# "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 2)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659>\
**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:** 344

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**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:** [April 14, 2024, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6861 "2024-04-14T18:21:17Z")

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Wordle 1,030 4/6\*

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

LEAST  
DROOL  
CLINK  
BLIMP

I’ll take the par. This one was hard for me!

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**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:** [April 15, 2024, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6862 "2024-04-15T01:26:48Z")

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Wordle 1,030 4/6\*

🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLATE  
SLOOP  
CLUMP  
BLIMP

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**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2024, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6863 "2024-04-15T04:18:08Z")

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Wordle 1,031 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜  
⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜  
⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
MUSIC  
FLUID  
EQUIP

Looking for all the vowels paid off. I was concerned it would be a word with an I in second and fourth.

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**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:** [April 15, 2024, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6864 "2024-04-15T06:02:28Z")

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**Wordle 1,030 3/6**

⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
BLINK  
BLIMP

Got lucky with that second guess.

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**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:** [April 15, 2024, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6865 "2024-04-15T06:48:10Z")

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Wordle 1,031 3/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨  
⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RAISE  
TEPID  
EQUIP

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**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:** [April 15, 2024, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6866 "2024-04-15T08:05:59Z")

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Wordle 1,031 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[silver,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Q} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ \end{aligned}

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**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:** [April 15, 2024, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6867 "2024-04-15T09:15:47Z")

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Wordle 1,031 5/6\*

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟦  
⬛🟦⬛🟦⬛  
⬛🟦⬛🟦⬛  
⬛🟦⬛🟧⬛  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ALONE  
TIRES  
HIVED  
FEMIC  
EQUIP

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2024, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6868 "2024-04-15T09:39:56Z")

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Wordle 1031 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 1,713  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 134  
⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 2  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
DUMPY  
EQUIP

Always glad to get a Q-word in 4.

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**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:** [April 15, 2024, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6869 "2024-04-15T11:58:59Z")

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Wordle 1,031 2/6

⬛⬛🟧⬛🟦  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

AMUSE  
EQUIP

Nice! A deuce after being up all night on a plane. Never underestimate the power of McDonald’s coffee.

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**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:** [April 15, 2024, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6870 "2024-04-15T12:01:53Z")

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Wordle 1,031 4/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜  
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
SPIEL  
PIECE  
EQUIP

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**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:** [April 15, 2024, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6871 "2024-04-15T12:26:10Z")

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Wordle 1,031 3/6

🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLANT  
SPORE  
EQUIP

Man that was tough to see. Couldn’t find anything last night. I just now typed out how I felt equip was the only possible answer after 2, but then had to edit it into this when my train of thought went: “Of course I never bothered to trust the B… Oh shit, it could have also been bicep!” So there were at least two answers it could have been. Fortunately, luck counts.

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**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:** [April 15, 2024, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6872 "2024-04-15T12:29:48Z")

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Wordle 1,031 3/6\*

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

LEAST  
GREED  
EQUIP

What a lucky guess! I was looking for a word that ended in E, but had the idea to try it in the first position.

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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6873 "2024-04-15T14:21:46Z")

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> **Wordle 1,031 3/6\* 4/15/2024**
>
> ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩  
> 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> BL_I_M **P** → Interesting. I really want to put that I next to the P, but TULIP (for example) is out. I looked at this for a while before I went to bed. Got up and looked again, and saw what seemed to be barely a word, but I went with it  
> _U_NR **IP** → I though about where to place the U, then realized i need to try a Q, and thought SQUIP from _Be More Chill_ for a second, then immediately saw  
> **EQUIP**  
> Placing the P early was the key. Scoredle says there were only 18 possibles after that first guess - and why didn’t I think of PINUP? Ah, would never have had the guts to repeat the P so early.

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**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:** [April 15, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6874 "2024-04-15T14:24:08Z")

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Wordle 1,031 4/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STERN**  
**CLOUD**  
**GIMPY**  
**EQUIP**

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**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:** [April 15, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6875 "2024-04-15T16:14:10Z")

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Wordle 1,031 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟦  
🟦⬜🟦⬜⬜  
⬜🟦🟦🟦⬜  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

SLATE  
POINT  
VIPER  
EQUIP

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**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:** [April 15, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6876 "2024-04-15T22:01:54Z")

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Hated this one – took forever!

Wordle 1,031 4/6\*

🟨⬛⬛⬛🟨  
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛  
🟨🟨⬛🟨⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

IRATE  
WEIGH  
PILES  
EQUIP

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**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:** [April 15, 2024, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6877 "2024-04-15T22:43:50Z")

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**Wordle 1,031 3/6**

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
CHOIR  
EQUIP

Took a bit to see that one. I also saw Unpin, and glad I chose the right one.

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**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:** [April 15, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6878 "2024-04-15T23:47:10Z")

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Wordle 1,031 4/6\*

🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜  
⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLATE  
SPECK  
WIPER  
EQUIP

A tough one for me. Lucky to get it in 4.

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**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2024, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6879 "2024-04-16T06:17:09Z")

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Wordle 1,032 4/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
SHALE  
SHACK  
SHANK

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**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:** [April 16, 2024, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6880 "2024-04-16T07:18:38Z")

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Wordle 1,032 5/6

🟩⬛⬛⬛🟨  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟨🟨⬛🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STERN**  
**CLOUD**  
**GIMPY**  
**HAWKS**  
**SHANK**

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