# "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:** 317
**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 13, 2024, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6321 "2024-03-13T09:17:32Z")
Wordle 998 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE ALOUD LOYAL LOCAL ---
**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 13, 2024, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6322 "2024-03-13T10:12:48Z")
Wordle 998 4/6\* πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE MOLAR LOYAL LOCAL ---
**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 13, 2024, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6323 "2024-03-13T12:11:01Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 998 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] SHORT MONEY WOULD FOLIC LOCAL ---
**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 13, 2024, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6324 "2024-03-13T12:11:15Z")
Wordle 998 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART DAISY ALOOF LOCAL ---
**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 13, 2024, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6325 "2024-03-13T12:42:20Z")
Wordle 998 6/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,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[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 M} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ \end{aligned} Phew. ---
**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 13, 2024, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6326 "2024-03-13T13:24:58Z")
Damn - two fives in a row. Wordle 998 5/6 ⬜🟦🟦⬜⬜ 🟦⬜🟦🟦⬜ ⬜🟧🟦🟧⬜ 🟧🟧⬜🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE AIOLI MOLAR LOYAL LOCAL ---
**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 13, 2024, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6327 "2024-03-13T15:41:36Z")
Wordle 998 3/6\* 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST LAUGH LOCAL I wanted to put LORAX, but somehow I didn’t think it would fly with Wordle… πŸ˜‰ ---
**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 13, 2024, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6328 "2024-03-13T20:03:33Z")
Wordle 998 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 NOISE COURT POACH LOCAL A fairly mundane par, though I was lucky it wasn’t FOCAL or VOCAL. ---
**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, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6329 "2024-03-13T22:38:57Z")
Wordle 998 3/6\* ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE CORAL LOCAL Phew! I almost went with VOCAL! And @Rebo I thought of LORAX too. ---
**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 13, 2024, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6330 "2024-03-13T22:42:19Z")
More like it! Wordle 998 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CLOAK LOCAL LOCAL was the first word I saw after CLOAK. Fortunately, I tried it without looking further. ---
**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 14, 2024, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6331 "2024-03-14T04:02:42Z")
**Wordle 998 3/6** ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR LOCAL ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6332 "2024-03-14T04:32:34Z")
Wordle 999 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SLIME SINGE SINCE ---
**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 14, 2024, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6333 "2024-03-14T07:19:52Z")
Wordle 999 3/6 πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STERN** **CLOUD** **SINCE** ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6334 "2024-03-14T09:36:46Z")
Wordle 999 3/6 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 102 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE SINCE ---
**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 14, 2024, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6335 "2024-03-14T10:46:22Z")
Wordle 999 4/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE NUDIE RINSE SINCE ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6336 "2024-03-14T10:55:15Z")
Wordle 999 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Unmet Shine Since ---
**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 14, 2024, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6337 "2024-03-14T11:46:57Z")
Wordle 999 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPICE SINCE ---
**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 14, 2024, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6338 "2024-03-14T11:50:23Z")
Wordle 999 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE ISSUE SINCE ---
**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 14, 2024, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6339 "2024-03-14T12:10:57Z")
Wordle 999 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \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 E} \\ \end{aligned} Bugger ! I typed in SIEVE, then thought of SINCE but hit return instead of delete. Should’ve been a 3. ---
**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 14, 2024, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6340 "2024-03-14T12:17:51Z")
Wordle 999 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SNORE SINCE Sure am glad I never saw singe, which I only see now because others guessed it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=316) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=318)