# "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:** 2

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**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/21 "2023-03-27T00:10:59Z")

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Wordle 645 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AROSE  
GUILE  
UNTIE

First I played around with QU, but had no luck finding something that would fit but hadn’t been a solution. Then I looked at UN words and did have some luck.

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**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/22 "2023-03-27T01:33:38Z")

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Wordle 645 3/6\*

⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩  
⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STALE  
ROUTE  
UNTIE

And looking at the VOTER issues, I’m very relieved that I forgot to play yesterday!

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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/23 "2023-03-27T02:10:54Z")

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> **Wordle 645 4/6\* 3/26/2023**
>
> ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜  
> ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜  
> ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> VO **T** _E_R ← OK, good start, move the E around, play with the dog a little… hey, why don’t I try  
> F_E_ **T** CH ← I’m gonna need another vowel. And could there be two Ts?  
> LA **T** T **E** ← No, there’s not. We (U and I) are left among the vowels. Can I find a word that uses both? Yes…  
> **UNTIE**
> 
> I usually try to look for N before then, too. And I hadn’t even tried an S yet!

Previous Wordles:

#642 3/23/2023  
DUVET  
STAID  
You go looking for vowels and common consonants, and you end up solving the puzzle. Who knew?

#643 3/24/2023  
STAID  
TROPE  
GROUT

#644 3/25/2023  
GROUT  
OTHER  
TOWER  
NOTER ← What was I thinking???  
VOTER

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**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/24 "2023-03-27T04:50:01Z")

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Wordle 646 3/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩  
🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
ANCHO  
GUANO

This took awhile after the second guess.

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**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:** [March 27, 2023, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/25 "2023-03-27T07:12:30Z")

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Wordle 646 4/6\*

⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜  
⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
BRAND  
MOANY  
GUANO

Well that’s a load of crap…

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**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/26 "2023-03-27T07:20:44Z")

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Wordle 646 3/6

⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜  
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

TRANS  
LOUIE  
GUANO

This one had me buffaloed after my standard opener and I had to Google “five letter word third and fourth an” to figure it out. I’m not proud, but I’m not gonna let my undefeated streak end if I can help it.

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**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:** [March 27, 2023, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/27 "2023-03-27T07:24:28Z")

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Wordle 646 3/6\*

🟦⬛🟦🟧⬛  
🟦⬛🟧🟧🟦  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ALONE  
ORANG  
GUANO

…wasn’t sure ORANG was even a word…

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**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/28 "2023-03-27T08:01:13Z")

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Wordle 646 3/6\*

🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜  
🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

GLADE  
GRANT  
GUANO

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**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:** [March 27, 2023, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/29 "2023-03-27T09:30:34Z")

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Wordle 646 3/6

⬛⬛🟩🟩⬛  
⬛⬛🟩🟩⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLANT  
CRANE  
GUANO

We don’t need no stinkin’ yellows!

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/30 "2023-03-27T10:06:47Z")

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Wordle 646 4/6

⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 170  
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 26  
⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 2  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLART  
PINCH  
MUDGE  
GUANO

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**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:** [March 27, 2023, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/31 "2023-03-27T10:25:47Z")

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Wordle 646 5/6\*

\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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \<-- ffs! \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \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 N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \\ \end{aligned}

Damn. 3rd 5 in a row iirc.

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**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/32 "2023-03-27T10:32:43Z")

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Wordle 646 4/6

⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜  
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

CRANE  
TOILS  
PIANO  
GUANO

Note: This is first word that is not on the original list of answers.

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**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:** [March 27, 2023, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/33 "2023-03-27T10:35:02Z")

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Spoiler not working alert !!

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**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/34 "2023-03-27T11:15:03Z")

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Wordle 646 3/6\*

⬛🟨⬛⬛🟩  
🟨🟩⬛⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

> **Summary**
>
> Macro  
> Audio  
> Guano

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**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:** [March 27, 2023, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/35 "2023-03-27T11:20:54Z")

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Yesterday’s Wordle reminded me of this joke. Anyone else?

**DYSLEXICS OF THE WORLD:**

**UNTIE!**

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**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/36 "2023-03-27T11:21:49Z")

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In the meantime…

Wordle 646 3/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛🟨⬛⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

CLUES  
RATIO  
GUANO

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**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/37 "2023-03-27T11:42:55Z")

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Wordle 646 5/6\*

⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

READY  
BLAST  
WHACK  
PIANO  
GUANO

I waited too long to check on other vowels. My best pick for guess 2 would have been MIAOU. That would have solved it in three.

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**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/38 "2023-03-27T11:52:02Z")

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> [@Author\_Balk](#):
>
> Wordle 646 4/6
> 
> ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜  
> ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
> ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> CRANE  
> TOILS  
> PIANO  
> GUANO
> 
> Note: This is first word that is not on the original list of answers.

You need the spoiler tags on their own lines if you’re going to have a line space in there. Like this:

[spoiler]  
Place spoiler text

With line breaks.  
[/spoiler]

But without breaking the coding, of course. Using the auto-coding buttons works reliably, but I understand the preference for coding the tags manually, as it’s also my preference.

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**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/39 "2023-03-27T11:57:28Z")

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Wordle 646 5/6

⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜  
🟨🟨🟨🟩⬜  
⬜🟨🟨🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
CLOAK  
AGONY  
MANGO  
GUANO  
Well, this one drove me batshit

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**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:** [March 27, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/40 "2023-03-27T12:31:56Z")

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Wordle 646 4/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜  
🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RAISE  
ANNOY  
NOMAD  
GUANO

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