# "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:** 228
### Author:  [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2023, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4541 "2023-11-28T02:44:03Z")
Wordle 891 4/6\*
β¬β¬π¨π¨β¬
β¬π©π¨β¬β¬
π©π©β¬π©β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
SLATE
RATIO
TAUNT
TAWNY
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### Author:  [@SeaSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaSun)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2023, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4542 "2023-11-28T04:58:29Z")
**Wordle 891 4/6**
β¬π¨β¬β¬β¬
β¬β¬π¨β¬π¨
β¬β¬β¬β¬π©
π©π©π©π©π©
STORE
CHAIN
PUDGY
TAWNY
Pudgy to the rescue - I had Daunt, Gaunt, Vaunt (Haunt, Jaunt, and Taunt have been used, thankfully), plus 3-4 terminal Y words. I was left with just Natty and Tawnyβ¦picked the right one! π
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### Author:  [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2023, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4543 "2023-11-28T05:01:51Z")
TUE NOV 28th
Wordle 892 5/6\*
β¬β¬π§β¬π§
π§β¬π§β¬π§
π§β¬π§β¬π§
π§π¦π§β¬π§
π§π§π§π§π§
ALONE
SMOTE
SHORE
SPOKE
SCOPE
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### Author:  [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2023, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4544 "2023-11-28T05:03:09Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 892 3/6
π©β¬β¬β¬π©
π©β¬π©β¬π©
π©π©π©π©π©[/spoiler]
STALE
SHONE
SCOPE
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2023, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4545 "2023-11-28T05:07:45Z")
Wordle 892 3/6
π¨β¬β¬β¬β¬
π©π¨π©β¬π©
π©π©π©π©π©
PLANT
SPORE
SCOPE
In the running for one of the fastest games Iβve ever played.
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### Author:  [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2023, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4546 "2023-11-28T05:28:12Z")
Wordle 892 5/6
β¬β¬β¬β¬π¨
π©β¬π©β¬π©
π©β¬π©β¬π©
π©β¬π©β¬π©
π©π©π©π©π©
RATIO
STOLE
SHONE
SMOKE
SCOPE
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### Author:  [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2023, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4547 "2023-11-28T08:07:09Z")
Wordle 892 3/6
π©β¬β¬β¬β¬
π©π©π©β¬π©
π©π©π©π©π©
Slant
Score
Scope
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### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2023, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4548 "2023-11-28T09:40:04Z")
Wordle 892 5/6\*
\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned}
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2023, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4549 "2023-11-28T10:40:53Z")
Wordle 892 3/6
π©β¬β¬β¬β¬ 446
π¨β¬π©β¬π© 2
π©π©π©π©π©
SLANT
CHORE
SCOPE
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2023, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4550 "2023-11-28T11:07:38Z")
Wordle 892 4/6
π©β¬π¨β¬β¬
β¬β¬π©β¬β¬
π©π¨π©β¬π©
π©π©π©π©π©
**STERN**
**ALOUD** β _could be scope shove smoke spoke stoke stove; SPOKE, STOVE were previously used_
**SPOKE** β _spoke, to check for scope smoke stoke_
**SCOPE**
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### Author:  [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2023, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4551 "2023-11-28T12:28:23Z")
Wordle 892 4/6
β¬π¨β¬β¬β¬
π¨π¨β¬π¨π©
π©π¨π©β¬π©
π©π©π©π©π©
HEART
POISE
SPOKE
SCOPE
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### Author:  [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2023, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4552 "2023-11-28T13:21:17Z")
Wordle 892 3/6
β¬β¬β¬π¨π©
π¨β¬π©β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
RAISE
CLOTH
SCOPE
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4553 "2023-11-28T15:11:32Z")
> [@EllisDee](#):
>
> In the running for one of the fastest games Iβve ever played.
Agreed.
Wordle 892 3/6
π§β¬β¬β¬π§
π§π¦π§β¬π§
π§π§π§π§π§
SLATE
SPORE
SCOPE
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2023, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4554 "2023-11-28T16:02:06Z")
Wordle 892 3/6\*
β¬β¬β¬π¨β¬
π¨β¬π©β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
WATCH
CRONY
SCOPE
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### Author:  [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4555 "2023-11-28T17:41:51Z")
Wordle 892 3/6
β¬π¦β¬π¦π§
π¦β¬β¬β¬β¬
π§π§π§π§π§
LOUSE
PRINT
SCOPE
Really happy with this three. I spotted the S\_O\_E trap right away, and worked hard to find a good sleuth word. PRINT narrowed it down to just SCOPE and SPOKE, and I won the coin flip!
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### Author:  [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4556 "2023-11-28T17:50:57Z")
> [@Chefguy](#):
>
> Agreed.
Me, three. I didnβt even have time to make coffee before I solved this one. But mostly down to a very lucky second try.
Wordle 892 3/6\*
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π©β¬π©π©π©
π©π©π©π©π©
IRATE
SLOPE
SCOPE
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### Author:  [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2023, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4557 "2023-11-28T17:51:23Z")
> **Wordle 892 4/6\* 11/28/2023**
>
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> β¬π¨β¬π¨π¨
> π¨β¬π©π¨π©
> π©π©π©π©π©
>
> TAWNY β Whiff. R, S, L and four vowels are out there, Iβll try
> R_O_L_ES_ β Good letter selection, though I need to go for some consonants now. C & H are up there on frequency, so Iβll choose
> _C_H **O** _S_ **E** β -OCE ending not great, so SCO?E with R & L gone gives us
> **SCOPE**
>
> Scoredle would have finished with its third guess rather than mine. I still think C&H is a better letter pair than C&P.
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2023, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4558 "2023-11-28T18:33:13Z")
My fastest was easily Wordle #307. The solution was PLANT, and I was already using SLANT as my starting word by then. The only way Iβm going to solve it any faster is when SLANT is the solution.
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### Author:  [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2023, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4559 "2023-11-29T01:49:25Z")
Wordle 892 4/6
π¨β¬β¬β¬β¬earth
π©π¨π¨β¬β¬speed
pretty annoying oneletter off
π©β¬π©π©π©
π©π©π©π©π©
You gave a nice explanation Sunup
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### Author:  [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2023, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4560 "2023-11-29T04:58:04Z")
Wordle 892 4/6\*
π¨β¬β¬β¬π©
π©β¬β¬π¨π©
π©π©π©β¬π©
π©π©π©π©π©
CRATE
SLICE
SCONE
SCOPE
Greed and thinking of one of my favorite foods cost me a 3 here; looking back I feel that SCOPE was more likely than the yummy SCONE
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