# "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:** 434
**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:** [August 5, 2024, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8661 "2024-08-05T01:42:54Z")
Wordle 1,142 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE LONER LOWER ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8662 "2024-08-05T04:35:09Z")
Wordle 1,143 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LUNES ENSUE Took awhile to find the answer. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8663 "2024-08-05T04:50:41Z")
Wordle 1143 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 300 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 10 ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟩 3 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DENSE ENSUE I thought for sure I had it in 3. Nice solution, though. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2024, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8664 "2024-08-05T06:31:52Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 1,143 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] MOIST SLANG NURSE ENSUE ---
**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:** [August 5, 2024, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8665 "2024-08-05T08:44:27Z")
Wordle 1,143 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SNORE ENSUE This was hard to see. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2024, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8666 "2024-08-05T11:57:10Z")
Wordle 1,143 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART MOPED NEIGH doh! Brain fart, we already knew E was not spot 2 ENSUE ---
**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:** [August 5, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8667 "2024-08-05T13:33:48Z")
Wordle 1,143 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY OUTIE PLUME ENSUE Thought there might be a xxUxE trap there for a hot minute. I knew we wouldn’t get a UxxxE word, though, so ENSUE was a no-brainer. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8668 "2024-08-05T13:37:58Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Wordle 1143 4/6 > > 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 300 > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 10 > ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟩 3 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Okay, for the benefit of the slow\*, what’s with the digits following the wrong guesses? \*a group in which I include myself ---
**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:** [August 5, 2024, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8669 "2024-08-05T13:51:27Z")
Number of possible answers remaining. I forget which bot tells you this info. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8670 "2024-08-05T14:05:03Z")
It’s Scoredle. And those numbers mostly include what I’d call β€˜bullshit words,’ words that aren’t just words you’d think β€˜they wouldn’t use that as a solution, would they?’ but words that you think, β€˜I can’t believe that’s a word, I never heard of it before.’ Yesterday, for instance, Scoredle said there were 16 possible words after my second guess. Some of those 16 were real words. Others included moler, poler, lorel, roleo, rowel, borel, forel, and rello. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8671 "2024-08-05T14:18:15Z")
Wordle 1,143 4/6 🟦⬜⬜⬜🟧 ⬜⬜⬜🟦🟧 ⬜⬜🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE CHOSE ISSUE ENSUE Not bad, considering what I started with. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8672 "2024-08-05T15:31:22Z")
> **Wordle 1,143 4/6\* 8/5/2024** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ > 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 > 🟨🟩🟩🟨🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > LOW_E_R β†’ Alright, that’s… not a lot to go on, but I can throw in an E and the last three WoFcons, and get… I’m not seeing much. But I did plug one combination into Wordle, and it took it, so > _S_TA_N_ **E** β†’ So now I’m thinking about U or I as vowels, and when you pair either up with that N you get a good prefix, and it turns out that led to one word that I decided to try because I just can’t > _U_ **NS** _E_ **E** β†’ it. So the solution was obvious > **ENSUE** > > It turns out my third guess isn’t even on Scoredles list of possible words! Go figure. Scoredle also picks it up in four, so I’m happy even if my word is a little off the beaten path - but I swear I’ve heard it, if only through slang. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8673 "2024-08-05T15:52:58Z")
Wordle 1,143 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST SHEER ENSUE Too bad my second word wasn’t PENIS. πŸ™ƒ ---
**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:** [August 5, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8674 "2024-08-05T16:24:21Z")
Wordle 1,143 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ASIDE LOUSE ENSUE I started thinking of β€˜O’ words, then decided it would be wise check the U as well. Good thing I did. ENSUE jumped right out at me, and then I saw SURGE. Won another coin flip! Interestingly, Scordle goes for SENSE after ASIDE, even though the E is placed, and completely ignores O and U. And also gets it in three. > [@SunUp](#): > > It turns out my third guess isn’t even on Scoredles list of possible words! That’s because your opening word already eliminated E from the fourth position. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8675 "2024-08-05T16:26:50Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > That’s because your opening word already eliminated E from the fourth position. Duh! Thanks. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8676 "2024-08-05T17:38:40Z")
Wordle 1,143 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8677 "2024-08-05T20:01:07Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > That’s because your opening word already eliminated E from the fourth position. And once you see it, you can’t unsee it. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2024, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8678 "2024-08-06T02:19:29Z")
Wordle 1,143 4/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟦🟧🟧🟦🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SNIPE UNSEE ENSUE ---
**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:** [August 6, 2024, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8679 "2024-08-06T04:00:07Z")
Wordle 1,143 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE SHORE GUISE ENSUE ---
**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:** [August 6, 2024, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8680 "2024-08-06T04:18:04Z")
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