# "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:** 329
**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 27, 2024, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6561 "2024-03-27T13:44:55Z")
Wordle 1,012 3/6 🟧⬜⬜🟦⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟧🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 Redemption after yesterday’s debacle. The Bot liked it, too. SLATE POINT STUNG ---
**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 27, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6562 "2024-03-27T16:13:46Z")
Wordle 1,012 2/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 MOUSE STUNG Pure dumb luck. ---
**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 27, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6563 "2024-03-27T17:04:17Z")
Wordle 1,012 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST STORM STUCK STUNG ---
**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 28, 2024, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6564 "2024-03-28T00:20:36Z")
**Wordle 1,012 4/6** 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR PUNKY STUNG I had four words to choose from (Stump, Stung, Stunk, Stuff)…I decided to go with PUNKY to sleuth it out and guarantee a 4. ETA - I didn’t see Stunt…good thing! ---
**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 28, 2024, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6565 "2024-03-28T03:45:48Z")
Wordle 1,012 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE TONIC STUNT STUNG ---
**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 28, 2024, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6566 "2024-03-28T04:02:12Z")
THU MAR 28 Wordle 1,013 4/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE HEART DAMES SPEAK ---
**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 28, 2024, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6567 "2024-03-28T04:12:45Z")
Meh. Wordle 1,012 4/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SPOUT STUCK 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 28, 2024, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6568 "2024-03-28T04:29:38Z")
Wordle 1,013 3/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SPEAR SPEAK The reveal of four greens for my second word was such a tease. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6569 "2024-03-28T05:22:08Z")
Wordle 1,013 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHALE SNEAK SPEAK Could have been a three but I changed my mind to go for the more common letter. ---
**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 28, 2024, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6570 "2024-03-28T06:10:09Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 1,013 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] CHOIR MEANT APPLE SPEAK ---
**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 28, 2024, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6571 "2024-03-28T07:03:37Z")
Wordle 1,013 5/6 πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STERN** **CLOUD** **GIMPY** **HAWKS** **SPEAK** ---
**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 28, 2024, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6572 "2024-03-28T09:46:08Z")
Wordle 1,013 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,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 C} \bbox[silver,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ \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 28, 2024, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6573 "2024-03-28T09:57:17Z")
Wordle 1013 3/6 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 187 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT PERCH SPEAK New second word for when I’ve got a vowel from my starting word but really need more consonants. ---
**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 28, 2024, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6574 "2024-03-28T13:39:04Z")
Wordle 1,013 2/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE SPEAK ---
**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 28, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6575 "2024-03-28T14:19:55Z")
Two 3s in a row! Wordle 1,013 3/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜🟦 🟦⬜🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE PLEAT SPEAK ---
**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 28, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6576 "2024-03-28T15:21:40Z")
Wordle 1,013 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART AGILE ENEMA crap that wasn’t it SPEAK ---
**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 28, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6577 "2024-03-28T19:15:57Z")
Wordle 1,013 3/6\* ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST SWEAR SPEAK ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6578 "2024-03-28T19:29:35Z")
> **Wordle 1,013 4/6\* 3/28/2024** > > 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟨⬜🟩⬜ > 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > **S** TUNG β†’ Good start to the word, then nothing. With T & N gone, I can try two more comcons along with E & A > **S** _E_R **A** L β†’ Well, good work on E & A, at least. Pretty much has to be S?EA?, which looks a little trappish - but only some consonants can go after the S there. I’ll try one: > **S** H **EA** F β†’ Wasn’t H. L, T, N are gone. Can’t see anything that would finish SWEA? (with R & T gone). SPEA? and I see > **SPEAK** > > Interestingly enough, when you start Scoredle off with STUNG, it ends up placing both E & A by process of elimination, taking five turns to get the solution. It does better when you give it my second guess as well - turns out that was a very lucky guess to make! > [@Aspenglow](#): > > IRATE > SPOUT > STUCK > STUNG Now that is a _bad_ day with your irrigation system. ---
**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 28, 2024, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6579 "2024-03-28T19:43:57Z")
Wordle 1,013 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 HOUSE STEAL PRANK SPEAK I suppose I _could_ have shot for the birdie, but the wrong combination of guess and answer might have pushed me to a five. Laying up for an easy four was the way to go. ---
**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 28, 2024, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6580 "2024-03-28T23:54:10Z")
**Wordle 1,013 3/6** 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE PINER SPEAK I was seeing about 12 possible words, and PINER ruled out all but one word. πŸ˜€ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=328) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=330)