# "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:** 347
**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:** [April 18, 2024, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6921 "2024-04-18T10:27:11Z")
Wordle 1,034 2/6\* πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Fjord Facet That was unexpected ---
**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 18, 2024, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6922 "2024-04-18T11:30:13Z")
Wordle 1,034 3/6 πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CANOE RACER FACET Nice start; all it really left was RACER, PACER, and FACET. I didn’t see FACET, but if I had, I still probably would have gone with RACER, as it would be more informative. A three was in the cards all along, and I’ll take it. ---
**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 18, 2024, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6923 "2024-04-18T11:47:33Z")
Wordle 1,034 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STERN** **CLOUD** **GIMPY** **HAWKS** **FACET** ---
**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 18, 2024, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6924 "2024-04-18T11:57:43Z")
Wordle 1,034 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART PLEAT FACET ---
**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 18, 2024, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6925 "2024-04-18T11:59:29Z")
Wordle 1,034 2/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE FACET ---
**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 18, 2024, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6926 "2024-04-18T13:35:25Z")
Wordle 1,034 3/6 🟦⬜🟦⬜🟦 🟦⬜⬜🟦🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE - nice ELECT - anchored the T and only leaves. . . FACET ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6927 "2024-04-18T15:32:38Z")
Wordle 1034 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 89 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 4 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 3 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT PERCH CADET FACET Lost the metaphorical coin toss. C’est la vie. ---
**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 18, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6928 "2024-04-18T16:33:25Z")
Wordle 1,034 4/6\* ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST EXPAT CADET FACET ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6929 "2024-04-18T19:10:34Z")
> **Wordle 1,034 5/6\* 4/18/2024** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 > ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 > ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 > 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _T_ITH_E_ β†’ That’s not a bad start. Try an A, two comcons, and see if I can place that one (and only one) T > L_EA_N **T** β†’ Barely a proper word, I know, but it got me the letters I wanted. Move the vowels over one and try again > GR_EA_ **T** β†’ So, in essence, ?A?ET. Scanning the remaining consonants, I notice a couple that I should try > _C_ **A** D **ET** β†’ Should have kept looking. > **FACET** > > If you had CADET/FACET as your entry in the β€œmost frequent last two Wordle guesses today” pool, you can count your winnings now. Scoredle, seemling taunting me, would have guessed my last two tries one guess before each one (i.e. guesses 3 & 4 rather than 4 & 5) so I guess I’ve earned the bogey. ---
**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 19, 2024, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6930 "2024-04-19T01:39:03Z")
Wordle 1,034 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE TAMER GATED FACET I thought of CADET for my 3rd guess, not sure why I went with GATED Lots of back-of-the envelope solving for this one. ---
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2024, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6931 "2024-04-19T02:19:05Z")
Wordle 1,034 2/6 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨wanted vowels a,i,e Faire 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩random guess to get the T Seldom ever get a 2. only 12 times. ---
**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 19, 2024, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6932 "2024-04-19T04:08:40Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 1,035 2/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] Yah! SCONE RAISE ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2024, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6933 "2024-04-19T04:19:40Z")
Wordle 1,035 3/6 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO RAINY RAISE I predict a lot of twos and threes. ---
**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 19, 2024, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6934 "2024-04-19T04:21:22Z")
Another meh 4. Wordle 1,034 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE WHEAT CADET FACET ---
**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 19, 2024, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6935 "2024-04-19T04:26:25Z")
**Wordle 1,034 3/6** ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CARET FACET ---
**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 19, 2024, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6936 "2024-04-19T07:10:03Z")
Wordle 1,035 5/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STERN** **CLOUD** **GIMPY** **HAWKS** **RAISE** ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2024, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6937 "2024-04-19T07:40:20Z")
Wordle 1035 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 751 ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 3 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CARSE - my new 2nd word for when I get yellow S and A on 1 RAISE ---
**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 19, 2024, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6938 "2024-04-19T08:27:54Z")
Wordle 1,035 4/6\* \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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 19, 2024, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6939 "2024-04-19T09:30:28Z")
Wordle 1,035 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT RACES RAISE Whenever I start with just a single yellow a, my thought process is always the same: "My follow-up is races. Wait, why isn’t it cares? C is the second most common starting letter for Wordle answers after S. I forget my original reasoning; I only remember that it is races, not cares. _\*plays races\*_ Well that went much better than cares would have. ---
**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 19, 2024, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6940 "2024-04-19T10:12:10Z")
Wordle 1,035 5/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE TRADE SACRE PARSE RAISE > [@EllisDee](#): > > Whenever I start with just a single yellow a, my thought process is always the same: "My follow-up is races. Wait, why isn’t it cares? C is the second most common starting letter for Wordle answers after S. Hey, why not SACRE? πŸ˜‰ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=346) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=348)