# "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:** 378
**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 25, 2024, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7541 "2024-05-25T22:40:00Z")
Wordle 1,071 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE RATIO TITAN Lucky 2nd guess, eliminated everything but the solution ---
**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 26, 2024, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7542 "2024-05-26T01:08:44Z")
**Wordle 1,071 4/6** ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR PAINT TITAN ---
**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 26, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7543 "2024-05-26T02:41:49Z")
Finally, a 3. Wordle 1,071 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE PAINT TITAN Like @RTFirefly, I had also found ANTIC and learned it had already been used. Which left only 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 26, 2024, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7544 "2024-05-26T04:06:01Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 1,072 4/6 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] LEAST DELVE REVEL BEVEL ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2024, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7545 "2024-05-26T04:10:15Z")
Wordle 1,072 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LUNES BEVEL ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2024, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7546 "2024-05-26T08:37:36Z")
Wordle 1,072 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS LOUIE ELEGY BEVEL Not really sure how I got there this time - I just went with β€œbevel” because I wanted to test whether L was the last letter. ---
**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 26, 2024, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7547 "2024-05-26T09:57:30Z")
Wordle 1,072 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ \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 26, 2024, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7548 "2024-05-26T10:14:50Z")
Wordle 1072 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 640 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 90 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 16 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 2 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DUMPY LEVEL BEVEL Grrr. I don’t know that I’ve ever seen this word in its root form before today. I’ve seen it in phrases like β€œhas beveled edges,” not that I have any idea what that means, but at least I’ve seen it. But the root form? Never. I assume it’s a woodworking term, but that’s not my hobby. _Bevel bevel, this solution’s a mess…_ ---
**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 26, 2024, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7549 "2024-05-26T12:08:18Z")
Wordle 1,072 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT ROLES LEVEL BEVEL Having bevel as an answer before level? Tricksy Wordle. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2024, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7550 "2024-05-26T12:17:48Z")
Wordle 1,072 3/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Askew Flier Bevel ---
**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 26, 2024, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7551 "2024-05-26T12:19:06Z")
Wordle 1,072 3/6\* 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST BELLE BEVEL ---
**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 26, 2024, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7552 "2024-05-26T12:22:57Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Grrr. I don’t know that I’ve ever seen this word in its root form before today. I use it daily. But then, I’m a mechanical designer. It is a noun similar to chamfer. The sharp edges need a bevel. ---
**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 26, 2024, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7553 "2024-05-26T13:06:27Z")
Wordle 1,072 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE OFTEN LEVEL BEVEL ---
**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 26, 2024, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7554 "2024-05-26T13:26:59Z")
Wordle 1,072 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE LIMES WHEEL BEVEL ---
**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 26, 2024, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7555 "2024-05-26T14:11:06Z")
My longest streak of 267 ends. Damn. Wordle 1,072 X/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© What’s your longest streak so far? **STERN** **CLOUD** **GIMPY** **HAWKS** β€” _my standard set of 4 guesses left me high and dry._ _From here it could be **belle bevel bezel jewel kvell levee level**._ **JEWEL** β€” _after choosing **jewel** I realized that this was not the best choice to try. Only 1 of those words had W while 4 had V. I am fast running out of guesses._ _From here it could be **bevel bezel level**. And of those three, **level** is the most common word._ **LEVEL** β€” _DAMN._ ---
**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 26, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7556 "2024-05-26T14:15:04Z")
Wordle 1,072 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟦 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟦⬜⬜ 🟧🟧⬜🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 RAISE - should have gone with my usual opener POUND - whoa, so only β€˜e’ and maybe a β€˜y’ BELLY - nope, no β€˜y’ BEZEL BEVEL ---
**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 26, 2024, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7557 "2024-05-26T14:25:01Z")
What’s your longest streak so far? Mine reached 267 today, then ended. [![](https://i.imgur.com/L5XfrvX.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/L5XfrvX.png) ---
**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 26, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7558 "2024-05-26T15:10:12Z")
Wordle 1,072 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART PEONY BEVEL ---
**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 26, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7559 "2024-05-26T17:49:06Z")
Wordle 1,072 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 AGILE LONER STEEL BEVEL I saw BEVEL, JEWEL, and the less likely BEZEL. Then at the last second I spotted EXPEL. Went with the word that I thought would narrow it down to one and got lucky. But I’d missed EXCEL, and if that had been it I was in for another six. > [@Bullitt](#): > > What’s your longest streak so far? Mine was 359. I was really looking forward to celebrating a full year and missed it by less than a week. The culprit was MUCKY. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7560 "2024-05-26T17:50:17Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > What’s your longest streak so far? Mine reached 267 today, then ended. I’m at 397. I’ve had two losses: JOKER (Wordle 675) and the infamous PARER (Wordle 454). I know we have people in this thread who haven’t lost since PARER. ETA: The last time I missed a game was Wordle 390, LIVER. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=377) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=379)