# "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:** 222
### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2023, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4421 "2023-11-21T08:56:12Z")
Wordle 885 3/6
β¬β¬π©β¬β¬
β¬β¬β¬π©β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
**FLAME**
**SHUNT** β _okay Iβve got the A and the N, Iβm going to try to get this in 3._
_It could be these: BRAND crank drank GRAND prank meany PIANOβ¦ and Iβm going to try piano._
**PIANO**
Gotcha!
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### Author:  [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2023, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4422 "2023-11-21T09:14:02Z")
Wordle 885 3/6\*
π¦β¬π¦π§β¬
β¬π¦π§π§β¬
π§π§π§π§π§
ALONE
ROANS
PIANO
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2023, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4423 "2023-11-21T09:19:06Z")
Way to go, **psycho**!!
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### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2023, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4424 "2023-11-21T10:08:17Z")
Wordle 885 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[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 C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,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 O} \\ \end{aligned}
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2023, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4425 "2023-11-21T11:19:06Z")
Wordle 885 3/6
β¬β¬π©π©β¬ 55
π©β¬π©π©β¬ 3
π©π©π©π©π©
SLANT
PRANK
PIANO
Wow, we have some 2s already - congrats, Ellis and psychobunny!
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### Author:  [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2023, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4426 "2023-11-21T12:53:17Z")
Wordle 885 3/6
β¬β¬π©β¬β¬
π©β¬π©π¨β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
Looks like everybody did well today
HEART
PLAID
PIANO
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### Author:  [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2023, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4427 "2023-11-21T13:10:34Z")
Wordle 885 3/6
β¬π¨π¨β¬β¬
π¨π¨β¬π¨β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
RAISE
ANTIC
PIANO
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2023, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4428 "2023-11-21T16:39:26Z")
A nice rebound after yesterdayβs six.
Wordle 885 3/6
β¬β¬π§β¬β¬
π§β¬π§π§β¬
π§π§π§π§π§
SLATE
PRANK - Really lucky guess
PIANO
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### Author:  [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4429 "2023-11-21T17:31:43Z")
> **Wordle 885 3/6\* 11/21/2023**
>
> β¬π¨π¨β¬β¬
> β¬β¬π©π¨π¨
> π©π©π©π©π©
>
> C_AN_DY β Nice start. Iβll go slow on the vowel hunt next guess, plus two comcons
> ST **A** _IN_ β Bad luck on the consonants, good with that I though. Might be best to try it in 2nd, which would put the N 4th, so what would I have? Hmm, try
> **PIANO**
> LIANA was the only non-bogus word that Scoredle suggested for my third guess, which seems to mean my second guess was really lucky.
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4430 "2023-11-21T18:05:40Z")
Wordle 885 3/6\*
β¬π¨β¬π©β¬
β¬π©π©π©β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
JAUNT
LIANA
PIANO
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### Author:  [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4431 "2023-11-21T18:12:17Z")
Happy to join the 3s today, and congrats to the 2s!!
Wordle 885 3/6\*
π¨β¬π©β¬β¬
π©β¬π©π¨β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
IRATE
PLAID
PIANO
WordleBot must be off its meds. My second try eliminated all but one word, yet it gave me a mere 87 for skill (below the NYT average of 89) and 84 for luck. Umm, whut? I _thought_ about that pick!
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### Author:  [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2023, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4432 "2023-11-22T00:16:33Z")
Wordle 885 3/6
β¬β¬π©π©β¬
β¬β¬π©π©β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
Slant
Drank
Piano
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### Author:  [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2023, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4433 "2023-11-22T03:22:22Z")
Wordle 885 3/6
π¦π¦π¦β¬β¬
π§π§β¬π¦β¬
π§π§π§π§π§
OPIUM
PILOT
PIANO
A good day for many of us. A fortunate opener came up in the rotation, and I thought I had a two there for a moment.
But always happy with a three!
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### Author:  [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2023, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4434 "2023-11-22T04:37:34Z")
Wordle 885 3/6\*
β¬β¬π©β¬β¬
β¬β¬π©β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
SLATE
CHARM
PIANO
How symmetrical!
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### Author:  [@SeaSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaSun)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2023, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4435 "2023-11-22T04:45:31Z")
**Wordle 885 3/6**
β¬β¬π©β¬β¬
β¬β¬π¨π¨β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
SLATE
CHOIR
PIANO
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2023, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4436 "2023-11-22T05:19:01Z")
**Wednesday, November 22nd**
Wordle 886 3/6
π©π¨β¬β¬β¬
π©β¬π¨π©β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
PLANT
POLES
PIXEL
I use X as placeholders, so after 2 I typed in PXXEL to see if anything jumped out at me. Needless to say, something jumped.
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2023, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4437 "2023-11-22T05:21:04Z")
> [@gkster](#):
>
> β¬β¬π©β¬β¬
> β¬β¬π©β¬β¬
> π©π©π©π©π©
That is gorgeous. Love it.
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### Author:  [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2023, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4438 "2023-11-22T06:08:33Z")
Wordle 886 4/6
β¬β¬β¬π¨β¬
β¬π¨π¨β¬π¨
π¨π©β¬π©β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
RATIO
SLICE
LINEN
PIXEL
Some days you just want to ignore logic and go with your gut. That said, this went better than expected.
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2023, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4439 "2023-11-22T10:09:30Z")
Wordle 886 4/6
β¬π¨β¬β¬β¬ 640
β¬β¬β¬β¬π¨ 90
β¬π©β¬π¨β¬ 4
π©π©π©π©π©
SLANT
CHORE
GIMPY
PIXEL
In the past two weeks, weβve had NIN **J** A, GLA **Z** E, **Q** UEUE, and now PI **X** EL, hitting all of the least frequent four letters in Wordle solutions. Hopefully we wonβt see any of them for a while! Iβm happy to have escaped with 5,3,4,4, respectively.
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### Author:  [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2023, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4440 "2023-11-22T11:25:48Z")
Wordle 886 5/6\*
β¬π¦β¬β¬π¦
β¬β¬π¦π¦β¬
π¦π§β¬π§β¬
π§π§π¦π§β¬
π§π§π§π§π§
ALONE
SHELF
LITER
PILED
PIXEL
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