# "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:** 375
**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 22, 2024, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7481 "2024-05-22T02:17:48Z")
Wordle 1,067 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE MINOR BINGO DINGO I see I’m not the only one who couldn’t resist quoting the dingo got my baby line ---
**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 22, 2024, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7482 "2024-05-22T02:33:42Z")
**Wordle 1,067 4/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR BINGO DINGO ---
**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 22, 2024, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7483 "2024-05-22T04:08:27Z")
WED, MAY 22nd Wordle 1,068 5/6\* 🟦🟦⬛⬛🟦 ⬛🟦🟦🟦🟦 ⬛🟦🟦🟦🟧 🟦🟦🟧⬛🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE STEAL VALET LEAST EXALT ---
**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 22, 2024, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7484 "2024-05-22T04:09:59Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 1,068 3/6 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] TRACE FEAST EXALT ---
**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 22, 2024, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7485 "2024-05-22T04:14:32Z")
Wordle 1,068 3/6 ⬛🟨🟩⬛🟩 🟨🟨🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT LEAST EXALT Got my hopes up for a 2. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7486 "2024-05-22T04:16:05Z")
Wordle 1,068 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SLATE EXALT ---
**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 22, 2024, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7487 "2024-05-22T07:30:35Z")
Wordle 1,068 5/6 ⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN CLOUD GIMPY HAWKS EXALT ---
**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 22, 2024, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7488 "2024-05-22T07:57:18Z")
Wordle 1,068 5/6\* \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[yellow,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \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 S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt X} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ \end{aligned} Stupid 3rd guess. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7489 "2024-05-22T10:20:32Z")
Wordle 1068 3/6 ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 5 ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT DEALT EXALT Had a shot at the 2 - LEAPT had already been used, so that left DEALT and EXALT. Lost the metaphorical coin toss. Such is life. ---
**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 22, 2024, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7490 "2024-05-22T12:05:35Z")
Crap forgot to play yesterday Wordle 1,068 3/6 ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART EXACT EXALT ---
**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 22, 2024, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7491 "2024-05-22T13:39:39Z")
Wordle 1,068 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE LEANT EXALT ---
**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 22, 2024, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7492 "2024-05-22T14:17:50Z")
Wordle 1,068 2/6\* 🟨🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST EXALT The 2 jumped out at me! ---
**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 22, 2024, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7493 "2024-05-22T15:30:33Z")
Man, I was sure a two was in my immediate future. Wordle 1,068 3/6 ⬜🟦🟧🟦🟦 ⬜🟦🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE - after a blank yesterday, I figured this was a good bet for today DEALT - what I get for not using word lists EXALT ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7494 "2024-05-22T15:41:23Z")
> **Wordle 1,068 3/6\* 5/22/2024** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨🟨🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > DINGO → A bit disappointing, but it allows me a good first word second > _LE_ **A** S **T** → Oh my. E can’t go fourth, so must be first, ELA?T goes nowhere, but E?ALT looks like > **EXALT** > > Another regular here got me to use Xes as blanks when trying to construct and visualize possible words, so this _really_ jumped out at me. Scoredle goes for an R in its second guess, which turns out to be a poor choice, and ends up with a par. ---
**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 22, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7495 "2024-05-22T15:56:39Z")
Wordle 1,068 3/6 🟦🟦🟧⬛🟧 ⬛🟦🟦🟦🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 LEANT CLEAT EXALT I had a great shot at a two. In fact, EXALT was the _only_ viable word available. Then my brain farted harder than the _Blazing Saddles_ campfire scene. I play games like this to keep my mind sharp in my dotage. It clearly isn’t working. ---
**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 23, 2024, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7496 "2024-05-23T03:23:38Z")
Wordle 1,068 3/6\* ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE LEAST EXALT Joining the group of those who thought we had a shot at a 2 ---
**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 23, 2024, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7497 "2024-05-23T04:03:25Z")
THU MAY 23rd Wordle 1,069 3/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟧🟦🟧⬛⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHIRT SWISH ---
**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 23, 2024, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7498 "2024-05-23T04:23:51Z")
Yesterday: Wordle 1,067 3/6\* 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SPINY DINGO This could have gone very wrong, but I wanted to try the ‘IN’ in the 2nd and 3rd positions and fortunately was also looking for a word that used another vowel. I could have gone off into the ‘INCH’ rabbit hole. Fortunately, ‘LINGO’ was the first word that sprang to mind and it had already been used, so… Today: Wordle 1,068 3/6\* ⬛⬛🟩🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE LEANT EXALT ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2024, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7499 "2024-05-23T05:19:00Z")
Wordle 1,069 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHINE SWISH ---
**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 23, 2024, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7500 "2024-05-23T05:27:24Z")
**Wordle 1,068 2/6** ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE EXALT I saw three choices, and I decided to take my chances on the X…bingo! 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=374) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=376)