# "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:** 292
### Author:  [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2024, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5821 "2024-02-12T17:17:25Z")
Wordle 968 5/6
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β¬π§π§π§β¬
π§π§π§π§π§
ABOUT
TRAIN
SLATE
HASTY
PASTA
Stupid mistake putting the A back in the wrong spot. I was playing too fast; a little more thought would likely have saved par.
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5822 "2024-02-12T19:14:05Z")
Wordle 968 3/6\*
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π¨π¨β¬π¨β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
LEAST
STRAY
PASTA
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### Author:  [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5823 "2024-02-12T19:52:15Z")
> [@gkster](#):
>
> And it rated me at just 79/99 for skill.
Heh.
Wordle 968 3/6\*
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IRATE
HASTY
PASTA
WordleBot gave me an 86, below the NYT average of 89,even though I carefully and cleverly (IMHO, at least!) eliminated both the TH and TY endings with one word. That left only PASTA as the answer. I think WordleBot is full of⦠well, not PASTA!
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### Author:  [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2024, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5824 "2024-02-13T02:44:42Z")
Wordle 968 3/6\*
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π©π©π©π©π©
TROPE
STAMP
PASTA
And again a low rating for skill, 82 (the NYT average was 89) even though I got it in 3 and the NYT average was 3.6. I have to stop looking at these ratings!
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### Author:  [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2024, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5825 "2024-02-13T05:05:19Z")
TUE FEB 13
Wordle 969 4/6\*
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ALONE
TRASH
RASPY
SCRAM
Yep, thatβs Oscar the Grouch.
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### Author:  [@SeaSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaSun)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2024, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5826 "2024-02-13T05:31:13Z")
**Wordle 968 2/6**
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SLATE
PASTA
Lucky choice! I was seeing 5 possible words, and I chose what I thought would tell me the mostβ¦and that it did. π
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### Author:  [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2024, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5827 "2024-02-13T06:16:23Z")
Wordle 969 4/6
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π©β¬π©π©β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
RATIO
SHARE
SPRAY
SCRAM
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### Author:  [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2024, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5828 "2024-02-13T08:03:54Z")
> **Wordle 969 3/6\* 2/13/2024**
>
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>
> P_AS_TA β At least I know thereβs not a second A. I played around with an E and two more comcons here and hit on
> **S** E **RA** L β which was pretty awesome, because STRAW was out, and SYRAH seemed too proper-nouny, and that P from my first play eliminated SCRAP, so
> **SCRAM**
> SCORE would be a great word to have for Valentineβs Day tomorrow, Iβd have to say. Letβs see if we can make that happen, NYT!?!
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2024, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5829 "2024-02-13T08:59:21Z")
Wordle 969 4/6
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π©π©π©π©β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
**STERN**
**CLOUD**
**SCRAP**
**SCRAM**
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### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2024, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5830 "2024-02-13T10:15:25Z")
Wordle 969 3/6\*
\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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \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 A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \\ \end{aligned}
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2024, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5831 "2024-02-13T11:23:33Z")
Wordle 969 3/6
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π©β¬β¬π©π¨ 11
π©π©π©π©π©
SLANT
SHEAR
SCRAM β SCRAP, SPRAY had already been used.
969 years is Methuselahβs supposed lifespan, according to Genesis.
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### Author:  [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2024, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5832 "2024-02-13T11:54:54Z")
Wordle 969 3/6
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π©β¬π©π©β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
RAISE
STRAP
SCRAM
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### Author:  [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2024, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5833 "2024-02-13T13:03:57Z")
Wordle 969 4/6
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π¨β¬π©π©β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
HEART
RAZOR
MURAL
SCRAM
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5834 "2024-02-13T16:05:16Z")
Wordle 969 3/6
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π§π§π§π§π§
CRANE
SCRAP - close, no cigar
SCRAM
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### Author:  [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5835 "2024-02-13T17:08:33Z")
Wordle 969 5/6
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π¦π¦π§β¬β¬
π§π§π§π§π§
OPINE
ULTRA
WRACK
CARRY
SCRAM
Quite the clusterf\*ck for me today. CARRY was stupid because R was already ruled out in the four spot. I gotta stop doing that!
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5836 "2024-02-13T18:49:29Z")
Wordle 969 4/6\*
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π©π©β¬β¬π¨
π©π©π©π©π©
LEAST
SANDY
SCHWA \<β Dammit! I saw SCRAP, but it had already been used, and didnβt seeβ¦
SCRAM.
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### Author:  [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2024, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5837 "2024-02-13T19:20:45Z")
This took longer than was necessary.
Wordle 969 4/6\*
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π©π©π©π©π©
IRATE
VAPOR
RURAL
SCRAM
My brain did not want to accept this as a legitimate word, so I worked it a lot longer than I needed to.
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### Author:  [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2024, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5838 "2024-02-14T02:28:52Z")
Wordle 969 4/6\*
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π¨π¨β¬β¬π¨
π©π©π¨π¨β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
TROPE
RAILS
SCARY
SCRAM
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2024, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5839 "2024-02-14T02:59:26Z")
Wordle 969 3/6
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π©π©π©π©π©
PLANT
RACES
SCRAM
After 2 the first thing I saw was scrap but Iβd already ruled out p, then immediately saw scram as an alternative. But I didnβt think that would be an answer so I buckled in for another day of coming up with a bunch of possibilities. All day long I never saw a single other potential answer. Now with only a couple hours left before midnight I figured I might as well give it a shot. Talk about overthinking.
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2024, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5840 "2024-02-14T05:04:32Z")
**Wednesday, February 14th**
Wordle 970 2/6
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π©π©π©π©π©
PLANT
TALON
Finally, a quick and easy one. Feels like itβs been forever. And hey, bonus, itβs a 2!
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