# "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:** 443
**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 17, 2024, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8841 "2024-08-17T07:06:36Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > I had two guesses left and three options. I see story and storm. What was the third option? ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8842 "2024-08-17T07:10:55Z")
I was thinking STORK even though I just used it. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8843 "2024-08-17T08:18:56Z")
Wordle 1155 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 158 ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 3 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE STORM Could’ve also been STORK; STORY had been used; CHORE eliminated E so STORE was out. ---
**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 17, 2024, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8844 "2024-08-17T08:20:47Z")
Wordle 1,155 5/6\* \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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \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 H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \\ \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 17, 2024, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8845 "2024-08-17T13:18:51Z")
Wordle 1,155 2/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Woot! Back to back deuces! HEART STORM ---
**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 17, 2024, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8846 "2024-08-17T14:22:51Z")
Wordle 1,155 2/6 🟧⬜⬜🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE STORM With 43 possible words to choose from, this was a stupidly lucky guess on my part. I also beat the Bot by two. ---
**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 17, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8847 "2024-08-17T16:05:22Z")
Wordle 1,155 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 LONER BROAD SHORT STORM Probably should have put more WoFcons out there at two. But I’ll take the par. ---
**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 17, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8848 "2024-08-17T16:19:16Z")
Wordle 1,155 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY HOURI (vowel hunt!) STORK (OR is definitely a trap, but S is most likely to get me out of it) STORM (only possibility left) ---
**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 17, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8849 "2024-08-17T16:49:37Z")
I forgot to play yesterday! I was so busy at work, and totally forgot about it after running errands, cooking dinner, etc. Wordle 1,155 2/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST STORM I almost put STORK! Total luck here. (I immediately checked the used word list before playing. I know my starting word will give me a 1 some day!) ---
**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 18, 2024, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8850 "2024-08-18T04:06:03Z")
Wordle 1,156 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2024, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8851 "2024-08-18T04:45:33Z")
> **Wordle 1,155 3/6\* 8/17/2024** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > B_R_ACE β†’ No A or E, better try I & O (and two WoFcons) - one of my favorite second guesses, haven’t used it lately > _RO_I_ST_ β†’ Well. Still a lot of possibilities, but I think I’ll try those letters as the first four - STOR? is the only thing I’m getting, now that I’ve tried it - K, M, Y, I think I’m safe, which one to try first? > **STORM** > > Twice in a row I’ve gotten it first try on a 3-trap. Also like yesterday, Scoredle takes a bogey on the 3-trap. But that’s better than it did on its own; Scoredle’s regular algorithm takes 6 from the starting work of SLATE - there are a lot of traps from that start, it turns out. ---
**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 18, 2024, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8852 "2024-08-18T04:52:06Z")
**Sunday, August 18th** Wordle 1,156 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT ANNUL LANKY Three yellows emboldened me to start guessing for the answer immediately. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2024, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8853 "2024-08-18T06:18:02Z")
Wordle 1,156 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LANCE LANKY ---
**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 18, 2024, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8854 "2024-08-18T08:39:53Z")
Wordle 1,156 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[yellow,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt X} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \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 18, 2024, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8855 "2024-08-18T11:11:12Z")
Wordle 1156 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 87 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 6 ⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT VENAL WANLY LANKY After 2, it came down to a mental coin toss between WANLY and LANKY, and I was sure that whichever I chose, I’d be pissed at myself for choosing the wrong one. And sure enough, that’s what happened. ---
**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 18, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8856 "2024-08-18T14:06:56Z")
Wordle 1,156 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART CANON MANIA LANKY ---
**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 18, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8857 "2024-08-18T14:53:31Z")
Wordle 1,156 4/6 πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 LEAST LABOR LAPIN LANKY Not enough coffee this morning. LAPIN? At least it got me the N. But there were really only two likely answers after two: LANKY and LAUGH. Had I thought harder I would have realized that. I may or may not have won a coin toss, but I wouldn’t have wasted a guess on an unlikely word. ---
**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 18, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8858 "2024-08-18T14:55:56Z")
Wordle 1,156 6/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY PASTY (well, at least. I placed the A) MANGY (and I got an N! But that’s a bit of a trap, too) NANNY (just in case they were trying to get cute) FANCY (Welp, looks like I need to choose from the list that shares the K) LANKY (I did it! With a double bogey, but I kept my streak alive.) ---
**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 18, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8859 "2024-08-18T14:55:59Z")
Wordle 1,156 4/6 ⬜⬜🟦🟦⬜ ⬜🟧🟧⬜🟦 ⬜🟧🟧🟦🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE BANAL - Trying to place the β€˜A’, bonus get of the β€˜L’ MANLY LANKY ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8860 "2024-08-18T15:01:21Z")
> **Wordle 1,156 4/6\* 8/18/2024** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟨⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > STORM β†’ Strikeout. E & A and at least two remaining WoFcons, please > P_L_E_A_T β†’ Should I have trusted the B? Hard to say. I think I & Y are merited here, plus that N - I’d like to try INLAY, but that’s already precluded, so maybe if I reverse the syllables? > **LA** _Y_I_N_ β†’ Good guess. Very close. > **LANKY** > > Scoredle kicks on this one - from empty on the first guess to finishing in 3. On the whole, though, I’m happy with this 4 - the third guess ended up pretty lucky. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=442) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=444)