# "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:** 202

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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 29, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4021 "2023-10-29T11:11:14Z")

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Wordle 862 5/6\*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,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 Q} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned}

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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 29, 2023, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4022 "2023-10-29T13:31:15Z")

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Wordle 862 3/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
SHINY  
PHONY

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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 29, 2023, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4023 "2023-10-29T14:34:40Z")

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Wordle 862 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟧⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟧⬜  
⬜🟦⬜🟧⬜  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

This could have gotten ugly.

CRANE  
BLIND  
MOUNT - lucky guess, as it only left one possibility, but it took me awhile  
PHONY

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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 29, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4024 "2023-10-29T15:33:35Z")

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Wordle 862 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟦⬛⬛🟦  
⬛🟧🟧⬛🟦  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ARIEL  
SOUTH  
CHOMP  
PHONY

Not too mad about a four after that start.

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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 29, 2023, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4025 "2023-10-29T15:48:01Z")

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> **Wordle 862 4/6\* 10/29/2023**
>
> ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨  
> 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨  
> ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> MAS_ON_ → Not bad, but the trap possibilities are immense. Try some comcons and defer vowels for now  
> _NO_RT_H_ → Got one. Need to look at vowels now. Something with an I?  
> C **H** I **N** _O_ → That O must be in the middle, so… I see one with an E, so  
> **PHONY**
> 
> Yes, I did mistype that last letter from what I intended. Yes, it turns out I was really lucky I typoed there.

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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 29, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4026 "2023-10-29T19:57:07Z")

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Wordle 862 3/6\*

⬛🟨⬛🟩⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

COUNT  
PHONE  
PHONY

I thought I had a two there for a second!

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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 30, 2023, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4027 "2023-10-30T03:05:09Z")

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Wordle 862 3/6\*

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
MINOR  
PHONY

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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 30, 2023, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4028 "2023-10-30T03:13:13Z")

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Another late post, another lucky day.

Wordle 862 3/6\*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

IRATE  
CLOUD  
PHONY

WordleBot said there were 23 available choices after my second try. So other than wanting a word that had an O in the middle and ended with a Y (because what else was there?), I didn’t have a lot of criteria. So yes, mostly luck.

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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 30, 2023, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4029 "2023-10-30T04:25:19Z")

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Wordle 863 3/6

🟨🟨⬜🟩⬜  
⬜🟨🟩🟩🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
FLAIR  
GRAIL

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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 30, 2023, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4030 "2023-10-30T04:38:30Z")

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Wordle 863 4/6

⬛🟨🟩⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟩🟨⬛  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLANT  
SCALE  
FRAIL  
GRAIL

I saw grail first, but didn’t love it so kept looking until I saw a frail, which I liked a lot. That’ll learn me.

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#### Post date: [October 30, 2023, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4031 "2023-10-30T07:36:34Z")

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Wordle 863 3/6

⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜  
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Slant  
Apple  
Grail

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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 30, 2023, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4032 "2023-10-30T08:29:38Z")

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Wordle 863 3/6\*

🟦🟦⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟧🟦⬛  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ALONE  
SHALT  
GRAIL

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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 30, 2023, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4033 "2023-10-30T09:52:49Z")

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Wordle 863 4/6

🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RAISE  
TRAIL  
FRAIL  
GRAIL

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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 30, 2023, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4034 "2023-10-30T10:29:48Z")

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Wordle 863 4/6

⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 65  
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 10  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 3  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
FRAIL =\> joining the crowd here 😉  
GRAIL

I saw Frail first, then saw Grail right after. I _wanted_ it to be Grail, but I figured Frail was more likely. The French taunters ought to show up any minute now.

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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 30, 2023, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4035 "2023-10-30T10:33:02Z")

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Wordle 863 4/6\*

\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[yellow,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ \end{aligned}

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#### Post date: [October 30, 2023, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4036 "2023-10-30T11:07:21Z")

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Wordle 863 4/6

⬛🟨🟩⬛⬛  
⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

FLAME  
CRAWL  
TRAIL  
GRAIL

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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 30, 2023, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4037 "2023-10-30T11:51:49Z")

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Wordle 863 3/6

⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
BRAID  
GRAIL

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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 30, 2023, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4038 "2023-10-30T13:16:35Z")

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Wordle 863 3/6\*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SOUND  
TRAIT  
GRAIL

The G was a typo! I saw GRAIL, of course, but thought FRAIL was more likely. Yay for a three!

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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 30, 2023, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4039 "2023-10-30T13:32:33Z")

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> [@RTFirefly](#):
>
> The French taunters ought to show up any minute now

“I fart in your general direction. Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries!”

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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 30, 2023, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4040 "2023-10-30T14:04:48Z")

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Wordle 863 4/6

⬜🟦🟧⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟧🟧🟧  
⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

SLATE  
QUAIL  
FRAIL  
GRAIL

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