# "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:** 318
**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 14, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6341 "2024-03-14T14:18:58Z")
A lonely four in a sea of threes. Wordle 999 4/6 🟦⬜⬜🟦🟧 🟦🟧⬜🟧🟧 ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE NIECE MINCE - I chose. . .poorly. SINCE ---
**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 14, 2024, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6342 "2024-03-14T14:40:30Z")
Wordle 999 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST SPORE SNIDE SINCE ---
**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 14, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6343 "2024-03-14T15:46:53Z")
Wordle 999 2/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ASIDE SINCE Today’s starter provided very good information; still, I was lucky to get the deuce. Scoredle spat out five legit words: SINGE, SIEGE, RINSE, SIEVE, and SINCE. Either of the G words would have guaranteed me a three, so if I’d thought about it harder I probably would have gone with one of those. Fortunately, I just plunked down the first word I saw. ---
**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 14, 2024, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6344 "2024-03-14T23:48:06Z")
Dare I hope I’m back in my 3-groove? (Nah. But it was nice to get a 3 today!) Wordle 999 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SPINE SINCE ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2024, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6345 "2024-03-15T00:30:56Z")
> **Wordle 999 3/6\* 3/14/2024** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > LO_C_AL β†’ Slow start. Was hoping for a single L. With that C, I’ll try an E and three comcons > _C_R_ES_T β†’ And I sat here looking at this for a while. SCHEN? NESCH? Something about using an H really got to me here. Had to leave before finishing to do a hike; when I came back I immediately saw > **SINCE** > > Turns out getting that early letter was important. Though if I had seen SPICE, I probably would have gone with that what with Dune 2 in the theaters. ---
**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 15, 2024, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6346 "2024-03-15T03:35:05Z")
Wordle 999 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE SCORE SINCE All of us with 2s and 3s have bested the Bot, which took 4 guesses to get it. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2024, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6347 "2024-03-15T04:21:28Z")
Wordle 1,000 πŸŽ‰ 2/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 COURT ERUPT A two for Wordle 1000! You now have to login to NYT to see your stats, but i had a streak of 650 or so, but a couple of months ago i forgot to do it one day and I’m back to 60. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2024, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6348 "2024-03-15T04:25:34Z")
Wordle 1,000 πŸŽ‰ 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TRUCE ERUPT It is making me create an account but my streak is still at 507z ---
**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 15, 2024, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6349 "2024-03-15T04:26:41Z")
**Wordle 999 3/6** 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR SINCE I see that NYT isn’t letting us see our stats anymore unless we set up an account. It’s free, but I don’t need yet another account I have to set up and sign onto. πŸ™„ ---
**Author:** ![Newtosite](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/newtosite/32/8623_2.png) [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2024, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6350 "2024-03-15T08:00:06Z")
Wordle 1,000 πŸŽ‰ 2/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Slant Erupt Lucky guess. ---
**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 15, 2024, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6351 "2024-03-15T08:04:31Z")
Wordle 1,000 πŸŽ‰ 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STERN** **CLOUD** **ERUPT** ---
**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 15, 2024, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6352 "2024-03-15T08:13:30Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 1,000 πŸŽ‰ 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] STACK MOUTH GRUNT FRUIT ERUPT ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2024, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6353 "2024-03-15T09:23:24Z")
> **Wordle 1,000 πŸŽ‰ 5/6\* The Ides of March 2024** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 > 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ > ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > SINC_E_ β†’ Not much of a start. Three comcons and an A to go with the E, perhaps? > _RE_NAL β†’ But not trying the N again. Sigh. Even REGAL would have done better. OK, something with a T this time > _T_W_ER_K β†’ Rather slangy, but it did get me that T. I suspect there’s another vowel in there, try an O this time for > O_T_H_ER_ β†’ At least I now know where the E goes. ETR?? or ERT??, neither goes anywhere, ERUT? same. ERU?T, though could be > **ERUPT** > > Happy Worldle 1K, everybody! ---
**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 15, 2024, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6354 "2024-03-15T10:20:41Z")
Wordle 1,000 πŸŽ‰ 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[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 G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2024, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6355 "2024-03-15T11:45:22Z")
Wordle 1000 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 182 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 20 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE RIVET ERUPT I’m impressed with all the 2s and 3s today, I thought this one was fairly challenging, and even after my 3rd guess, I had to wrack my brain for the solution. After 2, I thought that if they were going to do a word connected with this being Wordle #1000, I thought they’d mention how RIVETed we were to this game. ETA: I play Wordle on my phone, and it’s still showing my stats. ---
**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 15, 2024, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6356 "2024-03-15T12:36:45Z")
Wordle 1,000 πŸŽ‰ 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE OUTER ERUPT ---
**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 15, 2024, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6357 "2024-03-15T12:42:01Z")
Wordle 1,000 πŸŽ‰ 3/6\* πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Expel Equip Erupt Wordlebot did not care for my first guess but applauded the outcome! ---
**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 15, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6358 "2024-03-15T14:45:33Z")
Wordle 1,000 πŸŽ‰ 4/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SPORT CRYPT ERUPT Normally I check A with my first word, then O and E with my second. Not being able to check E with my second word (or any two vowels) pretty much killed my chances at a 3. Especially when coupled with the fact that words that start with a vowel are my kryptonite. > [@RTFirefly](#): > > ETA: I play Wordle on my phone, and it’s still showing my stats. Same on both counts. ---
**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 15, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6359 "2024-03-15T15:35:23Z")
Back to a five again. Doesn’t help when you make an obvious error. Wordle 1,000 πŸŽ‰ 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟦🟦 ⬜🟦🟦🟦⬜ 🟦⬜⬜🟦🟦 🟧⬜⬜🟦🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE METRO TIGER EXERT - duh ERUPT ---
**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 15, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6360 "2024-03-15T16:05:58Z")
Wordle 1000 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 AISLE TENOR CHERT EGRET ERUPT I really struggled with this one. Each word was a step forward, but it was still a slog. I was trying to look for the U as early as three, but just couldn’t see it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=317) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=319)