# "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:** 283
### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2024, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5641 "2024-02-02T10:35:16Z")
Wordle 958 4/6
β¬π¨π©β¬β¬
π©π©β¬β¬β¬
π©π©π©β¬π©
π©π©π©π©π©
**STERN**
**CLOUD**
**CLEAT**
**CLEFT**
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### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2024, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5642 "2024-02-02T10:36:36Z")
Wordle 958 4/6\*
\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[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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ \end{aligned}
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### Author:  [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2024, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5643 "2024-02-02T12:26:37Z")
Wordle 958 3/6
β¬β¬β¬β¬π¨
π¨π¨π¨β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
RAISE
FELON
CLEFT
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### Author:  [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2024, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5644 "2024-02-02T12:52:09Z")
Wordle 958 2/6
β¬π¨β¬β¬π©
π©π©π©π©π©
HEART
CLEFT
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### Author:  [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5645 "2024-02-02T17:19:23Z")
Wordle 958 5/6
β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬
π¦β¬π¦π¦β¬
π¦π¦π¦β¬β¬
β¬β¬π§π¦π§
π§π§π§π§π§
PIOUS
LATER
TELLY
DWELT
CLEFT
This one had me saying βWhat theβ¦?!β at every turn.
A series of unfortunate choices.
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2024, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5646 "2024-02-02T18:05:49Z")
Havenβt had a two in a long time!
Wordle 958 2/6
π§β¬β¬β¬π¦
π§π§π§π§π§
CRANE - hmmm. . .with βrβ eliminated, not a lot of letters that follow βcβ other than βhβ or βLβ or a vowel. Well, how about
CLEFT
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2024, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5647 "2024-02-02T18:27:41Z")
Wordle 958 5/6\*
π¨π¨β¬β¬π©
β¬β¬π¨π¨π©
β¬β¬π©π¨π©
β¬π©π©π¨π©
π©π©π©π©π©
LEAST
INLET
DWELT
ELECT \<β I just _knew_ this was it! Nope.
CLEFT
ETA: Iβll go check the used word list now. Dβoh! DWELT was there. βΉ
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### Author:  [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2024, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5648 "2024-02-03T01:05:57Z")
A nice 3 today.
Wordle 958 3/6\*
β¬β¬β¬π¨π¨
β¬β¬π©π¨π©
π©π©π©π©π©
IRATE
SPELT
CLEFT
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### Author:  [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2024, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5649 "2024-02-03T02:21:28Z")
Wordle 958 4/6\*
π¨β¬β¬β¬π¨
π¨π¨β¬β¬π©
β¬π©π©π¨π©
π©π©π©π©π©
TROPE
LEAST
ELECT
CLEFT
@Rebo I also just βknewβ it had to be ELECT. Oh well.
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### Author:  [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2024, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5650 "2024-02-03T04:27:56Z")
> **Wordle 958 3/6\* Groundhog Day 2024**
>
> β¬π©β¬β¬π¨
> β¬π©π©β¬π©
> π©π©π©π©π©
>
> A **L** IV_E_ β Solid start. Need to try a pair of comconsβ¦ and place the E. I think Iβll try the Scoredle trick and try it in two places.
> S **LE** E **T** β Hey, that worked! ?LE?T, R & N comcons remain, ?LERT/?LENT go nowhere (ALERT is out), need to look at rarer consonants, took a little while to see
> **CLEFT**
>
> I just want to point out that Scoredle did exactly the same thing on its second guess, given my initial guess, so thatβs cool.
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### Author:  [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2024, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5651 "2024-02-03T05:03:44Z")
SAT 2/3
Wordle 959 4/6\*
β¬β¬π¦β¬β¬
β¬π¦π¦β¬β¬
π¦β¬π¦π§π§
π§π§π§π§π§
ALONE
TORUS
CHIRO
MICRO
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### Author:  [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2024, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5652 "2024-02-03T06:20:55Z")
Wordle 959 4/6
π¨β¬β¬π¨π©
β¬π©π¨β¬π©
β¬π©β¬π©π©
π©π©π©π©π©
RATIO
VIRGO
NITRO
MICRO
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### Author:  [@SeaSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaSun)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2024, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5653 "2024-02-03T07:02:18Z")
**Wordle 958 3/6**
β¬π¨β¬β¬π¨
π©β¬β¬β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
STONE
CHAIR
CLEFT
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2024, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5654 "2024-02-03T10:34:13Z")
Wordle 959 3/6
β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬ 1,713
π¨β¬π¨π©β¬ 2
π©π©π©π©π©
SLANT
CHORE
MICRO isnβt a word, itβs a mfβing _prefix_
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### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2024, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5655 "2024-02-03T11:21:06Z")
Wordle 959 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[lime,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 W} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \\ \end{aligned}
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2024, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5656 "2024-02-03T12:30:07Z")
Wordle 959 3/6
β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬
β¬π¨π¨π©β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
PLANT
SCORE
MICRO
Shenanigans!
The fact that this βwordβ passed muster for _two_ people β the original creator and the new editor β just makes it that much more infuriating.
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### Author:  [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2024, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5657 "2024-02-03T12:35:26Z")
Wordle 959 3/6
π¨β¬π¨β¬β¬
π¨β¬π¨π¨π©
π©π©π©π©π©
RAISE
CURIO
MICRO
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2024, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5658 "2024-02-03T13:05:24Z")
Almost a 3. It was a 50-50 shot.
Wordle 959 4/6
β¬β¬β¬π©β¬
π¨β¬π¨β¬β¬
π©β¬π©π©π©
π©π©π©π©π©
**STERN**
**CLOUD** β _has to be either macro or micro_
**MACRO** β _wrong guess, damn!_
**MICRO**
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### Author:  [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2024, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5659 "2024-02-03T14:57:01Z")
Wordle 959 3/6
β¬β¬β¬π©β¬
β¬π¨π¨π©β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
HEART
SMIRK
MICRO
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5660 "2024-02-03T15:44:06Z")
Wordle 959 3/6\*
β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬
β¬β¬β¬π¨π©
π©π©π©π©π©
LEAST
AUDIO \<β I know I reused the A, but itβs a sleuth word for vowels.
MICRO
Not bad for no letters on the first word!
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