# "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:** 185
### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2023, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3681 "2023-10-10T09:18:27Z")
Wordle 843 2/6
π©π¨π©π¨β¬ 2
π©π©π©π©π©
SLANT
SNAIL
When there are just two possibilities after your first word, and one of them has already been used, it makes for an extremely easy 2. Iβll take it!
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### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2023, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3682 "2023-10-10T09:24:43Z")
Wordle 843 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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ \end{aligned}
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### Author:  [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2023, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3683 "2023-10-10T10:43:36Z")
Wordle 843 2/6\*
π¦π¦β¬π¦β¬
π§π§π§π§π§
ALONE
SNAIL
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### Author:  [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3684 "2023-10-10T12:55:55Z")
Wordle 843 3/6
π¨β¬β¬π¨π©
β¬π¨π¨π©π©
π©π©π©π©π©
IDEAL
BASIL
SNAIL
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### Author:  [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3685 "2023-10-10T14:18:32Z")
Wordle 843 2/6
β¬β¬π©β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
HEART
SNAIL
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2023, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3686 "2023-10-10T14:21:10Z")
I tried for a 2, but ended up with a 4.
Wordle 843 4/6
π©π¨π¨β¬β¬
π©β¬π¨π¨β¬
β¬β¬π¨β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
**SALET** β _itβs likely = scald scalp shall shawl slack slang slash small snail snarl **solar** splay_
**SOLAR** β _I took a wild stab, but it failed_
**CHIMP** β _one of my standard words, to eliminate letters; with the letter I it can only be **snail** _
**SNAIL** β _and, there it is_
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### Author:  [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3687 "2023-10-10T14:27:14Z")
> **Wordle 843 2/6\* 10/10/2023**
>
> β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬
> π©π©π©π©π©
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> TRUTH β Wow, nada. OK, time for a second guess, put L, N and S in a bag with some vowels, shake and see what we get
> **SNAIL**
>
> Only my fifth two, at least on this computer. Guess the dog gets walked a little early todayβ¦
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3688 "2023-10-10T14:47:25Z")
Wordle 843 2/6
π§π¦π§β¬β¬
π§π§π§π§π§
SLATE
SNAIL
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3689 "2023-10-10T15:33:25Z")
Wordle 843 3/6\*
β¬β¬β¬β¬π©
π©β¬β¬π©π©
π©π©π©π©π©
CRUEL
SPOIL
SNAIL
I should have gone with the more common vowel.
ETA: So many twos! Good job, people!
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### Author:  [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3690 "2023-10-10T16:03:10Z")
Wordle 843 3/6
β¬π¦π¦π¦β¬
π§β¬π§π§π¦
π§π§π§π§π§
RAISE
STAIN
SNAIL
I figured thereβd be lots of twos and threes today. I might have landed the deuce had the dice rolled another way, but Iβm always happy with a trey.
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### Author:  [@SeaSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaSun)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2023, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3691 "2023-10-11T01:54:56Z")
**Wordle 843 3/6**
π©π¨π©β¬β¬
π©β¬π©π¨β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
SLATE
SCALD
SNAIL
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### Author:  [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2023, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3692 "2023-10-11T01:58:07Z")
That was 30 seconds of fun! Coffee still hot after I solved it.
Wordle 843 3/6\*
π¨β¬π©β¬β¬
β¬π¨π©π©π¨
π©π©π©π©π©
IRATE
PLAIN
SNAIL
I was feeling pretty pleased at another 3 till I saw all youse twos! But seriously, congrats. π
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### Author:  [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2023, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3693 "2023-10-11T03:10:45Z")
Wordle 843 2/6\*
π©β¬β¬π¨π©
π©π©π©π©π©
STEAL
SNAIL
I usually start with LEAST but switched it up today, which was lucky
Pleased to be in the 2 club today!
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### Author:  [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2023, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3694 "2023-10-11T04:16:17Z")
**WED OCT 11th**
Wordle 844 4/6\*
β¬β¬β¬π§β¬
π§β¬β¬π§π§
π§β¬π§π§π§
π§π§π§π§π§
ALONE
STINK
SPUNK
SKUNK
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### Author:  [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2023, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3695 "2023-10-11T05:34:33Z")
Wordle 844 5/6
β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬
β¬π¨π¨β¬π¨
π©β¬π©π©β¬
π©β¬π©π©π©
π©π©π©π©π©
RATIO
DUNES
SLUNG
SPUNK
SKUNK
Trust the K?
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2023, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3696 "2023-10-11T07:21:24Z")
Wordle 844 3/6
π©β¬β¬β¬β¬
β¬β¬π©π©β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
**SALET**
**ROUND**
**SKUNK** β _a lucky guess; just see @psychobunny_
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### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2023, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3697 "2023-10-11T10:01:45Z")
Wordle 844 4/6\*
\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[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 Q} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \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 S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ \end{aligned}
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### Author:  [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2023, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3698 "2023-10-11T11:51:57Z")
Wordle 844 4/6
β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬
π©β¬β¬β¬β¬
π©π¨π©β¬π©
π©π©π©π©π©
HEART
SPOIL
SNUCK
SKUNK
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2023, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3699 "2023-10-11T12:18:48Z")
Wordle 844 4/6
β¬β¬β¬π©β¬
β¬β¬β¬π©π¨
π©π¨β¬π©β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
PLANT
REINS
SUNNY
SKUNK
Story time: Years ago, I was taking the dog out late at night, just in the yard. I heard an animal rustling around nearby, and getting closer. I had one of those giant maglite flashlights with me, the kind that is big enough and heavy enough to be a legitimate weapon. My dog wasnβt large, and it was very old at the time; mostly blind and half deaf. So Iβm thinking I might have to defend my dog here. Is it a deer that we can just ignore? A possum, that might lunge at the dog? A raccoon? God forbid a coyote? Iβve never in my life seen a bear here, but my neighbor has, but it didnβt sound that big. Iβm thinking raccoon or possum. My adrenaline starting to flow, tightening my grip on the flashlight, and then I see it: SKUNK!!! Run away! Damn near dragged the dog back into the house immediately.
I was ready to bleed for that dog, but no fucking way am I fighting a skunk. Oh _hell_ no.
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2023, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3700 "2023-10-11T12:34:39Z")
Wordle 844 3/6
π©β¬β¬π©β¬ 42
β¬β¬β¬π©β¬ 7
π©π©π©π©π©
SLANT
WHINE
SKUNK
This was a fun 3. After getting those two greens with my starting word, I came up with a list of 15 possibles. Four of them had already been used, and I downgraded a couple to βdubiousβ and came up with a decent sleuth word that would get me a 3 in all but a couple of cases. Fortunately, the solution wasnβt one of those, but even that would have just meant a possible 4. π
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