# "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:** 390
**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 10, 2024, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7781 "2024-06-10T05:08:49Z")
Wordle 1,086 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE MINOR CROWD Phew! Good to get a 3 after a run of 4s and 5s ---
**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:** [June 10, 2024, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7782 "2024-06-10T07:31:53Z")
Wordle 1,087 6/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS LOUIE NAPPY BANAL GANJA MANGA Bah. Loanwords shouldn’t count, says I. ---
**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 10, 2024, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7783 "2024-06-10T09:04:48Z")
Wordle 1,087 6/6\* 🟦⬛⬛🟦⬛ 🟦🟧⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟧🟧⬛⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE NATCH RANDS MANGY MANGO MANGA ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7784 "2024-06-10T10:23:07Z")
Wordle 1087 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 441 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 130 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 13 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DUMPY MANGA MANIA had already been used. Gotta admit I wondered if the stodgy NYT would have Manga as a solution, but it’s a word, and it’s been around long enough to become part of the language, so what the hell, can’t think of anything else, so here goes. Was still surprised when it all turned green. ---
**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 10, 2024, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7785 "2024-06-10T10:49:07Z")
Wordle 1,087 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE CANDY MANGO MANGA ---
**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 10, 2024, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7786 "2024-06-10T11:14:58Z")
Wordle 1,087 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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \\ \end{aligned} 🤨 Lucky second guess… ---
**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 10, 2024, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7787 "2024-06-10T11:30:44Z")
Wordle 1,087 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART MANLY MANIC MANNA MANGA ---
**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 10, 2024, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7788 "2024-06-10T13:00:46Z")
Wordle 1,087 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN CLOUD GIMPY HAWKS MANGA ---
**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 10, 2024, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7789 "2024-06-10T14:22:54Z")
Tough one. Wordle 1,087 6/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟦⬜ ⬜🟧🟧⬜⬜ 🟦🟧🟧⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE POUND FANCY GANJA MANIA - why does the bot think that this wouldn’t be a valid guess because of what I’ve already guessed? MANGA - Not entirely happy with this word. I thought of it a couple of words ago and thought “nah, they wouldn’t do that” ---
**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 10, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7790 "2024-06-10T15:08:03Z")
Wordle 1,087 5/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST CANID MANGY MANGO MANGA This is BS! Manga is not English, last I checked. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7791 "2024-06-10T15:22:38Z")
> **Wordle 1,087 5/6\* 6/10/2024** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > CROWD → Whiff. Take two, a good first guess… > SL_A_TE → Not so good. One WoFcon to go. I think I’ll use overwhelming force to either eliminate it, or almost certainly place it > N **AN** NY → Good move, though it leaves me in a bit of a trap. But there’s not many letters left to make good words… I looked at this for a bit, came back to it, and decided there had to be a G and probably a repeat A, then it came together > _G_ **AN** J **A** → Which really left just one word > **MANGA** > > After my fourth guess, I have no grounds to object to the loanword status of the answer. Scordle makes some very nice plays to finish in four today; my third guess may have cost me more than I thought, but it was so fun when it jumped out at me I just had to try it. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7792 "2024-06-10T15:29:46Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > MANIA - why does the bot think that this wouldn’t be a valid guess because of what I’ve already guessed? You get the G unplaced with your fourth guess, and then don’t use it in your guess on five. Beyond that, I want to say that > [@Chefguy](#): > > POUND > FANCY > GANJA is one of the all-time great Wordle trios. ---
**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 10, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7793 "2024-06-10T15:37:31Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > You get the G unplaced with your fourth guess, and then don’t use it in your guess on five. Headsmack. ---
**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 10, 2024, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7794 "2024-06-10T16:39:10Z")
Wordle 1,087 6/6 ⬛🟦🟦⬛⬛ ⬛🟧⬛⬛🟦 ⬛🟧🟧⬛⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SNARL BATON PANIC MANGY MANGE MANGA Me at 5: “Whoops. Can’t believe I let the E go this long. Oh well.” Me after 5: “What the f$&#%??!!!” Boo, hiss, indeed! ---
**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 11, 2024, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7795 "2024-06-11T03:44:26Z")
Wordle 1,087 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE NADIR WAGON MANGA Luckily I didn’t see MANGY. And relieved to get a 4 today. ---
**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 11, 2024, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7796 "2024-06-11T03:50:13Z")
First game tonight after a wireless router failure last Friday evening that corrupted a driver file to boot. It took me 3 days to figure it all out, thus ending a 630-day streak. Wordle 1,087 5/6\* ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SALON FANCY MANGO MANGA And what a stupid first word back!! To say nothing of stupid use of the ‘O’ I already knew wasn’t a letter… ---
**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 11, 2024, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7797 "2024-06-11T04:02:15Z")
TUE JUN 11th Wordle 1,088 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛🟧⬛ 🟧⬛⬛🟧⬛ 🟧⬛🟧🟧⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHINY STUNK SWUNG ---
**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 11, 2024, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7798 "2024-06-11T04:03:49Z")
Wordle 1,088 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛ 🟩⬛⬛🟩⬛ 🟩⬛⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SCONE SHINY SWUNG Better than yesterday’s 6 but still nothing to write home about. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7799 "2024-06-11T04:31:50Z")
Wordle 1,088 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LUNES SPUNK SWUNG “You’ve got spunk! I hate spunk” If you can identify this quote, congratulations! You are officially old like me. ---
**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 11, 2024, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7800 "2024-06-11T05:57:08Z")
**Wordle 1,087 4/6** ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR MANGY MANGA With all the words I was seeing, I was going to toss up a sleuth, but I saw that Mangy, if not correct, would tell me a lot. It sure did! 😀 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=389) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=391)