# "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:** 312
### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6221 "2024-03-07T14:20:41Z")
Whoa! Total surprise! I like the emoji face it made.
Wordle 992 2/6
β¬π¦β¬π§β¬
π§π§π§π§π§
POINT - Thought Iβd try a different starting word for a change
CLONE - Total SWAG
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### Author:  [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6222 "2024-03-07T14:33:05Z")
> **Wordle 992 3/6\* 3/7/2024**
>
> β¬π¨β¬β¬β¬
> π¨π¨π¨π¨β¬
> π©π©π©π©π©
>
> T_E_ARY β All right, not bad, I can build on that - Letβs add an O to that E, and see if I can get three more comcons out of it - itβs a bit of a BS word, but what the heck
> _NOEL_S β Lotta letters to jumble, LONER and ALONE are both out, but the second look leads me to
> **CLONE**
>
> So that one was really quick. This one really feels like it could be either a fast win or - if you fall into the -ONE trap - a bit of a slog.
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### Author:  [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6223 "2024-03-07T14:48:15Z")
Wordle 992 3/6
β¬β¬β¬π§π¦
π§π¦β¬π§β¬
π§π§π§π§π§
PIANO
COUNT
CLONE
My first three in almost a week.
I flipped a coin between CLONE and CRONE. Could also have been CRONY, but I was kind of surprised there werenβt more possibilities.
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6224 "2024-03-07T16:20:38Z")
Wordle 992 3/6
SLANT
BLINK
CLONE
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### Author:  [@SeaSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaSun)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2024, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6225 "2024-03-07T23:09:41Z")
**Wordle 992 3/6**
β¬π©β¬β¬π©
π¨π©β¬β¬π©
π©π©π©π©π©
SLATE
OLDIE
CLONE
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### Author:  [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2024, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6226 "2024-03-08T02:45:49Z")
Wordle 992 2/6\*
β¬π©β¬β¬π©
π©π©π©π©π©
PLATE
CLONE
A lucky 2nd guess, especially since there were 16 other possible solutions.
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### Author:  [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2024, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6227 "2024-03-08T04:26:41Z")
I was happy with my 3. π
Wordle 992 3/6\*
β¬β¬β¬β¬π©
β¬π¨π©π©π©
π©π©π©π©π©
IRATE
SCONE
CLONE
My second word left only CLONE as the answer according to WordleBot.
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2024, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6228 "2024-03-08T05:02:57Z")
**Friday, March 8th**
Wordle 993 3/6
β¬π¨π¨β¬β¬
π¨π©β¬π¨π¨
π©π©π©π©π©
PLANT
LASER
EARLY
Nice and quick, posting by 12:02.
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### Author:  [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2024, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6229 "2024-03-08T05:04:39Z")
Wordle 993 4/6\*
π¦π¦β¬β¬π¦
β¬β¬π¦π¦π¦
π¦π¦π¦π§β¬
π§π§π§π§π§
ALONE
STEAL
REALM
EARLY
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### Author:  [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2024, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6230 "2024-03-08T06:15:39Z")
Wordle 993 3/6
π¨π©β¬β¬β¬
π¨π©π©β¬π¨
π©π©π©π©π©
RATIO
LARGE
EARLY
And in meaningless statistics that nobody cares about, my streak officially hits 500!
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2024, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6231 "2024-03-08T09:33:32Z")
500! Awesome, @psychobunny !
Wordle 993 4/6
β¬β¬π¨π¨β¬
β¬π¨β¬β¬β¬
β¬β¬β¬β¬π©
π©π©π©π©π©
**STERN**
**CLOUD**
**GIMPY**
**EARLY**
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2024, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6232 "2024-03-08T10:01:55Z")
> [@psychobunny](#):
>
> Wordle 993 3/6
>
> π¨π©β¬β¬β¬
> π¨π©π©β¬π¨
> π©π©π©π©π©
>
> RATIO
> LARGE
> EARLY
>
> And in meaningless statistics that nobody cares about, my streak officially hits 500!
Again, congratulations to @psychobunny for hitting 500! Thatβs very cool.
I have a link to the first post this game was introduced here on the Dope, by @Briny_Deep on Christmas Eve 2021 β ["Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 1) - The Game Room - Straight Dope Message Board](https://is.gd/wordleSDMB).
Today is the **806th** day since then. The James Webb Space Telescope was launched the very next day, so some of us here have been playing for as long as the JWST has been flying.
My current streak is 193 and thatβs my longest streak.
How long are some other streaks here?
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### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2024, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6233 "2024-03-08T10:36:33Z")
Wordle 993 4/6\*
\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,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 S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[yellow,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[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 R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[silver,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 R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned}
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### Author:  [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2024, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6234 "2024-03-08T11:51:23Z")
Wordle 993 2/6\*
β¬π¨π©β¬π¨
π©π©π©π©π©
Peril
Early
Wordlebot was uncommonly effusive with praise on this one.
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### Author:  [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2024, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6235 "2024-03-08T12:01:53Z")
Wordle 993 3/6
π¨π©β¬β¬π¨
β¬π©β¬π¨π¨
π©π©π©π©π©
RAISE
WATER
EARLY
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### Author:  [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2024, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6236 "2024-03-08T13:06:00Z")
Wordle 993 4/6
β¬π¨π¨π¨β¬
β¬π¨π¨π¨β¬
β¬π©β¬π¨π¨
π©π©π©π©π©
HEART
BREAD
MAKER
EARLY
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### Author:  [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2024, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6237 "2024-03-08T13:50:49Z")
> **Wordle 993 4/6\* 3/8/2024**
>
> β¬π¨β¬β¬π¨
> β¬β¬π¨π¨π¨
> β¬π©β¬π©π¨
> π©π©π©π©π©
>
> C_L_ON_E_ β OK, not a bad start, letβs add an A and two comcons
> ST_EAL_ β Hit on the A, at least. Feel like I need to find the L, so Iβll do the Scoredle trick and try it twice
> L **A** D **L** _E_ β Well, it worked, but I didnβt diversify my E positions, so that cost me too. ?AEL? doesnβt work well, but EA?L? does when I drag in that R I havenβt tried yet, so
> **EARLY**
>
> Not a bad word for a day when Iβm up to try to get a state park pass for central Texas for the upcoming eclipse.
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6238 "2024-03-08T16:20:27Z")
Wordle 993 4/6
β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬
β¬π¦π¦β¬π¦
π¦π§β¬π¦π¦
π§π§π§π§π§
POINT - the. . .
BLAME
LASER
EARLY - I kept hearing a long βeβ in my head, as in βearβ, so it took awhile to get this.
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2024, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6239 "2024-03-08T20:43:12Z")
Wordle 993 4/6
β¬π¨π¨β¬β¬ 500
β¬β¬β¬π¨π¨ 26
π¨π¨π¨π¨π© 1
π©π©π©π©π©
SLANT
CHORE
RELAY
EARLY
I had 4 of the 5 letters after 2. I didnβt have the positions of any of them, but how many possible solutions could there be, right?
Yeah, right. Early, feral, lager, lamer, relax, relay, haler, paler that I saw and hadnβt been used, regal and layer that I saw and had been used, and abler and ravel (as in unravel) that I didnβt see. So I took a stab at the 3, missed, and settled for the 4.
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### Author:  [@SeaSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaSun)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2024, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6240 "2024-03-08T23:21:52Z")
**Wordle 993 3/6**
β¬π¨π¨β¬π¨
π¨β¬β¬β¬π©
π©π©π©π©π©
SLATE
RIDGY
EARLY
I was seeing a lot of words after Slateβ¦Ridgy would help sort some of it out I thought, and that it did.
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