# "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:** 324
**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 21, 2024, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6461 "2024-03-21T18:50:00Z")
Wordle 1,006 4/6\* ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST SCAPE SHARE SHADE ---
**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 21, 2024, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6462 "2024-03-21T22:58:39Z")
Wordle 1,006 6/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHARE SHAPE SHAKE SHAME SHADE Dumb. Luck. ---
**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 22, 2024, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6463 "2024-03-22T03:59:54Z")
Wordle 1,006 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE SHARE SHADE My heart sank when I saw the first 2 greens, looking like a trap. I got lucky and didn’t fall in. Only 93% of players got this one, which means that people did get caught in the trap. ---
**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 22, 2024, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6464 "2024-03-22T04:03:04Z")
Nice day for a 3. (Any day is nice for a 3!) Wordle 1,006 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SHAPE SHADE ---
**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 22, 2024, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6465 "2024-03-22T04:13:04Z")
Could have been a 3. Wordle 1,007 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 COURT ASIDE DECAL DECAY I’m not sure if DECAF would have been a valid word. ---
**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 22, 2024, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6466 "2024-03-22T04:20:21Z")
Wordle 1,007 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT RACES DECAY Two consecutive days with perfectly symmetrical 3s ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6467 "2024-03-22T04:52:05Z")
Wordle 1,007 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHALE ABBEY DECAY I had trouble coming up with anything for three, and then had to go through all of the possibilities for four. ---
**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 22, 2024, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6468 "2024-03-22T05:03:04Z")
Wordle 1,006 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PIOUS STALE SNARE VODKA SHADE A bad five. I thought, β€œOh, that’s not such a bad trap; all I have is SCARE, SNARE, and SNAKE.” Somehow I totally skipped over the H when going through the keyboard, and had to deploy the sleuth word late in the game. Dumb. ---
**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 22, 2024, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6469 "2024-03-22T06:06:56Z")
**Wordle 1,006 3/6** 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE SHARP SHADE Sharp was to check some of the letters in the 7 trap words, and thankfully it ruled out all but 2 words! I got lucky with choosing the correct one. πŸ˜ƒ ---
**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 22, 2024, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6470 "2024-03-22T09:16:41Z")
Wordle 1,007 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \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 Y} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 22, 2024, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6471 "2024-03-22T09:45:04Z")
Wordle 1,007 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STERN** **CLOUD** **GIMPY** **HAWKS** **DECAY** ---
**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 22, 2024, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6472 "2024-03-22T10:36:24Z")
Wordle 1,007 4/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE STEAK REBAR DECAY ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6473 "2024-03-22T11:12:52Z")
Wordle 1007 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 1,191 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 13 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 2 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DECAF DECAY Thought for a second I had lucked out with DECAF (which is as valid IMHO as, say, LINGO), but no cigar. With apologies to the ghost of Amy Winehouse, β€œthey tried to make me switch to decaf, I said no, no, no.” ---
**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 22, 2024, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6474 "2024-03-22T11:20:59Z")
Wordle 1,007 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE ENACT DECAL DECAY ---
**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 22, 2024, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6475 "2024-03-22T11:45:06Z")
Wordle 1,007 3/6 ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART PENAL DECAY ---
**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 22, 2024, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6476 "2024-03-22T13:36:34Z")
Wordle 1,007 4/6 🟦⬜🟦⬜🟦 ⬜🟧🟦🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE BEACH - dumbass DECAL DECAY ---
**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 22, 2024, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6477 "2024-03-22T14:22:35Z")
Wordle 1,007 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OPERA LEANT DECAY From yesterday’s bad five to a good three today. I is feels smart again. ---
**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 22, 2024, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6478 "2024-03-22T18:40:03Z")
Wordle 1,007 3/6\* ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST REBAR DECAY ---
**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 22, 2024, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6479 "2024-03-22T18:54:03Z")
A 3! And a rather hard-won one today, too. Wordle 1,007 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE LADEN DECAY > [@Mark\_Finn](#): > > I’m not sure if DECAF would have been a valid word. It was. It was offered as one of the 3 other valid word choices I (luckily!) didn’t see before trying the answer. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6480 "2024-03-22T20:09:58Z")
> **Wordle 1,007 5/6\* 3/22/2024** > > ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 > ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 > ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > SH_ADE_ β†’ Three letters, all unplaced. Time for a couple comcons to go with them - I’ll keep the letters at the end, just shuffle them up > TR_E_ **A** _D_ β†’ DE?A? or ?EDA?, as -AE ending is right out. I can try another comcon with the latter, so > M **E** _D_ **A** L β†’ Shoulda gone with DE?A?. Don’t want to get too jittery right now, so > **DECA** F β†’ Slangy, I know, and distracted me from that rare β€œY as terminal consonant”… > **DECAY** > > A five after getting three letters with the first guess? Still, while I was playing it, it didn’t feel five-like, so I guess that’s a plus. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=323) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=325)