# "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:** 383
**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:** [June 1, 2024, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7641 "2024-06-01T03:36:32Z")
Wordle 1,077 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE CRASH CHAOS ---
**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:** [June 1, 2024, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7642 "2024-06-01T04:02:27Z")
SAT JUN 1st Wordle 1,078 3/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SATIN BASIN ---
**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:** [June 1, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7643 "2024-06-01T04:04:12Z")
Wordle 1,078 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SANER BASIN Finally an easy one, though I’m guessing there were many other possibilities. But when the first word I see has a B in it I can’t help but to trust the B. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2024, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7644 "2024-06-01T05:08:16Z")
Wordle 1,078 5/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO BASIL BASIC BASIS BASIN Well I certainly didn’t realize that this was a trap. I kept thinking there was just one more option. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2024, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7645 "2024-06-01T07:12:42Z")
Wordle 1,078 5/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN CLOUD GIMPY HAWKS BASIN ---
**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:** [June 1, 2024, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7646 "2024-06-01T09:05:12Z")
You and me both, mate ! Wordle 1,078 5/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[lime,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ \end{aligned} Yet again, i saw the answer before my 4th guess, but thought it would try to catch me with the old double letter ploy… bastard ! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2024, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7647 "2024-06-01T10:46:27Z")
Wordle 1078 3/6 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 143 ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ 26 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT MANSE BASIN Apparently the solution was the only legit word left after 2, but it took me a while to (a) find it, and (b) make sure there weren’t any possibilities I was missing. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7648 "2024-06-01T13:41:55Z")
That wasn’t hard. Few of them ever are though - one a few days ago was a bit tough. ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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:** [June 1, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7649 "2024-06-01T14:14:21Z")
Wordle 1,078 4/6 🟦⬜🟦⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟦⬜ ⬜🟧🟦🟦🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE POUND - The bot said there was only one choice after this, but. . . GAINS - I knew better than to use a plural, but whatever BASIN ---
**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:** [June 1, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7650 "2024-06-01T15:21:36Z")
Wordle 1,078 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST SAVVY BASIS BASIN Missed it by \>-\< that much! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7651 "2024-06-01T16:15:31Z")
> **Wordle 1,078 4/6\* 6/1/2024** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 > 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ > 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > CH_A_O_S_ β†’ Not bad. Time for an E and two comcons, for the followup > _S_ **A** _N_ER β†’ Good placement on the A. I’ll swap positions on the S & N, throw in a T and… better make the last a Y > _N_ **AS** TY β†’ Hmmm. ?ASN? goes nowhere, so it must be ?AS?N, E & O gone so try an I, then it’s time to trust the B > **BASIN** > > Really felt like I was in the flow state today, while Wordling. Scoredle goes hard to place the S with SASSY but ends up taking a par; my second guess was luckier as Scoredle goes immediately to the solution after it. So if Scoredle and I were teamed today, we might have combined for a birdie. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7652 "2024-06-01T18:08:43Z")
Wordle 1,078 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART PAINS BASIN ---
**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:** [June 1, 2024, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7653 "2024-06-01T18:29:47Z")
Wordle 1,078 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 VOICE TRAIN ADMIN BASIN I don’t know why I was so blind to this word. I went through every available iteration of xAxIN _twice_ and saw nothing. I really didn’t like ADMIN as an answer, but convinced myself that had to be it. Then I went through every iteration of xAxIN twice _again_ before BASIN jumped out at me. Should have been a birdie; I’m not happy with 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:** [June 2, 2024, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7654 "2024-06-02T03:02:54Z")
**Wordle 1,078 4/6** 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE RASPY OASIS BASIN ---
**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:** [June 2, 2024, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7655 "2024-06-02T03:10:24Z")
Wordle 1,078 5/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE DINAR ANIMA CABIN BASIN ---
**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:** [June 2, 2024, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7656 "2024-06-02T04:12:53Z")
**Saturday, June 2nd** Wordle 1,079 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SCARE GRAVY BRAVO So many Bs lately. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2024, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7657 "2024-06-02T04:45:28Z")
PENIS TRUTH AROMA BROAD BRAVO Kind of unusual for that opener to have zero hits. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2024, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7658 "2024-06-02T07:54:55Z")
Wordle 1,079 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN CLOUD GIMPY HAWKS BRAVO ---
**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:** [June 2, 2024, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7659 "2024-06-02T08:32:29Z")
Wordle 1,079 5/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \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 B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2024, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7660 "2024-06-02T08:57:28Z")
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