# "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:** 422
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8421 "2024-07-19T11:58:24Z")
Wordle 1126 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 1,713 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 176 🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜ 3 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE FIRED REFER I feel like I cracked a code here. Several times lately (five times this year before today, it turns out) I’ve gotten blanked with SLANT, then just yellow RE from CHORE. Just enough info to be frustrating, not enough to narrow down a search. And happening just often enough to get under my skin. So today I dug up all the previous times where this had happened (only a dozen of them), and saw which letters (besides R and E, of course) appeared most often. And found a good sleuth word for my third guess that included those letters and also tried new locations for my yellows from 2. So now I know what to do on 3 when this happens again. ---
**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 19, 2024, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8422 "2024-07-19T12:52:01Z")
Wordle 1,126 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART RESIN REFER ---
**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 19, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8423 "2024-07-19T12:54:42Z")
Wordle 1,126 6/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟦 ⬛⬛🟦🟦⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟧🟧 ⬛⬛⬛🟧🟧 🟦🟧⬛🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHERD TIMER CUBER FEVER REFER ---
**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 19, 2024, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8424 "2024-07-19T14:30:34Z")
Wordle 1,126 5/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜🟦 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟦 🟧🟧🟦⬜⬜ 🟧🟧⬜🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE POISE - Vowel hunt, so likely two 'e’s REEDY - yup REVEL REFER ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8425 "2024-07-19T14:32:58Z")
> **Wordle 1,126 5/6\* 7/19/2024** > > ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > N **E** _R_DY → I was really hoping for DINER today. Still, two letters, one placed is not a bad thing. Try the R before the E? > **RE** ALS → Urk. That makes a trap. Should have thought about that before placing it. Still T left out of the WoFcons, so I’ll give it a try > **RE** TCH → Nope. Perhaps an O? > **RE** VOW → No. Two guesses left. We (U & I) are still out there. But it might be more likely to have a second E. In which case, maybe a second R… RERE?, RE?RE, RE?ER… ah > **REFER** > REARM is Scoredle’s second guess, and making that effort to place the R pays off, as it finishes in three. Floundering to a five looks pretty bad in comparison, but in the moment I was happy to finish at all. ---
**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 19, 2024, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8426 "2024-07-19T15:02:32Z")
Wordle 1,126 4/6\* ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST DERBY RECON REFER ---
**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 19, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8427 "2024-07-19T15:32:46Z")
Wordle 1,126 4/6 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY REUSE REBEL REFER ---
**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 19, 2024, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8428 "2024-07-19T23:28:37Z")
Wordle 1,126 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨 🟨🟨⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SCORE FRIED REFER Another example of having to use a third research word before guessing for the answer. Fried has already been an answer, but it became my go-to third word previously in this situation. @RTFirefly, yeah, fired is just as good. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2024, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8429 "2024-07-20T00:09:28Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > fired is just as good Actually, now that I look at it, I think fried beats ~~broiled~~ fired because the R is more likely to be in the second spot rather than the middle, and the I is more likely to be in the middle slot than the second. It isn’t a huge difference, but it does slightly increase the likelihood of getting greens rather than yellows. ---
**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 20, 2024, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8430 "2024-07-20T01:30:22Z")
Wordle 1,126 5/6\* ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 ⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩 🟨🟩⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE LONER SUPER FEVER REFER Could also have been DEFER, but I just had a feeling they were going to be precious. And they were. ---
**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 20, 2024, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8431 "2024-07-20T03:55:42Z")
Wordle 1,126 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE DINER SOBER FEVER REFER Phew! ---
**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 20, 2024, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8432 "2024-07-20T04:02:56Z")
**Saturday, July 20th** Wordle 1,127 3/6 ⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩 ⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT DRAFT SHAFT Refreshing to get an easy one for a change. ---
**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 20, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8433 "2024-07-20T04:04:26Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 1,127 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] CHEAT SHALT SHAFT ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2024, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8434 "2024-07-20T05:53:48Z")
Wordle 1127 2/6 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 13 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT SHAFT SMART and START had already been used. ---
**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 20, 2024, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8435 "2024-07-20T06:38:28Z")
**Wordle 1,126 4/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR DEFER REFER ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2024, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8436 "2024-07-20T06:46:09Z")
Wordle 1,127 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO STALE SHAFT ---
**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 20, 2024, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8437 "2024-07-20T08:08:48Z")
Wordle 1,127 5/6 🟩🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨🟨⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STERN** **CLOUD** **GIMPY** **HAWKS** **SHAFT** ---
**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 20, 2024, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8438 "2024-07-20T08:51:18Z")
Wordle 1,127 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,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 O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 20, 2024, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8439 "2024-07-20T08:53:24Z")
Now that is a satisfying pattern. ---
**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 20, 2024, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8440 "2024-07-20T08:56:58Z")
I thought so. A very symmetrically anchorial shape indeed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=421) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=423)