# "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:** 186
### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2023, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3701 "2023-10-11T13:06:49Z")
Wordle 844 4/6\*
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
CRIME
GLOAT
PUPPY ← I thought I’d try this after DADDY the other day.
SKUNK
I’ll take the par after two (almost three!) null words.
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3702 "2023-10-11T13:37:42Z")
Wordle 844 4/6
⬜⬜⬜🟧⬜
⬜⬜🟧🟧⬜
⬜⬜🟧🟧⬜
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧
CRANE
BOUND
BLUNT
SKUNK
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### Author:  [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3703 "2023-10-11T13:39:10Z")
Wordle 844 4/6
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜
🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
RAISE
SOUND
STUNG
SKUNK
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### Author:  [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3704 "2023-10-11T15:26:34Z")
> **Wordle 844 5/6\* 10/11/2023**
>
> 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜
> 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜
> 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜
> 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
>
> **S** _N_AIL → Looks like back to back twos are out of reach. Mix 'em up and find where that N goes
> **S** TO **N** Y → Ah, there it is. Two vowels left, where could they/one of them be? (Should have gone STONE/SUNNY for these guesses)
> **S** PE **N** D → Alas, it must be a U. Something has to go after that N, K or G are best shots. SPUNK and SLUNK are out, so SKUNK is all that’s left for a terminal K, and though it’s time for a repeat letter I also need to try
> **S** W **UN** G → and got that coin flip wrong
> **SKUNK**
>
> Plus, with the baseball playoffs going on, I figured my fourth guess was more topical.
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### Author:  [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3705 "2023-10-11T15:43:14Z")
This is a day to be grateful for a 4.
Wordle 844 4/6\*
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛
🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
IRATE
CLOUD
SPUNK
SKUNK
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### Author:  [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3706 "2023-10-11T15:52:53Z")
Wordle 844 5/6
⬛⬛🟧🟦⬛
🟧⬛🟧⬛⬛
🟧⬛🟧🟧🟧
🟧⬛🟧🟧🟧
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧
MOUSE
SQUAD
SPUNK
STUNK
SKUNK
I couldn’t catch a break on this one. My gut really wanted that Q. My gut was wrong; despite placing the S, that was pretty much a wasted guess.
Then, after stumbling onto the NK ending, I just couldn’t find that second letter.
Didn’t even realize SLUNK was still in play, so I suppose it could have been worse.
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### Author:  [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2023, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3707 "2023-10-12T04:03:25Z")
Wordle 844 4/6\*
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜
⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
TRAIN
CLONE
FUNNY
SKUNK
Grateful for a 4, but WordleBot sneered at me yet again. The NYT average was 4.2, I got it in 4, but it gave me a below average score 81, the average is 88. Grr!
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### Author:  [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2023, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3708 "2023-10-12T04:16:08Z")
**THU OCT 12th**
Wordle 845 5/6\*
⬛🟦⬛🟦🟦
🟦⬛🟦🟦⬛
🟦🟦⬛🟧⬛
🟧🟧🟧🟧⬛
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧
ALONE
LUNES
NEWLY
KNELL
KNELT
Huh.
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2023, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3709 "2023-10-12T04:36:56Z")
Wordle 845 2/6
⬛🟨⬛🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
PLANT
KNELT
I wanted to try for a second research word as per my standard approach, but I couldn’t see anything other than knelt.
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### Author:  [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2023, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3710 "2023-10-12T04:55:54Z")
Wordle 845 4/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩
⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
RATIO
SHUNT
TENET
KNELT
This one stumped me. I had to resort to an anagram finder. I really thought I had it on three. I should have paid more attention to my own advice. Trust the K!
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### Author:  [@SeaSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaSun)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2023, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3711 "2023-10-12T05:34:41Z")
**Wordle 844 3/6**
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
SLATE
CHOIR
SKUNK
Seemed like not a great start with all of those blanks, but there were only so many letters to go 2nd, and there had to be a U, which gave me just 4-5 words. And I got lucky with guessing the right one! 🙂
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> [@EllisDee](#):
>
> but no fucking way am I fighting a skunk. Oh _hell_ no.
😆 I’d have run like the dickens too! We don’t have skunks here in my area, but I can’t imagine trying to get _that_ stink out of one’s dog, much less on me.
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2023, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3712 "2023-10-12T08:11:08Z")
I tried for a 2, got it in 3.
Wordle 845 3/6
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⬛🟨🟩⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
**SALET** — _could be: CLEFT dwelt ELECT exult knelt leant leapt legit_
**ELECT** — _this leaves: dwelt knelt_
**KNELT**
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2023, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3713 "2023-10-12T09:36:04Z")
> [@Bullitt](#):
>
> **SALET** — _could be: CLEFT dwelt ELECT exult knelt ~~leant leapt~~ legit_
Your opener eliminated A.
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### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2023, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3714 "2023-10-12T10:10:22Z")
Wordle 845 5/6\*
\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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \<---Silly \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ \end{aligned}
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2023, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3715 "2023-10-12T10:29:07Z")
Wordle 845 3/6
⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 6
⬜🟩🟨🟨🟩 1
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
SLANT
INLET
KNELT
Saw the possibilities Ellis didn’t (there was also UNLIT, but that had been used already) so I had a mental coin toss for the 2, and I chose the wrong one. Too bad I couldn’t just score a 2.5 and not have to guess!
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### Author:  [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2023, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3716 "2023-10-12T11:54:21Z")
Wordle 845 3/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
HEART
SPENT
KNELT
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2023, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3717 "2023-10-12T12:15:36Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#):
>
> Saw the possibilities Ellis didn’t
Yeah you did. That would have been an excellent research word for me to use, so I definitely would have. Yay for being blind!
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### Author:  [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2023, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3718 "2023-10-12T12:50:56Z")
Wordle 845 3/6
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨
⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
IDEAL
SLEPT
KNELT
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### Author:  [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2023, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3719 "2023-10-12T13:54:09Z")
> **Wordle 845 4/6\* 10/12/2023**
>
> ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜
> 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
>
> S_K_U_N_K → Picking up the K, and knowing there’s only one, is kinda cool. Plus, KN really looks like a prefix - I gotta try it. Be nice to get two vowel guesses in too
> **KN** AV_E_ → Right on the prefix! And the E helps. Do I have this in 3?
> **KNEL** L → No, so close.
> **KNELT**
>
> Per Scoredle, almost a 150 to 1 cutdown on that first guess, and then only 4 guesses left after two.
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3720 "2023-10-12T14:32:07Z")
Wordle 845 4/6\*
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟨🟩⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
GUARD
TOPIC
FLEET
KNELT
It was either KNELT or SMELT. KNELT seemed more likely. DWELT and SPELT were already out.
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