# "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:** 437
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8721 "2024-08-08T16:20:37Z")
Wordle 1,146 X/6 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 Took my second loss ever today. STAIN SAMBA SAFER SAGGY SAPPY SADLY I was lazy, shouldn’t have wasted guesses 4 and 5 on double-consonant words. ---
**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 8, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8722 "2024-08-08T16:36:36Z")
Wordle 1,146 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST SHACK SAUCY ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8723 "2024-08-08T16:44:13Z")
Haven’t done a Wordle in over a year. Wordle 1,146 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Nice to see I’ve still got it. ---
**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 9, 2024, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8724 "2024-08-09T03:55:38Z")
Wordle 1,146 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE RADIO SAUCY Luckier than yesterday! ---
**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 9, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8725 "2024-08-09T04:04:22Z")
FRI AUG 9th Wordle 1,147 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE MONIE OUNCE ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2024, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8726 "2024-08-09T04:29:27Z")
Wordle 1,147 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHONE NOBLE OUNCE ---
**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 9, 2024, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8727 "2024-08-09T09:27:23Z")
Wordle 1,147 2/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ALONE OUNCE ---
**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 9, 2024, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8728 "2024-08-09T09:51:35Z")
Wordle 1,147 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SNORE OUNCE So many C’s, so little time. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2024, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8729 "2024-08-09T09:52:25Z")
Wordle 1147 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 584 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 4 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE OUNCE NONCE, as in β€œfor the nonce” was also a possibility, but an iffy one IMHO. ---
**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 9, 2024, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8730 "2024-08-09T09:55:27Z")
Wordle 1,147 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[silver,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 9, 2024, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8731 "2024-08-09T11:20:35Z")
Wordle 1,147 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART POISE CLONE OUNCE ---
**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 9, 2024, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8732 "2024-08-09T13:28:50Z")
Wordle 1,147 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST DRONE NONCE \<β€” Stupid guess, but I didn’t see… OUNCE ---
**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 9, 2024, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8733 "2024-08-09T13:44:20Z")
Wordle 1,147 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟧 🟦⬜🟦🟦🟧 ⬜🟦🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE CRONE PONCE - I knew this wasn’t gonna work, but just didn’t see. . . OUNCE - . . .the answer > [@RTFirefly](#): > > NONCE, as in β€œfor the nonce” was also a possibility, but an iffy one IMHO. As was β€œponce”. This is what happens when you watch too much Britbox. ---
**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 9, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8734 "2024-08-09T15:12:01Z")
Wordle 1,147 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY OUTIE OUNCE Like I said, it’s always good strategy to know which vowels WON’T be in the solution. And which will. ---
**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 9, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8735 "2024-08-09T15:14:29Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Haven’t done a Wordle in over a year. > > Wordle 1,146 3/6 > > ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ > 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > Nice to see I’ve still got it. To quote Wordlebot: > [@](#): > > Go ahead, add to your one day streak. ---
**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 9, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8736 "2024-08-09T15:50:04Z")
Wordle 1,147 2/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 VOICE OUNCE Only word left after one. Can’t get much more efficient than that! OUNCE is one of my start words, but it’s a few weeks away, so I wasn’t that close to my first ace. And, we have another C to make @Cugel happy! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2024, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8737 "2024-08-09T17:24:45Z")
> **Wordle 1,147 2/6\* 8/9/2024** > > ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > SA_U_ **C** Y β†’ Just like my high school report cards, everything’s coming up Cs. Ok, move the U over one, tack an E on the end, add a WoFcon to the mix and I’m seeing > **OUNCE** > > I’m going with very lucky on this, as there was a killer trap (?UNCH) that might have gotten me had it been one of the five words. Plus, eight other words along with the solution. Still, I refuse to look a lucky two in the mouth. ---
**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 10, 2024, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8738 "2024-08-10T04:00:38Z")
Wordle 1,147 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE DOUSE OUNCE ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2024, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8739 "2024-08-10T04:52:54Z")
Wordle 1,148 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO CUMIN MIMIC MEDiC ---
**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 10, 2024, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8740 "2024-08-10T08:57:34Z")
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