# "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 2)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659>\
**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\
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**Post date:** [May 4, 2024, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7201 "2024-05-04T04:16:16Z")

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[spoiler]Wordle 1,050 6/6

⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜  
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜  
🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜  
🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler]

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**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2024, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7202 "2024-05-04T05:19:59Z")

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Wordle 1,050 6/6

⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜  
🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩  
⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
LANCE  
MAPLE  
FALSE  
VALVE  
VALUE

Almost missed this one. Bit of a trap after guess three. After guess four I went through all of the options and concluded that VALVE was the only possible answer. I did look at xALUE but missed VALUE, probably because I was looking for the stress on the second syllable. At least I finally got it though.

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2024, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7203 "2024-05-04T06:08:06Z")

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Wordle 1050 4/6

⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 500  
🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ 103  
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 33  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
LARCH  
BALMY  
VALUE

Could’ve been VALVE; VALID had been used. (So ‘valve’ was still a valid value. 😃 )

Feeling pretty good about a 4 right now.

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**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:** [May 4, 2024, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7204 "2024-05-04T08:18:30Z")

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Wordle 1,050 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[silver,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 T} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\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 L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned}

> [@SuntanLotion](#):
>
> [spoiler]Wordle 1,050 6/6
> 
> ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜  
> ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜  
> 🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜  
> 🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜  
> 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler]

If you highlight your post (Ctrl+A) and select “Blur Spoiler” from the ⚙ menu  
it will sort your spoiler tags out !

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**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:** [May 4, 2024, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7205 "2024-05-04T11:42:15Z")

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Wordle 1,050 3/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛🟨⬛🟩⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STERN**  
**CLOUD**  
**VALUE** — _pretty much the only possible word left_

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**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:** [May 4, 2024, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7206 "2024-05-04T11:53:25Z")

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Wordle 1,050 4/6

⬛⬛⬛🟦🟧  
🟦🟧⬛⬛🟧  
⬛🟧🟧🟦🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

STILE  
LANCE  
HALVE  
VALUE

I didn’t know it at the time, but LANCE left only three possible words. Of course I saw the least common one.  
Based on others’ experiences, I’ll happily take the four!

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**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:** [May 4, 2024, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7207 "2024-05-04T12:53:50Z")

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Aw shit the bed

Wordle 1,050 X/6\*

⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
🟨⬛⬛⬛🟩  
🟨🟩⬛⬛🟩  
⬛🟩⬛🟨🟩  
⬛🟩🟩🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩

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**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:** [May 4, 2024, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7208 "2024-05-04T13:54:28Z")

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Wordle 1,050 4/6

⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩  
🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩  
⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RAISE  
LANCE  
HALVE  
VALUE

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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7209 "2024-05-04T14:05:21Z")

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> **Wordle 1,050 4/6\* 5/4/2024**
>
> 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
> 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜  
> 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> _E_BONY → Slow start, but I can go with a great second word  
> _LEA_ST → I kept thinking ALERT here but since I’d already tried the T, didn’t go with it… so I tried really a non-word and it came through  
> _ALU_R **E** → Two Ls, man, two Ls! But, I was lucky to pick up the U, because after that there was only one word left  
> **VALUE**  
> Scoredle goes for VALVE on its fourth guess, so I outlasted it, or lucked my way through it, or something like that.

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**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:** [May 4, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7210 "2024-05-04T14:06:41Z")

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Wordle 1,050 5/6

⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜  
⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜  
⬜🟩🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
CLEAN  
GAVEL  
VALVE  
VALUE

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**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:** [May 4, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7211 "2024-05-04T14:18:42Z")

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Bleah.

Wordle 1,050 6/6

⬜⬜🟦⬜🟧  
🟦⬜⬜⬜🟧  
⬜🟧⬜⬜🟧  
⬜🟧⬜🟦🟧  
🟧🟧🟧⬜🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

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**Post date:** [May 4, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7212 "2024-05-04T14:20:17Z")

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I’ll just sneak in here with the bit of luck I had this morning.

Wordle 1,050 3/6\*

⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩  
⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

IRATE  
FALSE  
VALUE

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**Post date:** [May 4, 2024, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7213 "2024-05-04T17:15:22Z")

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Wordle 1,050 6/6\*

🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨  
🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜  
⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩  
🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

LEAST  
IDEAL  
LAGER \<— D’oh!  
FABLE  
LANCE ← Dammit! Twice!  
VALUE

I got lucky. VALVE was in play, too.

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**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:** [May 4, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7214 "2024-05-04T18:32:14Z")

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Wordle 1,050 4/6\*

🟦🟦⬛⬛🟧  
⬛⬛🟦🟦🟧  
⬛🟧🟧🟦🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ALONE  
STALE  
HALVE  
VALUE

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**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:** [May 5, 2024, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7215 "2024-05-05T01:58:09Z")

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Wordle 1,050 5/6\*

⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩  
🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩  
⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩  
⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLATE  
LANCE  
FABLE  
SALVE  
VALUE  
The Bot says that the average score for this one was 4.1, which seems low to me, looking at all the scores here.

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**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:** [May 5, 2024, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7216 "2024-05-05T04:19:24Z")

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[spoiler]Wordle 1,051 4/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler]

CHORE  
STEAM  
PECAN  
DECAL

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**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7217 "2024-05-05T04:26:51Z")

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Wordle 1,051 5/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
SHALE  
LEGAL  
PEDAL  
DECAL

I didn’t do it systematically today. I just guessed wildly at the trap and was lucky to get the answer.

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**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:** [May 5, 2024, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7218 "2024-05-05T05:30:17Z")

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**Wordle 1,050 3/6**

⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩  
⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
GABLE  
VALUE

I got lucky with this one. I wanted to check the trap-like words I was seeing, and they were all ruled out with Gable. I had also seen Value and Valve too - I decided to go with the U…and bingo! 🙂

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**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:** [May 5, 2024, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7219 "2024-05-05T08:12:35Z")

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Wordle 1,051 3/6\*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ \end{aligned}

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**Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7220 "2024-05-05T08:22:11Z")

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Wordle 1,051 3/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
🟨🟨⬛⬛🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STERN**  
**CLOUD**  
**DECAL**

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