# "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:** 265
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5281 "2024-01-12T15:29:40Z")
> **Wordle 937 4/6\* 1/12/2024** > > ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ > 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ > ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > B_R_I_E_F β†’ R & E unplaced. Not a bad start, but lots of possibles. Try a 2/1 comcons/vowels breakdown for the followup, since I is already gone > _TE_A_R_S β†’ So I grumbled a bit at this, and then thought I might have a repeat E, so I tested that quickly with > EN_TR_ **E** β†’ But didn’t see repeating the R in 4th. Augh! Since I had done everything up til now a little after midnight, I resolved to close the laptop and try again in the morning with fresh eyes. I took one look at it after some sleep and instantly saw > **ROUTE** > > Scoredle helpfully pointed out I should have seen the answer for my third guess. Thanks, Scoredle! Maybe I should resolve not to take more than two guesses on a tired brain. ---
**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 12, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5282 "2024-01-12T16:30:14Z")
Wordle 937 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART TREND STREP OTTER brain cramp here, the T in position 2 was already eliminated. Now we know letters 1,4, and 5. ROUTE ---
**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 12, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5283 "2024-01-12T17:28:11Z")
Well, this is 30 seconds I’ll never get back. Wordle 937 2/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE ROUTE I mean, really, what _other_ word was I going to try after that lay-up? FORTE or TORTE were the only other possibles. Legal background notwithstanding, TORTE didn’t exactly spring to mind. Not complaining about a 2, though! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5284 "2024-01-12T17:45:42Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Legal background notwithstanding, TORTE didn’t exactly spring to mind. Trying to figure out if that was a joke! A **torte** is a kind of dessert. A _tort_ (without the final e) is the legal thingummy. ---
**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 12, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5285 "2024-01-12T18:00:58Z")
LOL, no you’re right – brain not quite engaged this morning! Either way, as a cook and someone with a legal background, the word didn’t occur to me! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5286 "2024-01-12T18:22:38Z")
Once I saw FORTE, I mentally ran through all the other consonants as a potential first letter, otherwise I’d have missed it. ---
**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 12, 2024, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5287 "2024-01-12T23:41:19Z")
Wordle 937 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT STORE ROUTE Even with all those yellows I just couldn’t see anything all day. Yet another struggle for me. Then when I came here to post I saw it could also have been forte, which I never saw. Doh! (I suspect torte is not a valid answer, but I’m too lazy to go check the original list.) ---
**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 13, 2024, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5288 "2024-01-13T04:37:40Z")
**Wordle 937 4/6** ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE EMOTE TORTE ROUTE I thought we were seeing our first repeated word! I saw ROUTE after Slate, but I had it on my previous answer word list for game #800, so after Emote, all I had to choose from was Forte and Torte. When those two words were ruled out, I was so confused…all I could see was Route. I googled what the answer was for game #800, and turns out it was WRITE. I had to redo my previous answer list when my laptop died and I lost my Wordle files (which I stupidly never backed up). I can’t recall where I got the list from, but I copied it directly to my Excel sheet, so now I’m questioning all of the words I have on that list. Ugh. ---
**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 13, 2024, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5289 "2024-01-13T05:07:41Z")
SAT 1/13 Wordle 938 3/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE STEAK HEARD ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2024, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5290 "2024-01-13T07:02:54Z")
Wordle 938 3/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHARE HEARD ---
**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 13, 2024, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5291 "2024-01-13T08:05:38Z")
I guessed wrong again. Wordle 938 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STERN** **ALOUD** **BEARD** β€” _I guessed wrong again._ **HEARD** ---
**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 13, 2024, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5292 "2024-01-13T09:49:53Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 938 2/6 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] RATED HEARD ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2024, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5293 "2024-01-13T10:07:27Z")
Wordle 938 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 256 ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟨 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE HEARD That was quick. ---
**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 13, 2024, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5294 "2024-01-13T10:25:31Z")
Wordle 938 2/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ \end{aligned} ! ---
**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 13, 2024, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5295 "2024-01-13T12:58:35Z")
Wordle 938 4/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE CREAM AFTER HEARD ---
**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 13, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5296 "2024-01-13T15:33:41Z")
Wordle 938 2/6 ⬜🟦🟧⬜🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HEARD Been awhile. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5297 "2024-01-13T15:56:24Z")
> **Wordle 938 4/6\* 1/13/2024** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 > ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 > ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _R_OUT_E_ β†’ OK, not bad, I like an -ER ending here with an A and two comcons… > L_A_S_ER_ β†’ Good luck with the A, didn’t place the other two. N is still out there, but I.m seeing fewer places to put it. If I try my three known letters in the middle, ?REA?, I see BREAM/BREAD/BREAK/CREAM/DREAM - lots of possibles. Best trapbreaker out of those is > B_REA_ **D** β†’ and, it looks like I needed to try ?EAR? instead, but picking up the D and eliminating the B means all I have left is > **HEARD** > > I kinda feel like I played rather well on that one, though there was defintely some luck involved. @Chefguy congratulations! ---
**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 13, 2024, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5298 "2024-01-13T18:01:57Z")
Wordle 938 2/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 easiest deuce ever! HEART HEARD ---
**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 13, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5299 "2024-01-13T18:24:41Z")
I done outsmarted myself today. Wordle 938 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE PEARL BEARD HEARD HEARD was the first word I thought of after my initial try, and it occurred to me instantly. But then I thought, No-o-o-o, it can’t be that easy! So I wrenched away and came up with PEARL and BEARD. Derp. WordleBot was patronizing. Congrats to all the 2s and 3s! ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2024, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5300 "2024-01-13T18:58:28Z")
The New York Times had an [article](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/10/upshot/wordle-wordlebot-starting-word.html) the other day saying that an analysis of past games suggested trace as a better first word than slate, crate, carte, crane, slant or adieu (the most common first word among players). So I tried trace today and got to the solution in one go. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=264) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=266)