# "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:** 366
**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 10, 2024, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7301 "2024-05-10T04:08:37Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 1,056 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] STEIN MOVIE MEDIC MEDIA ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7302 "2024-05-10T04:13:23Z")
Wordle 1,056 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO CHAIN SEPIA MEDIA ---
**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 10, 2024, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7303 "2024-05-10T04:38:28Z")
Wordle 1,056 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT RACES ABODE MEDIA Two days in a row without a single green. ---
**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 10, 2024, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7304 "2024-05-10T05:55:48Z")
**Wordle 1,055 5/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR DUMPY BERRY JERKY Tough one with that J and K. I didn’t even see it…was going to go with Nervy after Berry, but then I _finally_ saw it, and glad I went with it (I haven’t had a 6 in a while, and I’d like to keep it that way - lol). ---
**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 10, 2024, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7305 "2024-05-10T08:55:06Z")
Wordle 1,056 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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \\ \end{aligned} Phew. ---
**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 10, 2024, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7306 "2024-05-10T11:17:24Z")
Wordle 1,056 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN CLOUD GIMPY MEDIA ---
**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 10, 2024, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7307 "2024-05-10T11:46:12Z")
Wordle 1,056 4/6 ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART PECAN LEMMA MEDIA ---
**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 10, 2024, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7308 "2024-05-10T12:15:19Z")
Wordle 1,056 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE IDEAL MEDIA ---
**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 10, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7309 "2024-05-10T13:53:08Z")
Wordle 1,056 4/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜🟦 ⬜⬜🟦🟦🟦 ⬜🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 Well, it is the message, after all. SLATE CREAM GAMED - I know that past tense words don’t normally work, but I was stumped MEDIA ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7310 "2024-05-10T14:06:42Z")
> **Wordle 1,056 4/6\* 5/10/2024** > > ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > J **E** RKY β†’ Not unexpected. Time for a good first guess, guessed second. (That E goes right into place…) > L **E** _A_ST β†’ Not much to work with. Perhaps an N, and a couple more consonants? > P **E** C_A_N β†’ Now I feel like I’m on Candid Wordle. A must be at the end, ?E??A, keep seeing LEMMA but I know that’s not it, but if I try the M first, then D? MED?A, oh, could be > **MEDIA** > > Just when I thought it was safe to not try any more vowels. At least Scoredle takes five guesses from the same start. Interestingly, Scoredle starts wtih SLATE, but today when it gets A & E unplaced, it goes right to PARER! There’s a blast from the past for ya… ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7311 "2024-05-10T15:13:12Z")
Wordle 1056 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 1,191 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 84 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 8 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DUMPY MEDIA ---
**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 11, 2024, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7312 "2024-05-11T00:53:00Z")
Wordle 1,056 4/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHEAR MEATY MEDIA ---
**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 11, 2024, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7313 "2024-05-11T00:54:37Z")
I’m enjoying some luck this week. Wordle 1,056 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SEPIA MEDIA ---
**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 11, 2024, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7314 "2024-05-11T03:01:29Z")
Wordle 1,056 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE SANER AHEAD MEDIA It felt like I was chasing letters all over the place! ---
**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 11, 2024, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7315 "2024-05-11T03:53:51Z")
> [@gkster](#): > > It felt like I was chasing letters all over the place! LOL, it looks like you were getting ready for a game of checkers! * * * I’m planning to play tomorrow’s game tonight, which I’ve never done. My internet connection is really unstable right now, probably due to the solar storm. I just hit a streak of 602 and would like to keep it going if possible. ---
**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 11, 2024, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7316 "2024-05-11T04:23:55Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 1,057 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] CRATE FAITH TIDAL ---
**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 11, 2024, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7317 "2024-05-11T04:59:12Z")
Wordle 1,057 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT LATER TIDAL Extending my β€œno greens” streak to three days. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2024, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7318 "2024-05-11T05:01:55Z")
Wordle 1,057 2/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TIDAL An actual earned two that wasn’t just a guess! ---
**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 11, 2024, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7319 "2024-05-11T05:06:57Z")
**Wordle 1,056 3/6** ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR MEDIA ---
**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 11, 2024, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7320 "2024-05-11T07:49:33Z")
Wordle 1,057 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STERN** **CLOUD** **GIMPY** **TIDAL** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=365) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=367)