# "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: ![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 13, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4301 "2023-11-13T17:00:49Z")

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Wordle 877 3/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟦  
⬛⬛🟦🟧🟦  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

AISLE  
TONER  
GREEN

Nice to nail a birdie after starting with a single unplaced E.  
I saw GREEN and PREEN. Turns out that was pretty much all there was, but admittedly I didn’t look too hard for anything else. I liked GREEN better, and there it was.

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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: [November 13, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4302 "2023-11-13T18:16:31Z")

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Wordle 877 3/6\*

🟨⬛🟨🟩⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

ROGER  
GREET  
GREEN

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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: [November 13, 2023, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4303 "2023-11-13T19:17:47Z")

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Wordle 877 3/6

⬜🟧⬜🟦🟦  
⬜🟧🟧🟦⬜  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
TREND - A poor choice, according to a snotty Wordlebot  
GREEN

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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: [November 14, 2023, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4304 "2023-11-14T03:48:30Z")

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Wordle 877 3/6\*

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
RECON  
GREEN

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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: [November 14, 2023, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4305 "2023-11-14T03:56:58Z")

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Oh, yeah! Time to post to the thread.

Wordle 877 4/6\*

⬛🟩⬛⬛🟨  
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛  
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

IRATE  
WRECK  
DRESS  
GREEN

Not my best game. It took me the longest time to think of the ‘EE’ words. Had it down to PREEN and GREEN and felt GREEN was more likely. Could easily have been a 5.

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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: [November 14, 2023, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4306 "2023-11-14T05:02:55Z")

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[spoiler]Wordle 878 2/6

🟩⬜🟨⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler]

SEALS  
SASSY  
   
I AM HAPPY!

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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: [November 14, 2023, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4307 "2023-11-14T05:44:08Z")

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**Wordle 877 5/6**

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
CHOIR  
NERDY  
PREEN  
GREEN

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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: [November 14, 2023, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4308 "2023-11-14T05:53:34Z")

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Wordle 878 6/6

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

RATIO  
SAUCE  
SALAD  
SAGGY  
VESPA  
SASSY

Almost didn’t get this one. After three I was looking at SAxxY but I wanted to make sure so I guessed one of the options. That left SAPPY, SAVVY and SASSY. So all I needed was a sleuth word with P, V and S in third or fourth position ( although I guess any word with two S’s would actually do. )Then I just had to hope I hadn’t missed anything.

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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: [November 14, 2023, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4309 "2023-11-14T10:16:28Z")

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Wordle 878 3/6

🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 187  
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 41  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
SASSY - got lucky, could’ve been sappy, savvy, or saggy, just liked sassy best

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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: [November 14, 2023, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4310 "2023-11-14T10:48:23Z")

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Wordle 878 5/6\*

🟦⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟦🟧⬛  
⬛🟧⬛🟧🟧  
⬛🟧🟧🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ALONE  
TRASH  
DAISY  
GASSY  
SASSY

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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: [November 14, 2023, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4311 "2023-11-14T11:10:16Z")

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Wordle 878 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 T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \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 S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned}

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#### Post date: [November 14, 2023, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4312 "2023-11-14T12:47:03Z")

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Wordle 878 4/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩  
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
SPLAY so it’s S - - AY. I can think of SAVVY or SASSY. Let’s go with the more uncommon letter…  
SAVVY rats  
SASSY

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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: [November 14, 2023, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4313 "2023-11-14T12:54:23Z")

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Wordle 878 5/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛🟩⬛⬛🟨  
🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩  
🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLANT  
RACES  
SAVVY  
SAGGY  
SASSY

Sad trombone noises.

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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: [November 14, 2023, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4314 "2023-11-14T13:09:22Z")

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Wordle 878 3/6

⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RAISE  
PATSY  
SASSY

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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: [November 14, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4315 "2023-11-14T15:26:43Z")

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> **Wordle 878 6/6\* 11/14/2023**
>
> ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
> ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨  
> 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩  
> 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩  
> 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> GREEN → Uh huh. Two vowels, three comcons, coming right up  
> T **A** IL_S_ → Kinda slow here. Let’s slap those two at the start and try another couple vowels  
> **SA** UC **Y** → Ooohkay. SAGGY is out - good - and all I can see is SAPPY and SAVVY, and I prefer the second to the first, so  
> **SA** VV **Y** → Darn  
> **SA** PP **Y** → Double darn! Oh, and a triple letter! Should have thought of that  
> **SASSY**
> 
> Scoredle smugly assured me it would have guessed the answer with it’s third guess, thus validating its “try to place unplaced letters” strategy. To that I can only give a Bronx cheer.

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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: [November 14, 2023, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4316 "2023-11-14T16:19:39Z")

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Wordle 878 6/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩  
🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**FLAME**  
 **SHUNT**  
 **BRICK**  
 **PODGY** — _could be sassy, savvy_  
 **SAVVY**  
 **SASSY**

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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: [November 14, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4317 "2023-11-14T16:35:05Z")

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Looks like a lotta troubles on today’s puzzle.

Wordle 878 4/6

🟧⬜🟦⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟧⬜⬜🟦🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

SLATE  
BOUND - letter eliminator  
SPRAY  
SASSY - could have been SAVVY, but it’s been awhile since a triple letter.

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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: [November 14, 2023, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4318 "2023-11-14T23:43:18Z")

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> [@Chefguy](#):
>
> SASSY -  
> could have been SAVVY, but it’s been awhile since a triple letter.

I wish I adopted your thinking, it would have saved me a step. But that would’ve only given me a 5 instead of 6.

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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: [November 15, 2023, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4319 "2023-11-15T02:41:08Z")

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Wordle 878 5/6

🟦⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟦🟧⬛  
⬛🟧⬛🟧🟧  
⬛🟧🟧🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ADIEU  
ROAST  
PANSY  
GASSY  
SASSY

Bleh. Triple letters should not be allowed. 😠

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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: [November 15, 2023, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4320 "2023-11-15T02:41:35Z")

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Wordle 878 6/6\*

🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIT  
BLANK  
PAVER  
WASHY  
GASSY  
SASSY

Jeez.

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