# "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:** 439
**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 11, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8761 "2024-08-11T15:31:56Z")
Wordle 1,149 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY OUTIE SCONE My Seek Out the Vowels strategy works again! ---
**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 11, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8762 "2024-08-11T16:13:59Z")
Wordle 1,149 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST SPINE SCENE SCONE ---
**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 11, 2024, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8763 "2024-08-11T19:13:13Z")
Wordle 1,149 2/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OVINE SCONE No way! I decided to see if the C streak would continue, and boom! ---
**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 12, 2024, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8764 "2024-08-12T03:51:39Z")
Wordle 1,149 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE SHOVE SCONE ---
**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 12, 2024, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8765 "2024-08-12T03:52:27Z")
> [@StarvingButStrong](#): > > > [@gkster](#): > > > > PLATE > > DINER > > MEDIC > > Sad little story there! LOL, yes, food poisoning or worse! ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8766 "2024-08-12T04:18:32Z")
Wordle 1,150 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHINE SLICK SKIMP SKIFF A little tricky although I think this was the only option left. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8767 "2024-08-12T08:05:50Z")
Wordle 1150 4/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 446 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 39 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DUMPY SKIFF After 3, I saw the solution right away, and there really wasn’t anything else left. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8768 "2024-08-12T08:23:38Z")
> **Wordle 1,150 6/6\* 8/12/2024** > > 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ > 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > **S** CONE β†’ And so ends our streak of Cs. Let us have a brief moment of silence, or at least muffled conversation. OK, two of L, R and T, and A & I gives us > **S** TA_I_R β†’ Should the I be tried in second or third? I’ll try the latter, along with a terminal Y and that L > **S** L **I** MY β†’ Uh, oh. I’m seeing a word that probably isn’t it but would be a killer if it is. I can’t unsee it, so I’ll try it > **S** W **I** SS β†’ Two guesses left. What can go after the I? I see another double letter, but not much else, so > **S** P **IFF** β†’ Aw, should have thought of K > **SKIFF** > > Scoredle, very efficient, finishes in 4. My fourth guess, as unproductive as it seemed, is better than I thought at the time. At least it wasn’t a streak-buster! ---
**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 12, 2024, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8769 "2024-08-12T08:37:56Z")
Wordle 1,150 6/6\* \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[lime,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Z} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Z} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 12, 2024, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8770 "2024-08-12T10:42:44Z")
Wordle 1,150 5/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHIRT SKIMP SKIDS SKIFF ---
**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 12, 2024, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8771 "2024-08-12T11:18:45Z")
Wordle 1,150 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOIL SWING SKIFF ---
**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 12, 2024, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8772 "2024-08-12T12:38:36Z")
Wordle 1,150 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY SWOUN SLICK SKIFF Decided to try another vowel-finder than BIJOU. Dunno why I chose one without an I. Still, it _kinda_ found me the I, and an S as well. Once the K was found, SKIFF was a no-brainer. ---
**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 12, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8773 "2024-08-12T13:46:37Z")
Wordle 1,150 3/6 🟧⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟧⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE SCORN SKIFF After the second word, that only left two vowels, so I plodded through the alphabet to find a second letter and one of the vowels that would work together with the first letter. That and dumb luck, of course. ---
**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 12, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8774 "2024-08-12T14:49:09Z")
Wordle 1,150 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST SHOCK SKIFF ---
**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 12, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8775 "2024-08-12T15:17:24Z")
Wordle 1,150 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ADIEU STICK SKILL SKIMP SKIFF Bah. It was either SKILL or SKIMP, until it wasn’t. Not a good day for the 4-vowel opener. ---
**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 13, 2024, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8776 "2024-08-13T03:12:26Z")
Wordle 1,150 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SCORE SQUID SKIFF I saw squid immediately but really didn’t like it. I resisted playing it for 23 hours but then time started running out. At the last second I also saw skiff, but I liked that even less than squid. So of course the answer was skiff. ---
**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 13, 2024, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8777 "2024-08-13T03:12:42Z")
Wordle 1,150 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE MOUND FRISK SKIFF Relieved to get it in 4, after blanking out on the 1st 2 turns ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2024, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8778 "2024-08-13T04:12:41Z")
Wordle 1,151 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHINE NEiGH ---
**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 13, 2024, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8779 "2024-08-13T07:50:53Z")
Wordle 1,151 5/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,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 F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \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 N} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ \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 13, 2024, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8780 "2024-08-13T09:38:47Z")
Wordle 1151 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 584 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE NEIGH Saw what turned out to be the solution right away, but took some time to make sure I wasn’t missing any possibilities. It could have also been HYMEN, but I was betting against it. Also one spelling of the slang term for one’s rear end - HINEY. (Does it even have a fixed spelling? I don’t think so, which made me discount that too.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=438) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=440)