# "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 2) **URL:** \ **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:** 256
**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:** [January 1, 2024, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5101 "2024-01-01T23:51:19Z")
Wordle 926 4/6 πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 AROSE RIATA MARCH MURAL I left a vowel on the table until four, which is unusual for me. But I doubt if I would have gotten to MURAL without the M, so I probably did myself a favor. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5102 "2024-01-02T00:35:36Z")
I played hours ago but forgot to post till now. Lucked into a 3. Wordle 926 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE VALOR MURAL My second try eliminated all but MURAL, AURAL and RURAL, according to WordleBot. I just happened to choose the correct one due to my aversion to using double letters unless forced. For once, it paid off! ---
**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:** [January 2, 2024, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5103 "2024-01-02T01:33:02Z")
**Wordle 926 4/6** ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR RURAL MURAL At guess #3, I should have gone with my first instinct (and first word I saw), which was Mural. This could have been worse though with the \_URAL trap (A, J, M, R), so I’m ok with getting it in 4. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5104 "2024-01-02T05:12:08Z")
Wordle 927 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO FINAL ANISE APING AGING ---
**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:** [January 2, 2024, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5105 "2024-01-02T07:48:11Z")
Wordle 927 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT EARNS AMONG AGING Not a huge fan of …ing verbs as answers. I know they are considered valid answers, just not a big fan. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2024, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5106 "2024-01-02T08:30:43Z")
Wordle 927 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STERN** **ALOUD** **CHIMP** **AGING** ---
**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:** [January 2, 2024, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5107 "2024-01-02T10:47:38Z")
Wordle 927 5/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt X} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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:** [January 2, 2024, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5108 "2024-01-02T10:56:24Z")
Wordle 927 4/6\* πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE AXING AWING AGING ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5109 "2024-01-02T12:07:41Z")
Wordle 927 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 99 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 11 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT AMEND AGING After SLANT, it didn’t seem like my usual CHORE was going to be very helpful. I thought of AMEND, AMONG, AGONY, and RAINY; the last two had been used already. Tried AMEND, and other than AGONY, AGING seemed to be the only word that fit. (If I’d gone with AMONG on 2, it would have been a **lot** less work to find it!) ---
**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:** [January 2, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5110 "2024-01-02T13:02:39Z")
Wordle 927 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART CLOAK SAVVY PIZZA tried the A in four places, no dice AGING ---
**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:** [January 2, 2024, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5111 "2024-01-02T13:34:08Z")
Wordle 927 4/6 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE CHINA APING AGING ---
**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:** [January 2, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5112 "2024-01-02T14:56:50Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 927 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] SCARE PAINT AGING ---
**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:** [January 2, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5113 "2024-01-02T15:42:55Z")
Maddening. Wordle 927 5/6 ⬜⬜🟦🟧⬜ ⬜🟦🟧🟧⬜ ⬜⬜🟧🟧🟦 🟧⬜🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE PAINT - β€˜A’ is still wrong place CHINA - Still in wrong place AMINO - I really thought this would be the right answer AGING - Oh, kiss my wordling butt ---
**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:** [January 2, 2024, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5114 "2024-01-02T16:54:55Z")
I kind of hated this one. Wordle 927 5/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE DAILY CHINA AMINO AGING I guess my brain is AGING. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2024, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5115 "2024-01-02T17:26:28Z")
Wordle 927 3/6 πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 AISLE ANTIC AGING The double G seemed like a big leap of faith. But the more I looked, the more it seemed like a coin-flip between AGING and AVIAN. (I did also see APING and AXING, but didn’t like those as possible answers.) Checking Scoredle avterward, AXION and AMINO were pretty much the only non-BS words I’d missed - and I’d consider both of those fairly unlikely answers as well. So my gut steered me right. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5116 "2024-01-02T18:06:42Z")
Wordle 927 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BEACH TASTY AMINO AGING For some reason, I didn’t think β€œing” words were part of Wordle’s list. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5117 "2024-01-02T19:52:52Z")
> **Wordle 927 5/6\* 1/2/2024** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ > ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 > 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > MUR_A_L β†’ Sigh. Can’t find a word with three comcons and an E, so I’ll step down to I and try > ST_AIN_ β†’ Sometimes I think a lot of unplaced letters are the worst of both worlds - too few clues for a good guess, too many letters to use to deal with possible traps. At least I can check up on E now > _NA_ **I** VE β†’ What was I thinking? Ah well, only two places left for the A, I’ll try the end, and precede it with the N and two more consonants at the start > CH **IN** _A_ β†’ Well, at least I know where the A is. Looks the the last letter is a G, too… so AGING/APING/AWING/AXING, what are my best two guesses? The latter two would be variants of AWEING/AXEING, so IMHO less likely. I’ll try the first two in alpha order > **AGING** > APING was Scoredle’s guess starting with my third guess. I should put G higher on my list of letters to start trying after the comcons are gone. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2024, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5118 "2024-01-02T22:30:38Z")
**Wordle 927 3/6** ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR AGING This one took a while…I often forget about starting with a vowel, but I finally saw three good choices (Aging, Aping, and Avian), and I chose well. πŸ™‚ ---
**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:** [January 3, 2024, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5119 "2024-01-03T05:03:19Z")
WED 1/3 Wordle 928 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE TULIP TRILL TWIRL ---
**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:** [January 3, 2024, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5120 "2024-01-03T05:03:39Z")
Wordle 927 5/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE RADIO CHAIN ANIMA AGING I made a poor 3rd guess, put it in too quickly without stopping to consider that there were 2 letters that couldn’t be in those positions. β€œMore haste, less speed” as the old saying goes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=255) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=257)