# "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:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5241 "2024-01-10T08:19:15Z")

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Wordle 935 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 524  
⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 2  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
THREW - THEIR had already been used

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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:** [January 10, 2024, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5242 "2024-01-10T09:28:58Z")

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Wordle 935 4/6

⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STERN**  
**ALOUD**  
**CHIMP**  
**THREW**

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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:** [January 10, 2024, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5243 "2024-01-10T09:31:02Z")

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Wow, @EllisDee , nice writeup!

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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:** [January 10, 2024, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5244 "2024-01-10T10:31:34Z")

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Wordle 935 5/6\*

\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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \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 T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \\ \end{aligned}

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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:** [January 10, 2024, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5245 "2024-01-10T12:43:32Z")

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Wordle 935 3/6

🟨🟨⬜🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
THREE  
THREW

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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:** [January 10, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5246 "2024-01-10T13:37:15Z")

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Wordle 935 3/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨  
⬛🟨⬛🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLANT  
STORE  
THREW

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**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 10, 2024, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5247 "2024-01-10T13:51:39Z")

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Wordle 935 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟦  
⬛⬛🟦🟧🟦  
⬛⬛🟧🟧🟦  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CANOE  
LITER  
BERET  
THREW

I was _sure_ there was going to be a second E in there. Nothing with a U, and you don’t often see three consonants starting a word. Still, with an unlucky opener today, I’m good with the par.

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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:** [January 10, 2024, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5248 "2024-01-10T14:30:38Z")

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Wordle 935 3/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RAISE  
OUTER  
THREW

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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:** [January 10, 2024, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5249 "2024-01-10T15:07:21Z")

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Not having a good week so far. Yesterday was a six.

Wordle 935 5/6

⬜⬜⬜🟦🟦  
🟧🟦⬜⬜⬜  
🟧⬜⬜🟧🟦  
🟧🟦⬜🟧⬜  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

SLATE  
TEMPO  
TIGER  
TREED  
THREW

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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:** [January 10, 2024, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5250 "2024-01-10T15:41:50Z")

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Wordle 935 5/6\*

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨  
🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜  
🟩⬜⬜🟩🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
TEPID  
TONER  
THREE \<----- I _knew_ this was used just the other day, but I couldn’t see THREW until I put this in. Arrgh!  
THREW

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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:** [January 10, 2024, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5251 "2024-01-10T17:00:17Z")

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> **Wordle 935 4/6\* 1/10/2024**
>
> ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨  
> 🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜  
> ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟨  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> LIN **E** _R_ → A placed E and a free R is nothing to sneeze at. I can try two more comcons and an A with  
> _R_A_T_ **E** S → So where should the T go? Two more vowels out there, but maybe I should double up on the E? Ah, why not?  
> G_R_E **E** _T_ → No repeated E. Feels like no progress, either, though I’ve eliminated a lot of possible places for R & T. ??RE?, T can’t be last, ?TRE? goes nowhere, I got hung up on T?RE? for a while trying to fit a second vowel in there, then I saw the H and all became clear  
> **THREW**
> 
> Back to a par. Sic transit gloria mundi.

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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:** [January 11, 2024, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5252 "2024-01-11T02:15:17Z")

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Wordle 935 4/6\*

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟦  
⬛🟧⬛🟦🟦  
⬛🟧⬛🟧🟦  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ALONE  
SHIRE  
CHEER  
THREW

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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:** [January 11, 2024, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5253 "2024-01-11T03:05:47Z")

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**Wordle 935 3/6**

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨  
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
CHOIR  
THREW

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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:** [January 11, 2024, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5254 "2024-01-11T03:18:57Z")

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Meh.

I just couldn’t get into this one today. And it showed.

Wordle 935 4/6\*

⬛🟨⬛🟨🟨  
⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛  
🟩⬛🟨🟩🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

IRATE  
STERN  
TOWER  
THREW

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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:** [January 11, 2024, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5255 "2024-01-11T04:55:04Z")

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Wordle 935 4/6\*

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨  
🟩🟨⬜⬜🟨  
🟩🟨⬜🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
TENOR  
TRIED  
THREW

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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:** [January 11, 2024, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5256 "2024-01-11T05:27:41Z")

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THU JAN 11th

Wordle 936 5/6\*

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟦  
⬛⬛⬛🟧🟦  
🟦🟦⬛🟧⬛  
⬛🟧🟧🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ALONE  
SHYER  
RIVET  
GRIEF  
BRIEF

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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:** [January 11, 2024, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5257 "2024-01-11T05:59:48Z")

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Wordle 936 6/6

🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨  
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨  
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
SHIRE  
PLIER  
CRIED  
GRIEF  
BRIEF

This was a slog. Got just a little new information each guess.

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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:** [January 11, 2024, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5258 "2024-01-11T06:29:30Z")

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[spoiler]Wordle 936 3/6

⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler]

TRADE  
GRIEF  
BRIEF

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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:** [January 11, 2024, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5259 "2024-01-11T10:42:50Z")

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Wordle 936 4/6

⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STERN**  
**ALOUD**  
**CHIMP** — _only likely possibles are bring brief grief, and bring and grief have been already used_  
**BRIEF**

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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:** [January 11, 2024, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5260 "2024-01-11T10:58:12Z")

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Wordle 936 3/6\*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[lime,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[yellow,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \\ \end{aligned}

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