# "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:** 210
**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 7, 2023, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4181 "2023-11-07T12:58:33Z")
Wordle 871 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART POSIT LIMIT ---
**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 7, 2023, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4182 "2023-11-07T13:00:34Z")
Wordle 871 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FLAME SHUNT LIMIT An easy 3. ---
**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 7, 2023, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4183 "2023-11-07T13:35:17Z")
Wordle 871 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IDEAL GUILT LIMIT ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2023, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4184 "2023-11-07T14:05:56Z")
Wordle 871 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 38 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT GRIME =\> Take it to the LIMIT one more time (you’re welcome for the earworm) > [@EllisDee](#): > > I saw many possibilities after 1, but unfortunately limit was not one of them. I didn’t see it after 1 either, and I’m a mf’ing mathematician! Can’t believe I didn’t see it until after 2 when it was unmissable. > [@RickJay](#): > > This first word never fails. Give it some time. πŸ˜‰ ---
**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:** [November 7, 2023, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4185 "2023-11-07T14:56:35Z")
Wordle 871 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL CLOTH TULIP LIMIT Stupid double letters. How do you make the blurred spoilers with a blank line? I can’t figure it out. Like @EllisDee 's post. ---
**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 7, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4186 "2023-11-07T15:10:14Z")
Wordle 871 3/6 ⬜🟦⬜🟦⬜ ⬜⬜🟦⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE POINT LIMIT - The only other choice was β€œlight”, according to Wordlebot ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4187 "2023-11-07T16:03:06Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > How do you make the blurred spoilers with a blank line? You just spoiler the whole thing at once. Like this: Beginning of spoilered text, then skip a line End of spoilered text Just don’t leave off in the middle of a line when you do that, it confuses the spoiler’s small brain: [spoiler] Beginning of spoilered text? End of spoilered text? [/spoiler] Well, maybe not. (When I typed it, the β€œWell, maybe not” had been on the same line as β€œEnd of spoilered text?” So as you can see, nothing’s actually spoilered between the spoiler tags.) ---
**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:** [November 7, 2023, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4188 "2023-11-07T16:09:20Z")
Wordle 871 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ACUTE INTRO TIPSY LIGHT LIMIT Quite the struggle today. Sometimes I play poorly; I don’t think that was the case here. Just didn’t have the luck. ---
**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 7, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4189 "2023-11-07T16:57:35Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > How do you make the blurred spoilers with a blank line? The spoiler tags (both open and close) have to be on their own lines. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2023, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4190 "2023-11-07T17:38:11Z")
I just highlight the whole thing, click on β€œBlur Spoiler,” and it puts the spoiler tags on their own lines, as long as neither end of the highlighting is in the middle of a line. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2023, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4191 "2023-11-07T18:02:34Z")
testing spoiler for multiple lines ETA: Well, whaddya know? I was ending each β€œparagraph” with open and closed spoilers. Thanks, guys! ---
**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 8, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4192 "2023-11-08T01:46:07Z")
Oh. I suppose I should post my results for the day. Things kind of got away! Wordle 871 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE HOIST LIMIT Lucky again. After HOIST, there were 5 words it could have been: LIMIT, UNLIT, UNFIT, DIGIT and CUBIT. UNLIT and UNFIT had been used, and I didn’t find DIGIT or CUBIT. Luckily! ---
**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 8, 2023, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4193 "2023-11-08T04:44:04Z")
Wordle 871 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 slate poult limit ---
**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 8, 2023, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4194 "2023-11-08T05:12:15Z")
**Wordle 871 3/6** ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHOIR LEAST LIMIT Today was a good day to change up my start words a bit. πŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2023, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4195 "2023-11-08T09:44:32Z")
Wordle 872 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO FINAL NINJA ---
**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 8, 2023, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4196 "2023-11-08T10:21:28Z")
Wordle 872 5/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SNACK GIANT DIVAN NINJA ---
**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 8, 2023, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4197 "2023-11-08T11:50:48Z")
Wordle 872 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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \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 N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt J} \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 8, 2023, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4198 "2023-11-08T12:40:07Z")
Wordle 872 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 441 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 130 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 7 ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE GIMPY DIVAN NINJA ---
**Author:** ![mattgg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@mattgg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mattgg)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2023, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4199 "2023-11-08T12:53:40Z")
Wordle 872 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CURIO APING NINJA The first two guesses left me with a dozen or so possibilities, most of which I thought to be unlikely to be the answer (APING, AGING, APIAN, DIVAN, JIHAD, HIJAB, NAIAD, etc.). PIZZA was the only one I saw that seemed like a Wordle answer but if I guessed it I wouldn’t narrow down the others well enough and I’d still be looking at a list of crappy words and a likely 5. I went with APING. This left DIVAN but I didn’t like that one so I kept looking and eventually saw NINJA. Wordlebot says KINDA was also in play but I would have rejected it anyway if I had seen it. ---
**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 8, 2023, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4200 "2023-11-08T12:54:12Z")
Wordle 872 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART ADIOS MANIC FINAL NINJA [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=209) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=211)