# "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:** 428
**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 27, 2024, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8541 "2024-07-27T12:53:25Z")
Wordle 1,134 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART PLIED SPICE JUICE ---
**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 27, 2024, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8542 "2024-07-27T13:39:09Z")
**Wordle 1,134 4/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR PIECE JUICE ---
**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 27, 2024, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8543 "2024-07-27T14:39:13Z")
Wordle 1,134 6/6 🟦⬜⬜⬜🟧 ⬜⬜🟧🟧🟧 ⬜⬜🟧🟧🟧 ⬜⬜🟧🟧🟧 ⬜⬜🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 Couldn’t get the long β€œi” sound out of my head. ---
**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 27, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8544 "2024-07-27T15:26:45Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > > [@kaylasdad99](#): > > > > ETA: No, really, _How can you successfully insert a double carriage return without disrupting your spoiler tags?_ I want my paragraph breaks, and I’m not crazy about hand-coding my spoiler tags multiple times in a single post. > > Give the spoiler tags their own lines, top and bottom. > > [spoiler] > Paragraph 1 > > Paragraph 2 > > Paragraph 3 > [/spoiler] Doh! I should have thought of that! Wordle 1,134 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY LOUIE SUITE JUICE Pretty pleased with this outcome LOUIE and SUITE eliminated every word except the solution. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8545 "2024-07-27T15:31:27Z")
> **Wordle 1,134 5/6\* 7/27/2024** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 > ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > AWASH β†’ Strikeout. Thinking I & E and three WoFcons next. Most of my good first guesses second use S or A but I can’t do that here, so > _I_NT_E_R β†’ Two vowels, nothing else. One WoFcon left, I’ll add to it a pair of other consonants, on the assumption I’m done with vowels > GL **I** D **E** β†’ That may have been a bad assumption, as there aren’t many consonant pairs left that can go before the I. I’ll try with > VO **ICE** β†’ That cuts things down considerably. Still need that vowel, though… > **JUICE** > > Scoredle finishes in 6 from my starter; it doesn’t find the middle letter until its third guess, and doesn’t place it till the fifth, mostly because its second guess tries a different second vowel. I’m glad I evaded my usual pattern from here or I might have ended up similarly. ---
**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 27, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8546 "2024-07-27T16:24:03Z")
Wordle 1,134 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 TRAIN SLICE JUICE Lucky second word. It looked like a trap at first, but I soon realized only JUICE and VOICE remained. (Well, also DEICE, according to Scordle, but…) I didn’t consult the used word list, but I thought I’d remembered VOICE as a previous answer, and I was right. ---
**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 27, 2024, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8547 "2024-07-27T16:26:18Z")
Wordle 1,134 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST HONEY MIDGE JUICE This one was tough for me! ---
**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 27, 2024, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8548 "2024-07-27T22:37:51Z")
Wordle 1,134 4/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHIRE TWICE JUICE ---
**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 28, 2024, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8549 "2024-07-28T01:11:20Z")
Wordle 1,134 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE CHOKE JUICE Lucky 3rd guess; according ro the Bot there were 10 other possibles. Fortunately, none of them occurred to me. ---
**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 28, 2024, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8550 "2024-07-28T07:10:54Z")
**Sunday, July 28th** Wordle 1,135 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SCORE SHOCK SMOCK I had a pretty strong feeling it was going to be smock but I saw a shock first. ---
**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 28, 2024, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8551 "2024-07-28T07:45:16Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 1,135 4/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] SNARE SLUMP SMOKY SMOCK ---
**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 28, 2024, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8552 "2024-07-28T08:42:40Z")
Wordle 1,135 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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ \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 28, 2024, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8553 "2024-07-28T08:56:06Z")
> **Wordle 1,135 5/6\* 7/28/2024** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > JUI **C** E β†’ Not what I would have expected, but welcome. I figured I’d try a -CK ending, and went back and forth between -ACK and -OCK, finally trying the latter, but using a duplicate consonant… > KN **OCK** β†’ (I really got hung up on the N!) But when I started looking for more WoFcons, I naturally saw > **S** T **OCK** β†’ (It was all I could do to not try TROCK). So now I was solidly in a trap, but it appeared to be a small one, because I figured it had to be > **S** H **OCK** β†’ (Looked around for more consonants here) It’s not SPOCK, so it really must be > **SMOCK** > > Scoredle also finishes in 5. I think we’ll have a pretty big SHOCK-SMOCK club today. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2024, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8554 "2024-07-28T09:26:33Z")
Wordle 1,135 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHONE SCOWL SMOCK ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2024, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8555 "2024-07-28T10:21:41Z")
Wordle 1135 4/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 446 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ 11 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE SCOOP SMOCK Was in exactly this situation after 2 in Wordle 1113, with SCOFF, SCOOP, and SMOCK being the possibilities. I guessed SCOFF correctly then, but this time I lost the coin toss between the remaining two possibilities. ---
**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 28, 2024, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8556 "2024-07-28T13:44:34Z")
**Wordle 1,135 4/6** 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR SCOOP SMOCK ---
**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 28, 2024, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8557 "2024-07-28T14:11:23Z")
Looks like the word of the day is 4/6. At least the Bot loved all of my choices for a change. Wordle 1,135 4/6 🟦⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟦⬜🟧⬜ ⬜⬜🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE TOUCH BLOCK SMOCK ---
**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 28, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8558 "2024-07-28T18:41:31Z")
Wordle 1,135 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY BIJOU STOCK SHOCK SMOCK Not great. Coulda managed a three if I’d checked The List. Guaranteed a four. ---
**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 28, 2024, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8559 "2024-07-28T18:44:24Z")
Wordle 1,135 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST PUSHY SCION SMOCK ---
**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 28, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8560 "2024-07-28T20:18:21Z")
Wordle 1,135 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 TRAIL SCONE SHOCK SMOCK > [@SunUp](#): > > I think we’ll have a pretty big SHOCK-SMOCK club today. Count me in! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=427) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=429)