# "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:** 196
### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2023, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3901 "2023-10-22T10:17:42Z")
Another 5 here, too.
Wordle 855 5/6
β¬β¬β¬β¬π¨
β¬β¬β¬π¨β¬
β¬β¬π¨β¬β¬
β¬β¬β¬π¨β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
FLAME
SHUNT
BRICK
PODGY
GIVEN
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### Author:  [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2023, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3902 "2023-10-22T12:46:14Z")
Wordle 855 4/6
β¬β¬π¨β¬π¨
π¨β¬β¬π¨π©
π¨π©β¬π©π©
π©π©π©π©π©
RAISE
ELFIN
VIXEN
GIVEN
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3903 "2023-10-22T14:27:53Z")
Wordle 855 2/6\*
π¨π©π¨β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
EIGHT
GIVEN
Well, that was fast!
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### Author:  [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2023, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3904 "2023-10-22T14:28:55Z")
Wordle 855 5/6
β¬π¨β¬β¬β¬
β¬β¬β¬π©β¬
β¬β¬π¨π©β¬
π¨π©β¬π©β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
HEART
SLEEP
MONEY
NIXED
GIVEN
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### Author:  [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3905 "2023-10-22T15:54:53Z")
Wordle 855 3/6
β¬π¦π¦β¬π¦
π¦π§π¦β¬β¬
π§π§π§π§π§
AGILE
EIGHT
GIVEN
The G was a nice gift to start with. I felt really good about EIGHT, and although I didnβt land the deuce (nice work, **Rebo**!), it set me up for a tap-in birdie.
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2023, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3906 "2023-10-22T18:04:52Z")
Wordle 855 5/6
β¬β¬β¬π¦π¦
π¦π¦β¬β¬β¬
β¬β¬π§π§π§
β¬π§π§π§π§
π§π§π§π§π§
CRANE
ENDOW
SEVEN
LIVEN - Saw the L first or might have gotten this in four
GIVEN
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### Author:  [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3907 "2023-10-22T19:54:14Z")
> **Wordle 855 5/6\* 10/22/2023**
>
> β¬β¬π¨β¬β¬
> β¬π¨β¬π¨β¬
> β¬π©β¬π©π©
> π¨π©β¬π©π©
> π©π©π©π©π©
>
> SM_I_RK β Slow start. Looks like thereβs at least one more vowel, three more comcons so
> U_N_T_I_L β Glad to get the N. Got an idea for I 2nd, N 4th which lets me check the E
> W **I** D **EN** β Traplike, but Iβve got nothing but uncommon vowels left. Took me quite a while to see a word; even with two of the least common, I tried it
> _V_ **I** X **EN** β R & L are gone, N & P make proper nouns, so itβs gotta be G
> **GIVEN**
>
> Weβve got a pretty big VIXEN/GIVEN club todayβ¦
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### Author:  [@SeaSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaSun)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2023, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3908 "2023-10-23T01:09:11Z")
**Wordle 855 4/6**
β¬β¬β¬β¬π¨
β¬β¬β¬π¨β¬
β¬π¨π¨π¨π©
π©π©π©π©π©
SLATE
CHOIR
DEIGN
GIVEN
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### Author:  [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2023, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3909 "2023-10-23T04:50:27Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 856 3/6
β¬π¨β¬β¬π¨
π¨π©β¬β¬π¨
π©π©π©π©π©[/spoiler]
SMART
MERIT
TEMPO
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### Author:  [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2023, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3910 "2023-10-23T05:06:03Z")
Wordle 856 2/6
β¬β¬π¨β¬π©
π©π©π©π©π©
RATIO
TEMPO
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2023, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3911 "2023-10-23T06:06:47Z")
Wordle 856 3/6
π¨β¬β¬β¬π¨
π©β¬π¨π©π¨
π©π©π©π©π©
PLANT
TROPE
TEMPO
Quick and easy.
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### Author:  [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2023, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3912 "2023-10-23T07:26:26Z")
Wordle 856 4/6
β¬β¬β¬β¬π¨
β¬β¬π¨β¬π¨
β¬π¨π¨π¨β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
Slant
Chore
Voted
Tempo
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### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2023, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3913 "2023-10-23T10:10:54Z")
Wordle 856 3/6\*
\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \\ \end{aligned}
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### Author:  [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2023, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3914 "2023-10-23T11:57:31Z")
Wordle 856 5/6
β¬π©β¬β¬π¨
β¬π©π¨β¬β¬
π©π©β¬β¬β¬
π©π©β¬β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
HEART
FETID
TENSE
TELLY
TEMPO
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### Author:  [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3915 "2023-10-23T12:31:40Z")
Wordle 856 4/6
β¬β¬π¨β¬β¬
β¬π¨π¨β¬π¨
π©π¨β¬π¨π¨
π©π©π©π©π©
IDEAL
STORE
TOTEM
TEMPO
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2023, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3916 "2023-10-23T12:48:51Z")
Wordle 856 4/6
β¬β¬β¬β¬π¨ 524
β¬β¬π¨β¬π¨ 24
β¬π©β¬π¨π¨ 2
π©π©π©π©π©
SLANT
CHORE
BEGOT
TEMPO
Scoredle didnβt include my third guess in its list of possibilities after my second guess. But Wordle obviously let me play it. Interesting.
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2023, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3917 "2023-10-23T12:59:48Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#):
>
> Scoredle didnβt include my third guess in its list of possibilities after my second guess. But Wordle obviously let me play it. Interesting.
My guess is because you repeated the yellow letter in last position from guess one, meaning your third guess couldnβt possibly be the answer.
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### Author:  [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2023, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3918 "2023-10-23T13:58:22Z")
> **Wordle 856 5/6\* 10/23/2023**
>
> β¬β¬β¬π¨β¬
> β¬π©β¬β¬β¬
> β¬π©π¨β¬π¨
> β¬π©π¨π¨π¨
> π©π©π©π©π©
>
> GIV_E_N β Slow start. Upon reflection, I should have gone LEAST here, but I saw a two-vowel test word first and tried
> R **E** LAY β which at least placed the E. Still need to get S & T out there, and try another vowel, so
> S **E** _T_U_P_ β checks the boxes, and got me two consonants (one unexpected) so shuffle them up and try
> D **E** _POT_ β with the last vowel found, T & P have to go 1st & 4th with TEOP and PEOT going nowhere, but TE?PO gives up
> **TEMPO**
>
> Scoredle says I had six guesses left after the third, one of which was KEMPT, a word I have never heard used before without a prefix of UN-.
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3919 "2023-10-23T15:04:34Z")
Wordle 856 3/6\*
β¬β¬β¬β¬π¨
π©π¨β¬π¨β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
CHART
TOKEN
TEMPO
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3920 "2023-10-23T15:47:05Z")
Wordle 856 5/6
β¬β¬β¬π¨π¨
β¬β¬β¬β¬π¨
β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬
π¨π¨β¬β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
FLAME
SHUNT
BRICK
PODGY
TEMPO
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