# "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:** 399
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7961 "2024-06-21T06:50:25Z")
Wordle 1098 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 21 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 3 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT FIGHT PAINT After my starting word, I saw AGENT (already used), (F/P/T)AINT, and (D/G/H/V)AUNT (with (J/T)AUNT already used). So very trappy for those in hard mode. Came up with FIGHT as a sleuth word to knock it down to two in either trap line, and liked PAINT better than TAINT. (Congrats in advance to Ellis on his easy 2!) ---
**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 21, 2024, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7962 "2024-06-21T08:00:59Z")
Wordle 1,098 4/6\* \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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \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 K} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7963 "2024-06-21T08:25:10Z")
> **Wordle 1,098 3/6\* 6/21/2024** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩⬜🟨🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > SCE **NT** β†’ This could be scary-trappish. I’m not going to worry about the possibilities yet; can’t match up both R & L with a vowel, so I’ll try a different less common consonant > **P** L_A_ **NT** β†’ Good guess with the P! PA?NT, gotta be > **PAINT** > > Scoredle goes straight to the answer on its second guess after my start, which ends up being better than the 5/6 it gets when it starts from its usual start word. Ha, better to be lucky than good today. ---
**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 21, 2024, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7964 "2024-06-21T08:26:59Z")
Wordle 1,098 2/6 πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT PAINT One of my faster 2s. ---
**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 21, 2024, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7965 "2024-06-21T10:25:59Z")
Wordle 1,098 4/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SCANT HAUNT PAINT ---
**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 21, 2024, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7966 "2024-06-21T11:33:18Z")
Wordle 1,098 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN CLOUD GIMPY PAINT ---
**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 21, 2024, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7967 "2024-06-21T11:55:18Z")
Wordle 1,098 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART FLOAT GAUNT SAINT PAINT ---
**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 21, 2024, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7968 "2024-06-21T13:18:47Z")
Wordle 1,098 2/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST PAINT Total lucky guess! ---
**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 21, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7969 "2024-06-21T13:37:09Z")
Wordle 1,098 3/6 ⬜⬜🟦🟦⬜ 🟧⬜🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE POINT - A vowel-finder word that hit the jackpot today PAINT ---
**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 21, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7970 "2024-06-21T14:55:25Z")
Wordle 1,098 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 RATIO TAINT FAINT PAINT Meh. SAINT was still out there, so it coulda been worse. I missed playing yesterday, so my streak is gone. πŸ˜• oh well, what’s done is done. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7971 "2024-06-21T16:20:13Z")
Wordle 1,098 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY QUOTA WAIST TRAMP PAINT After WAIST failed, I knew it was FAINT, PAINT, or TAINT; so I had to eliminate (or confirm) T as the first letter. TRAMP filled the bill quite nicely ---
**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 21, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7972 "2024-06-21T16:23:34Z")
Heeeeeee!! Nice way to start a Friday. πŸ™‚ Wordle 1,098 2/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE PAINT I don’t care if it was a totally lucky guess out of 19 possibles. I almost went with WAIST but decided I’d learn more by eliminating the P and the N with PAINT. My only surprise was that PAINT wasn’t an already-used word. First 2 in awhile! ---
**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 22, 2024, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7973 "2024-06-22T03:07:56Z")
Wordle 1,098 2/6\* 🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE PAINT My first 2 in quite a while! ---
**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 22, 2024, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7974 "2024-06-22T04:03:23Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 1,099 5/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] Bah! ---
**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 22, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7975 "2024-06-22T04:04:24Z")
**Saturday, June 22nd** Wordle 1,099 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT ROSET EIGHT EDICT Well I was definitely not repeating yesterday’s 2 with my standard follow-up of roset, that’s for sure. ---
**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 22, 2024, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7976 "2024-06-22T04:11:10Z")
**Wordle 1,098 3/6** ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR PAINT Got lucky getting the 50/50 correct. πŸ™‚ And I’ve now surpassed my 4’s (by just one, but I’ll take it!) I figured there’d be some 2’s today…congrats to all! πŸŽ‰ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2024, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7977 "2024-06-22T04:50:21Z")
Wordle 1,099 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO STILE THIEF EDICT ---
**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 22, 2024, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7978 "2024-06-22T07:08:26Z")
Wordle 1,099 5/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE THEIR MITES DEITY EDICT ---
**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 22, 2024, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7979 "2024-06-22T07:41:36Z")
Wordle 1,099 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN CLOUD EDICT ---
**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 22, 2024, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/7980 "2024-06-22T08:29:12Z")
Wordle 1,099 4/6\* \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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt X} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ \end{aligned} [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=398) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=400)