# "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:** 352
**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 23, 2024, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7021 "2024-04-23T12:33:56Z")
I got lucky on what came to me for guess two today. Wordle 1,039 3/6\* 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Also, I’ve never seen Wordlebot lose. It failed to answer in 6 guesses today. ORATE ROWER ROVER ---
**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 23, 2024, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7022 "2024-04-23T12:41:28Z")
Wordle 1,039 6/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST DRIED HOVER COVER MOVER ROVER Son of a bitch! ---
**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 23, 2024, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7023 "2024-04-23T12:44:16Z")
Wordle 1,039 4/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE REPLY ROGER ROVER ---
**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 23, 2024, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7024 "2024-04-23T13:58:08Z")
Wordle 1,039 6/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STERN** **CLOUD** **GIMPY** **HAWKS** **BOXER** **ROVER** This was scary. But I pulled it out. ---
**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 23, 2024, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7025 "2024-04-23T14:16:33Z")
Well, hell. I join the ranks of the disappointed. Wordle 1,039 X/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜🟦 ⬜🟧⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧⬜🟧🟧 🟦🟧⬜🟧🟧 ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 - Panicked ---
**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 23, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7026 "2024-04-23T17:50:15Z")
Wordle 1,039 6/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 UNITE LOSER CHAMP BAWDY ROGER ROVER I finally got my streak back up to 100, then almost lost it. Not one but two sleuth words came up empty. The eliminations helped some, but I had to resort to the used word list or I surely would have failed. Sorry to those who took the X today. Tough one. ---
**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 23, 2024, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7027 "2024-04-23T23:30:12Z")
Wordle 1,039 5/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Lyric Trump🀒 Hoard Roger Rover ---
**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 23, 2024, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7028 "2024-04-23T23:31:50Z")
I hate these. Wordle 1,039 5/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SOBER LONER COVER ROVER ---
**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 23, 2024, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7029 "2024-04-23T23:32:22Z")
A bloodybwordlenday took 3 of my compatriots ---
**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 24, 2024, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7030 "2024-04-24T00:40:49Z")
Wordle 1,039 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE NERVY RIVER ROVER Right after entering NERVY, I thought of a better choice, DINER, but it turned out to be a lucky guess. Having the V got me the solve. My sympathy to all who didn’t get it; I see that 30% didn’t, which is a lot of broken streaks. Except for the Bot, no sympathy for that smug thing, ---
**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 24, 2024, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7031 "2024-04-24T02:07:44Z")
Wordle 1,039 5/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE TORES ROPEY ROBED ROVER ---
**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 24, 2024, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7032 "2024-04-24T02:55:15Z")
**Wordle 1,039 5/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR ROMPS ROWER ROVER ROMPS narrowed the mega-trap down to just 3 words…worst I could get was a 6, so I went for it instead of another sleuth. I’ll take the 5! ---
**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 24, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7033 "2024-04-24T04:04:52Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 1,040 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] More stoopid. ---
**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 24, 2024, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7034 "2024-04-24T04:09:11Z")
Wordle 1,040 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT ROSET OVERT Much better than the 6 I took yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2024, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7035 "2024-04-24T04:15:09Z")
A wild guess to try for a two, but it left me no choice for my third guess (after yesterday’s 6). Wordle 1,040 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 COURT ABORT OVERT ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2024, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7036 "2024-04-24T04:43:39Z")
Wordle 1,040 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHORT OVERT Lucky guess. I just had a feeling. Probably should have tried COURT first. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2024, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7037 "2024-04-24T09:28:56Z")
Wordle 1040 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 182 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE OVERT Quick and easy. ---
**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 24, 2024, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7038 "2024-04-24T09:40:35Z")
Wordle 1,040 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STERN** β€” _it’s either alert overt twerk; and twerk is not likely_ **ALERT** **OVERT** I could’ve had a 2. I’ll take the 3. Especially after yesterday’s 6! β€” ETA, like @EllisDee and @Mark_Finn . And, lots of 3s so far today. ---
**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 24, 2024, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7039 "2024-04-24T10:11:29Z")
\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[lime,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 P} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \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 T} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 24, 2024, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7040 "2024-04-24T10:16:16Z")
Wordle 1,040 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE OUTER OVERT [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=351) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=353)