# "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:** 233

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### Author: ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4641 "2023-12-03T17:34:02Z")

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Wordle 897 4/6

⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩  
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩  
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
BLAST  
GIANT  
ADAPT

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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: [December 3, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4642 "2023-12-03T18:40:26Z")

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Wordle 897 3/6

🟧⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟧⬛🟦⬛🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ALONE  
AUDIT  
ADAPT

Quick and easy three. The D was a fortunate find!

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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: [December 4, 2023, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4643 "2023-12-04T04:58:50Z")

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Wordle 897 4/6\*

⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜  
🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜  
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
TRACK  
AWAIT  
ADAPT

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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: [December 4, 2023, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4644 "2023-12-04T05:07:44Z")

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I’m on another roll with 3s.

Wordle 897 3/6\*

⬛⬛🟩🟨⬛  
⬛🟨🟩⬛🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

IRATE  
STAMP  
ADAPT

WordleBot is an asshole. It declared my second try, STAMP, not “my favorite,” even though it eliminated all but 2 words! Dumb bot. (Although perhaps not so dumb as someone who keeps paying attention to what a dumb bot thinks.)

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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: [December 4, 2023, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4645 "2023-12-04T05:07:59Z")

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**Monday, December 4th**

Wordle 898 3/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩  
🟨🟩🟨⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLANT  
ROSET  
WORST

Nice and quick, though I always feel a little foolish playing roset.

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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: [December 4, 2023, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4646 "2023-12-04T05:10:00Z")

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Wordle 898 3/6

🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨  
🟨⬜🟨🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
SHORT  
WORST

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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: [December 4, 2023, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4647 "2023-12-04T08:06:16Z")

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Wordle 898 4/6

🟨🟨⬛🟨⬛  
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛🟨🟨🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STERN**  
 **ALOUD** — _leaves frost torso worst_  
 **FROST**  
 **WORST**

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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: [December 4, 2023, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4648 "2023-12-04T09:47:11Z")

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Wordle 898 3/6\*

\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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ \end{aligned}

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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: [December 4, 2023, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4649 "2023-12-04T11:21:26Z")

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Wordle 898 4/6\*

⬛⬛🟦⬛⬛  
🟦🟧⬛🟦⬛  
🟦🟧🟧⬛🟦  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ALONE  
SOUTH  
TORCS  
WORST

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### Author: ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2023, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4650 "2023-12-04T12:27:07Z")

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Wordle 898 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩  
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩  
🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
PRINT  
ROOST  
WORST

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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: [December 4, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4651 "2023-12-04T13:27:53Z")

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Wordle 898 3/6

🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜  
⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RAISE  
CRUST  
WORST

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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: [December 4, 2023, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4652 "2023-12-04T14:34:55Z")

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[spoiler]Wordle 898 3/6

🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟨🟨🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler]

STAID  
FROST  
WORST

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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: [December 4, 2023, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4653 "2023-12-04T15:02:42Z")

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Wordle 898 4/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 90  
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 9  
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 2  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CRIME  
BURST  
WORST

Guessed wrong in two places: whether or not to stay with my standard second word (the H in CHORE seemed like it would be wasted, but CHORE-\>CRIME meant swapping O for I as well), and going with BURST over WORST on 3. Well, some days you just guess wrong, and this was one of mine.

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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: [December 4, 2023, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4654 "2023-12-04T15:20:34Z")

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Back on the 3 train.

Wordle 898 3/6

⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜  
🟦⬜🟦🟦🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
SPORT  
WORST

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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: [December 4, 2023, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4655 "2023-12-04T16:12:36Z")

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Wordle 898 4/6\*

🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟨🟨⬛⬛🟩  
🟨⬛🟨🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RANGE  
ORBIT  
SPORT  
WORST

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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: [December 4, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4656 "2023-12-04T17:28:04Z")

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Wordle 898 3/6

⬛🟦⬛🟧⬛  
🟦🟧⬛🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ARISE  
ROUST  
WORST

I actually saw WORST first. But having hit no vowels, I felt compelled to use both remaining ones. Of course, process of elimination would have told me if there was a U. I could go back and forth like this all day, but I chose what I chose and I’ll always take a birdie.

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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: [December 4, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4657 "2023-12-04T18:24:12Z")

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> **Wordle 898 4/6\* 12/4/2023**
>
> ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
> ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩  
> 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> ADAP **T** → Once again, thought I was bound for a first guess strikeout. So now I’m thinking HEIST or ROUST - I prefer the vowels from the first over the consonants from the second, but I look a little harder and decide to try  
> INE_R_ **T** → So maybe I should have tried ROUST first, so  
> _R_ **O** U **ST** → _Definitely_ should have tried ROUST first  
> \*_WORST_
> 
> It’s a glass half-full / glass half-empty day for me, certainly not my best.

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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: [December 4, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4658 "2023-12-04T18:37:16Z")

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Still on the 3 train!

Wordle 898 3/6\*

⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛  
🟨⬛🟨🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

IRATE  
SPORT  
WORST

Today, WordleBot praised my second choice of word, even though it narrowed the remaining choices down to 2 words (WORST and ROUST), same as yesterday. No rhyme or reason.

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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: [December 5, 2023, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4659 "2023-12-05T04:56:05Z")

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Wordle 898 4/6\*

🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
HOIST  
ROUST  
WORST

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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: [December 5, 2023, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4660 "2023-12-05T05:09:18Z")

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[spoiler]Wordle 899 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨  
🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler]

STARE  
PHONY  
NYLON  
YOUNG

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