# "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:** 368
**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 12, 2024, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7341 "2024-05-12T14:46:30Z")
Wordle 1,058 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST TRUCE ← Lucky second guess leads to… OUTER ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7342 "2024-05-12T16:14:20Z")
> **Wordle 1,058 5/6\* Mothers Day 2024** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 > 🟨🟨🟩⬜🟨 > ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _T_IDAL β†’ All right, check E & O and two comcons to get > S_TO_N_E_ β†’ Lucky with the vowels! Maybe those are all I’ll need. I’d like try an R here, but I only see a word with two. I’ll give it a shot, specially since it means moving that T over another space in a pleasingly methodical fashion > _RE_ **T** R_O_ β†’ One and only one R, so that mostly worked out. T is placed. ORTED? Naw. DOTER seems bogus, but it leads me to > V_O_ **TER** β†’ Which goes inevitably to > **OUTER** > > So my early musing about vowels was incorrect. Scoredle hunts 'em better than I; it finishes this puzzle in three whether starting from my start or its own. ---
**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 13, 2024, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7343 "2024-05-13T01:00:36Z")
Wordle 1,058 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 LEAST TRONE OTTER OUTER ---
**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 13, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7344 "2024-05-13T01:04:46Z")
I played yesterday early morning, then got too busy to post my results. Wordle 1,057 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE WAIST TIDAL I’m not a mother. Perhaps this was my consolation prize. Wordle 1,058 2/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE OUTER I just wondered what other vowels I was up against! ---
**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 13, 2024, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7345 "2024-05-13T03:08:34Z")
Wordle 1,058 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE TENOR OTTER OUTER Usually I have a blind spot for double letters, but this time OTTER distracted me from seeing OUTER ---
**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 13, 2024, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7346 "2024-05-13T04:12:03Z")
**Monday, May 13th** Wordle 1,059 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SNORE MUNCH CUMIN Not much to go on after 2. On the plus side, the previous answers list eliminated a bunch of possibilities. Windy, bunch, hunch, cinch, cynic, and possibly more. ---
**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 13, 2024, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7347 "2024-05-13T05:52:47Z")
**Wordle 1,058 4/6** ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR WOUND OUTER I was seeing 8 words, and I decided to go with WOUND to help suss out which one it could be. Glad it told me exactly what it was! ---
**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 13, 2024, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7348 "2024-05-13T08:24:20Z")
Wordle 1,059 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,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 Q} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ \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:** [May 13, 2024, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7349 "2024-05-13T09:29:26Z")
Wordle 1,059 3/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE MINUS CUMIN ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7350 "2024-05-13T09:37:08Z")
Wordle 1,059 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO MUSIC CUMIN ---
**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 13, 2024, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7351 "2024-05-13T11:24:34Z")
Wordle 1,059 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOIL CUBIC CUMIN ---
**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 13, 2024, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7352 "2024-05-13T11:38:28Z")
Wordle 1,059 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE TONIC CUMIN ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7353 "2024-05-13T11:47:27Z")
Wordle 1059 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 584 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 3 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE CUMIN We cook with that spice a lot, so it came to mind quickly. Also, according to Scoredle, the first two guesses knocked the possibilities down to just a couple of words anyway, and CYNIC had been used. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2024, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7354 "2024-05-13T12:29:16Z")
When my default starting word gets no letters, I have a default second word. Looks like it is time to find a new second attempt. Wordle 1,059 2/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ORATE CUMIN ---
**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 13, 2024, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7355 "2024-05-13T12:47:03Z")
Wordle 1,059 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STERN** **CLOUD** **CUMIN** ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7356 "2024-05-13T14:38:30Z")
> **Wordle 1,059 5/6\* 5/13/2024** > > ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > O **U** TER β†’ One vowel, placed; two comcons down, two more vowels down. So why doesn’t that feel like a good start? Maybe because that second U really begs for an initial Q… oh, but I can check two more vowels along with it, and a comcon. Nice. > Q **U** A **I** L β†’ And a second vowel, placed… but what consonants can I use? I tried PUNIC here but (rightly) got flushed. I do see one word that would be better for Valentine’s Day, but I’ll give it a try > **CU** P **I** D β†’ Good pickup on the C. But now what? CUTIN, a short phrase, would work for a crossword, but not Wordle. But I can work with that T… > **CU** B **I** T β†’ Stared at it for while, then realized I should have worked with the N… > **CUMIN** > Scoredle tries MUSIC for the third guess, a great approach which would have cinched a par. As it was, I laid up then missed a short 50-50 for bogey. That’s Monday the 13th for you. ---
**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 13, 2024, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7357 "2024-05-13T15:13:32Z")
Wordle 1,059 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 LEANT NOISY PINCH INCUR CUMIN 1 blue square 2 blue squares 3 blue squares 4 blue squares Jeez. ---
**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 13, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7358 "2024-05-13T15:34:40Z")
Wordle 1,059 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟦🟦⬜ 🟧🟦🟦⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE - D’oh! POINT CINCH CUMIN - Now we’re cookin’! ---
**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 13, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7359 "2024-05-13T16:04:34Z")
Wordle 1,059 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST DOUGH RUNNY CUMIN ---
**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 14, 2024, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7360 "2024-05-14T03:36:48Z")
I was due for a 4. And I got one. Wordle 1,059 4/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SPINY DINGO CUMIN I just knew that β€˜IN’ were paired up! I just needed to make the right placement. Whomp, whomp! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=367) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=369)