# "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
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### Author: ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2024, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5981 "2024-02-22T11:42:51Z")

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Wordle 978 4/6\*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,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 E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned}

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### Author: ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2024, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5982 "2024-02-22T12:50:33Z")

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Wordle 978 2/6

🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
HEAVY shades of LBJ “I come to you… with a heavy heart”

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### Author: ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2024, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5983 "2024-02-22T13:07:32Z")

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Wordle 978 3/6

⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟩⬛🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLANT  
SCARE  
HEAVY

I’m losing my proficiency with this game. Last night I saw beady – which I didn’t love as an answer – and heady, but both have already been answers before. I kept looking but couldn’t see anything else. Now this morning was a headsmack moment when I saw heavy. How did I not see heavy last night after already seeing heady?

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### Author: ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2024, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5984 "2024-02-22T13:07:53Z")

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Wow, Bob, nice! Me, a humble 5.

Wordle 978 5/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩  
🟩🟨⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STERN**  
**CLOUD**  
**GIMPY**  
**HAWKS**  
**HEAVY**

ETA — @EllisDee it happens often enough. Every once in a while I’ll get stumped for a while. If I step away from the game for a few hours, when I come back the answer is sometimes obvious.

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### Author: ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2024, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5985 "2024-02-22T13:26:21Z")

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> **Wordle 978 4/6\* 2/22/2024**
>
> ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
> ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨  
> ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> BUILD → I’ve had a lot of whiffs lately. With my play style, it gives me a lot of freedom for the second word. Thought about STAIN for a while, but tried a homonym and it somehow worked  
> ST **A** N_E_ → E can’t really go in 4th, and I can’t see anything with it at the start, so second it is. I can see a good word with R and some “more-common” consonants of what’s remaining  
> R **EA** C_H_ → Hit on the H, which must go at start, then I go right to  
> **HEAVY**
> 
> Scoredle saw the answer with its third guess, so I’ll take a hit on my personal skill score today. At any rate, a fun puzzle for a Thursday.

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### Author: ![chiliwillybing](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chiliwillybing/32/12394_2.png) [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2024, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5986 "2024-02-22T14:00:12Z")

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Wordle 978 3/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨  
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RAISE  
LEANT  
HEAVY

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### Author: ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5987 "2024-02-22T15:00:43Z")

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Wordle 978 3/6

⬜⬜🟧⬜🟦  
⬜🟧🟧⬜🟦  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

SLATE  
BEACH - Well, the Bot didn’t like this word, but it demands that the ‘H’ will have to go at the beginning of the answer, which narrows things.  
HEAVY

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### Author: ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2024, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5988 "2024-02-22T19:23:38Z")

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Wordle 978 4/6\*

⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

LEAST  
BEARD  
WEAVE  
HEAVY

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### Author: ![Cugel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cugel/32/1199_2.png) [@Cugel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cugel)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2024, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5989 "2024-02-23T02:54:01Z")

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I got consecutive twos for the first time today, after having a rough patch.

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### Author: ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2024, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5990 "2024-02-23T04:13:55Z")

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Wordle 978 3/6\*

⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLATE  
REACH  
HEAVY

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### Author: ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2024, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5991 "2024-02-23T04:22:04Z")

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A two. And a hard-won one, too.

Wordle 978 2/6\*

⬛⬛🟩⬛🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

IRATE  
HEAVY

I really wrenched on this one today. Knowing the ‘E’ was not in the last position was helpful, as it meant it almost had to be in the second position. WordleBot advised there were 11 possibilities after my first try, and I believe I found the majority of them. Every word I found and checked had already been used until I finally hit on HEAVY. WordleBot gave me a 53 for skill.

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### Author: ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2024, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5992 "2024-02-23T05:03:59Z")

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**Friday, February 23rd**

Wordle 979 2/6

🟨⬛🟩⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLANT  
APART

Very quick.

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### Author: ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2024, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5993 "2024-02-23T05:10:28Z")

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Wordle 979 3/6\*

🟧⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟧⬛🟦⬛🟦  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ALONE  
ASTIR  
APART

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### Author: ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2024, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5994 "2024-02-23T05:23:25Z")

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Wordle 979 4/6

🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜  
🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
TRACE  
SMART  
APART

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### Author: ![SeaSun](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seasun/32/14820_2.png) [@SeaSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaSun)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2024, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5995 "2024-02-23T06:10:12Z")

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**Wordle 978 3/6**

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
CHOIR  
HEAVY

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### Author: ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2024, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5996 "2024-02-23T08:05:08Z")

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Wordle 979 5/6

⬛🟨⬛🟩⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STERN**  
**CLOUD**  
**GIMPY**  
**HAWKS**  
**APART**

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### Author: ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2024, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5997 "2024-02-23T09:52:28Z")

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Wordle 979 5/6\*

\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[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 M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Q} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \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 P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ \end{aligned}

Bastards!

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### Author: ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2024, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5998 "2024-02-23T11:22:34Z")

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Wordle 979 3/6

⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 42  
⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 6  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CRAFT  
APART

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### Author: ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2024, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/5999 "2024-02-23T11:39:46Z")

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[spoiler]Wordle 979 3/6

⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜  
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler]

CRATE  
SMART  
APART

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### Author: ![chiliwillybing](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chiliwillybing/32/12394_2.png) [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2024, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6000 "2024-02-23T11:58:51Z")

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Wordle 979 3/6

🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RAISE  
CRAWL  
APART

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