# "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:** 345
**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 16, 2024, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6881 "2024-04-16T08:20:29Z")
Wordle 1,032 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT BRAND SHANK With two greens right out of the gate I started immediately guessing for the win. B let me down, but at least I still pulled out a 3. We don’t need no stinkin’ vowels! ---
**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:** [April 16, 2024, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6882 "2024-04-16T08:43:09Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 1,032 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] TEPID MUNCH SHOWN SHANK ---
**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 16, 2024, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6883 "2024-04-16T08:52:25Z")
Wordle 1,032 5/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ \end{aligned} Damn. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2024, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6884 "2024-04-16T09:26:44Z")
Wordle 1032 3/6 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 14 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 3 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT SWANK SHANK Had a good shot at the 2, but missed. After my starting word, it could’ve also been SPANK or (doubtful!) SKANK. ---
**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 16, 2024, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6885 "2024-04-16T11:01:34Z")
Wordle 1,032 3/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 AISLE ROAST SHANK My first thought was SPANK, but I decided that wasn’t very Wordle-y. Scordle says there were 110 words left, but the vast majority ended in S, so I wasn’t as lucky as you might think. (Fun fact: Scordle considers DBAGS a valid word.) ---
**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 16, 2024, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6886 "2024-04-16T12:02:33Z")
Wordle 1,032 5/6 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SHALL SHADY SHACK SHANK ---
**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 16, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6887 "2024-04-16T13:41:30Z")
Aw crap, a Wordle trap. Wordle 1,032 5/6 ⬜⬜🟧🟧⬜ 🟧⬜🟧🟧⬜ 🟧⬜🟧🟧🟧 🟧⬜🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE STAND - Why does wordlebot think that β€˜ghost’ would have been a better choice? SPANK SWANK SHANK - At least I avoided β€˜stank’ and β€˜skank’ ---
**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 16, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6888 "2024-04-16T14:41:51Z")
Wordle 1,032 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE SCALP STAND SHANK ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6889 "2024-04-16T17:29:34Z")
> **Wordle 1,032 5/6\* 4/16/2024** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ > 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > EQUIP β†’ Strikeout! Good second word, here we come! > RO **A** _S_T β†’ Placing a middle A is cool. Only vowel left is Y, so I’ll go with consonants from here on out, barring something really unexpected… Place the S at start, use L & N, and I can tack on a G for > **S** L **AN** G β†’ Looks traplike, but there are only so many consonant pairs left to go around the A. I do see one word > **S** W **ANK** β†’ Ahh, should have thought about the H. > **SHANK** > > Scoredle beat me fair and square on this one, though it prefers TORAS to ROAST on the second guess. Seems surprising, given how few solution words end with S (versus regular English, of course). ---
**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 16, 2024, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6890 "2024-04-16T17:44:05Z")
Happy with a 3 today. Wordle 1,032 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SCALP SHANK I didn’t really think SHANK would be it, because it seems a little violent for Wordle. (But I didn’t think SNAFU would be an accepted Wordle word, either – and apparently it is, according to WordleBot.) I just figured a lot of potential answers would start with β€˜SH’ and I’m always happy to test both β€˜N’ and β€˜K’ – and there it was. Lucky! ---
**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 16, 2024, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6891 "2024-04-16T18:04:33Z")
Wordle 1,032 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST SHAKY SHARK SHANK ---
**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 16, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6892 "2024-04-16T18:08:13Z")
There is more than one definition for SHANK. Such as: Located beneath the brisket, shank meat is **cut from the leg above the knee to the shoulder or hip**. ---
**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 16, 2024, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6893 "2024-04-16T18:09:37Z")
That’s a good point. Too much time spent in the company of criminal defendants, I guess! ---
**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 16, 2024, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6894 "2024-04-16T23:24:39Z")
Also if you hit a golf ball with the heel of your club and the ball shoots out sideways, that’s called a shank. ---
**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 16, 2024, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6895 "2024-04-16T23:39:04Z")
Wordle 1,032 3/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE THANS SHANK ---
**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 16, 2024, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6896 "2024-04-16T23:55:18Z")
Wordle 1,032 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE CHASM SHANK I saw SHANK first, but decided to go with CHASM. Could have had a 2. Oh well ---
**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:** [April 17, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6897 "2024-04-17T04:04:38Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 1,033 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] CRANE MOUSE WHITE LITHE TITHE ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6898 "2024-04-17T05:13:34Z")
Wordle 1,033 5/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO DITCH PITHY LItHE TITHE I got the strangest message on my phone. It said that my stats didn’t match and offered me a choice from two sets of stats, one from a month ago and one from one minute ago. I chose the latter so hopefully they are still accurate, but why would it do that? ---
**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 17, 2024, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6899 "2024-04-17T05:20:55Z")
**Wordle 1,032 3/6** 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE PINCH SHANK Lots of words to choose from after my start word. PINCH would check a lot of them…and it turned out to leave just the answer. πŸ˜€ ---
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Wordle 1,033 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STERN** **CLOUD** **GIMPY** **HAWKS** **TITHE** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=344) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=346)