# "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: ![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 27, 2024, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6061 "2024-02-27T04:07:16Z")

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Wordle 982 4/6\*

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨  
🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜  
⬜🟨⬜🟩🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLATE  
TREND  
INSET  
OFTEN

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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 27, 2024, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6062 "2024-02-27T05:04:37Z")

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[spoiler]Wordle 983 4/6

🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩  
🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩  
🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler]

SCARE  
SHOVE  
SPINE  
SENSE

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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 27, 2024, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6063 "2024-02-27T05:38:48Z")

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Wordle 983 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
LUNES  
SENSE

Yeah I went for the double double to place the letters and got lucky.

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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 27, 2024, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6064 "2024-02-27T08:55:52Z")

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Wordle 983 4/6

⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
🟩🟨⬛⬛🟩  
🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLANT  
SNORE  
SINGE  
SENSE

Not sure why I saw singe before since.

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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 27, 2024, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6065 "2024-02-27T09:56:54Z")

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Wordle 983 X/6\*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,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 L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\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 N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned}

Bolleaux.  
End of 223 streak.

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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 27, 2024, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6066 "2024-02-27T10:09:00Z")

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Oh no!

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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 27, 2024, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6067 "2024-02-27T10:13:13Z")

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Wordle 983 4/6

🟩⬛🟨⬛🟨  
🟩⬛⬛🟨🟩  
🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STERN** — _hmmm, has to be scone sense shone since sinew singe snide snipe spine_  
**SHONE** — _am now down to sense since singe snide snipe_  
**SINCE** — _ok, gotta be sense_  
**SENSE**

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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 27, 2024, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6068 "2024-02-27T11:33:34Z")

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Wordle 983 5/6\*

⬛⬛⬛🟦🟧  
⬛⬛🟧🟧🟧  
⬛🟧🟧🟧🟧  
⬛🟧🟧🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ALONE  
RINSE  
TENSE  
DENSE  
SENSE

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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 27, 2024, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6069 "2024-02-27T12:06:00Z")

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Wordle 983 3/6

🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 102  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 4  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT → Let’s do some Austen, shall we?  
PRIDE → and Prejudice  
SENSE → and Sensibility

Love a good sleuth word! After my starting word, I came up with a list of 19 possible solutions that hadn’t already been used. My sleuth word at 2 knocked out 18 of them. Can’t beat that with a stick.

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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 27, 2024, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6070 "2024-02-27T12:40:03Z")

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Wordle 983 3/6

⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
DEIGN  
SENSE

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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 27, 2024, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6071 "2024-02-27T12:51:29Z")

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Wordle 983 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩  
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RAISE  
LOUSE  
TENSE  
SENSE

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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 27, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6072 "2024-02-27T15:32:20Z")

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Almost fell into the trap.

Wordle 983 4/6

🟧⬜⬜⬜🟧  
🟧⬜⬜⬜🟧  
🟧⬜🟧⬜🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

SLATE  
SPORE  
SINCE  
SENSE

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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 27, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6073 "2024-02-27T16:49:21Z")

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You seem to have a fondness for the letter W.

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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 27, 2024, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6074 "2024-02-27T16:54:11Z")

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> **Wordle 983 5/6\* 2/27/2024**
>
> ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨  
> ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨  
> 🟨🟩🟩🟩⬜  
> ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> OFT_EN_ → OK start. Two comcons and throw in an A, coming up  
> L **E** A_NS_ → Stopped to think here for a while. Wanted to try an I or U, but came up empty - so I tried for an I along with another E to get  
> _E_ **ENS** Y → Aha, must be DENSE!  
> D **ENSE** → Shoot. Repeated S  
> **SENSE**
> 
> Oddly enough, Scoredle goes right to the answer after my second guess, but then we share fourth guesses. It can be hard to figure out why it does what it does.

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### Author: ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6075 "2024-02-27T18:32:45Z")

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Wordle 983 4/6

⬛🟦⬛🟧🟧  
⬛🟧🟧🟧🟧  
⬛🟧🟧🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ANISE  
TENSE  
DENSE  
SENSE

Bah, stupid double-double! Par was truly disappointing after that start.  
I’ve been refraining from looking at the used words list. Today it would not have helped me a bit! Kind of surprised none of those words has been used before.

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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 27, 2024, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6076 "2024-02-27T20:12:30Z")

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Wordle 983 3/6\*

⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜  
⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

LEAST  
MESSY  
SENSE

I didnt expect TWO double letters!

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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 28, 2024, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6077 "2024-02-28T02:37:32Z")

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Wordle 983 4/6\*

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩  
🟩🟨⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLATE  
SCONE  
SNIDE  
SENSE  
It took me ages to get it, because of the 2 doubles.

@pjd sorry about your broken streak!

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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 28, 2024, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6078 "2024-02-28T02:55:15Z")

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> [@Rebo](#):
>
> I didnt expect TWO double letters!

I didn’t, either, even though according to WordleBot the answer was the only possible solution after my second word. It took me _forever_ to work it out!

Wordle 983 3/6\*

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩  
🟩⬛⬛🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

IRATE  
SCONE  
SENSE

@pjd, I’m sorry about your broken streak, too!

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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 28, 2024, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6079 "2024-02-28T05:24:07Z")

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**Wednesday, February 28th**

Wordle 984 4/6

⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛  
⬛⬛🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLANT  
ROLES  
GUILE  
DEVIL

Thought I had it with guile, and then was surprised that I didn’t even get a single green out of it.

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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 28, 2024, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6080 "2024-02-28T06:05:11Z")

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Wordle 984 3/6

⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜  
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
CIVIL  
DEVIL

The V was a lucky pick up.

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