# "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 2)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659>\
**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:** 386

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**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 5, 2024, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7701 "2024-06-05T03:36:15Z")

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**Wordle 1,081 4/6**

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨  
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
CHOIR  
NUDGE  
GROOM

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**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 5, 2024, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7702 "2024-06-05T03:42:52Z")

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Wordle 1,081 5/6\*

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLATE  
SHOCK  
BROWN  
DROID  
GROOM  
I saw both DROID and GROOM for guess 4, and lost the coin toss

In all of May I had just two 5s, but for June I already have 2. Oh well…

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**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 5, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7703 "2024-06-05T04:05:33Z")

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WED JUN 5th

Wordle 1,082 4/6\*

🟦⬛🟦🟦⬛  
⬛🟦🟦🟧🟦  
🟦🟧🟦🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ALONE  
SONAR  
GROAN  
ORGAN

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**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7704 "2024-06-05T04:07:46Z")

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Wordle 1,082 4/6

🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨  
⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨  
⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
FLORA  
MORAY  
ORGAN

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**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 5, 2024, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7705 "2024-06-05T07:02:55Z")

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Wordle 1,082 4/6

⬛⬛⬛🟨🟩  
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
🟨🟩🟩🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STERN  
CLOUD  
ARGON  
ORGAN

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**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 5, 2024, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7706 "2024-06-05T08:01:16Z")

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Wordle 1,082 4/6

⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛  
⬛🟨🟨⬛🟨  
🟨🟩🟨🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLANT  
SANER  
GROAN  
ORGAN

Doh! At least I’m not the only one who just barely missed with groan.

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**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 5, 2024, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7707 "2024-06-05T08:46:38Z")

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Wordle 1,082 3/6\*

\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[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 C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ \end{aligned}

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**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:** [June 5, 2024, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7708 "2024-06-05T11:42:46Z")

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Wordle 1,082 4/6

🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜  
🟨🟩🟨🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RAISE  
TRACK  
GROAN  
ORGAN

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**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 5, 2024, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7709 "2024-06-05T11:49:56Z")

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Wordle 1,082 4/6

⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜  
🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜  
🟨🟩🟨🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
RAZOR  
GROAN  
ORGAN

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**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 5, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7710 "2024-06-05T13:46:25Z")

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Looks like a four is par today.

Wordle 1,082 4/6

⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜  
⬜🟧⬜🟧⬜  
⬜🟧🟦🟧⬜  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

SLATE  
CREAM - well, that was dumb  
BROAD  
ORGAN

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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7711 "2024-06-05T15:04:01Z")

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> **Wordle 1,082 2/6\* 6/5/2024**
>
> 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> _G_ **R** _O_OM → Oh, my. A shot at a two? Only one O. Where should the G go if not first? TROGS? Naw. ORING? Only in a Boolean algebra class. Not GROIN, gotta move the G. Ahh, must be  
> **ORGAN**  
> GROAN is my hope for tomorrow. Scoredle gets it in two as well, the only non-bogus answer of eight possibles.

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**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 5, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7712 "2024-06-05T15:38:07Z")

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Wordle 1,082 3/6

🟦⬛🟦⬛⬛  
⬛🟦🟦🟧🟦  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ABOUT  
SONAR  
ORGAN

Took longer than it should have to spot the (only possible) answer. GROAN was eliminated by my first word, or else I might have joined that club.

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**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 5, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7713 "2024-06-05T17:09:58Z")

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Wordle 1,082 4/6\*

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
🟨🟩🟨🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

LEAST  
MAFIA  
GROAN  
ORGAN

ETA: Apparently I’ve joined a club!

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7714 "2024-06-05T19:32:28Z")

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Wordle 1082 4/6

⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 441  
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 38  
🟨🟩🟨🟩🟩 1  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
GROAN  
ORGAN

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**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:** [June 5, 2024, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7715 "2024-06-05T19:38:06Z")

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So close for another 2 today! But no.

Wordle 1,082 3/6\*

⬛🟩🟨⬛⬛  
🟨🟩🟨🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

IRATE  
GROAN  
ORGAN

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**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 6, 2024, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7716 "2024-06-06T03:23:58Z")

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**Wordle 1,082 3/6**

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
CHOIR  
ORGAN

Wasn’t expecting _that_…happy to get a 3 finally! I’ve been stuck in 4’s-ville for the past five days.

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**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 6, 2024, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7717 "2024-06-06T03:39:33Z")

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Wordle 1,082 5/6\*

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜  
🟨🟨⬜🟩🟩  
🟨🟩🟨🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLATE  
DAIRY  
ROMAN  
GROAN  
ORGAN  
AAAGH! GROAN! I saw ORGAN first but second-guessed myself, thinking GROAN was more likely.

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**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 6, 2024, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7718 "2024-06-06T04:02:28Z")

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THU JUN 6th

Wordle 1,083 4/6\*

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟦  
⬛🟦🟦🟦⬛  
🟦🟦🟦⬛🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ALONE  
METHS  
THEIR  
ETHER

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**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 6, 2024, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7719 "2024-06-06T04:20:03Z")

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Wordle 1,083 3/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨  
⬛🟩⬛🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLANT  
STORE  
ETHER

Having a T second and no S greatly limits the possibilities. Saw utter first but that’s already been an answer.

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**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7720 "2024-06-06T04:56:30Z")

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Wordle 1,083 5/6

🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜  
🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨  
🟩⬜🟨🟨🟨  
🟩⬜🟨🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
TRUCE  
EXERT  
ENTER  
ETHER

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