# "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:** 307
### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6121 "2024-03-01T16:38:54Z")
Wordle 986 4/6\*
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β¬β¬π¨π¨π¨
β¬π©π©π©β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
LEAST
INTRO
WORTH
FORTY
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### Author:  [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2024, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6122 "2024-03-01T16:52:05Z")
Wordle 986 4/6
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π¦π¦π¦β¬β¬
β¬π§π§π§β¬
π§π§π§π§π§
OPIUM
TRONE
WORTH
FORTY
I tried ASTRO at three, given Wordleβs history of using prefixes as words. It was not a valid guess. Fortunately.
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### Author:  [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6123 "2024-03-01T18:06:23Z")
> **Wordle 986 3/6\* 3/1/2024**
>
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> π¨π©β¬β¬π¨
> π©π©π©π©π©
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> IMAGE β Whiff. Time for a good first word second, which in this case is easy as one of my old reliables has that OU combo
> _R_ **O** US_T_ β TOR?? goes nowhere, so Iβm looking elsewhere. When I thought about ?ORT?, I thought of Rick & MORTY, and I thought the Y would be a good play which then brought me to
> **FORTY**
>
> Start off the day - and the month - with a quick birdie. Nice!
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### Author:  [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2024, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6124 "2024-03-01T22:13:54Z")
I seem to be back in my 3 mode over the past couple of days.
Yesterday:
Wordle 985 3/6\*
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π©β¬π©β¬π©
π©π©π©π©π©
IRATE
INANE
IMAGE
Shoulda been a 2. If Iβd seen IMAGE before INANE, it would have been!
Wordle 986 3/6\*
β¬π¨β¬π©β¬
β¬π©π©π©β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
IRATE
WORTH
FORTY
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### Author:  [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2024, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6125 "2024-03-02T04:48:35Z")
Wordle 986 3/6\*
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β¬β¬π©π©β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
PLATE
MIRTH
FORTY
The Bot told me that my 2nd guess was very lucky, eliminating all but the solution.
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### Author:  [@SeaSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaSun)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2024, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6126 "2024-03-02T05:09:42Z")
**Wordle 986 3/6**
β¬β¬β¬π©β¬
β¬β¬π¨β¬π¨
π©π©π©π©π©
SLATE
CHOIR
FORTY
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### Author:  [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2024, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6127 "2024-03-02T05:17:41Z")
SAT MAR 2nd
Wordle 987 5/6\*
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β¬π¦π¦β¬β¬
β¬π¦π¦β¬β¬
β¬π¦β¬π§π§
π§π§π§π§π§
ALONE
SNAKY
PANIC
HUMAN
URBAN
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### Author:  [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2024, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6128 "2024-03-02T05:30:30Z")
Wordle 987 4/6
π¨π¨β¬β¬β¬
β¬β¬π¨π¨β¬
π¨π¨π¨β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
RATIO
CHARM
ABUSE
URBAN
Stupid mistake on 3 but it let me get the B.
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### Author:  [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2024, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6129 "2024-03-02T06:07:23Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 987 4/6
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β¬β¬π¨β¬β¬
β¬π©π¨β¬π©
π©π©π©π©π©[/spoiler]
STAIN
COACH
DRAIN
URBAN
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2024, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6130 "2024-03-02T08:16:05Z")
Wordle 987 3/6
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**STERN**
**CLOUD** β _is most likely bruin or urban_
**URBAN**
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### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2024, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6131 "2024-03-02T10:53:57Z")
Wordle 987 4/6\*
\begin{aligned} &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,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 A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ \end{aligned}
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### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2024, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6132 "2024-03-02T10:54:20Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#):
>
> β¬β¬π¨β¬β¬
> β¬β¬π¨β¬β¬
> β¬π©π¨β¬π©
> π©π©π©π©π©
How come you didnβt get a green in the last square on your first line ?!
Ah⦠i see you put all the squares in manually !
Why not just click the βShareβ button in wordle and paste it back here ?
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### Author:  [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2024, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6133 "2024-03-02T12:34:44Z")
Thats odd. I click share and then copy. I hadnβt noticed that.
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2024, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6134 "2024-03-02T12:50:53Z")
Wordle 987 4/6
β¬β¬π¨π¨β¬
π¨π¨π¨β¬β¬
π¨β¬β¬π¨π©
π©π©π©π©π©
PLANT
RANES
ACORN
URBAN
Just could not see urban at all last night. Then it took me another fair few minutes this morning.
Donβt know what ranes are or why I played it. My standard second guess in that situation is saner, but I forgot it. I think I conflated ranes with rales, but in any case I just typed in ranes on a whim and it worked.
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2024, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6135 "2024-03-02T13:06:00Z")
Wordle 987 4/6
β¬β¬π¨π¨β¬ 441
β¬β¬β¬π¨β¬ 36
π©π¨π©π©π¨ 1
π©π©π©π©π©
SLANT
CHORE
UNBAR
URBAN
After 2, how the $#@! did I see UNBAR but not URBAN?? (Also saw RANGY but not NADIR. If RANCH hadnβt already been used, Iβd have guessed it on 2.)
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### Author:  [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6136 "2024-03-02T13:48:44Z")
Wordle 987 4/6
π¨π¨β¬β¬β¬
π¨π©β¬β¬β¬
β¬π©π¨π¨β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
RAISE
ARROW
GRANT
URBAN
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### Author:  [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6137 "2024-03-02T13:53:44Z")
Wordle 987 5/6
β¬β¬π¨π¨β¬
β¬β¬π¨π©β¬
β¬π©β¬π©β¬
π¨π©β¬π©β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
HEART
SPRAY
CROAK
BRIAR
URBAN
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6138 "2024-03-02T15:45:44Z")
Took forever to see the answer.
Wordle 987 5/6
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β¬π¦π¦β¬β¬
π§β¬β¬π§π§
π§π§π§π§π§
SLATE
POINT
CANDY
UNMAN
URBAN
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### Author:  [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2024, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6139 "2024-03-02T17:56:43Z")
> **Wordle 987 6/6\* 3/2/2024**
>
> β¬β¬π¨β¬β¬
> β¬π¨π¨π¨β¬
> π¨π¨β¬β¬π¨
> π¨π¨π¨β¬β¬
> β¬π©π¨π¨β¬
> π©π©π©π©π©
>
> FO_R_TY β OK, well, itβs a start, I can mix together A & E and a couple more comcons to get
> S_NAR_E β and thatβs cool, three unplaced. I really would like to try both an I and an L here, but I can only get one, so
> _NA_DI_R_ β and Iβm really feeling low now, gotta move the R _again_ (only two spaces left) and I saw
> _RAN_CH β but that didnβt move the A (dumb), and for my _fifth_ guess I finally know where the R should go, and I was casting around for possible letters and didnβt vet this one before I hit enter so another A-placement repeat and
> W **R** _AN_G β was my fifth guess, I finally know where the N goes, and played around with repeating the A a few times before I realized I hadnβt tried the U, which made things pretty easy once I put it at the start of the word
> **URBAN**
>
> Took me even longer than **Chefguy** to see the answer. Definitely a low-skill score for me today.
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### Author:  [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6140 "2024-03-02T18:22:45Z")
I had a really easy time of it today, Iβm almost embarrassed to admit. (Almost.)
Wordle 987 3/6\*
β¬π©π¨β¬β¬
β¬π©β¬π©π©
π©π©π©π©π©
IRATE
GROAN
URBAN
My second try was fortuitous and left no other answer but URBAN. It didnβt take long to find it, fortunately!
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