# "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:** 245
### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2023, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4881 "2023-12-19T09:21:22Z")
Wordle 913 6/6\*
\begin{aligned} &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned}
Bastards ! Shouldβve been 3 β¦
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2023, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4882 "2023-12-19T09:21:32Z")
Wordle 913 4/6
β¬π¨π¨β¬β¬
π¨π¨β¬β¬β¬
π¨π©π¨β¬π©
π©π©π©π©π©
STERN
ALOUD
LATTE
TABLE
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2023, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4883 "2023-12-19T10:51:04Z")
Wordle 913 3/6
β¬π¨π¨β¬π¨ 80
π¨π©π¨π¨β¬ 1
π©π©π©π©π©
SLANT
LATER
TABLE
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### Author:  [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2023, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4884 "2023-12-19T12:28:01Z")
Wordle 913 3/6
β¬π©β¬β¬π©
β¬π©β¬β¬π©
π©π©π©π©π©
RAISE
DANCE
TABLE
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### Author:  [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4885 "2023-12-19T12:55:02Z")
Wordle 913 4/6
β¬π¨π¨β¬π¨
β¬π¨π¨π¨β¬
π©π©β¬π¨β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
HEART
STAKE
TAPED
TABLE
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4886 "2023-12-19T15:01:52Z")
BOO-YAH!
Wordle 913 2/6
β¬π¦π¦π¦π§
π§π§π§π§π§
SLATE
TABLE
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### Author:  [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4887 "2023-12-19T15:13:55Z")
> **Wordle 913 3/6\* 10/19/2023**
>
> β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬
> β¬π¨π¨π©π©
> π©π©π©π©π©
>
> FUNNY β Now, todayβs word could have been BUNNY, which wasnβt very likely and I didnβt expect it, or it could have had no hits at all, which what I expected. But - time for a cool second guess!
> S_TA_ **LE** β Ooooh. Gooood second guess. A?TLE, ?ATLE, or TA?LE, the last leads to
> **TABLE**
>
> Iβve got a nice little streak of 3s going, he thought, jinxing himself into tomorrowβs six.
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### Author:  [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4888 "2023-12-19T16:54:28Z")
Wordle 913 4/6
β¬β¬β¬β¬π§
β¬β¬π¦π¦π§
π¦π§π¦β¬π§
π§π§π§π§π§
MOUSE
IRATE
LATHE
TABLE
I had LATHE, BATHE, TABLE, _maybe_ LATKE but not likely. I stand my my choice of LATHE; it seems like a good Wordle word. You just never know.
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### Author:  [@SeaSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaSun)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2023, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4889 "2023-12-19T19:04:34Z")
**Wordle 913 3/6**
β¬π¨π¨π¨π©
π¨π©π¨β¬π©
π©π©π©π©π©
SLATE
LATKE
TABLE
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### Author:  [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2023, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4890 "2023-12-19T19:08:34Z")
Continuing with the theme of 3sβ¦
Wordle 913 3/6\*
β¬β¬π¨π¨π©
π©π©β¬β¬π©
π©π©π©π©π©
IRATE
TAUPE
TABLE
Iβll take it. π
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4891 "2023-12-19T21:58:52Z")
Wordle 913 5/6\*
β¬β¬β¬β¬π©
β¬π©β¬β¬π©
β¬π©β¬π©π©
β¬π©π©π©π©
π©π©π©π©π©
SPICE
VAGUE
LADLE
FABLE
TABLE
Ugh.
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### Author:  [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2023, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4892 "2023-12-20T03:37:45Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 913 4/6
β¬β¬β¬π¨β¬
β¬π¨π¨π¨β¬
π©π©β¬π¨β¬
π©π©π©π©π©[/spoiler]
NORTH
STEAK
TAMED
TABLE
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### Author:  [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2023, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4893 "2023-12-20T04:53:10Z")
Right there with you @Chefguy!
Wordle 913 2/6\*
β¬π¨π¨π¨π©
π©π©π©π©π©
SLATE
TABLE
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2023, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4894 "2023-12-20T05:22:13Z")
**Wednesday, December 20th**
Wordle 914 3/6
β¬π¨π©β¬β¬
π¨β¬π©β¬π¨
π©π©π©π©π©
PLANT
LEARS
SMALL
I figured if it wasnβt small, at least I was definitely going to place that L.
Then it turns out I was thinking of the word leers. Lears appears to be another roset situation, where itβs a valid guess but not really a word.
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### Author:  [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2023, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4895 "2023-12-20T05:31:00Z")
Wordle 914 3/6
β¬π¨β¬β¬β¬
π©β¬π©π©β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
RATIO
SHALE
SMALL
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2023, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4896 "2023-12-20T09:36:55Z")
Wordle 914 4/6
π©β¬β¬β¬β¬
π¨π¨β¬β¬β¬
β¬β¬β¬π¨β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
STERN
ALOUD
CHIMP
SMALL
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### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2023, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4897 "2023-12-20T09:43:28Z")
Wordle 914 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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ \end{aligned}
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2023, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4898 "2023-12-20T10:24:21Z")
Wordle 914 3/6
π©π¨π©β¬β¬ 29
β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬ 9
π©π©π©π©π©
SLANT
CHEWY
SMALL
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### Author:  [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2023, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4899 "2023-12-20T12:16:13Z")
Wordle 914 3/6
β¬π¨β¬π¨β¬
π©π¨π©β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
RAISE
SLACK
SMALL
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### Author:  [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2023, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4900 "2023-12-20T12:54:56Z")
Wordle 914 4/6
β¬β¬π©β¬β¬
β¬π¨π©β¬β¬
β¬β¬π©π©π¨
π©π©π©π©π©
HEART
PLAID
FOALS
SMALL
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