# "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:** 401
**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 23, 2024, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8001 "2024-06-23T14:47:40Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > > **Wordle 1,100 4/6\* 6/23/2024** > > > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ > > 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ > > 🟨⬜🟨🟨🟨 > > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > > > _E_DICT β†’ Slow start, not that I expected much more. Try an A and two WoFcons. > > _LE_ANS β†’ I went to L, and look what it got me! Perhaps I should have tried LEARN. OK, what can I make with L, E, R and at least one more vowel? Thought about an O for a while here, but decided on a U because > > _G_R_UEL_ β†’ was just such a good word, and it did work out, but it was a long time before I could trust the B and try > > **BUGLE** > > BULGE was also possible, so I sank a 50/50 putt for that par. Scoredle is much more methodical; it still finishes in 4 but gets the par putt down to a tip-in (only word left from its list). Do you ALWAYS begin with the previous day’s solution? Just curious to understand your thought processes. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8002 "2024-06-23T15:00:05Z")
Yes, I do. It’s my way of keeping the game fresh for myself. It also makes it _really_ hard to get a one, but that’s a price I’m willing to pay. I thought for a while about going with a consistent start word, but decided if I did I would eventually sit down with Python and a word list and hammer out a Wordle solver some afternoon - which would be fun also of course, but just fun once. So this way, I exercise my brain a little differently each day (even for the frustrating start words like DADDY) at a cost of a few more misses. ---
**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 23, 2024, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8003 "2024-06-23T15:02:40Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > It also makes it _really_ hard to get a one, but that’s a price I’m willing to pay. I never say this, but LOL! 🀣 ---
**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 23, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8004 "2024-06-23T17:23:50Z")
Wordle 1,100 3/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 LOUPE ARGUE BUGLE I bungled my way to a birdie. Stupidly forgot the L in my second word, but lucking into that middle G left nothing but the solution! ---
**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 23, 2024, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8005 "2024-06-23T18:44:41Z")
Wordle 1,100 5/6\* 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST NOVEL JELLY GUILE BUGLE Tough one for me. ---
**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 24, 2024, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8006 "2024-06-24T03:30:12Z")
Wordle 1,100 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE WHOLE GUILE BUGLE ---
**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 24, 2024, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8007 "2024-06-24T03:32:33Z")
Yeah, not my favorite. Wordle 1,100 5/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SCONE PLUME BULGE BUGLE ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2024, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8008 "2024-06-24T05:01:00Z")
Wordle 1,101 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO CLOSE LOWLY DOUGH DOLLY I think this was played well despite the five. After three the trap left me with DOLLY, FOLLY, GOLLY, HOLLY, and JOLLY and my test word prevented a loss. ---
**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 24, 2024, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8009 "2024-06-24T05:17:36Z")
**Wordle 1,100 3/6** ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR BUGLE ---
**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 24, 2024, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8010 "2024-06-24T07:58:09Z")
Wordle 1,101 3/6\* \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[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 O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 24, 2024, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8011 "2024-06-24T08:41:58Z")
Wordle 1,101 6/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STERN** **CLOUD** \*\*GIMPY \*\* β€” _could be oddly dolly doyly_ **ODDLY** **DOYLY** **DOLLY** ---
**Author:** ![Newtosite](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/newtosite/32/8623_2.png) [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2024, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8012 "2024-06-24T09:27:28Z")
Wordle 1,101 2/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Slant Dolly I did my usual thing of trying to place the β€œL” first…and got lucky. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2024, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8013 "2024-06-24T09:31:04Z")
Wordle 1101 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 640 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 60 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 23 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE LIMBO DOLLY Happy to escape with a 4. ---
**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 24, 2024, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8014 "2024-06-24T12:48:40Z")
Wordle 1,101 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SOLID MOLDY DOLLY ---
**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 24, 2024, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8015 "2024-06-24T13:32:45Z")
Happy with a four after a poor start. Wordle 1,101 4/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧⬜🟧🟦 🟧🟧⬜🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE COULD DOILY DOLLY ---
**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 24, 2024, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8016 "2024-06-24T13:55:07Z")
Wordle 1,101 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT ROLES MIDGE DOLLY Immediately saw the \_olly trap, but I don’t really like it. So I kept looking, managing to find moldy and folio. (That last one a throwback to my early ad&d days in the '80s when I owned the Fiend Folio.) Midge would positively identify the answer once you eliminate the \_olly words that have already been answers. ---
**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 24, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8017 "2024-06-24T17:03:37Z")
Wordle 1,101 4/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST HOLLY GOLLY DOLLY ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8018 "2024-06-24T17:43:42Z")
> **Wordle 1,101 6/6\* 6/24/2024** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ > ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > BUG **L** E β†’ Hey, I’m 1/5th of the way there! > TAI **L** S β†’ Still 1/5th, not feeling quite as optimistic. No vowels yet, and O & Y are still out there, so I’d better check 'em both this time out. Terminal Y is a definite; I thought of ODDLY for a bit but decided if I’m doubling up I’d rather try it on a more common letter, hence > W **O** O **LY** β†’ which wasn’t bad, but gets one of the mothers of all traps. Oddly (heh) enought, I might have a second Y, so > C **O** Y **LY** β†’ wasn’t it. So there’s a killer trap on the way, and I only have two guesses left. Even if I throw out P for a name, M & L for possible slang, there’s still four guesses left, so here goes nothing… > H **OLLY** β†’ Nope. > **DOLLY** > > Phew is right. I always like how, once you get into that trap, Scoredle says β€œThe best guess to make next would be FOLLY” - it seems a very apt thing to say. ---
**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 24, 2024, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8019 "2024-06-24T19:54:16Z")
Wordle 1,101 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY DOILY DOLLY Had rather an easy time with this one. ---
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