# "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:** 371
**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 16, 2024, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7401 "2024-05-16T13:10:55Z")
Wordle 1,062 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE SPANK SHALL STALL ---
**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 16, 2024, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7402 "2024-05-16T14:01:52Z")
Woot! Wordle 1,062 2/6 🟧🟦🟧🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE STALL - The only other word that came to mind was β€œshalt”, which didn’t seem likely. I didn’t even see β€œstalk”. ---
**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 16, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7403 "2024-05-16T15:09:15Z")
Wordle 1,062 2/6\* 🟨⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST STALL ---
**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 16, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7404 "2024-05-16T15:26:35Z")
Wordle 1,062 4/6 πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SNAIL SHALL SMALL STALL I could have guaranteed myself a three, but I decided to shoot for two and landed on four. Grrr. ---
**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 17, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7405 "2024-05-17T01:04:31Z")
**Wordle 1,062 2/6** 🟩🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE STALL ---
**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 17, 2024, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7406 "2024-05-17T01:52:56Z")
Yesterday: Wordle 1,061 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SPINY PINCH LOL, I feel like a dunce today with all the 2s! Wordle 1,062 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SLANT STALK STALL Congrats to all you crazy 2s!! ---
**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 17, 2024, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7407 "2024-05-17T04:07:41Z")
Wordle 1,062 3/6\* ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE TRAIL STALL ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7408 "2024-05-17T04:33:55Z")
Wordle 1,063 3/6 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO VOTER TUTOR I just could not think of a solution. I tried everything I could with another O, a U or a Y but did not see TUTOR until I tried my anagram generator. ---
**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 17, 2024, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7409 "2024-05-17T05:10:49Z")
Wordle 1,063 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT STORE TORCH TUTOR _It’s not a tumor!_ ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7410 "2024-05-17T09:13:22Z")
Wordle 1063 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 524 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 17 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE TUMOR TUTOR ---
**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 17, 2024, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7411 "2024-05-17T09:32:43Z")
Wordle 1,063 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[yellow,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 17, 2024, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7412 "2024-05-17T09:47:00Z")
Damn. Could’ve had this in 3. But instead, a 4. Wordle 1,063 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STERN** **CLOUD** β€” _could possibly be grout tumor turbo tutor_ **TUMOR** β€” _of those 4 I really thought tumor was most likely_ **TUTOR** ---
**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 17, 2024, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7413 "2024-05-17T10:56:38Z")
Wordle 1,063 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART TRICK TOURS TURBO TUMOR TUTOR ---
**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 17, 2024, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7414 "2024-05-17T13:28:01Z")
Wordle 1,063 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE COURT TUTOR ---
**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 17, 2024, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7415 "2024-05-17T13:47:57Z")
Such high hopes. At least I beat the Bot. Wordle 1,063 5/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ ⬜🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟧🟧🟦⬜🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL COURT TURBO TUTOR - missed the β€˜tumor’ trap ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7416 "2024-05-17T15:51:31Z")
> **Wordle 1,063 4/6\* 5/17/2024** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > S_T_ALL β†’ Slow start. O & E for vowels, N & R for comcons, shake 'em up and get > **T** _O_NE **R** β†’ (Did I do this for AMASS as well? Think so.) If the O goes before the R, sub in an M and try a U to get > **TU** M **OR** β†’ _It’s not a TUMOR!_ > **TUTOR** > > That was kinda fun, even with the _Kindergarden Cop_ interlude. Scoredle kicks some butt - goes on a hunt for the T by guessing TOTEM, finds both and taps in for birdie. Fingers crossed for TROUT tomorrow! ---
**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 17, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7417 "2024-05-17T17:22:01Z")
Looking forward to the next puzzle. This hasn’t been my week! Wordle 1,063 5/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SPORT TORCH TUMOR TUTOR ---
**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 17, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7418 "2024-05-17T17:35:36Z")
Wordle 1,063 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST THUNK TUTOR ---
**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 17, 2024, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7419 "2024-05-17T17:56:05Z")
Wordle 1,063 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SNORT TOWER TUMOR TUTOR Sign me up for the TUMOR club. I completely spaced on the repeated T and was temporarily stymied. I even tried TUDOR, which, fortunately, was not accepted, before the light bulb came on. ---
**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 18, 2024, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7420 "2024-05-18T00:28:39Z")
Wordle 1,063 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE TORUS TUMOR TUTOR Yup. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=370) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=372)