# "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:** 267
**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 14, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5321 "2024-01-14T20:53:04Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > It’s a boring 4 kind of day, except for all the clever 3s! And here’s a very _un_clever five! Wordle 939 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟦 ⬛🟦⬛🟦⬛ ⬛🟧⬛🟦🟦 ⬛🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CAMEO PILOT ROBIN GOING DOING Progress which each guess, but slow progress. I got busy yesterday and forgot to play. CAMEO would have been yesterday’s starter, which I suspect would have led me to HEART at two and HEARD in three. And that would have made today’s starter POISE, which would have put me in a much better position for a good score here. Sigh. ---
**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 14, 2024, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5322 "2024-01-14T22:45:45Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > I just thought of something regarding the used word list. If I think of word to use, and it’s on the list, what if it is the correct word just added today? What time is it updated? I’m not entirely sure I understand the question. If the correct word was just added today, that means it was yesterday’s answer. So if you’re guessing for the win – as opposed to just checking letters – don’t guess yesterday’s answer. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2024, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5323 "2024-01-14T23:12:57Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > I just thought of something regarding the used word list. If I think of word to use, and it’s on the list, what if it is the correct word just added today? What time is it updated? The solution is to copy the list of previous solutions onto a spreadsheet, and then update the spreadsheet each day when you find that day’s solution. If there’s a day when you don’t play, you can always update your spreadsheet from this thread. That way you’ve got control, and you won’t inadvertently see today’s solution before trying to solve today’s Wordle. ---
**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 15, 2024, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5324 "2024-01-15T02:42:05Z")
Wordle 939 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TROPE LOANS MOUND DOING ---
**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 15, 2024, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5325 "2024-01-15T04:29:59Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > That way you’ve got control, and you won’t inadvertently see today’s solution before trying to solve today’s Wordle. Oh, that makes much more sense than how I read the question. > [@Rebo](#): > > What time is it updated? Very late. Well after noon Eastern Time. I suspect they don’t update it until the entire world has finished that day’s Wordle. EDIT: Looks like I am mistaken. The previous answers list I linked and that you are asking about says this: > Note: we update this list at 8am GMT every day. But that doesn’t sound right to me. That would be 3:00 am Eastern time. I’ll have to check next time I’m up at 3:00 am. ---
**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 15, 2024, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5326 "2024-01-15T05:03:20Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 940 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] STAIR CLONE LUNCH ---
**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 15, 2024, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5327 "2024-01-15T05:21:33Z")
Wordle 940 3/6 ⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ 🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT LONER LUNCH Yay an easy one! ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5328 "2024-01-15T07:06:26Z")
Wordle 940 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LUNES LUNCH ---
**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 15, 2024, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5329 "2024-01-15T07:08:35Z")
**Wordle 939 3/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR DOING Just was checking more commons and placement of the O and I, and wasn’t expecting to see all greens. Nice! ---
**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 15, 2024, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5330 "2024-01-15T08:11:35Z")
Wordle 940 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ 🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STERN** **ALOUD** **CHIMP** **LUNCH** ---
**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 15, 2024, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5331 "2024-01-15T09:57:24Z")
Wordle 940 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Q} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5332 "2024-01-15T11:14:51Z")
Wordle 940 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 98 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 3 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE LUNCH ---
**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 15, 2024, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5333 "2024-01-15T12:28:47Z")
Wordle 940 4/6\* ⬛🟦⬛🟦⬛ 🟧⬛🟧⬛⬛ 🟧🟧🟧⬛⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE LINTY LUNGS LUNCH ---
**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 15, 2024, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5334 "2024-01-15T12:48:21Z")
Wordle 940 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE COUNT LUNCH ---
**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 15, 2024, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5335 "2024-01-15T13:06:05Z")
Wordle 939 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SHINY LUNCH ---
**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 15, 2024, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5336 "2024-01-15T13:35:17Z")
Wordle 940 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟦🟦⬛ 🟧🟧🟦⬛⬛ 🟧🟧⬛🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 POISE ADULT LUCKY LURCH LUNCH Man, I have not been doing well lately. I’m just not paying enough attention to the keyboard. You can’t leave N until five! ---
**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 15, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5337 "2024-01-15T14:15:50Z")
Checking now at 9:15 am Eastern and today’s answer is not yet in the previous answers list. ---
**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 15, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5338 "2024-01-15T15:40:35Z")
Wordle 940 4/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ ⬜🟧⬜🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE FOLLY BUILD LUNCH My usual opening word hasn’t been much good of late. ---
**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 15, 2024, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5339 "2024-01-15T18:14:34Z")
Wordle 940 3/6\* 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST LORRY LUNCH Thanks for the answers regarding the Used Word list. ---
**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 15, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5340 "2024-01-15T20:18:22Z")
Checking now at 3:15 pm Eastern, today’s answer is still not in the previous answers list. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=266) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=268)