# "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:** 407
**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:** [July 1, 2024, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8121 "2024-07-01T10:49:22Z")
Wordle 1,108 3/6\* πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE ABUSE ADAGE ---
**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:** [July 1, 2024, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8122 "2024-07-01T11:50:14Z")
Wordle 1,108 5/6 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART PLACE SNAKE AMAZE ADAGE ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8123 "2024-07-01T12:28:47Z")
Wordle 1,108 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pivot Under Heady Adage ---
**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:** [July 1, 2024, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8124 "2024-07-01T12:49:42Z")
Wordle 1,108 2/6 ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY ADAGE I knew the D could only be first if R or E could be second, and last if E was first. and ELAND struck me as less plausible than ADAGE (apparently thee bot agrees, since it said I had eliminated all the words in its dictionary). ---
**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:** [July 1, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8125 "2024-07-01T13:56:28Z")
Wordle 1,108 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STERN** **CLOUD** **GIMPY** β€” _the only words left are adage and cadge_ **ADAGE** ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8126 "2024-07-01T14:50:25Z")
> **Wordle 1,108 4/6\* 7/1/2024** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜🟩🟨🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > BU_D_DY β†’ Actually a slightly better start than I expected. Nice to pick up a less-common letter with yesterday’s answer, let’s see if it helps… Try E & A and two WoFcons to go with that D > _DE_ **A** RS β†’ Good choice on the vowels, even if I struct out with R & S. Only two places left for the D, but unfortunately I brainfarted and retried one of them > _G_L **A** _D_ **E** β†’ But, picking up the G was nice too. Makes the final guess easy > **ADAGE** > > If I had only realized that third guess was invalid, I might have gotten the birdie. Scoredle tried (heh) for I & E with its second guess, and ended up with a par of its own. A missed chance to beat the bot! ---
**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:** [July 1, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8127 "2024-07-01T15:27:08Z")
Wordle 1,108 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟦🟦🟦 ⬜🟦🟧🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 Nice recovery after a blank opener. POINT BREAD HEADY ADAGE ---
**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:** [July 1, 2024, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8128 "2024-07-01T17:40:05Z")
Wordle 1,108 4/6 πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 AISLE ATONE AWAKE ADAGE I missed seeing AGAVE and AMAZE. If it had been AMAZE, I would have gotten a six (APACE, stare blankly for a while, AMAZE). If it had been AGAVE, it’d have gone AGAPE, AGAZE, FAIL. So I’ll take a bit of luck. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8129 "2024-07-01T18:32:58Z")
Wordle 1,108 4/6\* ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST QUAKE DRAPE ADAGE I decided to start with another A instead of heading straight into the trap since I uncovered the D. I’ll take the par! ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8130 "2024-07-02T02:58:20Z")
Wordle 1,108 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE SHARE KNAVE ADAGE I saw AMAZEas well, won the coin toss. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8131 "2024-07-02T03:01:15Z")
Ugh. Wordle 1,108 5/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SCALE QUAKE AGAVE ADAGE Goes with the day. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8132 "2024-07-02T04:03:37Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 1,109 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] SLIDE ANVIL INLAY Not bad! ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8133 "2024-07-02T05:03:18Z")
Wordle 1,109 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO AGILE LILAC INLAY ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8134 "2024-07-02T07:04:20Z")
Wordle 1,109 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN CLOUD GIMPY INLAY ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8135 "2024-07-02T07:42:58Z")
Wordle 1,109 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 S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \\ &\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 L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8136 "2024-07-02T10:03:09Z")
Wordle 1,109 3/6\* πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SNAIL INLAY ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8137 "2024-07-02T10:20:47Z")
Wordle 1109 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 87 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 18 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT VENAL INLAY After 2, I came up with 17 good possibilities, and the used words list knocked it down to 11. 6 of them had Es, there were 5 ending in NAL, including 3 ending in ENAL. I liked VENAL better than PENAL or RENAL, and it narrowed things down nicely. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8138 "2024-07-02T12:04:24Z")
Wordle 1,109 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 ⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART CLOAK PAPAL LILAC INLAY ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8139 "2024-07-02T13:53:42Z")
Wordle 1,109 4/6 🟦⬜🟦⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟦🟦🟦 ⬜🟦🟦🟧🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 NOISE DRAIN FINAL INLAY ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8140 "2024-07-02T15:34:47Z")
> **Wordle 1,109 4/6\* 7/2/2024** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ > ⬜🟨🟨🟩🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _A_DAGE β†’ One and only one A. No WoFcons gone, so that’s the main priority…except that the A isn’t in the middle, so I should put at least some effort into vowels. Hence, > R_AIN_S β†’ Good, but I really need to get those placed. I’ll move the A over to the next spot open and try a word with another WoFcon, in this case > F_IN_ **A** _L_ β†’ which was not the final word, alas. I almost wanted to go PLAIN here, but moving the A is verboten, so I though a little more about moving the IN to the front, L in the middle gives up > **INLAY** > > All in all, took less than a minute from start to finish. Scordle prefers a different second guess, but is right with me on the third and fourth. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=406) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=408)