# "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:** 370
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7381 "2024-05-15T04:25:31Z")
Wordle 1,061 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHINE PINCH Sidestepped the trap ---
**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 15, 2024, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7382 "2024-05-15T07:03:19Z")
Wordle 1,061 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN CLOUD GIMPY PINCH ---
**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 15, 2024, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7383 "2024-05-15T08:41:21Z")
Wordle 1,061 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[silver,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 W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\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 N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7384 "2024-05-15T10:59:05Z")
Wordle 1061 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 584 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 9 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE PUNCH PINCH Since BUNCH, FINCH, and HUNCH had been used, it was down to MUNCH, PUNCH, PINCH, and WINCH after 2. ---
**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 15, 2024, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7385 "2024-05-15T12:05:30Z")
Wordle 1,061 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SHINY CINCH PINCH ---
**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 15, 2024, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7386 "2024-05-15T12:05:43Z")
Wordle 1,061 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 STALE MINOR PINCH Always fun to turn a whiff into a birdie. I got lucky placing the I and N, then was afraid I might be walking into a trap but got lucky again with the P. ---
**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 15, 2024, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7387 "2024-05-15T12:06:00Z")
Wordle 1,061 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE TONIC PINCH ---
**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 15, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7388 "2024-05-15T13:40:35Z")
Wordle 1,061 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST ROUGH PINCH I’ll take the three after that start! ---
**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 15, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7389 "2024-05-15T13:41:13Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > Sidestepped the trap Same here. Plus a β€œWhat’s that over there?” emoji. Wordle 1,061 3/6 🟦⬜⬜🟦⬜ ⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SCOUT - well, at least I know which vowel to use PINCH - came to me before the other similar words, so went with it ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7390 "2024-05-15T15:45:54Z")
> **Wordle 1,061 6/6\* 5/15/2024** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > AMASS β†’ I’m not sure I’ve played a first word that provided less information. After yesterday, I was kinda expecting it. OK, O & E and three comcons (at least S is gone) > TO **N** ER β†’ That was… also less than useful. Just U and I left (sounds like a line from a postapocalypic novel…) > L **IN** UX β†’ Is there a Y? I feel compelled to check… > W **IN** DY β†’ Nope. And here I feel tired and turn in, thinking I may do better with some sleep. I wake up and feel compelled to check repeat letters for some reason, so I try > J **IN** NI β†’ And now I see it, and it’s a trap, could be CINCH, FINCH, or PINCH. I seem to recall that FINCH was played already. It’s close, but I’ll try > **PINCH** > > Whew is right. Scoredle says there were 3582 possibles after AMASS, but TONER got it down to 79, and the rest was just a slog. Lucky to keep the streak alive. ---
**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 16, 2024, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7391 "2024-05-16T00:10:26Z")
**Wordle 1,061 3/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR PINCH ---
**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 16, 2024, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7392 "2024-05-16T01:21:54Z")
Wordle 1,061 3/6\* 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE PRION PINCH I saw PUNIC as well, but thought that PINCH was more likely ---
**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 16, 2024, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7393 "2024-05-16T04:06:03Z")
**Thursday, May 16th** Wordle 1,062 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT STALE STALL Happily it wasn’t stalk. ---
**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 16, 2024, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7394 "2024-05-16T04:06:53Z")
Wordle 1,062 4/6\* πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHALT STALK STALL ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2024, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7395 "2024-05-16T05:43:50Z")
Wordle 1,062 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO STALE STALL In the service of honesty, I will admit that my third word was supposed to be STALK but my fat finger hit the wrong key and I hit enter before I noticed. So I guess I really deserve a four. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2024, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7396 "2024-05-16T07:42:12Z")
> **Wordle 1,062 3/6\* 5/16/2024** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜🟩🟨🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > PINCH β†’ Kinda expected, still a little disappointed. Good second guess on the way, though… > _L_E **A** _ST_ β†’ And… that looks like a makeable birdie. ST to the front, so STA?L or STAL? but not STALE, time to double up > **STALL** > > I totally didn’t see STALK so I thought I was in the clear - turns out I got lucky. Scoredle and I both did better from my start than Scoredle did from its usual start word SLATE. ---
**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 16, 2024, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7397 "2024-05-16T08:07:39Z")
Wordle 1,062 X/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \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 R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ \end{aligned} Damn. Another fail. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2024, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7398 "2024-05-16T09:13:19Z")
Wordle 1062 2/6 🟩🟨🟩⬜🟨 3 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT STALL STALE had already been used, so it was either STALK or STALL. Won the toss today. First 2 in nearly a month. ---
**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 16, 2024, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7399 "2024-05-16T10:13:43Z")
Wordle 1,062 5/6 πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN CLOUD GIMPY HAWKS STALL ---
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Wordle 1,062 5/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART STAIN STACK STAMP STALL [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=369) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=371)