# "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
**Page:** 181
### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2023, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3601 "2023-10-05T13:06:37Z")
I see now - I didn’t notice that SeaSun’s 2 was yesterday, since it was mixed in with today’s.
4 is still the median score for today so far, but only just barely. Mean of 4.44.
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2023, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3602 "2023-10-05T13:07:34Z")
Wordle 838 4/6\*
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨
🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
TOPIC
CHAFE
GULCH ← didn’t seem likely, but it used the U
BUNCH ← wish I’d thought of this first!
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### Author:  [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3603 "2023-10-05T15:14:29Z")
> **Wordle 838 5/6\* 10/5/2023**
>
> ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
> 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜
> ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜
> ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
>
> SP_U_RT → Nada from three of the best comcons. I don’t think this is going to be my day. Going to be a slow haul to knock out vowels. I’d like to try the U in a prefix, so
> _UN_WED → No E, but found an N. Shift that prefix over 1 (and, if need be, check for QU prefix next guess). Make sure to place the N, and another vowel to boot
> F **UN** NY → Placed, but no Q need apply. There’s still an H out there, so I’ll try a hunch
> L **UNCH** → Uh oh, could be H or M or B. Should I trust the B?
> **BUNCH**
>
> Lotta folks putting another guess or two between FUNKY and BUNCH today. What, no Mark Wahlberg fans?
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3604 "2023-10-05T15:21:39Z")
Wordle 838 5/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟦🟦⬜
⬜🟧🟧⬜⬜
⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧
SLATE
POUND
FUNNY
MUNCH
BUNCH
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### Author:  [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3605 "2023-10-05T19:49:14Z")
I’ll take the 4 today and be happy about it.
Wordle 838 4/6\*
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛
🟨🟨🟨⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
IRATE
SCOWL
CHUMP
BUNCH
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### Author:  [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2023, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3606 "2023-10-05T22:54:28Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#):
>
> I’ll take the 4 today and be happy about it.
Ditto.
Wordle 838 4/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟧🟧⬛⬛
⬛🟧🟧🟧🟧
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧
RATIO
LUNGE
PUNCH
BUNCH
I broke my usual rule of not looking at past answers, and it did me absolutely no good. PUNCH, BUNCH, HUNCH, and MUNCH were _all_ on the table. Could easily have been a six.
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3607 "2023-10-05T23:11:15Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#):
>
> This one was unusual for me in that, after my second guess, there were seven legit possibilities [and] NONE of them were previous solutions!
That just doesn’t happen anymore, but it did today.
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### Author:  [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2023, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3608 "2023-10-06T04:02:07Z")
Wordle 838 5/6\*
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
LEAST
PRION
CHUNK
MUNCH
BUNCH
At least it wasn’t a 6. And WordleBot didn’t sneer at me either; it gave me a 95 for skill and 33 for luck.
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### Author:  [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2023, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3609 "2023-10-06T05:03:37Z")
Wordle 839 3/6
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
RATIO
SHINE
CHIME
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### Author:  [@SeaSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaSun)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2023, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3610 "2023-10-06T05:29:15Z")
**Wordle 838 4/6**
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
SLATE
CHOIR
MUNCH
BUNCH
I decided to not trust the B…dang it. But at least it wasn’t Punch, so I’m good with my 4.
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2023, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3611 "2023-10-06T06:51:19Z")
Wordle 839 3/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 1,713
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 4
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
SLANT
CHORE
CHIME
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### Author:  [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2023, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3612 "2023-10-06T07:10:01Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 839 4/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler]
TABLE
FROZE
SHINE
CHIME
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### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2023, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3613 "2023-10-06T09:13:25Z")
Wordle 839 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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \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 M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned}
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### Author:  [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2023, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3614 "2023-10-06T10:24:25Z")
Wordle 839 2/6\*
🟨⬛⬛🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Epoch
Chime
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2023, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3615 "2023-10-06T10:44:06Z")
Wordle 839 4/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟨⬛⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
PLANT
SCORE
CHIDE
CHIME
Denied! Looks like I’m alone on Chide Island.
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### Author:  [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2023, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3616 "2023-10-06T12:20:48Z")
Wordle 839 4/6\*
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟧
⬛🟧🟧⬛🟧
⬛🟧🟧⬛🟧
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧
ALONE
SHIRE
WHITE
CHIME
Yup.
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### Author:  [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2023, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3617 "2023-10-06T12:28:47Z")
Wordle 839 4/6
🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
HEART
SHOVE
WHILE
CHIME
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### Author:  [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2023, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3618 "2023-10-06T12:29:39Z")
Wordle 839 2/6
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
RAISE
CHIME
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2023, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3619 "2023-10-06T13:18:36Z")
Wordle 839 4/6
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
SALET
ROUND
CHIMP
CHIME
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### Author:  [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3620 "2023-10-06T16:34:12Z")
Wordle 839 2/6
🟧⬛⬛⬛🟦
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧
COATI
CHIME
I immediately focused on C\_I\_E. There were fewer choices than I expected; I went with CHIME because H and M both overlapped to multiple words.
So while twos are always lucky, I’m taking some credit for a smart choice anyway. 😁
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