# "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:** 232
### Author:  [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4621 "2023-12-02T15:04:08Z")
Wordle 896 5/6
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HEART
MERRY
WEIRD
LEERS
GENRE
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4622 "2023-12-02T15:24:09Z")
Still on a 3 roll. . .and I donβt check word lists at all.
Wordle 896 3/6
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CRANE
SNORE
GENRE
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4623 "2023-12-02T16:59:17Z")
Wordle 896 3/6\*
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DANCE
BINGE
GENRE
This took me quite a while! XGNUE, GXNOE, GXNSE⦠I was all over the place!
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### Author:  [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4624 "2023-12-02T18:42:25Z")
> **Wordle 896 4/6\* 12/2/2023**
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> TAK_EN_ β Good start. Having to place the E somewhere else takes away some of my good second guesses, though, so I tried
> _N_U_R_S **E** β which placed the E and gave me an R to boot, so I moved the R & N around and tried
> P_R_O_N_ **E** β and got stuck here for a while. R?N?E was what I puzzled over for a long time, since I couldnβt see anything with ?N?RE, and RN???E and ??NRE certainly werenβt it. Until I saw
> **GENRE**
>
> Oddly enough, I could have switched the vowels used on my second and third guesses and both would have been valid words, and put me into the exact same ending position.
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### Author:  [@Kimble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimble)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2023, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4625 "2023-12-02T19:09:56Z")
Wordle 896 4/6\*
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CRANE
SNORE
NITRE
GENRE
??NRE looked so obviously wrong and I was apparently so tired that I ended up using a British spelling for my third guess. Wordlebotβs response: βThere was only one possible solution left β and this wasnβt it.β (Iβll blame it on the root canal about 36 hours prior, although Iβve had no pain since the procedure.)
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### Author:  [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4626 "2023-12-02T19:29:13Z")
Wordle 896 4/6
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ALIEN
STONE
NERVE
GENRE
There were some U words available at three, but I guessed right on a second E, and managed to narrow it down to just one word.
Not a bad par; Iβll take it!
As for spoilering our grids, Iβd say itβs not necessary; most of us donβt come to the thread until after we solve anyway.
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### Author:  [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4627 "2023-12-02T21:50:04Z")
Forgot to post to this thread yesterday, but it was a 3. I kept trying to force WAKEN into the third try, but Iβd already discovered the βTβ in IRATE, so Wordle kept shaking letters at me and wouldnβt accept it. Derp. As soon as my compromised brain realized the mistake, TAKEN jumped right out. It should be mentioned I am recovering from my COVID jab and those are always hard on me.
* * *
So today!
Another 3.
Wordle 896 3/6\*
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β¬β¬β¬π©π©
π©π©π©π©π©
IRATE
CHORE
GENRE
It took me _forever_ to figure out the βNREβ answer. Not my favorite.
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### Author:  [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2023, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4628 "2023-12-03T00:37:29Z")
Wordle 896 4/6\*
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π¦β¬β¬π¦π§
π§π§π§π§π§
ALONE
SNIPE
NUDGE
GENRE
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### Author:  [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2023, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4629 "2023-12-03T04:38:38Z")
Wordle 896 4/6\*
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SLATE
PRONE
NERVE
GENRE
A par. It took me a while too. On the other hand, WordleBot rated me at 98 for skill, even though I didnβt feel skillful
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2023, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4630 "2023-12-03T05:07:36Z")
**Sunday, December 3rd**
Wordle 897 3/6
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PLANT
WRAPT
ADAPT
Tried for a 2 but it wasnβt my finest effort.
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### Author:  [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2023, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4631 "2023-12-03T05:25:51Z")
Wordle 897 4/6
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RATIO
STALE
CHANT
ADAPT
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### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2023, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4632 "2023-12-03T09:51:02Z")
Wordle 897 3/6\*
\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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \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 D} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ \end{aligned}
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2023, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4633 "2023-12-03T11:06:33Z")
Wordle 897 3/6
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SLANT
CHORE
ADAPT
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### Author:  [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2023, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4634 "2023-12-03T11:45:07Z")
Wordle 897 4/6\*
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ALONE
ASTIR
AMAUT
ADAPT
No, I didnβt know what AMAUT was.
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### Author:  [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2023, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4635 "2023-12-03T12:57:34Z")
I should probably buy a lottery ticket today:
Wordle 897 2/6
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ADIEU
ADAPT
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### Author:  [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2023, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4636 "2023-12-03T12:59:11Z")
Wordle 897 3/6
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π©π©π©π©π©
RAISE
PLANT
ADAPT
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4637 "2023-12-03T13:30:24Z")
Wordle 897 4/6\*
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β¬β¬β¬π©β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
PRICE
SLOOP
NYMPH
ADAPT
I wish I had tried to use the A earlier, instead of looking for consonants. Iβll take the par, though!
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2023, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4638 "2023-12-03T13:32:55Z")
Wordle 897 3/6
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π©π©π©π©π©
STERN
ALOUD
ADAPT
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2023, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4639 "2023-12-03T14:46:06Z")
Hoped to make it a 3-sweep, but alas. . .
Wordle 897 4/6
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SLATE
CHART
ABAFT
ADAPT
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### Author:  [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2023, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4640 "2023-12-03T16:04:40Z")
> **Wordle 897 4/6\* 12/3/2023**
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> GENRE β Clean miss. At least it KOed E and two comcons. Time for a good second guess, but I canβt get R, S & L along with two vowels, so Iβll step down to H for
> HOIS **T** β For a second I thought I was going to whiff again. Two vowels left, and I can combine them with the L to guess
> F_A_UL **T** β I think thereβs gotta be two As in there. Played around with what consonants are left and ended up with
> **ADAPT**
>
> After my second guess, per Scoredle there were maybe five non-bogus words left (plus ZAKAT and FLUYT, two loanwords that would be killers if they were Wordle solutions).
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