# "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 29, 2024, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6101 "2024-02-29T10:17:06Z")

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Wordle 985 5/6\*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,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 T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Z} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned}

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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 29, 2024, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6102 "2024-02-29T11:37:50Z")

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Wordle 985 4/6

⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 256  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 19  
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 7  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
AWAKE → knew this had been used already, was using it as a sleuth word  
IMAGE

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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 29, 2024, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6103 "2024-02-29T12:18:19Z")

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Wordle 985 2/6

⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RAISE  
IMAGE

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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 29, 2024, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6104 "2024-02-29T12:47:11Z")

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Wordle 985 5/6

⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩  
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩  
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
ERASE  
PLACE  
INANE  
IMAGE

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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 29, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6105 "2024-02-29T15:10:50Z")

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Lucky to have gotten it in four.

Wordle 985 4/6

⬜⬜🟧⬜🟧  
⬜⬜🟧⬜🟧  
🟧⬜🟧⬜🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

SLATE  
BRAVE  
INANE  
IMAGE

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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 29, 2024, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6106 "2024-02-29T17:01:47Z")

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Wordle 985 3/6

⬛⬛🟦⬛🟧  
⬛🟦⬛🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

POISE  
TINGE  
IMAGE

A very fast birdie. At first, an I and a terminal E felt a bit trappish, but then placing the I in the first position made it obvious.

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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 29, 2024, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6107 "2024-02-29T18:09:31Z")

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Wordle 985 4/6\*

⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜  
🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩  
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

LEAST  
GRAPE  
ADAGE  
IMAGE

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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 29, 2024, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6108 "2024-02-29T18:47:00Z")

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> **Wordle 985 4/6\* 2/29/2024**
>
> ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜  
> ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜  
> ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> D_E_V_I_L → Found two unplaced vowels. If we swap their places and add three comcons, what do we get?  
> R_I_S_E_N → Nothing. (Well, at least some letters eliminated.) T is still out there, so a couple more consonants might help  
> WH_I_T **E** → E placed, I placed by elimination - I think there’s another vowel in there, pretty much has to be in the middle. If we try I?A?E, what does that look like?  
> **IMAGE**  
> IMBUE was also out there. I was getting rather worried about my lack of progress, then all of a sudden there were just a couple words left - and I made the right guess to save par.

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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: [March 1, 2024, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6109 "2024-03-01T04:48:03Z")

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Wordle 985 4/6\*

⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩  
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩  
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLATE  
BRACE  
SHADE  
IMAGE  
Phew! Too many possibles in the trap.

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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: [March 1, 2024, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6110 "2024-03-01T05:07:59Z")

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**Friday, March 1st**

Wordle 986 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨  
⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛  
🟨🟩🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLANT  
STORE  
TORCH  
FORTY

Big improvement over yesterday’s 6.

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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: [March 1, 2024, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6111 "2024-03-01T05:31:25Z")

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[spoiler]Wordle 986 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟩⬜⬜🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler]

SHADE  
FLIRT  
FORTY

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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: [March 1, 2024, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6112 "2024-03-01T06:25:31Z")

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Wordle 986 3/6

🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨  
⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
SHORT  
FORTY

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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: [March 1, 2024, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6113 "2024-03-01T06:37:37Z")

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**Wordle 985 3/6**

⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩  
🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
GRAPE  
IMAGE

Sure got lucky with nailing that G. I then was seeing four words to choose from, three of which started with an A, so the safe play would be to check one of those, but I just liked Image the best and took a chance. Sometimes taking a risk pays off. 🙂

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### Author: ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2024, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6114 "2024-03-01T08:07:45Z")

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Wordle 986 4/6

🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜  
🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

TRANS  
LOUIE  
ROTTY  
FORTY

I, for one, object to spelling “fourty” that way.

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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: [March 1, 2024, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6115 "2024-03-01T09:18:16Z")

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Wordle 986 4/6

⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛  
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STERN**  
**CLOUD**  
**GIMPY**  
**FORTY**

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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: [March 1, 2024, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6116 "2024-03-01T09:41:47Z")

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Wordle 986 5/6\*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \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 H} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \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 Y} \\ \end{aligned}

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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: [March 1, 2024, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6117 "2024-03-01T10:36:57Z")

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Wordle 986 4/6\*

⬛⬛🟦⬛⬛  
🟦🟧🟧⬛⬛  
⬛🟧🟧🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ALONE  
TORUS  
PORTY  
FORTY

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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: [March 1, 2024, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6118 "2024-03-01T10:48:19Z")

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Wordle 986 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 524  
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 17  
🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ 6  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
ROTOR  
FORTY

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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: [March 1, 2024, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6119 "2024-03-01T12:50:15Z")

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Wordle 986 3/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RAISE  
COURT  
FORTY

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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: [March 1, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6120 "2024-03-01T15:17:31Z")

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Wordle 986 3/6

⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜  
🟦🟧⬜⬜🟦  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
ROUST - And after tossing around “OI” combinations without success, I came up with. . .  
FORTY

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