# "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:** 402
**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 25, 2024, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8021 "2024-06-25T05:29:18Z")
**Wordle 1,101 5/6** ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR FUDGY MOLDY DOLLY Lost the coin toss. 🫀 ---
**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 25, 2024, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8022 "2024-06-25T05:56:05Z")
Wordle 1,102 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT RACES MARSH SAVOR ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8023 "2024-06-25T06:14:20Z")
Wordle 1,102 6/6 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LABOR MAYOR VAPOR FAVOR SAVOR This is what happens when you are too lazy to go through the options systematically and just throw out random guesses for a trap. I did mentally run through the options before entering guess five which is where I saw the answer and that it was the only other option I could find. ---
**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 25, 2024, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8024 "2024-06-25T07:32:57Z")
Wordle 1,102 5/6 πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN CLOUD GIMPY HAWKS SAVOR ---
**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 25, 2024, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8025 "2024-06-25T07:51:29Z")
Wordle 1,102 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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[lime,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ \end{aligned} Well that wasn’t too bad, _considering there should be a U in it !!_ ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8026 "2024-06-25T09:12:49Z")
Wordle 1102 3/6 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 187 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 10 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE SAVOR ---
**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 25, 2024, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8027 "2024-06-25T09:18:59Z")
Wordle 1,102 3/6 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Slant Favor Savor That was dumb. I was testing a word to place the β€œA,” not expecting it to be the answer. ☹ ---
**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 25, 2024, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8028 "2024-06-25T09:49:27Z")
Wordle 1,102 4/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE BOAST OASIS SAVOR ---
**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 25, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8029 "2024-06-25T14:14:20Z")
Wordle 1,102 4/6 ⬜🟦🟦⬜⬜ 🟧⬜🟦⬜⬜ 🟧🟦⬜🟦🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOUT SOLAR SAVOR ---
**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 25, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8030 "2024-06-25T15:10:17Z")
Wordle 1,102 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST SAUNA SAVOR Lucky guess! ---
**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 25, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8031 "2024-06-25T15:48:40Z")
Wordle 1,102 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY SONAR SAVOR Another fast one! Too bad I couldn’t do any better against. the bot than a tie. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8032 "2024-06-25T15:59:57Z")
> **Wordle 1,102 4/6\* 6/25/2024** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜ > 🟩⬜🟨🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > D_O_LLY β†’ O, well. Add an E, three WoFcons, shake well and get > **S** T_OR_E β†’ Like the placed S. Keep moving the O over, would be nice to try an N here but the best word I can see is > **S** C_R_ **O** D β†’ Whiffed on the consonants, but it looks like an -OR ending. If I try an A for the first syllable, SA?OR gives > **SAVOR** > > Scoredle also makes par, but with a better approach game than mine, thanks to its β€œguess repeat letters” strategy. Seems like I never know when to try that and when not to. ---
**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 25, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8033 "2024-06-25T17:51:19Z")
Wordle 1,102 5/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OPINE BLOAT CARGO MAYOR SAVOR My brain wasn’t really in gear for this one. I was pretty sure I’d remembered MAYOR as a previous answer, but had trouble seeing anything else. Half a second after I’d entered it I saw SAVOR. I somehow never did see FAVOR or RAZOR, so this could have gone much worse. I’ll take the bogey and slink away. ---
**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 25, 2024, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8034 "2024-06-25T21:38:29Z")
Glad I’m not the only one who struggled with this one a bit. Wordle 1,102 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE PARCH VALOR SAVOR ---
**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 26, 2024, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8035 "2024-06-26T00:10:06Z")
Wordle 1,102 2/6 🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE SAVOR ---
**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 26, 2024, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8036 "2024-06-26T00:18:58Z")
Question. Is chiliwilly the only poster who got a 1? Has anyone got a 1 twice? I love statistics. ---
**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 26, 2024, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8037 "2024-06-26T02:45:22Z")
Wordle 1,102 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE SONAR SAVOR Pleased with a 3, especially after a 5 yesterday. ---
**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 26, 2024, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8038 "2024-06-26T04:52:57Z")
**Wordle 1,102 3/6** 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CRONY SAVOR Narrowed that long list of words I was seeing down to just one with CRONY…wasn’t expecting that. πŸ˜€ * * * * * * > [@SuntanLotion](#): > > Has anyone got a 1 twice? I know others here have gotten it in 1 before, but not sure about getting it twice. I never have, and I won’t unless I change my start word, as it has been used. I used to go with different start words all the time, but I never got a 1. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8039 "2024-06-26T05:21:25Z")
Wordle 1,103 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHALE BEGAN KNEAD ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8040 "2024-06-26T05:26:28Z")
I got a one once but it won’t happen again unless I change my starting word. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=401) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=403)