# "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:** 243
### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2023, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4841 "2023-12-16T15:53:40Z")
Wordle 910 6/6\*
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π¨π¨β¬π¨β¬
β¬π¨π¨π¨β¬
π¨β¬β¬π¨π¨
π©π©π©β¬π©
π©π©π©π©π©
SCALD
LOWER
MELON
EXTOL \<β DUMB DUMB DUMB!
GLOVE
GLOBE
As Wordle said, βPhew!β
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### Author:  [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4842 "2023-12-16T16:34:47Z")
> **Wordle 910 5/6\* 12/16/2023**
>
> β¬π¨β¬β¬β¬
> β¬β¬π©β¬π©
> β¬β¬π©π¨π©
> π©π©π©β¬π©
> π©π©π©π©π©
>
> T_O_PIC β Kinda slow start. Try three comcons and an E to go with that O, and put the E on the end, so
> SN **O** R **E** β Good! A little trappish, but good. Need to try an L, then get some luck
> WH **O** _L_ **E** β Hit on the L, should place it secondβ¦ GLOVE? or GLOBE? Iβll go with what I saw first
> **GLO** V **E** β Should have trusted the B
> **GLOBE**
>
> Iβm also in the βone found letter with each guessβ club today.
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2023, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4843 "2023-12-16T17:18:13Z")
Bah. Reflects my mood today.
Wordle 910 5/6
β¬β¬β¬β¬π§
β¬β¬π§β¬π¦
β¬β¬π§π¦π§
π¦π§π§β¬π§
π§π§π§π§π§
CRANE
SPOIL
WHOLE
BLOKE - Didnβt seem likely, but didnβt see βglobeβ
GLOBE
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### Author:  [@SeaSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaSun)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2023, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4844 "2023-12-16T18:22:50Z")
**Wordle 910 3/6**
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β¬β¬β¬π¨π©
π©π©π©π©π©
SLATE
FUDGE
GLOBE
I saw a lot of words after my start word, and I decided to come up with a sleuth word thatβd hit several of themβ¦and wouldnβt ya know, it eliminated all but one. π I see now that Choir, my usual 2nd word, would have done the same, but I didnβt know that at the time of course.
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> [@EllisDee](#):
>
> Been a hot minute since weβve had any Bs, huh?
Yeah, I was starting to think the editor forgot the B existed. π
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### Author:  [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2023, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4845 "2023-12-16T18:28:03Z")
I had a good game today.
Wordle 910 3/6\*
β¬β¬β¬β¬π©
β¬β¬π©β¬π©
π©π©π©π©π©
IRATE
SCONE
GLOBE
I remembered that BLOKE and GLOVE had already been used, so GLOBE it was for the third try. I guess there were 5 other possibles, but I didnβt see 'em.
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2023, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4846 "2023-12-16T19:23:11Z")
Wordle 910 3/6
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β¬β¬β¬β¬π© 19
π©π©π©π©π©
SLANT
CRIME
GLOBE
After 2, had it down to FLUKE, GLOBE, and possibly PLEBE. Went with GLOBE rather than FLUKE because it would eliminate one of the other two.
Also, this is the second time Iβve used CRIME rather than CHORE as my second word because H didnβt look to be part of any solutions. Itβs done worse than CHORE both times in narrowing things down, because I rather than O. But I just checked and it turns out CROME is a word. So Iβll use that the next time the H would be wasted.
ETA: In my last 100 games, Iβve used a total of 329 words, for an average of (duh) 3.29 words per game.
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2023, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4847 "2023-12-17T05:10:48Z")
**Sunday, December 17th**
Wordle 911 4/6
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β¬π©π¨β¬β¬
π¨π©π¨β¬π©
π©π©π©π©π©
PLANT
SANER
CABIN
BACON
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### Author:  [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2023, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4848 "2023-12-17T05:53:22Z")
Wordle 911 4/6
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β¬π©β¬π©π©
β¬π©β¬π©π©
π©π©π©π©π©
RATIO
SALON
WAGON
BACON
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2023, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4849 "2023-12-17T08:08:21Z")
Wordle 911 4/6
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π¨β¬π¨β¬β¬
π¨β¬β¬β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
**STERN**
**ALOUD**
**CHIMP**
**BACON**
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2023, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4850 "2023-12-17T10:27:29Z")
Wordle 911 3/6
β¬β¬π¨π¨β¬ 441
π¨β¬π¨β¬β¬ 5
π©π©π©π©π©
SLANT
CHORE
BACON
Mmmmβ¦maybe later! π
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### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2023, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4851 "2023-12-17T10:39:50Z")
Wordle 911 3/6\*
\begin{aligned} &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,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 B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \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 N} \\ \end{aligned}
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### Author:  [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2023, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4852 "2023-12-17T11:59:34Z")
Wordle 911 6/6\*
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π¦π¦β¬π¦β¬
β¬π§β¬π§π§
π§π§β¬π§π§
π§π§β¬π§π§
π§π§π§π§π§
ALONE
NOMAD
WAGON
BATON
BARON
BACON
Closest Iβve come to losing in a while!
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### Author:  [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2023, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4853 "2023-12-17T13:06:49Z")
Wordle 911 3/6
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β¬π©β¬π¨β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
RAISE
PATCH
BACON
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### Author:  [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4854 "2023-12-17T13:37:52Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 911 4/6
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π¨π¨β¬β¬β¬
β¬π©β¬π©π¨
π©π©π©π©π©[/spoiler]
SLOPE
COMIC
HAVOC
BACON
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### Author:  [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4855 "2023-12-17T15:51:05Z")
> **Wordle 911 3/6\* 10/17/2023**
>
> β¬β¬π¨π¨β¬
> π©π¨π¨β¬β¬
> π©π©π©π©π©
>
> GL_OB_E β Always cool to get a rarer letter from the carryover. With two vowels down, I can try just one here - maybe an A? - and two comcons, so try
> **B** _OA_ST β If the O is on the end - BANCO? Or BAYOU, but I remember that one from before. Oh, but mix them together and that could be
> **BACON**
>
> Talk about a lucky word to see first for the birdie!
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### Author:  [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4856 "2023-12-17T17:01:59Z")
Wordle 911 4/6
β¬β¬π¨β¬β¬
π¨β¬π¨π¨β¬
β¬β¬π©π©π¨
π©π©π©π©π©
HEART
CLOAK
COCOA
BACON
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4857 "2023-12-17T18:08:22Z")
Wordle 911 4/6\*
β¬π©β¬β¬β¬
π¨π©β¬β¬β¬
β¬π©π©β¬π¨
π©π©π©π©π©
DAIRY
CASTE
MACHO
BACON
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### Author:  [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4858 "2023-12-17T18:15:47Z")
(I played late yesterday and didnβt have a chance to post. I floundered in the \_\_O\_E trap and ended up with a five. π)
Wordle 911 4/6
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β¬π¦π¦β¬β¬
β¬β¬π¦β¬π§
π§π§π§π§π§
PIOUS
TONER
KNOWN
BACON
Despite being on my second cup of coffee, my brain was not fully engaged here.
I doubled up on the N to find where it went - not a terrible idea, but putting the O back where I knew it didnβt go was. π€¦πΌββοΈ
Only then did I realize I hadnβt tried an A yet. Jeez. Somehow amid all this fumbling, I accidentally narrowed it down to only the correct solution and saved par. I take no credit for this.
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2023, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4859 "2023-12-17T18:36:13Z")
Wordle 911 3/6
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β¬β¬π¦π¦β¬
π§π§π§π§π§
SLATE
PRONG
BACON - Total dumb luck
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### Author:  [@SeaSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaSun)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2023, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4860 "2023-12-17T18:56:59Z")
**Wordle 911 3/6**
β¬β¬π¨β¬β¬
π¨β¬π¨β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
SLATE
CHOIR
BACON
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