# "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:** 448
**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 25, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8941 "2024-08-25T14:59:28Z")
Wordle 1,163 4/6 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟨🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY (There could be a trap…) CHASE (This looks promising…) STAKE (DAMMIT!) SKATE (Par. Big fat hairy deal) ---
**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, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8942 "2024-08-25T16:54:17Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > 🟧⬜🟧🟧🟧 > 🟧⬜🟧🟧🟧 > 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 It’s not often one can tell exactly what a player’s words are just by looking at the grid. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8943 "2024-08-26T07:08:22Z")
Wordle 1,164 3/6 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS LOUIE STAKE Cheeky, Wordle. Cheeky. ---
**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 26, 2024, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8944 "2024-08-26T07:35:40Z")
Wordle 1,164 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT STARE STAKE I know at least one of us is getting a 2 today. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8945 "2024-08-26T07:51:03Z")
> **Wordle 1,164 2/6\* 8/26/2024** > > 🟩🟨🟩🟨🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > **S** _K_ **A** _T_ **E** Well. > **STAKE** > > @EllisDee right you are! ---
**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 26, 2024, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8946 "2024-08-26T07:51:09Z")
Wordle 1,164 3/6\* \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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned} 🀨 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8947 "2024-08-26T08:30:21Z")
Wordle 1,164 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SLATE STAGE STAKE ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8948 "2024-08-26T09:49:22Z")
Wordle 1164 2/6 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨 35 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT STAKE After my starting word, I went, β€œwait, didn’t I see this same pattern yesterday?!” Then, β€œany reason not to choose the same second word today?” No, there wasn’t. And then, no, there _really_ wasn’t. Not complaining about the 2, but SKATE and STAKE back-to-back?! _Really?!_ ---
**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 26, 2024, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8949 "2024-08-26T10:46:06Z")
Wordle 1,164 5/6 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY (I sense another trap…) PLANE (Yep. It’s a trap. Time for a sleuth word) FIGHT (Well I found a T. Now to place it.) ELATE (It can’t be Txxxx…They wouldn’t!..would they?) STAKE (THOSE BASTARDS!) (If it’s SPAKE tomorrow, I’m gonna lose my shit.) ---
**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 26, 2024, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8950 "2024-08-26T11:29:54Z")
Wordle 1,164 3/6 ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART STAVE STAKE ---
**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 26, 2024, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8951 "2024-08-26T12:05:56Z")
Wordle 1,164 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OPINE STARE GLOVE STAKE Tempted as I was to try to keep my three streak going, there were just too many options. ---
**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 26, 2024, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8952 "2024-08-26T12:09:35Z")
Wordle 1,164 6/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 26, 2024, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8953 "2024-08-26T13:34:20Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > I know at least one of us is getting a 2 today. Would have been me if I had stuck with my usual opening word. Wordle 1,164 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟦 🟧⬜🟧🟦🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 POINT SLATE STAKE - Lucky guess out of four possibles. ---
**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 26, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8954 "2024-08-26T15:05:31Z")
Wordle 1,164 3/6\* ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST STARE STAKE Deja vu! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8955 "2024-08-26T17:38:56Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > (If it’s SPAKE tomorrow, I’m gonna lose my shit.) I’m sure they’ve got other possibilities to SPARE. ---
**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 27, 2024, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8956 "2024-08-27T04:14:09Z")
**Tuesday, August 27th** Wordle 1,165 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SNORE CROWN Nice and quick. I do love it when the first thing I see turns out to be the answer. Especially when I don’t even try to look for others. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8957 "2024-08-27T06:06:10Z")
Wordle 1,165 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHORE CRONY CROWN ---
**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 27, 2024, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8958 "2024-08-27T08:40:07Z")
Wordle 1,165 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HASTE CLOWN CROWN ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8959 "2024-08-27T08:57:45Z")
Wordle 1165 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 584 🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ 2 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE CROWN ---
**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 27, 2024, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8960 "2024-08-27T10:53:20Z")
Wordle 1,165 5/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 RATIO LONER SHORN BEFOG CROWN Ugh. I don’t think I played badly today, just unlucky. After three I had CROWN, BROWN, FROWN, DROWN, and CROWN, and you don’t get eight guesses. Still had two words left after my sleuth word. The only thing that went right was that it wasn’t DROWN in the end. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=447) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=449)