# "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:** 206
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4101 "2023-11-03T05:14:22Z")
Wordle 867 6/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟨🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO FLORA POACH ARROW EMBED ARDOR Another poorly played one. Random guess on two and mistake on three meant I placed nothing. The fourth guess would definitely place all three letters but it left me with ARBOR, ARDOR, and ARMOR with a one in three chance of failing. I went for the sleuth word and a guaranteed six. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2023, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4102 "2023-11-03T05:44:53Z")
Oh, shit, I didn’t see armor _at all_. And it hasn’t been an answer yet. (Arbor has, which I remembered because a lot of people guessed ardor when it was an answer and that stood out to me.) The only reason I think of the word ardor is because of D&D – specifically DDO, where it was the name of an item effect that boosts healing spells – which is a context that should have made armor come to mind as well. And if I had thought of it, I absolutely would have guessed armor before ardor. So by all rights I should have gotten a 5 instead of 4. You know how they say it’s better to be lucky than good? Sometimes it’s better still to be dumb. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2023, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4103 "2023-11-03T07:02:24Z")
Wordle 867 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FLAME SHUNT BRICK PODGY ARDOR ---
**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:** [November 3, 2023, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4104 "2023-11-03T07:03:50Z")
If it’s better to be dumb, why aren’t I doing better than I have been? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4105 "2023-11-03T07:25:34Z")
> **Wordle 867 3/6\* 11/3/2023** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > UNTIL β†’ Strikeout. What’s a good second word? R & S still out there, along with A E & O. Scramble 'em and try > **AR** _O_SE β†’ Oooh. Let’s see. AR??O goes nowhere. AR?O? ends up with a duplicate R, either ARROW or AR[BMD]OR. What else? ARROZ - loanword, so probably not. Need to try a non-ARROW word, or could end up with a 6, so > **ARDOR** > > Fun to figure this one out; even more fun to hit on that 1/3 chance at a 3. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2023, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4106 "2023-11-03T09:05:42Z")
Wordle 867 4/6\* πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE ACTOR ARMOR ARDOR ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4107 "2023-11-03T12:24:09Z")
Wordle 867 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 1,191 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 49 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 2 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE ARMOR ARDOR This one was rather fun, and feeling like I missed a 3 by only one letter makes me feel pretty good about it. After 2, I had 3 letters, but they were all yellow, and only one of them was a consonant. (With 2 vowels and only one consonant, there’s just more possibilities than the other way around.) Playing around with the various arrangements, I came up with Arbor, Foray, and Radio, which had been used already, and Ardor, Armor, Razor, and Vapor, which hadn’t. (I totally missed Borax, Favor, and Major, which had been used, and Arrow and Mayor, which hadn’t.) Not only would Armor eliminate all but one of the four possibilities I knew about, but it was the word I liked best for being the solution. I was close! And it would have taken me down to just one possibility, even including the two I didn’t see, so I’d have gotten a 4 any which way. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2023, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4108 "2023-11-03T12:24:44Z")
Wordle 867 4/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE ACORN ABHOR ARDOR ---
**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:** [November 3, 2023, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4109 "2023-11-03T12:42:27Z")
Wordle 867 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART BROAD ARDOR ---
**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:** [November 3, 2023, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4110 "2023-11-03T13:04:01Z")
Wordle 867 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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ \end{aligned} Well that was stupid… guesses 2 & 3 were impossible; need more coffee. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2023, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4111 "2023-11-03T14:28:42Z")
Wordle 867 4/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ 🟦🟦⬜🟦⬜ 🟦🟦🟧⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE DAIRY RADAR - πŸ™„ ARDOR ---
**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:** [November 3, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4112 "2023-11-03T16:03:46Z")
Hmm, well, I guess I’m having a good day compared to some of you! Wordle 867 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE GROAN ARDOR Placing the β€˜R’ early helped a lot. After my second try, I had it winnowed down to ARDOR, ARMOR and ARBOR. There was also ARROW, but I didn’t see that. ARBOR had already been used, so it was a coin flip. I’m a big fan of ARDOR. I picked that. Yayy! ---
**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:** [November 4, 2023, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4113 "2023-11-04T03:28:44Z")
**Wordle 867 4/6** ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR MAYOR ARDOR ---
**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:** [November 4, 2023, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4114 "2023-11-04T03:53:45Z")
Wordle 867 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE DAIRY ARDOR ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2023, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4115 "2023-11-04T04:40:12Z")
Wordle 868 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO MANIC MANIA Better than yesterday. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2023, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4116 "2023-11-04T08:18:09Z")
Wordle 868 6/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SANER CANDY BANJO MANGA MANIA Wordle used and abused me today. And manga added insult to injury. Not only was it a bad guess, but I was annoyed that that was the answer. And then it wasn’t. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2023, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4117 "2023-11-04T08:44:22Z")
Wordle 868 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **FLAME** **SHUNT** **BRICK** β€” _so it’s admin or mania_ **ADMIN** **MANIA** ---
**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:** [November 4, 2023, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4118 "2023-11-04T11:14:44Z")
Wordle 868 4/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE STAIN MANIC MANIA ---
**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:** [November 4, 2023, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4119 "2023-11-04T12:01:43Z")
Wordle 868 5/6\* \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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\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 C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt X} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \\ &\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 N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4120 "2023-11-04T13:01:08Z")
Wordle 868 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 441 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 130 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 7 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE GIMPY MANIA I thought about going with RANCH on 2, which would have placed my yellows from 1. But that wasn’t going to get me any better than a 4, and quite possibly worse. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=205) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=207)