# "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:** 328
**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 26, 2024, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6541 "2024-03-26T11:38:39Z")
Wordle 1,011 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART RADIO BARON MAYOR ---
**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 26, 2024, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6542 "2024-03-26T12:02:24Z")
Wordle 1,011 4/6 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE LABOR MANOR MAYOR ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6543 "2024-03-26T14:29:44Z")
> **Wordle 1,011 3/6\* 3/26/2024** > > ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 > 🟨🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > S **A** LL_Y_ β†’ Hmmm. KANYE, but that’s proper. YAHOO, slangy. BAYOU was already an answer (one of the few I remember). But that leads me to > _R_ **AYO** N β†’ So ?AYOR must be > **MAYOR** > > Scoredle only gives 60 possibles after my start word; MAYBE is one I hadn’t thought of (and might have gone for if I had seen it). Getting two consecutive answers, each with a Y, was key to a low score in this one. In any case, it’s a nice day for a birdie. ---
**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 26, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6544 "2024-03-26T15:44:01Z")
Epic fail. Wordle 1,011 X/6 ⬜🟦🟦⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ ⬜🟦🟦🟦⬜ ⬜⬜🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟧⬜⬜🟦 🟧🟧⬜🟧🟧 - Went with β€˜major’ instead of β€˜mayor’ ---
**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 26, 2024, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6545 "2024-03-26T17:07:04Z")
Wordle 1,011 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST APHID RANGY MAYOR ---
**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 26, 2024, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6546 "2024-03-26T18:37:46Z")
Wordle 1,011 3/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OPINE SOLAR MAYOR Quite lucky here. There were at least 10 legitimate words left, and MAYOR, if wrong, would have eliminated less than half of them. > [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > ALONE > SHALT > SADLY > SALLY That’s a depressing little poem. ---
**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 26, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6547 "2024-03-26T19:07:22Z")
Man, I suck at this lately. Wordle 1,011 5/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE PARCH SAVOR RAZOR MAYOR ---
**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 27, 2024, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6548 "2024-03-27T01:20:36Z")
**Wordle 1,011 4/6** ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR VAPOR MAYOR ---
**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 27, 2024, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6549 "2024-03-27T01:32:07Z")
Wordle 1,011 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE RABID CAROM MAYOR ---
**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 27, 2024, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6550 "2024-03-27T01:37:46Z")
Wordle 1,011 2/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Dryer Mayor WB- extraordinarily lucky ---
**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 27, 2024, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6551 "2024-03-27T04:07:34Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 1,012 3/6 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] STAIN STONE STUNG ---
**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 27, 2024, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6552 "2024-03-27T04:13:51Z")
Wordle 1,012 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT STONE STUNG Previous answers list came up big, eliminating both sting and stink. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6553 "2024-03-27T05:14:22Z")
Wordle 1,012 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO CHUTE BLUNT STUNG ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6554 "2024-03-27T05:32:53Z")
Wordle 1012 2/6 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟨 14 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT STUNG After my starting word, I came up with only seven possibilities, and four of them (STING, STINK, STONE, STONY) had already been used, leaving STUNG, STUNK, and STENO, the last one having gone obsolete decades ago. Guessed right between the first two. A good 2. ---
**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 27, 2024, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6555 "2024-03-27T07:12:20Z")
Wordle 1,012 3/6 πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STERN** β€” _could be stank stint stung stunk stunt_ **STUNT** **STUNG** ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6556 "2024-03-27T07:37:26Z")
> **Wordle 1,012 4/6\* 3/27/2024** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > MAYOR β†’ Whiff. Three vowels gone, though. Let’s try I & E with three comcons. > **ST** ILE β†’ Good start to the word. I guess there’s a U in there. N still in play, STUN- what? > **STUN** K β†’ Not a K. Gotta be a G > **STUNG** > > What a fool I was! Could have been a T also. Would have figured it out in the end, but poor foresight might have cost me a par. ---
**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 27, 2024, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6557 "2024-03-27T09:19:58Z")
Wordle 1,012 5/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Q} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 27, 2024, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6558 "2024-03-27T09:42:10Z")
Wordle 1,012 3/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHUNT STUNG ---
**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 27, 2024, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6559 "2024-03-27T11:47:40Z")
Wordle 1,012 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART STOIC STUCK STUNG ---
**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 27, 2024, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6560 "2024-03-27T12:49:45Z")
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