# "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:** 377
**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 24, 2024, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7521 "2024-05-24T14:00:40Z")
Wordle 1,070 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE WHITE EXILE GLIDE ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7522 "2024-05-24T14:51:34Z")
> **Wordle 1,070 4/6\* 5/24/2024** > > ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 > ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > SW **I** SH β†’ Time for a good first word second. Most of mine still have S in the mix, though, and I really wanted to try an E, but no dice > TR **I** A_L_ β†’ That wasn’t much. Thought about GUILE here for a second but decided I needed to try the N and some more consonants, and sticking with the lone I was the best way to do it > F **LI** N_G_ β†’ Good placement on the L. Trying the G at the front along with a terminal E gives us GLI?E, which makes it easy to see > **GLIDE** > > Scoredle looks a little self-satisfied today, with a β€œwell, **I** would have tried the answer third!” With some more thought, I might have done the same, but I’m happy with a par. ---
**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 24, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7523 "2024-05-24T16:04:18Z")
Wordle 1,070 3/6\* 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST BIBLE GLIDE ---
**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 24, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7524 "2024-05-24T17:04:53Z")
Son of a. . . Wordle 1,070 6/6 ⬜⬜🟧⬜🟧 ⬜⬜🟧⬜🟧 ⬜🟧🟧⬜🟧 ⬜🟧🟧⬜🟧 ⬜🟧🟧⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ---
**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 24, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7525 "2024-05-24T17:11:10Z")
Wordle 1,070 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 NOISE TRIBE WHILE GLIDE I fell into the trap immediately, but then eliminated some good consonants to save par. ALIKE, ALIVE, ELIDE, and CLIME were still on the table, so I got a bit lucky as well. I’m happy with this one. ---
**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 24, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7526 "2024-05-24T22:00:53Z")
Wordle 1,070 3/6\* ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE SLIDE GLIDE Who needs yellows? And I see that a number of us went for SLIDE before GLIDE ---
**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 25, 2024, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7527 "2024-05-25T03:32:07Z")
Yesterday’s: Wordle 1,069 4/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SPINY SLINK SWISH Today’s. Got caught in the trap. Wordle 1,070 4/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SPINE CHIVE GLIDE Getting a little sick of the 4s. 😑 ---
**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 25, 2024, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7528 "2024-05-25T03:53:52Z")
**Wordle 1,070 3/6** ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE MIDGE GLIDE I came up with MIDGE to help sleuth some of the words I was seeing, and that it did! πŸ˜€ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2024, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7529 "2024-05-25T05:16:48Z")
Wordle 1,071 3/6 ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO VITAL TITAN ---
**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 25, 2024, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7530 "2024-05-25T07:35:33Z")
Wordle 1,071 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT ANTES TITAN Saw baton immediately but that’s already been used. Finally thought to look at double letters. ---
**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 25, 2024, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7531 "2024-05-25T10:14:28Z")
Wordle 1,071 3/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE STAIN TITAN ---
**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 25, 2024, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7532 "2024-05-25T10:31:35Z")
Wordle 1,071 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ \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 25, 2024, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7533 "2024-05-25T10:42:04Z")
Wordle 1071 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 90 🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ 2 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT TANGO TITAN Thought of ANTIC and BATON for my second word, but they’d both been used. ---
**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 25, 2024, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7534 "2024-05-25T11:26:07Z")
Wordle 1,071 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE PLAIN TITAN ---
**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 25, 2024, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7535 "2024-05-25T12:28:00Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 1,071 3/6 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] ATONE PANTY TITAN ---
**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 25, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7536 "2024-05-25T14:48:31Z")
Wordle 1,071 4/6 ⬜⬜🟦🟦⬜ ⬜⬜🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟧⬜🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE POINT INTRA TITAN I have this problem of recognizing when I can or can’t use a letter twice. For instance, the β€œT” in β€˜slate’ was a valid letter, but in the wrong place. My brain always interprets that as β€˜it can only be used in one location’, which is clearly wrong. ---
**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 25, 2024, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7537 "2024-05-25T14:54:11Z")
I had a 1 in 5 chance of getting it in 2. But, no. I’ll accept the 3, though. Wordle 1,071 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STERN** β€” _it could be **twain cyton futon piton titan**._ _It could also be baton talon toxin taken, but those were already used._ _Similar are cyton futon piton titan, and cyton is not likely, so I’ll guess futon._ **FUTON** **TITAN** For the birdie. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7538 "2024-05-25T15:39:12Z")
> **Wordle 1,071 3/6\* 5/25/2024** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩⬜🟨🟨🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > GL_I_DE β†’ At least I got something. Feel like I need to try an A here, along with some comcons. TRAIL would be nice, but the L is gone, so I’ll try > **T** R_AI_ **N** β†’ which is great, TI??N, TIA?N goes nowhere, TI?AN means > **TITAN** > > Usually don’t go with repeat letters at 3, but there was nothing left but the answer. Placing the ends of the word was definitely what clinched it this time, it left so few possibliities left for the vowels found inside. ---
**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 25, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7539 "2024-05-25T16:35:29Z")
Wordle 1,071 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 RADIO ALIEN TITAN I wasn’t sure if adding a third vowel was a good move at two, but I reasoned that there are quite a few words with A, I, and E. And even though there was no E, the terminal N and knowing where the A and I _didn’t_ go led me straight to TITAN. No regrets. ---
**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 25, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7540 "2024-05-25T17:05:45Z")
Wordle 1,071 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST TANGO TITAN Lucky guess! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=376) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=378)