# "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:** 295
### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2024, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5881 "2024-02-16T14:57:48Z")
Stupid, stupid, stupid. Should have been a three.
Wordle 972 4/6
β¬β¬π§β¬β¬
β¬β¬π§π§π¦
π¦β¬π§π§β¬
π§π§π§π§π§
CRANE
BLAST
TOAST - head smack
STASH
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### Author:  [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5882 "2024-02-16T16:25:39Z")
> **Wordle 972 X/6\* 2/16/2024**
>
> π¨π¨β¬β¬π¨
> 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¬
>
> _AS_CO_T_ β OK, not a bad start. I see one good word right off the bad, so
> _TAS_ER β Would have been nice to pick up another letter. Shuffle 'em around and try again
> **STA** ND β Yeah, Iβm gonna have to call this one a trapβ¦ OK, what have I got? STAPH and STAMP both use P, I should probably knock it out
> **STA** MP β Nada. STALL and STALK, ditto, so
> **STA** LL β One guess left. STAGY is still around, as isβ¦
> **STA** FF
>
> A streak of 98 comes to an end. Whereβs Admiral Ackbar when you need him? Ironically, if I had seen the answer while looking for the fourth guess, I would have guessed the word that could have covered all three options I was thinking of, and finished in 5; whatβs more I thought of STACHE at one point, but of course, six letters. I should have slept on it when the trap appeared. Frankly, I had been lucky for a while now; guess it was time for my luck to run out.
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5883 "2024-02-16T16:46:39Z")
Wordle 972 2/6\*
β¬β¬π©π©π¨
π©π©π©π©π©
LEAST
STASH
Iβll be damned. Iβve never had three 2s in a row! I really like LEAST as a starter word.
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### Author:  [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5884 "2024-02-16T17:05:52Z")
Wordle 972 5/6
β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬
β¬π¦β¬π¦π¦
π§π§π§β¬β¬
π§π§π§β¬β¬
π§π§π§π§π§
OLIVE
RANTS
STAMP
STACK
STASH
Had a short run of threes; now Iβm back in Bogeytown.
I got excited when that STA turned owner at three. Then I lookedβ¦ and lookedβ¦ and lookedβ¦ and saw STAFF and STACK and nothing else. I went to the used words list and found STAFF was burned already, so I sat back to take my par and - What the _Hell_??? I totally didnβt see that.
@SunUp, sorry about your streak.
@Rebo, nice run! Keep it up!
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### Author:  [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2024, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5885 "2024-02-17T01:13:04Z")
Wordle 972 4/6\*
π¨β¬β¬β¬β¬
β¬π¨π¨β¬π©
π©β¬π©π¨π©
π©π©π©π©π©
TROPE
LATCH
SWATH
STASH
Relieved to get it in 4, especially after seeing the stats: 14% didnβt guess it today, which unfortunately means a lot of broken streaks.
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### Author:  [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2024, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5886 "2024-02-17T03:40:03Z")
I hope to break my streak of 4s soon. Not today, though!
Wordle 972 4/6\*
β¬β¬π©π¨β¬
π©π©π©β¬β¬
π©π©π©β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
IRATE
STAMP
STALK
STASH
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2024, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5887 "2024-02-17T05:09:54Z")
**Saturday, February 17th**
Wordle 973 2/6
π©π¨π©β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
PLANT
PSALM
I suspect this wouldβve been trickier with a starting word other than plant.
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### Author:  [@SeaSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaSun)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2024, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5888 "2024-02-17T05:20:35Z")
**Wordle 972 3/6**
π©β¬π©π¨β¬
π©π©π©β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
SLATE
STARK
STASH
Got super lucky with this one! I was seeing 6 words, 3 of which seemed the most likelyβ¦so out of those 3, I just eenie meenie miney moed it.
* * *
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@Rebo Congrats on your three-day streak of 2βs! Thatβs awesome. π
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### Author:  [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2024, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5889 "2024-02-17T07:06:34Z")
Wordle 973 3/6
β¬π¨β¬β¬β¬
π¨β¬π©π©β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
RATIO
SHALE
PSALM
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2024, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5890 "2024-02-17T08:29:35Z")
Wordle 973 4/6
π¨β¬β¬β¬β¬
β¬π¨β¬β¬β¬
β¬β¬π¨π¨β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
**STERN**
**CLOUD**
**GIMPY**
**PSALM**
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### Author:  [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2024, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5891 "2024-02-17T10:01:04Z")
Wordle 973 3/6\*
π¦π¦β¬β¬β¬
π¦β¬π§π§β¬
π§π§π§π§π§
ALONE
STALK
PSALM
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### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2024, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5892 "2024-02-17T11:12:53Z")
Wordle 973 3/6\*
\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 C} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \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 M} \\ \end{aligned}
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2024, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5893 "2024-02-17T11:25:55Z")
Wordle 973 2/6
π¨π¨π©β¬β¬ 51
π©π©π©π©π©
SLANT
PSALM β Couldβve also been LEASE; LEASH had been used.
> [@EllisDee](#):
>
> I suspect this wouldβve been trickier with a starting word other than plant.
Worked out pretty well with slant, too!
In your case, it couldβve also been PEARL.
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2024, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5894 "2024-02-17T11:35:50Z")
Yeah, looking over the scores, todayβs answer is easier than I expected.
Also, very glad I didnβt see pearl. I started by focusing on p\_al\_, which pretty quickly led to psalm. I never even looked at p\_a\_l.
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### Author:  [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2024, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5895 "2024-02-17T11:38:38Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 973 3/6
β¬π¨β¬β¬β¬
β¬β¬β¬π©β¬
π©π©π©π©π©[/spoiler]
CLONE
TRILL
PSALM
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### Author:  [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2024, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5896 "2024-02-17T12:13:36Z")
Wordle 973 3/6
β¬π¨β¬π¨β¬
π¨β¬π©π©π¨
π©π©π©π©π©
RAISE
SCALP
PSALM
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### Author:  [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5897 "2024-02-17T14:14:32Z")
Wordle 973 3/6\*
β¬π¨π¨β¬β¬
β¬π¨π©π¨π¨
π©π©π©π©π©
Upset
Clasp
Psalm
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2024, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5898 "2024-02-17T16:57:06Z")
What an idiot. This should have been a two.
Wordle 973 4/6
π¦π¦π§β¬β¬
π¦β¬π¦β¬π¦
π¦β¬π§π¦β¬
π§π§π§π§π§
SLATE - as it turned out, this only left one choice, but no-o-o-o-o
ATLAS
LEASH
PSALM
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### Author:  [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5899 "2024-02-17T17:21:09Z")
> **Wordle 973 3/6\* 2/17/2024**
>
> π¨β¬π©β¬β¬
> β¬π©π©β¬β¬
> π©π©π©π©π©
>
> _S_T **A** SH β OK, not bad. If the S doesnβt go at the end, thereβs pretty much just one place left for itβ¦ but then what goes first? ?SA??, ASADA? Let me try something with an Eβ¦
> U **SA** GE β ASADA would still workβ¦ bu thereβs one possible with a consonant, and it lets me try an L, so
> **PSALM**
>
> So a bit lucky there at the end, even though I had seen another alternative first (along with one with an N instead, which I might have bitten on if I had seen it.) After yesterdayβs debacle, Iβll take it.
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2024, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5900 "2024-02-17T18:04:30Z")
Wordle 973 3/6\*
π¨β¬π©π¨β¬
π¨π¨π©β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
LEAST
SLANG
PSALM
There goes the streak, but a 3 is ok!
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