# "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:** 436
**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 7, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8701 "2024-08-07T14:42:15Z")
Wordle 1,145 4/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ 🟦⬜🟦🟦⬜ 🟧⬜🟧⬜🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE CRAMP MOCHA MACAW ---
**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 7, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8702 "2024-08-07T14:42:29Z")
Wordle 1,145 5/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE TRASH DAMPY MAGIC MACAW ---
**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:** [August 7, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8703 "2024-08-07T16:59:25Z")
Wordle 1,145 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Ivory Speak Human Macaw I really miss my wordlebot review since I cancelled the NYTπŸ₯΅ ---
**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 7, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8704 "2024-08-07T17:28:30Z")
Wordle 1,145 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 RADIO LATEN CAMPY MACAW ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8705 "2024-08-07T21:32:38Z")
> **Wordle 1,145 4/6\* 8/7/2024** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _A_NVIL β†’ E and three more WoFcons, stat! > ST_A_RE β†’ Maybe not so stat. Let’s try an O, and three other consonants > **MAC** HO β†’ That was a stroke of luck. I & U go nowhere, so perhaps a second A? That would mean > **MACAW** > > I was in big trouble after 2, but matching three letters with my third guess was key. Scoredle’s second word is an anagram of mine, and it also finishes in four with what I thought was a really gutsy third guess. ---
**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 7, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8706 "2024-08-07T21:42:45Z")
Wordle 1,145 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY QUOTA ALIAS MACAW Just like yesterday, guess #2 told me to check for my fifth vowel and a double of the A. And guess #3 showed me exactly where both As belonged. And with most os ETOIANSHRDLU eliminated, MACAW wasn’t that hard to suss out. (actually, it was a lucky guess) ---
**Author:** ![Cugel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cugel/32/1199_2.png) [@Cugel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cugel)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8707 "2024-08-07T22:19:26Z")
Spoiler for 1,146 Seemingly everyday it’s β€œSurely not another word with a C in it?!”, and seemingly everyday there bloody well is ---
**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 8, 2024, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8708 "2024-08-08T02:57:15Z")
Wordle 1,145 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT RACES MACHO MACAW I struggled mightily with this one. ---
**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 8, 2024, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8709 "2024-08-08T04:06:32Z")
Wordle 1,145 5/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE RADIO SAUCY CANNA MACAW Sigh… ---
**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 8, 2024, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8710 "2024-08-08T04:09:03Z")
THU AUG 8th Wordle 1,146 6/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE TRASH WASPY SAGGY SAVVY SAUCY ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8711 "2024-08-08T04:33:53Z")
Wordle 1,146 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LANCE SAUCY ---
**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 8, 2024, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8712 "2024-08-08T04:42:06Z")
Wordle 1,146 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT RACES SAUCY Much easier than yesterday, at least. ---
**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 8, 2024, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8713 "2024-08-08T09:02:41Z")
Wordle 1,146 3/6 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHASE ASCOT SAUCY ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8714 "2024-08-08T10:14:43Z")
Wordle 1146 3/6 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 187 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 8 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE SAUCY I found SUMAC first, then SCUBA, before seeing the solution. Sometimes the first word that comes to my mind is the solution, but far more often it’s not. ---
**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 8, 2024, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8715 "2024-08-08T12:02:08Z")
Wordle 1,146 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SANDY SAPPY SAUCY ---
**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 8, 2024, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8716 "2024-08-08T14:32:48Z")
This took me forever. Wordle 1,146 4/6 🟦⬜🟦⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟦⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟦⬜🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE TACIT BASIC - I knew this wasn’t it because of the β€˜i’, but was desperate for another letter SAUCY ---
**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 8, 2024, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8717 "2024-08-08T15:16:13Z")
Wordle 1,146 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY SPLAY SAUCY Had to find out if it ended in AY. My attempt gave me SAxxY. I knew it wasn’t an adverb, but there was a chance of a double letter. First I decided to see if there was another vowel, and it paid off. And fuck you, wordlebot, you only called it a lucky guess because I beat you. And you have no excuse, because WACKY had already been used! ---
**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 8, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8718 "2024-08-08T15:19:49Z")
Wordle 1,146 5/6\* \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 G} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8719 "2024-08-08T15:24:04Z")
> **Wordle 1,146 4/6\* 8/8/2024** > > ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ > 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > M **A** _C_AW β†’ Good start - A, placed, only one, and a mystery-location C to boot. No WoFcons guessed yet, though, so I’ll try a pair along with an E > _C_ **A** _S_TE β†’ S is a good pickup. I’m pretty sure there’s another vowel in there, though, and I don’t see many with an O, so I’ll try an I word > **SA** LI_C_ β†’ SA?C?, looks like I need _two_ vowels > **SAUCY** > > Scoredle starts slow but ends up finishing in four. The matching carryover letter from yesterday’s solution turns out to be vital for avoiding a trap ---
**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 8, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8720 "2024-08-08T15:44:23Z")
Wordle 1,146 3/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ARIEL BOAST SAUCY I didn’t expect that birdie. My thought process was nothing more than β€œLet’s try a terminal Y; oh, and I guess I’ll see if there’s a U in there too.” Scordle says there were 249 possibilities, but when you strip away the plurals and BS words, it was really about half a dozen. Which surprised me, given all I had was an unplaced A and S. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=435) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=437)