# "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:** 349
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2024, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6961 "2024-04-20T05:16:41Z")
Wordle 1,036 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SQUID UNDID HUMID LUCID ---
**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 20, 2024, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6962 "2024-04-20T08:12:29Z")
Wordle 1,036 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STERN** **CLOUD** **LUCID** ---
**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 20, 2024, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6963 "2024-04-20T08:16:23Z")
Wordle 1,036 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2024, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6964 "2024-04-20T11:02:35Z")
Wordle 1036 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 640 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE LUCID Surprisingly few possibilities left after 2. I could only find LUCKY, LUCID, and ICILY. LUCKY had already been used, and I went with LUCID to hit both the remaining vowels other than Y, not knowing what else might be out there. Turns out those three were all the real possibilities: even Scoredle didn’t have anything else other than things like XYLIC. Feeling pleased with this 3. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6965 "2024-04-20T13:02:43Z")
When my starting word fails to get any vowels, I have a go-to second word (neither of them have been Wordle answers). It paid off today and now I have to find a new second go-to. BTW, this is back to back 2 word guess wins. Wordle 1,036 2/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ORATE LUCID Yesterday ORATE 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 20, 2024, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6966 "2024-04-20T13:39:47Z")
Wordle 1,036 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE TONIC CUPID LUCID ---
**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 20, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6967 "2024-04-20T13:53:19Z")
I’ll take the four today. At least I beat the Bot. Wordle 1,036 4/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟦🟦🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE POINT GUILD LUCID ---
**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 20, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6968 "2024-04-20T15:42:00Z")
Wordle 1,036 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟨🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOIL UNDID FLUID LUCID ---
**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 20, 2024, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6969 "2024-04-20T17:15:36Z")
Wordle 1,036 4/6\* 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST LOBBY LURCH LUCID ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6970 "2024-04-20T18:15:23Z")
> **Wordle 1,036 4/6\* 4/20/2024** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > RA_I_SE β†’ For a great start word, not much on today’s puzzle. But, bonus, I get a three-comcon guess for the second, along with a U > _U_N_L_ **I** T β†’ Good hit on the U! I think I lucked out that this was a better second guess than TONIC. And, I now have an L to place. It’s a little early to repeat letters, especially when I don’t have single yet, but I’m seeing > P **U** P **I** _L_ β†’ Which nets me nothing, but LU?I? gives me > **LUCID** > > I should have thought a little longer on my third guess, but it was kinda fun regardless. Normal Scoredle took 5 to win this one, placing behind both me and Scoredle-starting-from-RAISE, so a solid par. ---
**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 20, 2024, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6971 "2024-04-20T23:29:39Z")
Lucked into a 3 today. Wordle 1,036 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SPINY LUCID I didn’t really expect LUCID to be the answer. I was just letter-testing and liked a word that placed the β€˜I’ in the fourth position, used another vowel and 2 other fairly popular letters. Out of 23 possible choices, it worked out! ---
**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 21, 2024, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6972 "2024-04-21T02:55:35Z")
Wordle 1,036 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 POISE TRAIN LIVID LUCID A hard-fought par. ---
**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 21, 2024, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6973 "2024-04-21T03:47:35Z")
Wordle 1,036 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE LYRIC LUCID I saw both LYRIC and LUCID, couldn’t decide between them, and lost the coin toss Coulda 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 21, 2024, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6974 "2024-04-21T04:08:28Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 1,037 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] ALONE COLOR SOLID JOLLY ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2024, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6975 "2024-04-21T04:51:04Z")
Wordle 1,037 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHONE COULD FOLLY JOLLY ---
**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 21, 2024, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6976 "2024-04-21T04:56:01Z")
**Wordle 1,036 4/6** ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR LUDIC LUCID No idea how I didn’t see Lucid. I tried Lipic, but it said it wasn’t in the word list. I didn’t think Ludic would be an answer, but I wasn’t seeing anything else. _Finally_ I saw it. πŸ™ƒ ---
**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 21, 2024, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6977 "2024-04-21T07:02:24Z")
Wordle 1,037 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT ROLES JOLLY I was immediately on the \_olly train but wanted to pick the most generic word of the bunch. Folly has already been an answer so that left jolly. Always risky spending a letter on J, but no guts no glory. ---
**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 21, 2024, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6978 "2024-04-21T07:20:38Z")
Wordle 1,037 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STERN** **CLOUD** **GIMPY** **HAWKS** β€” _could be folly jolly lobby lolly; but folly was already used; so beat is to guess jolly which guarantees I get it in at most 6_ **JOLLY** β€” _bingo!_ This one scared me because after 4 guesses I was in poor shape. But 1 possibility had already been the Wordle, so that really helped to narrow things down. ---
**Author:** ![Newtosite](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/newtosite/32/8623_2.png) [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2024, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6979 "2024-04-21T08:06:53Z")
Wordle 1,037 X/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 Slant Lolly Holly Dolly Folly Golly When an β€œL” shows up, I always test the word Lolly to try and place that letter. I had a good chance of guessing this on the third try…but nope. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2024, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/6980 "2024-04-21T10:47:37Z")
Wordle 1037 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 640 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 60 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 14 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE GIMPY JOLLY Today is 4/21. _Yesterday_ was the day for a J! 😁 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=348) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=350)