# "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:** 362
**Author:** ![Cugel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cugel/32/1199_2.png) [@Cugel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cugel)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7221 "2024-05-05T11:46:24Z")
I snagged a two on 1051. Whenever that happens, it’s β€œI am clever, or was it the only really viable option?” ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7222 "2024-05-05T12:44:27Z")
Wordle 1051 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 500 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 19 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT LARCH VOCAL DECAL ---
**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 5, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7223 "2024-05-05T13:01:31Z")
Wordle 1,051 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE LEANT DECAL ---
**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 5, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7224 "2024-05-05T13:40:33Z")
Wordle 1,051 4/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜🟦 ⬜🟦🟦🟧⬜ ⬜🟧⬜🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 RAISE - A new opening word for me on a whim PLEAT LEGAL DECAL ---
**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 5, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7225 "2024-05-05T14:12:49Z")
Wordle 1,051 4/6\* πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE STEAL MEDAL DECAL ---
**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 5, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7226 "2024-05-05T14:55:04Z")
Wordle 1,051 2/6 ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART DECAL (very nearly went with PECAN) woot a deuce! ---
**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:** [May 5, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7227 "2024-05-05T15:12:56Z")
Wordle 1,051 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT LASER AMBLE DELAY DECAL The letter C is giving me side-eye, angrily tapping its footβ€¦β€œWhat, am I a joke to you?!” ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7228 "2024-05-05T15:32:54Z")
> **Wordle 1,051 5/6\* 5/5/2024** > > ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 > 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 > ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > V_AL_U_E_ β†’ Don’t know whether this is a good ending or bad. On the plus side, lots of letters. Minus: fewer spots with which to guess. With two vowels gone, I’m thinking consonants for a while. > _L_ **E** _A_RN β†’ That guess exercised two, found none. Though placing the E is nice. I’ve got a word with two more comcons; it’s a proper name but also an SI unit, so maybe… > T **E** S_LA_ β†’ Good: valid word. Bad: no new letters, nothing placed. Next: traplike, but I’ve already burned a bunch of letters, so maybe… > M **E** _D_ **AL** β†’ Somehow I lucked into the best word that wasn’t the answer. > **DECAL** > > Next time if I get that exact choice again, I’ll probably guess the β€œright” (aka wrong) way. On the plus side, it was a fun and reasonably fast five. ---
**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 5, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7229 "2024-05-05T16:49:34Z")
Wordle 1,051 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 TRAIN MAPLE BLEAK DELAY DECAL Just chasing letters all over the board. I probably could have chosen better consonants at two and three, but hindsight is 20/20. ---
**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:** [May 5, 2024, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7230 "2024-05-05T19:09:39Z")
Wordle 1,051 3/6\* 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST RELAX DECAL ---
**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 6, 2024, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7231 "2024-05-06T01:07:01Z")
**Wordle 1,051 3/6** ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CANDY DECAL Lucky 2nd word. πŸ˜€ ---
**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:** [May 6, 2024, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7232 "2024-05-06T01:54:20Z")
This one was annoying. Wordle 1,051 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE PLEAD DELAY DECAL This game was a teaser. After my second guess getting 4 letters, I felt sure my third try was the answer! But no. ---
**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 6, 2024, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7233 "2024-05-06T04:00:50Z")
Wordle 1,051 4/6\* ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE LAMER IDEAL DECAL ---
**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 6, 2024, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7234 "2024-05-06T04:01:38Z")
MON MAY 6th Wordle 1,052 3/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE STAKE SHAVE ---
**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 6, 2024, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7235 "2024-05-06T04:06:50Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 1,052 4/6 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] SHORT SHINY SHAME SHAVE I had a feel it started with sh and I was right ---
**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:** [May 6, 2024, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7236 "2024-05-06T04:19:39Z")
Wordle 1,052 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SCARE SHAVE Shale, shape and share were eliminated by my first two words. Shade, shake and shame have already been answers. Leaving only shave, woohoo! Plus a fun little symmetrical all-green picture. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2024, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7237 "2024-05-06T04:25:18Z")
Wordle 1,052 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHALE VAMPY SHAVE This is one where I suspect that the prior word list would have helped. The trap left me with D, K, M, P or V so I went with the best sleuth word to guarantee st least a five. ---
**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 6, 2024, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7238 "2024-05-06T07:28:45Z")
Wordle 1,052 5/6 πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STERN** **CLOUD** **GIMPY** **HAWKS** **SHAVE** ---
**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 6, 2024, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7239 "2024-05-06T08:10:41Z")
Wordle 1,052 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,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 G} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Z} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 6, 2024, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7240 "2024-05-06T12:17:36Z")
Wordle 1,052 3/6 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 dang so close to back to back deuces HEART SHAPE SHAVE [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=361) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=363)