# "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:** 287
### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2024, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5721 "2024-02-07T06:00:19Z")
Wordle 963 3/6
β¬β¬π¨β¬π¨
π¨π¨π©π©β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
PLANT
RATES
AFTER
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### Author:  [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2024, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5722 "2024-02-07T06:11:41Z")
Wordle 963 3/6
π¨π¨π©β¬β¬
π¨β¬π©π¨β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
RATIO
ENTRY
AFTER
Went too fast and forgot the A on the second guess. It is possible I could have guessed right for a two but I would likely have chosen EXTRA so I will take the 3.
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2024, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5723 "2024-02-07T07:19:54Z")
Wordle 963 5/6
β¬π¨π¨π¨β¬
β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬
β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬
β¬π¨β¬β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
**STERN**
**CLOUD**
**GIMPY**
**HAWKS** β _has to be either after or tater_
**AFTER**
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### Author:  [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2024, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5724 "2024-02-07T08:05:44Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 963 3/6
β¬π¨π¨β¬π©
β¬π¨π©π©π©
π©π©π©π©π©[/spoiler]
STAIR
CATER
AFTER
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### Author:  [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2024, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5725 "2024-02-07T08:18:40Z")
Wordle 963 3/6
β¬β¬π¨β¬π¨
β¬π¨π©β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
Slant
Patty
After
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### Author:  [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2024, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5726 "2024-02-07T08:40:27Z")
Wordle 963 3/6
π¨π¨β¬β¬π¨
β¬π¨π¨π¨π¨
π©π©π©π©π©
RAISE
GREAT
AFTER
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### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2024, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5727 "2024-02-07T09:48:49Z")
Wordle 963 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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ \end{aligned}
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2024, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5728 "2024-02-07T12:40:41Z")
Wordle 963 5/6
β¬β¬π¨β¬π¨ 294
β¬β¬β¬π¨π¨ 33
π¨π¨π¨π¨β¬ 10
β¬π¨π©π©π© 3
π©π©π©π©π©
SLANT
CHORE
TREAD
WATER
AFTER
This is what I get for playing during a bout of insomnia! Had 4 letters (all yellow) after 2, and I really should have been able to solve it in 4. But I didnβt have the energy to search through the possibilities, and just went ahead and tried the first word on 3 that came to mind, and it wasnβt one that narrowed the field down to a single possibility. Such is life.
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### Author:  [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5729 "2024-02-07T12:54:03Z")
Wordle 963 X/6
β¬π¨π¨π¨π¨
π¨π¨π¨π¨β¬
β¬π¨β¬π©π©
π©β¬β¬π©π©
π©β¬π©π©π©
π©β¬π©π©π©
First ever whiff!
HEART
TREAD
RACER
ANGER
ASTER
ALTER
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5730 "2024-02-07T14:58:05Z")
Wordle 963 5/6
β¬π¦π¦β¬π¦
π¦π¦π¦β¬β¬
β¬β¬π¦π¦π§
β¬π¦β¬π§π§
π§π§π§π§π§
CRANE
REALM
SPEAR
EAGER
AFTER
Really got stuck in the βeaβ combination.
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5731 "2024-02-07T16:38:01Z")
Wordle 963 3/6\*
β¬π¨π¨β¬π¨
β¬π¨π©π©π©
π©π©π©π©π©
LEAST
HATER
AFTER
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### Author:  [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2024, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5732 "2024-02-07T17:01:09Z")
Wordle 963 3/6
π§β¬β¬β¬π¦
π§β¬π§π§π§
π§π§π§π§π§
ALIVE
ASTER
AFTER
Very fortunate second guess. I got me a little three-streak goinβ!
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### Author:  [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2024, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5733 "2024-02-07T18:02:37Z")
> **Wordle 963 4/6\* 2/7/2024**
>
> β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬
> β¬β¬π¨π¨π¨
> π©β¬π©π©π©
> π©π©π©π©π©
>
> WHICH β Clean miss. I like a good second guess, though
> SL_ATE_ β It was a good second guess. Can I get an N and R into this? Iβll take a few shots in the dark
> **A** R **TER** β Did I type that? I was trying for ARTEN but retyped the R key. Oh my gosh. I mean, itβs good and all, but that was one weird word that tumbled off my fingers. Thatβs got βScoredle-BS wordβ written all over it.
> **AFTER**
>
> Iβm sure Wordlebot would rank my luck score off the charts today.
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### Author:  [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2024, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5734 "2024-02-08T04:28:47Z")
What a day. Iβm glad I played early, but I didnβt have a chance to post until now.
Wordle 963 3/6\*
β¬π¨π¨π¨π¨
π¨π¨π¨π¨β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
IRATE
TEARY
AFTER
I pooched my second try, placing the βAβ in the same incorrect position as my first try. Fortunately, I got lucky on my third try, as WordleBot was quick to point out.
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### Author:  [@SeaSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaSun)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2024, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5735 "2024-02-08T05:36:38Z")
**Wordle 963 3/6**
β¬β¬π¨π¨π¨
β¬π¨β¬π©π¨
π©π©π©π©π©
SLATE
CADET
AFTER
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2024, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5736 "2024-02-08T05:41:27Z")
**Thursday, February 8th**
Wordle 964 2/6
π©π©π©β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
PLANT
PLACE
There is a set of words that are essentially guaranteed 2s based on my starting word. This was one of them.
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### Author:  [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2024, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5737 "2024-02-08T06:09:05Z")
Wordle 964 4/6
β¬π¨β¬β¬β¬
β¬β¬π©π¨π©
π©π©π©β¬π©
π©π©π©π©π©
RATIO
SHALE
PLANE
PLACE
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### Author:  [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2024, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5738 "2024-02-08T08:20:37Z")
Wordle 964 2/6
β¬π©π©β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
Slant
Place
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### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2024, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5739 "2024-02-08T09:46:23Z")
Wordle 964 3/6\*
\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,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 F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned}
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### Author:  [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2024, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5740 "2024-02-08T10:44:46Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 964 2/6
β¬π¨π©π©β¬
π©π©π©π©π©[/spoiler]
REACH
PLACE
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