# "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:** 391
**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 11, 2024, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7801 "2024-06-11T07:04:21Z")
Wordle 1,088 4/6 🟩⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN CLOUD GIMPY SWUNG ---
**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 11, 2024, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7802 "2024-06-11T08:30:05Z")
Wordle 1,088 5/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,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 Q} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7803 "2024-06-11T09:27:19Z")
Wordle 1088 3/6 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 42 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 10 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT SPINE SWUNG SOUND and SKUNK had already been used; I didn’t see SUNNY, SONNY. ---
**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 11, 2024, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7804 "2024-06-11T10:41:18Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 1,088 4/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] STEAM SHOCK SLING SWUNG ---
**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 11, 2024, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7805 "2024-06-11T11:47:36Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > “You’ve got spunk! I hate spunk” > If you can identify this quote, congratulations! You are officially old like me. I was in the Lou Grant fan club in my dorm so I recognized it immediately. Wordle 1,088 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOIL 4/5 of the vowels eliminated SUNNY SWUNG Glad this worked, I didn’t see an alternative ---
**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 11, 2024, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7806 "2024-06-11T12:39:00Z")
Help mods, I messed up the spoiler tags ---
**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 11, 2024, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7807 "2024-06-11T14:08:52Z")
Well, crap. Wordle 1,088 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟧⬜ ⬜⬜🟧🟧⬜ 🟧⬜🟧🟧⬜ 🟧⬜🟧🟧⬜ 🟧⬜🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7808 "2024-06-11T14:31:06Z")
> **Wordle 1,088 5/6\* 6/11/2024** > > ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ > ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > MA_NG_A → Hmm, I like that “NG” at the end of the word… and if I move it, I can try a pair of vowels… but I’ll have to trust the B. Let’s give it a shot > BEI **NG** → and… nothingness. OK, let’s try a couple WoFcons with another vowel - O or U? U seems to go better with that NG ending. > **S** T **UNG** → Ooh, close. It’s a trap… but I _think_ I’ve got this. L? > **S** L **UNG** → Nope. W? > **SWUNG** > Scoredle tries GOING instead of BEING, and reorders the two trap misses, but otherwise its sequence looks very much like mine. Bummer to miss the par, but going for WoFcons first has its price. ---
**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 11, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7809 "2024-06-11T15:46:18Z")
Wordle 1,088 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST SHOOK SWING SWUNG ---
**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 11, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7810 "2024-06-11T15:55:17Z")
Wordle 1,088 3/6 🟧🟦⬛⬛⬛ 🟧⬛⬛🟧⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SNAIL STONE SWUNG SKUNK or SPUNK would have been a wiser move (used words notwithstanding). I didn’t consult the list, but I think SKUNK was somewhere in my memory banks, and I thought the NYT might avoid SPUNK’s double entendre. So I guessed right. Never did see SUNNY. ---
**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, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7811 "2024-06-11T21:34:09Z")
Wordle 1,088 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ 🟩⬛🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CLOUD SPUNK 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 12, 2024, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7812 "2024-06-12T04:03:40Z")
**Wednesday, June 12th** Wordle 1,089 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟨⬛🟨🟨 🟨🟨⬛🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT STORE TRIED DETER Took me a second to realize it was a double E. ---
**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 12, 2024, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7813 "2024-06-12T04:19:20Z")
Wordle 1,089 6/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟦 ⬛🟧⬛🟦⬛ ⬛🟧🟧⬛⬛ 🟦🟧🟧⬛⬛ ⬛🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE FESTY PETIT RETCH METER DETER ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7814 "2024-06-12T05:01:08Z")
Wordle 1,089 5/6 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO ENTRY CUTER METER DETER ---
**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 12, 2024, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7815 "2024-06-12T05:50:57Z")
**Wordle 1,088 5/6** 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR SUNNY SPUNK SWUNG * * * * * * > [@Wheelz](#): > > I thought the NYT might avoid SPUNK’s double entendre I had no idea…I’ve never heard of it being used that way before. ---
**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 12, 2024, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7816 "2024-06-12T07:11:34Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 1,089 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] ROAST DIRTY DETER ---
**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 12, 2024, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7817 "2024-06-12T08:25:35Z")
Wordle 1,089 4/6\* \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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \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 E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ \end{aligned} Oh when the hell will i ever learn, Saw DETER before DECOR but didn’t go with my first guess. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7818 "2024-06-12T11:19:02Z")
Wordle 1089 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 524 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 32 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE TIMER DETER Took me forever to see the solution. I’d come up with a bunch of possibilities after 2, but my 3rd guess killed them all. Finally saw UTTER, but it had been used. Fortunately, I kept going, undeterred. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7819 "2024-06-12T11:21:12Z")
> [@SeaSun](#): > > I had no idea…I’ve never heard of it being used that way before. I remember that usage from Penthouse letters back in the 1980s. 😮 😆 ---
**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 12, 2024, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7820 "2024-06-12T12:19:17Z")
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