# "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:** 294
### Author:  [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2024, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5861 "2024-02-15T11:58:54Z")
Wordle 971 3/6
β¬π¨β¬π¨β¬
π¨π¨π¨β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
RAISE
SOAPY
ASCOT
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### Author:  [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5862 "2024-02-15T12:54:42Z")
Wordle 971 4/6
β¬β¬π¨β¬π©
β¬β¬π¨π¨π©
π©β¬β¬π©π©
π©π©π©π©π©
HEART
GLOAT
ABBOT
ASCOT
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2024, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5863 "2024-02-15T14:50:13Z")
Been an easy week so far: two 2s and two 3s.
Wordle 971 3/6
π¦β¬π¦β¬β¬
β¬π¦π¦π¦β¬
π§π§π§π§π§
SLATE
MATCH
ASCOT
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5864 "2024-02-15T15:11:24Z")
Wordle 971 2/6\*
β¬β¬π¨π¨π©
π©π©π©π©π©
LEAST
ASCOT
Two 2βs in a row - feeling lucky!
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### Author:  [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5865 "2024-02-15T15:11:40Z")
> **Wordle 971 3/6\* 2/15/2024**
>
> π¨π¨β¬π©β¬
> π©β¬β¬π©π©
> π©π©π©π©π©
>
> _TA_L **O** N β Good start! Now, where should that T go? If at the end, Iβd like to try at least one remaining comcon - if itβs R, then Iβve got
> **A** RG **OT** β Ah, not R. But at least A & T are placed. If itβs a double letter, ALLOT is gone, but ABBOT could be a possibilityβ¦ but I think I can try an S in there
> **ASCOT**
>
> If I had looked at S rather than R for the second guess, I might have had it in two. Itβs a fun start to the day either way.
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### Author:  [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5866 "2024-02-15T16:47:20Z")
Wordle 971 3/6
β¬π¦π¦β¬π¦
β¬π¦π¦π¦π§
π§π§π§π§π§
RATIO
TOAST
ASCOT
TOAST was what Scoredle would have played at two too. So I feel like I iz smart. I _really_ wanted to go with STOAT (nice one @psychobunny). The result would have been the same, but I had to take a shot at the deuce.
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### Author:  [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2024, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5867 "2024-02-16T01:43:31Z")
Ack, I didnβt post yesterday! It was a day. My score was a 4.
Iβm getting a little tired of the 4s. Todayβs was my own fault.
Wordle 971 4/6\*
β¬β¬π¨π¨β¬
β¬π¨β¬β¬π©
π©β¬β¬π©π©
π©π©π©π©π©
IRATE
VAULT
AFOOT
ASCOT
As soon as I typed in AFOOT, I saw ASCOT and kicked myself. That was a much better choice than AFOOT! Oh, well. I didnβt even ask WordleBotβs opinion.
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### Author:  [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2024, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5868 "2024-02-16T04:21:11Z")
Wordle 971 3/6\*
π¨β¬π¨β¬β¬
β¬π¨π¨π¨β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
TROPE
LOATH
ASCOT
WordleBot told me that its 2nd guess was more efficient than mine, MOUNT instead of LOATH, but I got it in 3 and WordleBot only got it in 5. So much for your βefficientβ guess, smug Bot!
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2024, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5869 "2024-02-16T04:57:53Z")
Wordle 971 3/6
β¬β¬π¨β¬π©
π¨π¨β¬β¬π©
π©π©π©π©π©
PLANT
CARET
ASCOT
Took me a hot minute to see ascot, but despite the timing of this post I didnβt spend all day on it. I just forgot to post.
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### Author:  [@SeaSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaSun)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2024, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5870 "2024-02-16T05:01:19Z")
**Wordle 971 3/6**
π¨β¬π¨π¨β¬
π¨π¨β¬π¨β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
SLATE
TORAH
ASCOT
Torah was a sleuth to check the 6 words I was seeing, and it ruled out all of them but for the answer, which _didnβt_ happen to be on my radar. Iβll take it!
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### Author:  [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2024, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5871 "2024-02-16T05:05:56Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 972 6/6
π©π©π©β¬β¬
π©π©π©β¬β¬
π©π©π©β¬β¬
π©π©π©β¬β¬
π©π©π©β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©[/spoiler]
I canβt remember what they all were!
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2024, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5872 "2024-02-16T05:19:54Z")
Wordle 972 4/6
β¬β¬π©β¬π¨
π©π©π©β¬β¬
π©π©π©β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
PLANT
STARE
STACK
STASH
One of these days it will be stack and I will have my 3!
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### Author:  [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2024, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5873 "2024-02-16T05:43:33Z")
Wordle 972 5/6
β¬π¨π¨β¬β¬
π©π©π©β¬β¬
π©π©π©β¬β¬
π©π©π©β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
RATIO
STALE
STACK
STAMP
STASH
Didnβt bother to go through it systematically. Just blindly guessed and got lucky. I know that STAFF and ? STAGY
were still options but there were probably a lot more I missed.
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2024, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5874 "2024-02-16T08:35:55Z")
There go my 3sβ¦
Wordle 972 5/6
π©π©β¬β¬β¬
β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬
β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬
π¨π¨β¬β¬π¨
π©π©π©π©π©
**STERN**
**CLOUD**
**GIMPY**
**HAWKS**
**STASH**
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### Author:  [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2024, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5875 "2024-02-16T10:20:07Z")
Wordle 972 3/6\*
π¦β¬β¬β¬β¬
π¦β¬π§π§π§
π§π§π§π§π§
ALONE
TRASH
STASH
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### Author:  [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2024, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5876 "2024-02-16T11:33:07Z")
Wordle 972 3/6\*
β¬β¬β¬π¨β¬
β¬β¬π©π©π¨
π©π©π©π©π©
Urban
Least
Stash
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### Author:  [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2024, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5877 "2024-02-16T11:57:23Z")
Wordle 972 5/6
β¬π¨β¬π©β¬
β¬β¬π©π©π©
β¬β¬π©π©π©
π©β¬π©π©π©
π©π©π©π©π©
RAISE
CLASH
QUASH
SMASH
STASH
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2024, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5878 "2024-02-16T12:16:59Z")
Wordle 972 4/6
π©β¬π©β¬π¨ 35
β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬ 13
π©β¬π©π¨π© 1
π©π©π©π©π©
SLANT
PERKY
SWATH
STASH
After my sleuth word on 2, I was down to SWATH and STASH; lost the metaphorical coin toss.
I came up with 16 possibles after my starting word, 4 of which had been used already, leaving 12 live ones. My sleuth word on 2 worked well, it was just that there simply wasnβt going to be a good sleuth word that differentiated between my last two guesses.
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### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2024, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5879 "2024-02-16T12:17:50Z")
If you go back in (before the next word comes round), it should tell you.
Wordle 972 4/6\*
\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,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 P} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ \end{aligned}
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### Author:  [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2024, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5880 "2024-02-16T12:55:08Z")
Wordle 972 3/6
π¨β¬π©β¬π¨
π¨π¨π©β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
HEART
THANK
STASH
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