# "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:** 348
**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, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6941 "2024-04-19T10:57:00Z")
I didn’t this time obviously, but whenever I start with a single yellow A, my thought is, “OK, I’ve got a vowel, now gimme consonants” since usually in that situation there’ll be just one more vowel, and [it’ll probably be a schwa anyway](https://xkcd.com/2907/). ---
**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, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6942 "2024-04-19T11:01:20Z")
Waiting for the poster who’s going to get it in 1! ---
**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, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6943 "2024-04-19T11:22:12Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > Hey, why not SACRE? 😉 Yeah, he really BLEU it! > [@SuntanLotion](#): > > Waiting for the poster who’s going to get it in 1! Yep, one of our regulars is going to have a happy day! ---
**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 19, 2024, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6944 "2024-04-19T11:32:48Z")
Wordle 1,035 2/6 🟦⬛🟧🟦⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALIEN RAISE I missed a one by nine days. Not complaining about a two, of course. ---
**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 19, 2024, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6945 "2024-04-19T11:39:10Z")
Wordle 1,035 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART LASER BARGE nuts forgot the S RAISE ---
**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 19, 2024, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6946 "2024-04-19T12:52:20Z")
Wordle 1,035 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE That was quite the surprise. 😃 ---
**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 19, 2024, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6947 "2024-04-19T13:34:41Z")
Wordle 1,035 3/6 🟦⬜🟦⬜🟧 ⬜🟧⬜🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE CAUSE - I thought of “parse”, but decided it was unlikely. RAISE ---
**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 19, 2024, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6948 "2024-04-19T13:57:58Z")
Wordle 1,035 2/6\* ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST RAISE Sweet! ETA: Way to go, @chiliwillybing ! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6949 "2024-04-19T15:17:33Z")
> **Wordle 1,035 3/6\* 4/19/2024** > > ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ > ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > F **A** C_E_T → I think I may be out of vowels. I can cover R & S, and played around with L & N as a third consonant, but no dice, but I saw an easy word with a P and went with > P **A** _R_ **SE** → RA?SE, looks like I need another vowel after all > **RAISE** > > Scordle and I had the same guesses from my start word, so that kinda validates my 3. And way to go, @chiliwillybing ! Persistence pays off ---
**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, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6950 "2024-04-19T17:04:06Z")
> [@chiliwillybing](#): > > RAISE > > That was quite the surprise. 😃 And right after a 2 yesterday - you really know how to finish up a week on a high note! Congratulations!!! ---
**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, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6951 "2024-04-19T17:10:32Z")
I’ll add my congrats to @chiliwillybing! Nicely done! I am happy with my 2 today. Wordle 1,035 2/6\* 🟨🟨🟨⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE RAISE Even WordleBot didn’t penalize me. It said there were 3 available words after my first one, the other two being AFIRE and AERIE. Neither of those sprang to mind, so I went with RAISE. \< happy dance! \> ---
**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 19, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6952 "2024-04-19T17:28:05Z")
Thanks all! It’s fun, even though it’s just by chance. But it’s kind of a let down too, because then you don’t actually get to play. 🫤 ---
**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, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6953 "2024-04-19T17:28:53Z")
Don’t use that word tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6954 "2024-04-19T17:46:41Z")
That’s my starting word too! I’d better change it if I ever hope to get another “1”. ---
**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, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6955 "2024-04-19T18:50:10Z")
> [@chiliwillybing](#): > > It’s fun, even though it’s just by chance. But it’s kind of a let down too, because then you don’t actually get to play. 🫤 Since you’ve been using that start word consistently, and it’s definitely a common word, it had to come up sometime, so it was just a question of when. Your persistence paid off! ---
**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 20, 2024, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6956 "2024-04-20T03:41:18Z")
Wordle 1,035 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE ABODE FARCE RAISE What a FARCE! I think of an unusual word before the likelier and more efficient one, RAISE. Way to go @chiliwillybing ! ---
**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 20, 2024, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6957 "2024-04-20T04:03:17Z")
SAT APR 20 Wordle 1,036 4/6\* ⬛🟦⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟦🟧⬛ 🟧🟧⬛🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SPLIT LURID LUCID ---
**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 20, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6958 "2024-04-20T04:04:33Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 1,036 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] SINCE PICKY MOCHA LUCID ---
**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 20, 2024, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6959 "2024-04-20T04:54:18Z")
Wordle 1,036 4/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟩⬛⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT ROLES LIVID LUCID One of these days the answer will be livid and I will get my 3. Today is not that day. ---
**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 20, 2024, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6960 "2024-04-20T05:11:03Z")
**Wordle 1,035 3/6** 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE AMUSE RAISE Missed opportunity for a 2…I _almost_ went with Raise second, but I was seeing about five A words, so I thought it might be better to go with one of those. At least I solved it from there though. Happy 1 guess day @chiliwillybing! 🥳 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=347) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=349)