# "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
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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 13, 2023, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4781 "2023-12-13T05:00:08Z")

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Wordle 906 3/6\*

🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩  
🟩🟨⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
TENSE  
THESE  
I had the same guesses as WordleBot so it couldn’t get snarky! Instead, it said “Sensational. We are as one.” Not that that’s a real improvement.

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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 13, 2023, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4782 "2023-12-13T05:03:43Z")

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[spoiler]Wordle 907 3/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨  
🟩🟨⬜🟩🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler]

LEARN  
STONE  
SPENT

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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 13, 2023, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4783 "2023-12-13T05:29:41Z")

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Wordle 907 2/6

🟨⬛⬛🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLANT  
SPENT

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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 13, 2023, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4784 "2023-12-13T05:43:32Z")

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Wordle 907 5/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩  
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩  
🟩⬜🟩🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
GUEST  
SHEET  
SLEPT  
SPENT

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### Author: ![Newtosite](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/newtosite/32/8623_2.png) [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2023, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4785 "2023-12-13T08:07:10Z")

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Wordle 907 3/6

🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩  
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Slant  
Scent  
Spent

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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 13, 2023, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4786 "2023-12-13T08:07:19Z")

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Almost a 2!!

Wordle 907 3/6

🟩🟨🟩⬛🟨  
🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STERN** — _OK so it’s either scent or spent. It’s a coin toss._  
 **SCENT** — _DAMN!_  
 **SPENT**

And, nice going @EllisDee !

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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 13, 2023, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4787 "2023-12-13T09:31:38Z")

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Wordle 907 4/6\*

\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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ \end{aligned}

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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 13, 2023, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4788 "2023-12-13T11:05:35Z")

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Wordle 907 3/6

🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 11  
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 5  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
SCENT  
SPENT

Hey Bullitt, I like your starting word! I may have to try it out one of these days.

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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 13, 2023, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4789 "2023-12-13T12:00:37Z")

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Wordle 907 3/6\*

⬛⬛⬛🟧🟦  
🟧⬛🟧🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ALONE  
SHENT  
SPENT

…SHENT?

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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 13, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4790 "2023-12-13T12:51:53Z")

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> [@Newtosite](#):
>
> Scent

Wordle 907 3/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩  
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
FLEET  
SPENT

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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 13, 2023, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4791 "2023-12-13T13:00:55Z")

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Blur that word in your quote of Newtosite, please.

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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 13, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4792 "2023-12-13T13:36:24Z")

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Wordle 907 2/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RAISE  
SPENT

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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 13, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4793 "2023-12-13T14:41:40Z")

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> **Wordle 907 4/6\* 12/13/2023**
>
> 🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜  
> 🟩🟨🟩⬜🟨  
> 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> _T_H **E** _S_E → Hey, another good start. With only one vowel found, though, it’s hard to imagine a two here. Still, go with a vowel and a comcon to fill in the gaps. Hey, anyone for a beer?  
> **S** _T_ **E** I_N_ → SNET? goes nowhere, as does S?ETN, but S?ENT has some possibilities - C or P? Tried P first yesterday, so  
> **S** C **ENT** → Aw, darnit  
> **SPENT**
> 
> I just want to say here I think that my second guess was a darn good one, even though Scoredle showed 23 non-bogus possibilities at that point, and it wouldn’t have helped at all on some of them…

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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 13, 2023, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4794 "2023-12-13T15:02:00Z")

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In a world of twos and threes, I’m a solid four.

Wordle 907 4/6

🟧⬜⬜🟦🟦  
🟧🟦🟧⬜🟦  
🟧⬜🟧🟦🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

SLATE  
STEEP  
SWEPT  
SPENT

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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 13, 2023, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4795 "2023-12-13T15:44:04Z")

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Sorry, RTF. I just now noticed it, too late for edit. Have flagged my post for moderator. whoops never mind got beat to the punch.

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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 13, 2023, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4796 "2023-12-13T18:36:27Z")

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Wordle 907 4/6\*

⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛  
🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

BREAK  
SWELL  
SPEED  
SPENT

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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 13, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4797 "2023-12-13T18:54:09Z")

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> [@RTFirefly](#):
>
> Hey Bullitt, I like your starting word! I may have to try it out one of these days.

So far it has been working well!

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### Author: ![SeaSun](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seasun/32/14820_2.png) [@SeaSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaSun)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4798 "2023-12-13T19:46:01Z")

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**Wordle 907 3/6**

🟩⬜⬜🟨🟨  
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
SCENT  
SPENT

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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 13, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4799 "2023-12-13T20:03:50Z")

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So close to a 2!

Wordle 907 3/6\*

⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

IRATE  
SPELT  
SPENT

I was even playing with --ENT words before --ELT words, but moved on to to --ELT and tried the first one I liked. If I’d thought about it for half a second, I’d have gone with SPENT. Oh, well.

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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 14, 2023, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4800 "2023-12-14T04:37:38Z")

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Wordle 907 3/6\*

🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜  
🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

TIRED  
STEAL  
SPENT  
Luckily I didn’t see SCENT before guessing SPENT

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