# "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:** 379
**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, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7561 "2024-05-26T18:51:35Z")
My only loss was hunky, which searching the previous thread was in Wordle 420. That puts my current streak at 652. I did have to change phones last year when the battery on my old phone started swelling. I logged my stats in excel before the switch and now my new phone shows almost exactly 300 games played. ---
**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, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7562 "2024-05-26T20:04:11Z")
Ya blew #420, huh? You must’ve been smoking something good. πŸ˜‰ ---
**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 27, 2024, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7563 "2024-05-27T03:11:18Z")
Wordle 1,072 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE LOVER BEVEL ---
**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 27, 2024, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7564 "2024-05-27T04:44:30Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 1,073 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] CABLE TIMER SKIER ---
**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 27, 2024, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7565 "2024-05-27T04:59:38Z")
Wordle 1,073 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SCORE SHEER SKIER No chance I was ever going to see or guess skier at 3 so I’ll happily take this 4. ---
**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 27, 2024, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7566 "2024-05-27T06:16:34Z")
**Wordle 1,072 4/6** ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR LEVEL BEVEL ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2024, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7567 "2024-05-27T08:07:27Z")
Wordle 1,073 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO WHIRL CRIME SKIER ---
**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 27, 2024, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7568 "2024-05-27T08:11:25Z")
Wordle 1,073 5/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ \end{aligned} Bum. My longest streak was 223. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2024, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7569 "2024-05-27T08:16:04Z")
Just to add, my current streak is at 580. I missed PARER and I think I forgot to play one day shortly after. ---
**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 27, 2024, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7570 "2024-05-27T11:46:19Z")
Wordle 1,073 2/6 🟨⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE SKIER ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2024, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7571 "2024-05-27T12:30:45Z")
Wordle 1073 4/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 446 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 40 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 14 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE SEWER SKIER After 2, I was able to narrow it down to 5 unused words (the other 3 were seder, serif, super) but none of them would narrow the choices down to one if it was a miss. So at 3, I had a coin toss with skier and super, and it went my way today. ---
**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 27, 2024, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7572 "2024-05-27T13:32:25Z")
Wordle 1,073 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART MINER CRIER PLIER SKIER My longest streak was 196 ---
**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 27, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7573 "2024-05-27T14:12:24Z")
Wordle 1,073 3/6 🟧⬜⬜⬜🟦 🟧⬜⬜🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE SCORN SKIER - Total SWAG I think my longest run has been a paltry 85. Missed days, etc. ---
**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 27, 2024, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7574 "2024-05-27T16:12:52Z")
Wordle 1,073 5/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ROUSE STEER SABER SHIER SKIER Gah. After STEER, I figured A was the more likely vowel. SABER was the only A-word that was its own word without a suffix, so that’s what I went with. Then, when looking for I-words, I skipped over SKIER because I pronounced it β€œsky-er” in my head. Pretty much a train wreck after what I thought was a good start. ---
**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 27, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7575 "2024-05-27T17:39:09Z")
Since my streak ended yesterday, I tried chasing after this one. What the hell? And I lost again. In the process, I realized that there are so many words still unused, and this game can go for a long long time. Wordle 1,073 X/6 πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© **STERN** β€” _my standard starting word. Lately, anyway._ _Can I get this in 2? I’ll try._ _Possibles are β€” **saber sabre safer sarge saver sawer sayer scree screw seder serac serge serif serra serum servo sewer share shoer shore shred shrew shyer sider sired skier skyer smore snore sober sorer spare spore spred spree sprew sucre super surge** _ _Previously used are β€” **scare serve sever shire snare sower spire surer** _ **SUPER** β€” _possibles now are **saver sawer sayer seder sewer shyer skier skyer sober sorer** _ **SOBER** β€” _possibles now are **saver sawer sayer seder sewer shyer skier skyer** _ **SAVER** β€” _possibles now are **seder sewer shyer skier skyer** _ **SEWER** β€” _possibles now are **shyer skier skyer** _ **SHYER** β€” _I’m somewhat surprised that I didn’t try **skier**!_ Oh well (sigh). ---
**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 27, 2024, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7576 "2024-05-27T19:31:05Z")
Wordle 1,073 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST GUISE \<β€” D’oh! Doubled up on the wrong S. FRIES SKIER ---
**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 27, 2024, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7577 "2024-05-27T20:03:09Z")
Wordle 1,073 5/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE THEIR CIDER SPIER SKIER ---
**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 28, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7578 "2024-05-28T00:29:06Z")
Wordle 1,073 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE DINER BRIER SKIER I don’t know why I didn’t guess it, since I saw the answer and I’m happy to be a SKIER myself ---
**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 28, 2024, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7579 "2024-05-28T04:40:47Z")
**Wordle 1,073 4/6** 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE SHREW BUNKS SKIER In hindsight, I should have just gone with my usual Choir at guess #2…I’d have had this in 3 guesses. I took my chances on Shrew, and it ruled out a lot of words, but I still was left with five of them, so I came up with BUNKS to sort it out. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7580 "2024-05-28T05:11:47Z")
Wordle 1,074 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHINE MINUS This took me a ridiculously long time trying to come up with any word for guess three. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=378) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=380)