# "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:** 408
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8141 "2024-07-02T16:48:45Z")
Wordle 1,109 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT LANES ANVIL INLAY Took me a minute or three to see anvil. ---
**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 2, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8142 "2024-07-02T17:52:59Z")
Wordle 1,109 5/6\* 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 ⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST CORAL BYLAW ALLAY ← Lost the coin toss! INLAY ---
**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 2, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8143 "2024-07-02T18:32:16Z")
Wordle 1,109 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ROUTE SLAIN FINAL INLAY Dang, I really thought I was about to sink the birdie after whiffing the opener. LANAI was also possible at three, but I didn’t see that either. ---
**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 3, 2024, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8144 "2024-07-03T00:14:52Z")
The world of Wordle is capricious indeed. Wordle 1,109 2/6\* πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE INLAY According to WordleBot, there were only 2 words after IRATE that would work: One was INLAY and the other was ILIAC, which I would never have thought of. INLAY sprang to mind rather quickly because the NY Times had used that word in yesterday’s crossword. I’ve noticed they sometimes like to do that, share words between the 2 puzzles. Pretty lucky! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8145 "2024-07-03T01:17:03Z")
Scoredle mentions IXNAY, which AFAIAC is slang of sufficient longevity that I’d be OK with it as a solution. Certainly more so than ILIAC (β€œof or pertaining to the ileum” which in turn is a particular portion of the small intestine), which is a word I’d never heard of until just now. That’s the sort of solution that bothers me the most: words that may be everyday words if you are in a particular field or have a particular hobby (like BEVEL), but if you’re not, you’d almost never encounter them. ---
**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 3, 2024, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8146 "2024-07-03T01:19:37Z")
My third choice was inlaw but Wordle said its not a word. ---
**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 3, 2024, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8147 "2024-07-03T02:52:12Z")
Wordle 1,109 4/6\* ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE ALONG (Stupid guess, I didn’t look at where the L couldn’t be) LANKY INLAY ---
**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:** [July 3, 2024, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8148 "2024-07-03T03:41:36Z")
**Wordle 1,109 3/6** ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR INLAY ---
**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 3, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8149 "2024-07-03T04:05:18Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 1,110 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] SPOIL BRING THIGH ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8150 "2024-07-03T06:54:00Z")
Wordle 1,110 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TILDE THICK THING THIGH ---
**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 3, 2024, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8151 "2024-07-03T07:59:53Z")
Wordle 1,110 4/6\* \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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8152 "2024-07-03T08:12:00Z")
> **Wordle 1,110 4/6\* 7/3/2024** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _I_NLAY β†’ Slow start. 3 WoFcons left, I can try them with I & E via > RE **I** S_T_ β†’ Still feels a little slow; let’s assume no O or U and exercise a lot of consonants > **THI** CK β†’ Good one! Only see one word left > **THIGH** > > Scoredle ends up winning this in four through the process of elimination; it fails to place the I until that last guess, and only adds the T on the third guess. Two very different approaches end up with the same score. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8153 "2024-07-03T08:43:14Z")
Wordle 1110 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 524 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 8 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE THIGH THUMB and THUMP had already been used. ---
**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 3, 2024, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8154 "2024-07-03T11:17:10Z")
Wordle 1,110 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN CLOUD GIMPY HAWKS THIGH ---
**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 3, 2024, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8155 "2024-07-03T11:54:20Z")
Wordle 1,110 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART THINK THIGH ---
**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 3, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8156 "2024-07-03T13:40:41Z")
Wordle 1,110 5/6 ⬜⬜🟧⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟧⬜🟦 🟧⬜🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 POISE DRIFT TAINT THICK THIGH ---
**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 3, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8157 "2024-07-03T14:02:39Z")
Wordle 1,110 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHIRR THICK THIGH ---
**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 3, 2024, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8158 "2024-07-03T16:16:16Z")
Wordle 1,110 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 MAUVE SNORT THICK THIGH That’s four fours in a row, and a full week since my last birdie. I’m in a rut. ---
**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 3, 2024, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8159 "2024-07-03T16:56:11Z")
Wordle 1,110 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST THONG THIGH ---
**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 3, 2024, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8160 "2024-07-03T17:42:22Z")
Wordle 1,110 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 How the hell did I miss doing the Wordle yesterday? READY BIJOU SLING THIGH Not a bad outing, for whiffing the first guess. Also, they shouldn’t penalize your streak when you miss a day. I consider myself on a 146-day streak, and fuck them if they don’t like it! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=407) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=409)