# "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: ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2024, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5521 "2024-01-26T05:41:16Z")

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Wordle 951 4/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨  
⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
CLOAK  
ALONE  
ALOOF

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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 26, 2024, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5522 "2024-01-26T08:24:33Z")

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[spoiler]Wordle 951 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler]

CHEST  
DOING  
FLOUR  
ALOOF

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#### Post date: [January 26, 2024, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5523 "2024-01-26T10:47:38Z")

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Wordle 951 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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \\ \end{aligned}

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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 26, 2024, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5524 "2024-01-26T11:10:30Z")

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Wordle 951 3/6

Scoredle 3/6

14,855  
⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 75  
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 3  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CROME  
ALOOF

Could’ve also been ALOHA; ALOUD has already been used.

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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 26, 2024, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5525 "2024-01-26T11:11:42Z")

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Wordle 951 5/6\*

🟧🟧🟧⬛⬛  
🟧🟧🟧⬛⬛  
🟧🟧🟧⬛⬛  
🟧🟧🟧🟦⬛  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ALONE  
ALOHA  
ALOUD  
ALOFT  
ALOOF

Thought that would be easy. It wasn’t.

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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 26, 2024, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5526 "2024-01-26T12:50:53Z")

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Wordle 951 4/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
🟨🟨⬜🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RAISE  
FOCAL  
ALOFT  
ALOOF

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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 26, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5527 "2024-01-26T13:02:50Z")

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Wordle 951 3/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STERN**  
**ALOUD**  
**ALOOF**

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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 26, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5528 "2024-01-26T13:04:37Z")

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> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#):
>
> Wordle 951 5/6\*
> 
> 🟧🟧🟧⬛⬛  
> 🟧🟧🟧⬛⬛  
> 🟧🟧🟧⬛⬛  
> 🟧🟧🟧🟦⬛  
> 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧
> 
> ALONE  
> ALOHA  
> ALOUD  
> ALOFT  
> ALOOF
> 
> Thought that would be easy. It wasn’t.

You may want to look at [Past Wordle answers: Archive of previous words | Rock Paper Shotgun](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/wordle-past-answers).

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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 26, 2024, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5529 "2024-01-26T13:07:24Z")

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Wordle 951 4/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
GLASS this one’s for you, Debbie Harry. Doh! I left the A in position 3  
PLAID Double doh! Still left the A in position 3  
ALOOF

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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 26, 2024, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5530 "2024-01-26T13:11:02Z")

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Wordle 951 3/6

⬛🟩🟨⬛⬛  
⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLANT  
GLEAM  
ALOOF

Not sure why I didn’t see clear for my second guess. Because I didn’t, I just tried for the win at 2. Got lucky to save a 3.

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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 26, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5531 "2024-01-26T15:01:26Z")

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> **Wordle 951 3/6\* 1/26/2024**
>
> ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜  
> 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> B **LO** CK → Oh my. I’m not sure whether or not I should be running screaming from a trap or elated at a possible 3. I’d like to try either a comcon with two vowels, or two comcons with one vowel, but I can’t see any word to do either. Hmm. Work from the front letter. A, F, S, also G or P but don’t see much with them. ALOUD/ALONE/ALOOF, FLOUR/FLOWN, SLOPE/SLOOP, probably others. ALOOF might be best bet, but I hate those double letters, so I’ll try  
> _F_ **LO** UR → Oh, darn. It was  
> **ALOOF**
> 
> Not that I’m unhappy with a three, mind you, but I could have had a two. Of course, with all the non-bogus words I didn’t see after the first guess (about a dozen of 'em, thanks, Scoredle!), a six was also possible, so my three was really dumb luck.

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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 26, 2024, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5532 "2024-01-26T15:02:42Z")

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Wordle 951 3/6

⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜  
🟦🟧🟧⬜⬜  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
FLOUT - A total SWAG to look for letters, but it paid off  
ALOOF

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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 26, 2024, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5533 "2024-01-26T16:37:57Z")

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Wordle 951 4/6

🟧⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟧🟧🟧⬛⬛  
🟧🟧🟧🟦⬛  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ASIDE  
ALONG  
ALOFT  
ALOOF

Thought I had a two for a second.  
I didn’t have a two.

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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 26, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5534 "2024-01-26T17:11:48Z")

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Wordle 951 6/6\*

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

LEAST  
ANNUL  
ALLAY  
ALIBI  
ALOHA  
ALOOF

Whew!

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#### Post date: [January 27, 2024, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5535 "2024-01-27T04:56:52Z")

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Wordle 951 3/6\*

⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜  
🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

TROPE  
AHOLD  
ALOOF

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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 27, 2024, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5536 "2024-01-27T05:11:04Z")

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**Saturday, January 27th**

Wordle 952 3/6

⬛⬛🟩🟨⬛  
🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLANT  
SNARE  
SNAKE

Harrumph.

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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 27, 2024, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5537 "2024-01-27T05:28:16Z")

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**Wordle 951 4/6**

⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
ALLAY  
ALONG  
ALOOF

Going for the double double at guess #2 was a gamble, but it knocked out 6 possible words. Still had 4 words to choose from, but thankfully Along would tell me which one it was if wrong.

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#### Post date: [January 27, 2024, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5538 "2024-01-27T05:37:46Z")

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Glad for a 4 today.

Wordle 951 4/6\*

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

IRATE  
SAUCY  
ALONG  
ALOOF

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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 27, 2024, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5539 "2024-01-27T05:41:06Z")

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Wordle 952 5/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩  
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩  
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
SHALE  
SPACE  
SUAVE  
SNAKE

Caught in the trap.

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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 27, 2024, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5540 "2024-01-27T07:06:51Z")

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[spoiler]Wordle 952 5/6

🟩⬜🟨⬜🟨  
🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜  
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler]

STEIN  
SPEND  
SLAVE  
SNARE  
SNAKE

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