# "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:** 447
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8921 "2024-08-24T07:35:55Z")
Wordle 1,162 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO THING MISTY PILOT FILET Wasn’t thinking. Should have had it on four. ---
**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 24, 2024, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8922 "2024-08-24T08:23:15Z")
Wordle 1,162 5/6\* \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 P} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ \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 24, 2024, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8923 "2024-08-24T14:23:18Z")
> **Wordle 1,162 4/6\* 8/24/2024** > > 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 > 🟨🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _LE_ECH β†’ OK, not bad, let’s try an A with two WoFcons > S_TE_A_L_ β†’ But I knew the E wasn’t there! Doh! Ah, well. Try an I for the second vowel this time. > _T_ **ILE** D β†’ Well, that makes it easy. > **FILET** > ALLEY was Scoredle’s second guess, which I think is brilliant, but leaves it with too many possibilities for a legit shot at a three, but it does equal my par in the end. Oddly enough, Scoredle’s my recommendation for the third guess is the answer, so the right combination of me + Scoredle could have made a birdie. ---
**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 24, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8924 "2024-08-24T14:29:16Z")
Wordle 1,162 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟦 ⬜🟦⬜⬜🟦 ⬜⬜🟦🟦⬜ 🟦⬜🟦🟧🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SLOPE QUELL THIEF FILET ---
**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 24, 2024, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8925 "2024-08-24T14:37:17Z")
Wordle 1,162 2/6\* 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST FILET ---
**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 24, 2024, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8926 "2024-08-24T14:57:30Z")
Wordle 1,162 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟨⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY (vowel hunt!) OURIE (I can work with this) EVICT (Found a T! And it’s placed) INLET (disappointing, but it leaves me only one possible answer) FILET ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8927 "2024-08-24T17:14:13Z")
I’ve still never lost this game. Start with PENIS, guys. Works every time. ---
**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 24, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8928 "2024-08-24T18:13:57Z")
Wordle 1,161 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OLIVE LEARN LEECH After two, I sat on this for hours because I just didn’t like any of the possible answers (LEECH, LEFTY, LEGGY) and kept hoping I’d see something better. Finally had to play _something_, and there it was! Wordle 1,162 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 HOUSE ALERT FILET Finally broke my four streak yesterday, and now I’ve got a little three streak started. Woo-hoo! ---
**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 24, 2024, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8929 "2024-08-24T20:14:02Z")
Wordle 1,162 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Rhino Cupid Witty Filet ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8930 "2024-08-24T20:58:28Z")
Looks like I haven’t posted yet today! Thought for sure I had done that this morning. Anyway, I did today’s Wordle exactly the same as Ellis, aside from the one-letter difference in our starting words: Wordle 1162 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 38 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 10 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT GUILT FILET After my starting word, the only words I could see were GUILT and BUILT, and the latter had been used. Turns out there were more words out there of course, but not that many really. After 2, besides the solution, LIMIT and PILOT had been used, leaving only longshots like LICIT and RELIT, so it was an easy choice. ---
**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 25, 2024, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8931 "2024-08-25T04:22:24Z")
**Sunday, August 25th** Wordle 1,163 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT STARE SKATE It looked like a trap but turned out not to be one. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8932 "2024-08-25T04:27:31Z")
Wordle 1,163 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO STEAL SKATE ---
**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 25, 2024, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8933 "2024-08-25T05:44:48Z")
Wordle 1,163 4/6 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SNAIL SCARY SPAKE SKATE ---
**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 25, 2024, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8934 "2024-08-25T08:38:54Z")
Wordle 1,163 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Z} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\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 A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \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 25, 2024, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8935 "2024-08-25T09:50:05Z")
Wordle 1163 3/6 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨 35 🟩🟨🟩🟨🟩 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT STAKE SKATE ---
**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 25, 2024, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8936 "2024-08-25T13:11:20Z")
Wordle 1,163 4/6 ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART PLATE AGATE SKATE ---
**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 25, 2024, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8937 "2024-08-25T13:18:02Z")
Wordle 1,163 3/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALIVE STARE SKATE I won the coin toss, and my three streak continues! ---
**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 25, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8938 "2024-08-25T14:05:12Z")
Wordle 1,163 3/6\* ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST STARE SKATE Dang. SKATE was my first thought, and I changed my mind. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8939 "2024-08-25T14:22:58Z")
> **Wordle 1,163 5/6\* 8/25/2024** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 > 🟨🟨🟩⬜🟨 > 🟩🟨🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > FIL_ET_ β†’ Phone home! A and two more WoFcons, stat! > _TE_ **A** R_S_ β†’ A trap in the making… but which? S?ATE or STA?E? > **S** _T_ **A** L **E** β†’ Wanted to see if SLATE starters all had an instant two; was slightly disappointed > **S** P **ATE** β†’ Trusted the P - and it didn’t work out - only one left > **SKATE** > TASTE is Scoredle’s second word, which gives it a nice tap-in for birdie. Faced with the same two-word choice for par, I rimmed out for a bogey. Still a fun puzzle, trying to dope out the best shot at the double-trap in the making after two. ---
**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 25, 2024, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8940 "2024-08-25T14:47:51Z")
Wordle 1,163 3/6 🟧⬜🟧🟧🟧 🟧⬜🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE - Woohoo! Now, which should I choose? SPATE - Rats. SKATE [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=446) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=448)