# "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
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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: [October 28, 2023, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4001 "2023-10-28T12:14:20Z")

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> [@RTFirefly](#):
>
> You too, huh? Good thing, you would have trusted the B. 😉

I almost did anyway for that very reason. Fortunately I held strong with always going with the first thing I see.

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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: [October 28, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4002 "2023-10-28T13:14:48Z")

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I missed it entirely until afterwards, so just lucky. I’ll take it!

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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: [October 28, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4003 "2023-10-28T13:49:58Z")

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Wordle 861 3/6

⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜  
🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RAISE  
NASTY  
MASON

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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: [October 28, 2023, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4004 "2023-10-28T13:53:34Z")

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Wordle 861 4/6\*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \<-- Stupid ! \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ \end{aligned}

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### 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 28, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4005 "2023-10-28T15:07:05Z")

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Wordle 861 5/6

🟦⬜🟦⬜⬜  
⬜🟧🟧⬜⬜  
⬜🟧🟧⬜⬜  
🟧🟧🟧⬜⬜  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

SLATE  
BASIL  
RASPY  
MASKS  
MASON

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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: [October 28, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4006 "2023-10-28T15:15:16Z")

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> **Wordle 861 4/6\* 8/28/2023**
>
> 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜  
> 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜  
> 🟨⬜🟩🟩🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> _NO_BLE → OK, I see a good followup  
> _S_T_ON_E → That wasn’t really a good followup. The E, at the end, again?!? Faugh. Still, three letters found isn’t bad. Something with an A, perhaps?  
> _A_R **SON** → Oh, so it was. If I had thought a little more I might have had a 3, though I’d probably still have gone for R over M  
> **MASON**
> 
> Scoredle gives 34 possibiles after my second guess. At least 30 of them are thoroughly bogus - either plurals or too weird. I mean, Scoredle, you may think ASCON is a good Wordle word, but we just disagree on that.

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### 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 28, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4007 "2023-10-28T16:03:26Z")

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Wordle 861 4/6

⬛🟦⬛🟦⬛  
🟦🟦🟦⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟧🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

HOUSE  
SNORT  
BISON  
MASON

I didn’t know it at the time, but BISON and MASON were the only two (real) words left after SNORT. _Thisclose_ to a three.  
Can’t birdie every hole, I guess.

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### 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 28, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4008 "2023-10-28T16:17:12Z")

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Wordle 861 6/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
AVOID  
CAPON  
BALON  
WAGON  
MASON

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### 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 28, 2023, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4009 "2023-10-28T16:20:52Z")

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Wordle 861 5/6\*

⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛  
🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩  
🟨⬛🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

CLOSE  
SOGGY  
BISON  
ARSON  
MASON

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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: [October 29, 2023, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4010 "2023-10-29T02:49:56Z")

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Wordle 861 3/6\*

🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜  
🟨⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
ARSON  
MASON  
My 2nd guess was very lucky, according to WordleBot: it left only 1 possible solution.

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### 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 29, 2023, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4011 "2023-10-29T02:52:09Z")

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Not my favorite day.

Wordle 861 4/6\*

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛  
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

IRATE  
CLOAK  
WAGON  
MASON

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### 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 29, 2023, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4012 "2023-10-29T03:57:33Z")

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**Wordle 861 3/6**

🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
CHOIR  
MASON

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### Author: ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2023, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4013 "2023-10-29T04:04:06Z")

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Wordle 862 2/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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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: [October 29, 2023, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4014 "2023-10-29T04:07:10Z")

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Wordle 862 3/6

🟩⬛⬛🟩⬛  
🟩⬛🟩🟩⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLANT  
PRONE  
PHONY

We don’t need no stinkin’ yellows.

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### 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 29, 2023, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4015 "2023-10-29T04:10:56Z")

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[spoiler]Wordle 862 3/6

⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler]

CHASE  
THINK  
PHONY

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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: [October 29, 2023, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4016 "2023-10-29T06:20:30Z")

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Wordle 862 3/6

⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 210  
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 3  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
PHONY

A quick and easy 3.

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### 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 29, 2023, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4017 "2023-10-29T07:17:50Z")

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Wordle 862 3/6

⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜  
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Slant  
Chore  
Phony

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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: [October 29, 2023, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4018 "2023-10-29T07:22:01Z")

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Wordle 862 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛  
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

FLAME  
SHUNT  
RHINO  
PHONY

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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: [October 29, 2023, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4019 "2023-10-29T10:03:52Z")

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Wordle 862 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
SHONE  
PHONY

Did you know that CHONK is apparently not a valid word? I think a lot of pets beg to differ.

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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: [October 29, 2023, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4020 "2023-10-29T11:10:22Z")

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Wordle 862 3/6\*

⬛⬛🟧🟧⬛  
⬛⬛🟧🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ALONE  
STONY  
PHONY

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