# "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:** 387
**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 6, 2024, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7721 "2024-06-06T08:13:56Z")
Wordle 1,083 2/6 β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN ETHER ---
**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 6, 2024, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7722 "2024-06-06T08:47:16Z")
Wordle 1,083 6/6\* \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[silver,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 S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \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 E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ \end{aligned} ☹ ---
**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 6, 2024, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7723 "2024-06-06T11:20:39Z")
Wordle 1,083 3/6 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART THREE ETHER ---
**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 6, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7724 "2024-06-06T13:23:32Z")
Wordle 1,083 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST TRUCE OTTER ETHER ---
**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 6, 2024, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7725 "2024-06-06T13:24:45Z")
Sheesh. Wordle 1,083 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟦 ⬜🟦⬜⬜🟦 ⬜🟦⬜🟧⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟧🟧 ⬜🟦🟦🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 POISE CRANE GRUEL ROVER METER ETHER ---
**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 6, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7726 "2024-06-06T14:31:18Z")
Wordle 1,083 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE OUTER ETHER ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7727 "2024-06-06T15:44:29Z")
> **Wordle 1,083 4/6\* 80th Anniversary of D-Day** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 > 🟨🟨🟨🟩🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > O_R_GAN β†’ Slow start. E, I and two more WoFcons, mix 'em up and get > _RE_IS_T_ β†’ Not bad. OK, the R’s not at the start. Middle? Should I try a U, or double up on the E? The latter, I think > _THR_ **E** _E_ β†’ Oh my. R at end, TH moves over, E to front and get > **ETHER** > THREW was another possibliity for my third guess; I think I still would have made par if I had tried it. Scoredle does worse when starting from ORGAN; it hits the last two letters early but tries the two remaining vowels before trying a repeat, ending with a bogey. ---
**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 6, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7728 "2024-06-06T16:11:58Z")
Wordle 1,083 2/6 β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 STORE ETHER A very fortunate starter today! It was either ETHER or UTTER, and I saw the right one first. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7729 "2024-06-06T21:41:04Z")
Wordle 1083 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 524 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE ETHER Could’ve also been HERTZ (as in kilohertz, megahertz, etc., not the rental car agency) but it seemed less likely; BERTH had already been used. ---
**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 7, 2024, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7730 "2024-06-07T03:40:57Z")
**Wordle 1,083 3/6** ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR ETHER ---
**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 7, 2024, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7731 "2024-06-07T04:06:36Z")
**Friday, June 7th** Wordle 1,084 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT LINER KNELL MELON Not my best effort. Guessing liner instead of loner was very out of character and ended up hurting the cause. Then guessing knell for the win wasn’t smart. I didn’t like the word but I figured at least it would positively place the L. In hindsight, whoop-dee-doo. Positively placing the L isn’t worth an extra guess. ---
**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 7, 2024, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7732 "2024-06-07T04:15:27Z")
Wordle 1,083 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE TENOR STEER ETHER ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7733 "2024-06-07T04:35:39Z")
Wordle 1,084 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHONE NOVEL LEMON MELON Wrong fruit. ---
**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:** [June 7, 2024, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7734 "2024-06-07T06:39:51Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 1,084 2/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] CLONE MELON ---
**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 7, 2024, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7735 "2024-06-07T07:14:51Z")
Wordle 1,084 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN CLOUD FELON MELON ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7736 "2024-06-07T07:20:23Z")
> **Wordle 1,084 4/6\* 6/7/2024** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _E_THER β†’ I think that qualifies as a slow start. Bonus, though: one and only one E, and not in 4th position! > _L_ **E** A_N_S β†’ I almost went LANES here, until I saw that E in the 4th position. N & L are nice pickups; where should I try the E? I think second, throw in an O, mix with L & N, see ?ELON, think Donald Trump and try > F **ELON** β†’ Oh, so close. > **MELON** > > Pretty much the definition of a nice, straightforward Wordle. Scoredle also worked its way to a solid par. ---
**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 7, 2024, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7737 "2024-06-07T08:00:06Z")
Wordle 1,084 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ \end{aligned} Lucky, ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7738 "2024-06-07T10:18:35Z")
Wordle 1084 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 98 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 10 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE MELON Could’ve been FELON or NOVEL; LEMON had already been used. ---
**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 7, 2024, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7739 "2024-06-07T10:21:06Z")
Wordle 1,084 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE LONER MELON ---
**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 7, 2024, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7740 "2024-06-07T11:24:47Z")
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