# "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:** 354
**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 25, 2024, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7061 "2024-04-25T14:16:07Z")
Wordle 1,041 4/6 ⬜🟦⬜🟦⬜ ⬜🟦⬜🟧🟦 ⬜🟧🟦🟧🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE MOURN SNORT INTRO Better than the last few days, but not stellar. ---
**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 25, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7062 "2024-04-25T15:31:05Z")
Wordle 1,041 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST TRUNK INTRO That last word took me a minute! ---
**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 25, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7063 "2024-04-25T15:31:59Z")
Wordle 1,041 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE NORTH INTRO :waves at @The_Other_Waldo_Pepper: ---
**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 26, 2024, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7064 "2024-04-26T02:08:04Z")
**Wordle 1,041 3/6** ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR INTRO ---
**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 26, 2024, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7065 "2024-04-26T02:17:49Z")
Another 2! How lucky am I? Wordle 1,041 2/6\* πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE INTRO I was quite surprised to learn there was no other answer after my opening word except INTRO. I didn’t think it was even an acceptable Wordle word – I just couldn’t think of anything else. And it looks like I wasn’t the only one! ---
**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 26, 2024, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7066 "2024-04-26T03:38:30Z")
Wordle 1,041 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE TRIOS NITRO INTRO Count me in with everyone else wondering about NITRO and INTRO and if they’re really words. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7067 "2024-04-26T04:15:58Z")
Wordle 1,042 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO BASIC MAXIM VAPID This was a tough one. I hate having to go systemically through the alphabet checking letters but I was having a terrible time finding words that fit. I don’t know if I missed any but my guesses seem really random even to me. Also surprised that LAPIZ was not a valid word. If nothing else, a cool pattern. ---
**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 26, 2024, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7068 "2024-04-26T06:15:36Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 1,042 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] STAIN RAPID VAPID ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7069 "2024-04-26T09:40:52Z")
Wordle 1042 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 1,191 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 16 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHIRP VAPID Fortunately didn’t see PIZZA, the only other possibility after 2. ---
**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 26, 2024, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7070 "2024-04-26T10:09:58Z")
Wordle 1,042 3/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SPEAR VAPID I kept thinking happy, but that’s already been an answer. ---
**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 26, 2024, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7071 "2024-04-26T10:14:32Z")
Wordle 1,042 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,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 A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 26, 2024, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7072 "2024-04-26T10:24:12Z")
Wordle 1,042 4/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE TRASH DAMPY VAPID ---
**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 26, 2024, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7073 "2024-04-26T10:58:59Z")
Wordle 1,042 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STERN** **CLOUD** **GIMPY** **HAWKS** **VAPID** ---
**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 26, 2024, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7074 "2024-04-26T11:30:26Z")
Wordle 1,042 3/6 ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE PANIC VAPID ---
**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 26, 2024, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7075 "2024-04-26T11:46:13Z")
Wordle 1,042 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART APPLY CAPON VAPID ---
**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 26, 2024, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7076 "2024-04-26T13:52:18Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Fortunately didn’t see PIZZA, the only other possibility after 2. I wasn’t so lucky. Wordle 1,042 4/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟦⬜ 🟦🟦⬜⬜🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SLOPE PIZZA VAPID ---
**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 26, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7077 "2024-04-26T15:01:50Z")
Wordle 1,042 5/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST WAGON HAIKU RABBI VAPID That was a toughie! ---
**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 26, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7078 "2024-04-26T15:20:38Z")
Wordle 1,042 3/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ARISE PATIO VAPID For some reason, I had a feeling there would be a third vowel. I was wrong, but that led me to a fortuitous hit on the P. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7079 "2024-04-26T18:12:06Z")
> **Wordle 1,042 4/6\* 4/26/2024** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _I_NTRO β†’ That’s a slow start. Having hit one vowel, I think I’ll try just one more next, and three consonants > SM_I_LE β†’ Didn’t even place the I. OK, more consonants, and I’ll try to throw in the Y > _DI_CKY β†’ Yeah, don’t judge, I should have gone with PICKY. Not many words end with an I, and I haven’t tried the A yet, so perhaps ?A?I? with a D in there, thought RAPID for a second but the R is gone but it let me to > **VAPID** > > Kinda feels like I saved a par, but I got a bit lucky as APHID was still out there. Scoredle makes a better second guess than I do (AISLE) but still ends up taking a four. ---
**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 27, 2024, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7080 "2024-04-27T00:39:57Z")
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