# "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 2) **URL:** \ **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:** 200
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3981 "2023-10-27T05:36:28Z")
Wordle 860 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHONE OUNCE NOBLE Not an easy one. I had trouble coming up with anything after the second guess until I remembered that I still had the U. I was sure I had the answer but went right back to zero again. I finally saw the answer. ---
**Author:** ![Newtosite](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/newtosite/32/8623_2.png) [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3982 "2023-10-27T07:35:41Z")
Wordle 860 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Slant Chore Longs Noble ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3983 "2023-10-27T07:54:46Z")
Wordle 860 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 98 🟨🟩🟨🟨⬜ 3 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT LONER NOBLE ---
**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:** [October 27, 2023, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3984 "2023-10-27T09:51:27Z")
Wordle 860 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[yellow,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 G} \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 B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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:** [October 27, 2023, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3985 "2023-10-27T12:13:06Z")
Wordle 860 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE OUNCE NOBLE ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3986 "2023-10-27T12:24:52Z")
Wordle 860 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Two straight pisser words HEART POISE LODGE WOLVE NOBLE ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3987 "2023-10-27T14:08:12Z")
Another three for me! Wordle 860 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟦🟧 🟧🟧⬜⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE NOISE NOBLE ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3988 "2023-10-27T15:26:29Z")
> **Wordle 860 5/6\* 10/27/2023** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 > ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 > ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 > ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > PIQU **E** β†’ OK, not unexpected. Try an A & some comcons > S_L_AT **E** β†’ Now what? R & N still out there, along with O. But fitting all those into a word with an L and trailing E? Fugettaboutit. I actually punted on the question with > CYC **LE** β†’ which at least placed the L. Since I still needed to try O, I went with > WH_O_ **LE** β†’ and, not thinking of something with a leading O, went back to the R & N and finally saw > **NOBLE** > > Scoredle says I had ten more words to try; most of 'em had high B.S. ratings (OOZLE? ZOLLE? really?) so I consider it a moderately skillful five. ---
**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:** [October 27, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3989 "2023-10-27T17:44:52Z")
Wordle 860 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FLAME SHUNT ANKLE NOBLE ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3990 "2023-10-27T19:17:06Z")
Wordle 860 4/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRACE PLUME WHILE NOBLE ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3991 "2023-10-27T19:45:41Z")
I played very badly today. Got the 5 I deserve, too! Wordle 860 5/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE OUNCE PHONE GNOME NOBLE My third try eliminated all but the answer. So of course I had to try a word that couldn’t possibly be the answer. Oh, well. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3992 "2023-10-27T20:33:40Z")
Wordle 860 3/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OPERA LOOSE NOBLE Once in a while this game makes me feel smart! I think I played this one well. But of course there’s always luck involved. ---
**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:** [October 28, 2023, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3993 "2023-10-28T02:53:33Z")
Wordle 860 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE LUCRE VOILE NOBLE It took me forever to get this one, trying out every letter still in play one by one, a real slog ---
**Author:** ![SeaSun](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seasun/32/14820_2.png) [@SeaSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaSun)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2023, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3994 "2023-10-28T03:10:48Z")
**Wordle 860 2/6** ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STORE NOBLE Well, that was a surprise! πŸ™‚ ---
**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:** [October 28, 2023, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3995 "2023-10-28T04:03:13Z")
SAT OCT 28th Wordle 861 3/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SONAR MASON ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2023, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3996 "2023-10-28T04:08:10Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 861 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] TRAIL CHEAP BANJO MASON ---
**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:** [October 28, 2023, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3997 "2023-10-28T04:10:10Z")
Wordle 861 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SANER MASON I was fortunate to see mason just moments before seeing basin. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2023, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3998 "2023-10-28T06:27:11Z")
Wordle 861 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SALON MASON ---
**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:** [October 28, 2023, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3999 "2023-10-28T08:35:21Z")
Wordle 861 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FLAME SHUNT MASON ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2023, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4000 "2023-10-28T10:55:37Z")
Wordle 861 3/6 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 143 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT ASPEN MASON After my first word, I saw Anise, Ashen, Aspen, Mason, Pansy. Aspen seemed like a good shot at the 2, and would identify which of the others it was. I was feeling pretty smart until afterwards when Scoredle showed me I’d overlooked Basin. But as the song\* goes, β€œIt’s smarter to be lucky than it’s lucky to be smart.” > [@EllisDee](#): > > I was fortunate to see mason just moments before seeing basin. You too, huh? Good thing, you would have trusted the B. πŸ˜‰ \*β€œWar Is a Science” from _Pippin_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=199) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=201)