# "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 2) **URL:** \ **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:** 316
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6301 "2024-03-12T04:19:56Z")
Wordle 997 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHALE HEAVE ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6302 "2024-03-12T07:56:13Z")
> **Wordle 997 4/6\* 3/12/2024** > > ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > P **E** SKY β†’ Slow start, but placing the E is cool. I’d like to try an A with three comcons, and the first one I thought of is a past-tense variant > L **EA** NT β†’ Though LEARN would have been good, then I would have been able to try TEACH next time instead of > R **EA** C_H_ β†’ so HEA??, Y is gone so HEAVY is out, time to double up on that E > **HEAVE** > > Late night Wordle - feeling too tired for an insightful summary. Fortunately, I wasn’t so tired that I missed the puzzle. ---
**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 12, 2024, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6303 "2024-03-12T08:10:11Z")
Wordle 997 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STERN** **CLOUD** **GIMPY** **HAWKS** **HEAVE** ---
**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 12, 2024, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6304 "2024-03-12T09:16:10Z")
Wordle 997 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[lime,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 V} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\bbox[lime,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 V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6305 "2024-03-12T09:16:49Z")
Wordle 997 6/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATED PLANE IMAGE FOCUS AWAKE HEAVE After five guesses, I only had the A and final E. I’d eliminated a lot of consonants, though. I was plenty worried. I have a long winning streak I’d hate to see come to an end. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6306 "2024-03-12T09:50:21Z")
Wordle 997 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 256 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 2 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE HEAVE - HO The only word left after 2. ---
**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:** [March 12, 2024, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6307 "2024-03-12T11:18:01Z")
Wordle 997 3/6 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART HEAVY HEAVE ---
**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 12, 2024, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6308 "2024-03-12T13:13:53Z")
Wordle 997 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SCARE WEAVE HEAVE I remembered this from my last 6 when the answer was image, so I just used the same guesses in the same order as then: weave, quake, adage, image. Fortunately weave narrowed it down right out of the gate. ---
**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 12, 2024, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6309 "2024-03-12T14:03:22Z")
Wordle 997 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE PLACE ADAGE OVATE HEAVE ---
**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 12, 2024, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6310 "2024-03-12T14:30:09Z")
Glad I’m not the only one who got caught in the trap. Wordle 997 5/6 ⬜⬜🟧⬜🟧 ⬜⬜🟧⬜🟧 ⬜⬜🟧⬜🟧 ⬜⬜🟧⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPATE BLADE IMAGE HEAVE - Just dumb luck ---
**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:** [March 12, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6311 "2024-03-12T16:33:13Z")
Wordle 997 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PATIO LEARN BEACH HEAVE I almost went with HEAVY, then my aging brain actually remembered that being a relatively recent answer, and the second E jumped out. Happy with par today. ---
**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:** [March 12, 2024, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6312 "2024-03-12T19:50:08Z")
Wordle 997 3/6\* ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST REACH HEAVE ---
**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:** [March 12, 2024, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6313 "2024-03-12T20:19:23Z")
Double bah!! Wordle 997 5/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SCALE QUAKE KNAVE HEAVE ---
**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 13, 2024, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6314 "2024-03-13T02:08:59Z")
Wordle 997 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE SHARE HEAVE A lucky 2nd guess. After looking unsuccessfully for words ending in AHE, I found the solution, which according to the Bot was the only guess left. And 4% of players didn’t get it, which sadly means a number of broken streaks today. ---
**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 13, 2024, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6315 "2024-03-13T04:06:22Z")
**Wordle 997 4/6** ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE GRAPE QUAKE HEAVE I’m good with a 4 for this one. Of course in hindsight, should have gone with my usual Choir second…I’d have had this in 3 guesses. I forgot to look at the E in 2nd spot too, but no regrets…the words I played eliminated all but 3 words (Heave, Weave, Amaze), and I was happy I chose the right one. πŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6316 "2024-03-13T04:12:32Z")
Wordle 998 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHOAL FOCAL LOCAL ---
**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 13, 2024, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6317 "2024-03-13T04:23:56Z")
Wordle 998 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT LASER LOCAL For whatever reason I was immediately feeling a double L, which worked out well for me. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6318 "2024-03-13T07:04:21Z")
Wordle 998 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 500 🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜ 3 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT LARCH LOCAL β†’ LILAC, the only other possibility, had already been used ---
**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 13, 2024, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6319 "2024-03-13T07:23:33Z")
Wordle 998 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STERN** **CLOUD** **GIMPY** **HAWKS** **LOCAL** ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6320 "2024-03-13T07:29:44Z")
> **Wordle 998 6/6\* 3/13/2024** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ > 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > HE_A_VE β†’ Try an O and three comcons to go with that A. > T_ALO_N β†’ Three letters to jumble. Can they go with two more comcons? I see one word > _O_R_AL_S β†’ but failed to notice I’m trying the A again where I know it isn’t. Sigh. Time to look at some lesser-used consonants > M **O** D **AL** β†’ Suddenly, all three letters are placed - but what else to try? Did some solar scope testing today, so I’ll try > F **OCAL** β†’ but should have repeated the L instead. > **LOCAL** > > Scoredle started guessing the eventual answer with the fourth guess, so I guess I was a bit of a fool to not see it. Still pulled it out, though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=315) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=317)