM - took forever, even with the β€˜a’ and β€˜l’ locked in ---
**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 11, 2023, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/354 "2023-04-11T14:50:17Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > > [@Bullitt](#): > > > > QUALM β€” a word where its plural is usually more frequently used than its single > > Do you have, erm, _qualms_ about that? πŸ˜† I only had one. Not several. πŸ˜‰ ---
**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 11, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/355 "2023-04-11T17:07:57Z")
Wordle 661 3/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ABOUT SAUCE QUALM An unexpected three. I actually had QUARK typed in, but decided the K wouldn’t help me much and switched to QUALM before hitting enter. Sometimes I can does a smart things. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/356 "2023-04-11T18:00:34Z")
Wordle 661 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRATE SLAIN QUALM StG ---
**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 11, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/357 "2023-04-11T18:54:40Z")
Wordle 661 4/6\* ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE QUAIL QUALY QUALM Got the QUA early, but then sort of floundered… And apparently, QUALY is an alternative short form of β€˜qualifier’. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/358 "2023-04-11T19:01:12Z")
I have a FB friend who posts her Wordle score, and at least three times recently she’s hit on the first word.Or so she says. But these are stupid first words, like LEDGE and or LEVEL, where you might have duplicate letters. Also, most people use the same opening words. I think she’s playing on another device, then playing an her main device to get the perfect score. I want to call her on her BS, but I just don’t comment. StG ---
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/359 "2023-04-11T19:02:58Z")
It got me today. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/360 "2023-04-11T20:16:56Z")
> **Wordle 661 4/6\* 4/11/2023** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _U_NDER β†’ Think I’ll focus on consonants next… > _L_O_U_TS β†’ Got one. Where do they go? > B **U** L **L** Y β†’ Located, but little fits. Could be an A or I between U and L. Could it start with Q? Yeah… > **QUALM** > > Boy, the thread average on this is outstanding! Sorry I ended up on the wrong side of the curve… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=19)