# "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:** 309
### Author:  [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2024, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6161 "2024-03-04T05:17:01Z")
Wordle 989 5/6
β¬π¨β¬β¬β¬
β¬β¬π©π¨π©
β¬π©π©β¬π©
β¬β¬π¨π¨β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
RATIO
SHALE
PLACE
BUMFS
FLAME
After three I was left with the trap and GLAZE, FLAKE, FLAME, BLAZE and BLAME. If I could check FM and B I would know the answer so I semi-cheated and used an anagram finder to see if there were any possible words. Hence BUMFS, which apparently refers to superfluous documents and comes from British slang for toilet paper. I could have guaranteed a six without βcheatingβ but on the positive side I did learn a new word that I will never ever use.
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### Author:  [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2024, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6162 "2024-03-04T07:12:25Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 989 3/6
π¨β¬β¬β¬π©
β¬π¨β¬β¬π©
π©π©π©π©π©[/spoiler]
ATONE
CARVE
FLAME
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### Author:  [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2024, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6163 "2024-03-04T07:33:57Z")
> [@psychobunny](#):
>
> Hence BUMFS, which apparently refers to superfluous documents and comes from British slang for toilet paper.
Iβve only ever used it singular (I had to fill in all this bumf), and Iβm not sure Iβve ever seen it written down.
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### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2024, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6164 "2024-03-04T09:40:18Z")
Wordle 989 4/6\*
\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 S} \bbox[lime,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 P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned}
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2024, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6165 "2024-03-04T09:50:02Z")
Wordle 989 5/6
β¬β¬π¨β¬β¬
β¬π©β¬β¬β¬
β¬β¬π¨β¬β¬
β¬π¨β¬β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
**STERN**
**CLOUD**
**GIMPY**
**HAWKS**
**FLAME**
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### Author:  [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2024, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6166 "2024-03-04T10:42:17Z")
Wordle 989 6/6\*
π¦π§β¬β¬π§
β¬π§π§β¬π§
β¬π§π§β¬π§
β¬π§π§β¬π§
β¬π§π§β¬π§
π§π§π§π§π§
ALONE
SLATE
GLARE
PLACE
BLADE
FLAME
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2024, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6167 "2024-03-04T10:50:04Z")
Wordle 989 4/6
β¬π©π©β¬β¬ 65
β¬β¬π¨β¬β¬ 5
β¬π©π©β¬π© 2
π©π©π©π©π©
SLANT
DRECK
BLAZE
FLAME
Was gonna come in here and grumble about a 4, but given how everyone else is doingβ¦
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### Author:  [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2024, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6168 "2024-03-04T12:04:44Z")
Wordle 989 5/6
β¬π¨π©β¬β¬
β¬β¬π©β¬π©
β¬β¬π©β¬π©
β¬π©π©π©π©
π©π©π©π©π©
HEART
SPADE
INANE
BLAME
FLAME
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### Author:  [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2024, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6169 "2024-03-04T12:41:22Z")
Wordle 989 4/6
β¬π¨β¬β¬π©
β¬π©π©β¬π©
β¬π©π©π©π©
π©π©π©π©π©
RAISE
PLACE
BLAME
FLAME
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2024, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6170 "2024-03-04T14:35:59Z")
Got very lucky on guess #3. Bot says there were eight possible answers after #2.
Wordle 989 3/6
β¬β¬π§β¬π§
β¬β¬π§β¬π§
π§π§π§π§π§
CRANE
SPATE
FLAME
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### Author:  [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6171 "2024-03-04T15:37:23Z")
> **Wordle 989 3/6\* 3/4/2024**
>
> β¬β¬π©β¬π©
> π©π©π©β¬π©
> π©π©π©π©π©
>
> ST **A** T **E** β And that looks like a prototrap. Between L, R and N, Iβd like to try the first two as the second letter, so Iβll get both in one try.
> **FLA** R **E** β And that was a lucky guess. M or K? Iβll try Mβ¦
> **FLAME**
>
> What little analysis I did on that one really paid off, but for a birdie I was more lucky than good.
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### Author:  [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6172 "2024-03-04T16:09:14Z")
Wordle 989 5/6
π¦β¬β¬β¬π§
π¦π§β¬β¬π§
β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬
β¬π§π§β¬π§
π§π§π§π§π§
LOUSE
ALIKE
BUNDT
GLARE
FLAME
Jeez, another trap.
Still trying not to use the word list, but itβs cost me the last couple days. I think I still prefer the mental workout, even if my score is higher.
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2024, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6173 "2024-03-04T21:27:23Z")
Wordle 989 3/6\*
π¨π¨π©β¬β¬
π¨π©π©β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
LEAST
ELAND
FLAME
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### Author:  [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2024, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6174 "2024-03-04T21:52:36Z")
Not my favorite.
Wordle 989 5/6\*
β¬β¬π©β¬π©
β¬β¬π©π¨π©
β¬π©π©β¬π©
π©π©π©β¬π©
π©π©π©π©π©
IRATE
SCALE
BLADE
FLAKE
FLAME
I see Iβm at least in good company!
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### Author:  [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2024, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6175 "2024-03-05T04:57:04Z")
Wordle 989 5/6\*
β¬π©π©β¬π©
β¬π©π©β¬π©
β¬π©π©β¬π©
β¬π©π©β¬π©
π©π©π©π©π©
PLATE
BLARE
SLAKE
CLADE
FLAME
Oh well. Caught in a trap, like many of us today, I havenβt had a 5 for a while, so it was time.
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### Author:  [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2024, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6176 "2024-03-05T05:03:25Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 990 5/6
β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬
β¬β¬β¬π©β¬
β¬β¬β¬π©π©
β¬π©π©π©π©
π©π©π©π©π©[/spoiler]
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2024, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6177 "2024-03-05T05:19:21Z")
Wordle 990 3/6
β¬β¬β¬π¨β¬
β¬π¨β¬β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
PLANT
SNORE
HUNCH
Always love getting a solve after only uncovering a single letter in two yellow positions.
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### Author:  [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2024, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6178 "2024-03-05T05:46:33Z")
Wordle 990 6/6
β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬
β¬π©π©β¬β¬
β¬π©π©β¬β¬
β¬π©π©π©π©
π©π©β¬β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
RATIO
LUNES
FUNKY
BUNCH
HUMPS
HUNCH
Another trap!
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2024, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6179 "2024-03-05T08:14:58Z")
Wordle 990 5/6
β¬β¬β¬β¬π¨
π¨β¬β¬π¨β¬
β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬
π©β¬β¬β¬β¬
π©π©π©π©π©
**STERN**
**CLOUD**
**GIMPY**
**HAWKS**
**HUNCH**
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### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2024, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6180 "2024-03-05T09:40:22Z")
Wordle 990 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[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 Q} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ \end{aligned}
When will i ever learn !!!
I thought of HUNCH before MUNCH and PUNCH.
Couldβve had a 3.
Stupid git.
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