# "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
**Page:** 282

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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: [February 1, 2024, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5621 "2024-02-01T09:48:29Z")

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[spoiler]Wordle 957 4/6

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

TRINE  
SLIDE  
ALIKE  
ALIVE

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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: [February 1, 2024, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5622 "2024-02-01T10:44:24Z")

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Wordle 957 3/6

⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 75  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 7  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CROME  
ALIVE

Three at last!

Could’ve also been ALGAE; ALIKE had 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: [February 1, 2024, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5623 "2024-02-01T10:55:20Z")

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Wordle 957 2/6\*

🟧🟧⬛⬛🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ALONE  
ALIVE

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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: [February 1, 2024, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5624 "2024-02-01T12:29:46Z")

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Wordle 957 4/6\*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,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 C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \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 M} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \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 L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \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: [February 1, 2024, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5625 "2024-02-01T12:44:59Z")

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Wordle 957 3/6

⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
CLEAN  
ALIVE

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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: [February 1, 2024, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5626 "2024-02-01T12:47:01Z")

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[quote=“BobLibDem, post:5625, topic:981659”]

HEART  
CLEAN  
ALIVE[/quote]

Glad they were able to clean out the blockage. 😁

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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: [February 1, 2024, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5627 "2024-02-01T12:57:56Z")

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Wordle 957 3/6

⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩  
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RAISE  
VODKA  
ALIVE

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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: [February 1, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5628 "2024-02-01T14:56:21Z")

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Wordle 957 3/6

⬜🟧🟦⬜🟧  
🟧🟧⬜⬜🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

SLATE  
ALGAE  
ALIVE

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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: [February 1, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5629 "2024-02-01T15:17:30Z")

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> **Wordle 957 5/6\* 2/1/2024**
>
> ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
> 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜  
> ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜  
> 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> BU_L_KY → About what I expected. E, A & two comcons next… but which? LEARN? LEANS? STEAL? STALE? SLATE? I’ll sort of mix 'em together and try  
> _LEA_ST → Really need to place some. Can’t think of a two-L strategy like Scoredle would try. Just keep slogging  
> G **L** _EA_N → And placed the L anyway. Still have an R to try. I can do this with a leading A  
> **AL** D_E_R → There it is. I’m working with AL??E by process of elimination. Try a few combos with I & O third and the last one I get to is  
> **ALIVE**
> 
> Despite going to five, I didn’t really have the feeling of dread I did from the sixes I got earlier, which is nice, though if I had thought more about placing the E differently I might have made par.

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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: [February 1, 2024, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5630 "2024-02-01T16:41:38Z")

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Wordle 957 4/6

⬛🟦⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟦🟦⬛  
🟧⬛🟧⬛🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

PIOUS  
TRAIN  
ABIDE  
ALIVE

I’ve been having the worst luck with my starting words lately. If ALIVE were tomorrow’s word, I’d get it in two.  
Par is fine, but I could have birdied if I’d gone TRAIL instead of TRAIN at two, which was a coin flip. Just goes to show how much luck is involved, no matter how strong one’s strategy is.

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### Author: ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5631 "2024-02-01T16:58:44Z")

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My goddamn 113 game streak ended the other night!

But, by way of atonement, I got today’s on the second guess.

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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: [February 1, 2024, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5632 "2024-02-01T17:42:05Z")

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Wordle 957 5/6\*

🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜  
🟨⬜🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

LEAST  
IDEAL  
ALIEN  
ALIKE \<— Flipped a coin!  
ALIVE

It should have been easier than this, given all the letters I got!

ETA: I just found out that ALIKE had been used. I forgot to check!

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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: [February 2, 2024, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5633 "2024-02-02T01:34:45Z")

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Wordle 957 3/6\*

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

TROPE  
SCALE  
ALIVE

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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: [February 2, 2024, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5634 "2024-02-02T04:02:38Z")

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Forgot to post yesterday’s:

Wordle 956 4/6\*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛  
⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

IRATE  
CLOUD  
SKULK  
BULKY

I’ll take the 4 with a full failure at my first word!

Today’s, well…

Wordle 957 2/6\*

🟨⬛🟨⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

IRATE  
ALIVE

Heeeeeeeee!!!

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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: [February 2, 2024, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5635 "2024-02-02T05:14:13Z")

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**Friday, February 2nd**

Wordle 958 3/6

⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩  
🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLANT  
CLOUT  
CLEFT

With no way to work in my preferred SER after the first guess I just started going for the win at 2. Finally broke my 4 streak, and though this wasn’t super quick it was definitely not slow.

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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: [February 2, 2024, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5636 "2024-02-02T05:20:06Z")

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[spoiler]Wordle 958 4/6

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

STAIN  
OCTET  
ERECT  
CLEFT

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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: [February 2, 2024, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5637 "2024-02-02T05:28:51Z")

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**Wordle 957 2/6**

⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
ALIVE

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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: [February 2, 2024, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5638 "2024-02-02T06:16:53Z")

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Wordle 958 5/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨  
🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
STUNG  
THYME  
FLEET  
CLEFT

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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: [February 2, 2024, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5639 "2024-02-02T07:59:28Z")

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Wordle 958 3/6

⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 25  
⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩 2  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
ELECT  
CLEFT

Had it down to CLEFT, CLOUT, ELECT, FLEET after 1, since BLURT, FLIRT, FLOUT had 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: [February 2, 2024, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5640 "2024-02-02T10:12:56Z")

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Wordle 958 3/6\*

⬛🟧⬛⬛🟦  
🟧🟧⬛🟦⬛  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ALONE  
CLUES  
CLEFT

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