# "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:** 224
### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4461 "2023-11-23T16:01:46Z")
Wordle 887 4/6
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SLATE - Bust
SPOIL - Bigger bust
BENCH - Going nowhere, so take a wild stab. . .
QUEEN
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### Author:  [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4462 "2023-11-23T16:08:28Z")
> [@EllisDee](#):
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> No thanks, sheβs already plenty rich.
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> [@BobLibDem](#):
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> HEART
> SLICE
> ENEMY
> QUEEN
π² Ouch!
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### Author:  [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4463 "2023-11-23T16:25:04Z")
> **Wordle 887 4/6\* US Thanksgiving Day 2023**
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> PIX **E** L β Well, thatβs something. With two vowels out, I can concentrate on consonants with my next guess
> RAT **E** S β Whiff. Try an N, and at least one other vowel - maybe tack on a Y? That would be
> MO_N_ **E** Y β So now, is a second E more likely than a U? Iβd like to test bothβ¦ if we could use German proper names, EUGEN would be goodβ¦ but looking at that I should try
> **QUEEN**
>
> Scoredle differed with every guess I made, but I finished faster than it did (4 vs. 5). Take that, inanimate algorithm!
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4464 "2023-11-23T16:41:15Z")
Wordle 887 3/6\*
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MAGIC
FRESH
QUEEN
Lucky guess. Happy Thanksgiving, my fellow Americans!
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### Author:  [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2023, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4465 "2023-11-23T22:59:20Z")
Another 3, only this one was far more strategic than yesterdayβs.
Wordle 887 3/6\*
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IRATE
BLEND
QUEEN
After my first try, there were 216 potentials. After my second try, only 3. Besides QUEEN, there was ENEMY or SHEEN. QUEEN just happened to be the first one I saw that made sense.
Happy Thanksgiving to you, too, @Rebo!
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### Author:  [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2023, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4466 "2023-11-24T05:03:04Z")
Wordle 887 4/6\*
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STEAL
PIECE
REEDY
QUEEN
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### Author:  [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2023, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4467 "2023-11-24T05:17:37Z")
Wordle 888 4/6
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RATIO
STORE
TORCH
THROW
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### Author:  [@SeaSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaSun)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2023, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4468 "2023-11-24T07:26:41Z")
**Wordle 887 4/6**
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SLATE
CHOIR
DUMPY
QUEEN
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2023, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4469 "2023-11-24T08:17:46Z")
Wordle 888 5/6
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FLAME
SHUNT
BRICK
PODGY
THROW
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### Author:  [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2023, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4470 "2023-11-24T10:39:58Z")
Wordle 888 3/6\*
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ALONE
SOUTH
THROW
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### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2023, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4471 "2023-11-24T11:01:01Z")
Wordle 888 4/6\*
\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[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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \\ \end{aligned}
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2023, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4472 "2023-11-24T11:34:15Z")
Wordle 888 3/6
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SLANT
CHORE
THROW - couldβve also been throb, which I fortunately didnβt see
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### Author:  [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2023, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4473 "2023-11-24T12:49:42Z")
Wordle 888 4/6
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RAISE
COURT
BROTH
THROW
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2023, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4474 "2023-11-24T14:36:08Z")
I should wait longer for the caffeine to kick in.
Wordle 888 5/6
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CRANE
STORK
ROTOR
TROOP
THROW
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### Author:  [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2023, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4475 "2023-11-24T14:42:05Z")
Wordle 888 3/6
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HEART
THIRD
THROW
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### Author:  [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4476 "2023-11-24T15:27:53Z")
> **Wordle 888 4/6\* 11/24/2023**
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> QUEEN β Clean miss. Time for a favorite second guess
> _RO_AS_T_ β And that worked well, though I have lots of shuffling around to do. I tried to work an I in here but had no luck (though, per Scoredle, I didnβt see VITRO) so I went with
> B_ROTH_ β More shuffling. For a while my innter Hobbit fan was only seeing THROR here, but that led pretty quickly to
> **THROW**
> THROB had been eliminated by my third guess, fortunately.
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### Author:  [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2023, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4477 "2023-11-24T15:41:58Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 888 4/6
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MARCH
HURRY
THREE
THROW
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4478 "2023-11-24T17:09:09Z")
Wordle 888 4/6
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PLANT
STORE
TUMOR
THROW
Took me forever to see tumor. Didnβt see anything at midnight so I slept on it. Didnβt see anything this morning so I came back to it mid-morning. Still didnβt see anything so I came back a final time at lunch and finally saw tumor. But alasβ¦
[https://media.tenor.com/byGUmyL2cPkAAAAM/kindergarten-cop.gif](https://media.tenor.com/byGUmyL2cPkAAAAM/kindergarten-cop.gif)
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4479 "2023-11-24T18:37:47Z")
Wordle 888 4/6\*
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RADIO
TROLL
TORSO
THROW
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### Author:  [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4480 "2023-11-24T21:24:12Z")
Another 3. Iβm on fire! (Translation: Really lucky!)
Wordle 888 3/6\*
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IRATE
SPORT
THROW
@RTFirefly, Iβm glad I didnβt see THROB, either. Iβd have tried that before THROW if I had. But as is often the case, I was just testing letter placement and didnβt really expect THROW to be the answer.
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