# "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:** 246
### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4901 "2023-12-20T15:00:55Z")
Two in a row!
Wordle 914 2/6
π§π¦π§β¬β¬
π§π§π§π§π§
SLATE
SMALL
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### Author:  [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4902 "2023-12-20T17:00:40Z")
Wordle 914 4/6
π¦β¬β¬β¬β¬
π¦π¦β¬β¬β¬
π§π§π§β¬β¬
π§π§π§π§π§
ACUTE
MANOR
SMASH
SMALL
I knew doubling up on a letter not already on the board was risky, but I couldnβt think of many more options. Really thought I had the birdie for a second; turns out I picked the wrong letter to double up.
Iβm on a four streak lately. Could be worse, I suppose.
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### Author:  [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4903 "2023-12-20T17:05:21Z")
Wordle 914 4/6\*
π¦π¦β¬β¬β¬
π§β¬π§π§β¬
π§β¬π§π§π§
π§π§π§π§π§
ALONE
STALK
SHALL
SMALL
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### Author:  [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4904 "2023-12-20T17:05:40Z")
> **Wordle 914 4/6\* 12/20/2023**
>
> β¬π¨β¬π©β¬
> π©β¬π©π©β¬
> π©β¬π©π©π©
> π©π©π©π©π©
>
> T_A_B **L** E β Not a bad start - two letters, and two more common ones eliminated. Can I keep the streak of 3s going? Need a good guess here. Put A in the middle, try a leading S, should I give a trailing Y a try? Why not, so thatβs
> **S** C **AL** Y β E, Y and T are all out, and itβs not SCALD, so S?ALL, not STALL, H or M (or P? probably not common enough) Flip that coin to keep my streak intact and
> **S** H **ALL** β Oh, so close. Hope I didnβt miss something, otherwise Iβm bogey or worse
> **SMALL**
>
> Ah, so close. Still, shaping up to be a good pre-Christmas week.
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4905 "2023-12-20T19:46:05Z")
Wordle 914 4/6\*
π¨β¬π¨β¬β¬
π¨β¬π¨π¨β¬
β¬π¨π©π¨β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
LIMIT
MOLAR
CLAMP
SMALL
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### Author:  [@SeaSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaSun)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2023, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4906 "2023-12-20T21:09:47Z")
**Wordle 914 3/6**
π©π¨π©β¬β¬
π©β¬π©π©β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
SLATE
SCALD
SMALL
I really wanted to go with Small at guess #2, but I also saw Scaly and Scald, so it seemed safest to check that C. Shoulda taken the risk - lol.
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### Author:  [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2023, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4907 "2023-12-21T01:49:52Z")
A 4 for me today. Bah!
Wordle 914 4/6\*
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π©π¨π©β¬β¬
π©β¬π©π©β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
IRATE
SLANG
SCALP
SMALL
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### Author:  [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2023, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4908 "2023-12-21T05:04:49Z")
Wordle 914 3/6\*
π©π¨π©β¬β¬
π©β¬π©π©β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
SLATE
SCALY
SMALL
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### Author:  [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2023, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4909 "2023-12-21T05:14:56Z")
Wordle 915 5/6
β¬β¬π¨π¨β¬
β¬π¨π©β¬β¬
β¬β¬π©β¬π©
β¬π©π©π©π©
π©π©π©π©π©
RATIO
STING
EDICT
QUILT
BUILT
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2023, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4910 "2023-12-21T08:02:20Z")
Wordle 915 5/6
β¬π¨β¬β¬β¬
β¬π¨β¬π¨β¬
β¬β¬π©β¬β¬
β¬π©π©π©π©
π©π©π©π©π©
STERN
ALOUD
CHIMP
GUILT
BUILT
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2023, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4911 "2023-12-21T09:28:30Z")
Wordle 915 3/6
β¬π¨β¬β¬π© 38
β¬π©π©π©π© 2
π©π©π©π©π©
SLANT
GUILT
BUILT - couldβve also been QUILT
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### Author:  [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2023, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4912 "2023-12-21T10:07:56Z")
Wordle 915 5/6
β¬π¨β¬β¬π©
π¨π¨β¬β¬π©
β¬π©π©π©π©
β¬π©π©π©π©
π©π©π©π©π©
Slant
Limit
Guilt
Quilt
Built
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### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2023, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4913 "2023-12-21T10:24:47Z")
Wordle 915 3/6\*
\begin{aligned} &\bbox[lime,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[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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ \end{aligned}
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2023, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4914 "2023-12-21T10:36:13Z")
Wordle 915 3/6
β¬π¨β¬β¬π©
β¬π©π©π©π©
π©π©π©π©π©
PLANT
GUILT
BUILT
With no way to use my preferred letters after 1 I just started guessing for the win. Saw light first but thatβs already been an answer. Then built. But that quickly brought up guilt, and one of my rules is that if both B and G are trap letters, go with G. Oh well. At least it wasnβt quilt, which I never saw.
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### Author:  [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2023, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4915 "2023-12-21T12:58:21Z")
Wordle 915 4/6
β¬β¬π©β¬β¬
π¨β¬π©β¬β¬
β¬π©π©π©π©
π©π©π©π©π©
RAISE
THING
QUILT
BUILT
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### Author:  [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2023, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4916 "2023-12-21T13:24:08Z")
Wordle 915 6/6
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β¬β¬β¬π¨π©
π¨β¬β¬π¨π©
β¬π©π©π©π©
β¬π©π©π©π©
π©π©π©π©π©
HEART
POSIT
INPUT
QUILT
GUILT
BUILT
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### Author:  [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2023, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4917 "2023-12-21T13:29:18Z")
Wordle 915 6/6\*
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β¬π¦π¦π¦β¬
π¦β¬π§π§β¬
β¬π§π§π§π§
β¬π§π§π§π§
π§π§π§π§π§
ALONE
SILTY
TRILL
GUILT
QUILT
BUILT
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### Author:  [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2023, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4918 "2023-12-21T13:48:46Z")
Your last three guesses were identical to mine![quote=βNewtosite, post:4912, topic:981659, full:trueβ]
Wordle 915 5/6
β¬π¨β¬β¬π©
π¨π¨β¬β¬π©
β¬π©π©π©π©
β¬π©π©π©π©
π©π©π©π©π©
Slant
Limit
Guilt
Quilt
Built
[/quote]
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2023, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4919 "2023-12-21T13:52:49Z")
We were on pretty close wavelengths this morning (not surprising that would happen occasionally since our opening words differ only in one letter). WRT previous solutions, I hit my βlimit,β so I didnβt see the βlight.β Like you, I didnβt see βquilt,β but I went with βguiltβ before βbuiltβ just in case the NYT decided βlegitβ was legit.
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2023, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/4920 "2023-12-21T14:30:29Z")
Wordle 915 5/6\*
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β¬β¬β¬β¬π©
β¬π©π©π©π©
β¬π©π©π©π©
π©π©π©π©π©
EVENT
FROST
QUILT
GUILT
BUILT
Itβs a trap!
ETA: Great minds think alike, huh? π
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