# "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:** 455
**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:** [September 6, 2024, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9081 "2024-09-06T11:31:28Z")
Wordle 1,175 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART REIGN RERUN ---
**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:** [September 6, 2024, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9082 "2024-09-06T12:57:11Z")
If Wordle were 6 letters I would feel similarly about sitcom being an answer regardless if it’s in the dictionary or not. It feels too slang-y to me. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9083 "2024-09-06T14:05:23Z")
Wordle 1,175 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟦 ⬜⬜🟦🟦⬜ ⬜🟦🟦⬜🟧 ⬜🟧⬜🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE POUND QUEEN BEGUN RERUN At least the Bot liked my process. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2024, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9084 "2024-09-06T14:46:05Z")
> **Wordle 1,175 3/6\* 9/6/2024** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 > ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > WID_E_ **N** β†’ Hmmm. Four WoFcons still out there, and STERN would cover three of them - but it was an answer not long ago. Plus, I couldn’t try the A. So I’ll try something else that only gets one WoFcon but does cover the A, hence > CL_E_A **N** β†’ And, I struck out. With the E moved over one place, and trying the U, I can see one word that requires a repeat letter - oh, what the heck… > **RERUN** > BEGUN, HERON and XENON were all stil out there, and the first two might well have been better guesses than what I made. So, very lucky to get an unexpected birdie today. Scoredle takes five, but I really think it plays much better than I did. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9085 "2024-09-06T16:04:44Z")
Wordle 1,175 4/6 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY (There is such a plethora of RExxx words, that I’d like to eliminate some letters) STUCK (Took out four letters, and found a U in the bargain! Lessee, REVUE, RERUN, REDUX, and REDUB. Let’s spend a guess on a sleuth word) INDEX. (And the N nails it! Although BRAND would have been more definitive) RERUN ---
**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:** [September 6, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9086 "2024-09-06T17:02:26Z")
Wordle 1,175 3/6\* ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST DEMON RERUN ---
**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:** [September 6, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9087 "2024-09-06T17:29:36Z")
Wordle 1,175 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 MAUVE TUNER RERUN Hey HEY hey! ---
**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:** [September 7, 2024, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9088 "2024-09-07T03:02:50Z")
Wordle 1,175 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE DINER RECON RERUN It took me forever after the 3rd guess to figure it out ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9089 "2024-09-07T05:21:09Z")
Wordle 1,176 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHORE LONER OWNER ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9090 "2024-09-07T09:50:18Z")
Wordle 1176 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 584 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 17 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE OWNER FREON is a proper noun. Speaking of slang, GONER was Wordle #86, but I doubt the NYT will let BONER be used. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2024, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9091 "2024-09-07T10:46:17Z")
Wordle 1,176 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 COATI SNORE HERON OWNER Thought I had it at three. I knew the -ER ending was still in play, but couldn’t see a damn word for the life of me. Then HERON jumped out and I didn’t think it could be anything else. Sometimes you just pick the wrong one. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2024, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9092 "2024-09-07T11:09:45Z")
Wordle 1,176 3/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAINY LONER OWNER ---
**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:** [September 7, 2024, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9093 "2024-09-07T11:17:48Z")
Wordle 1,176 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[yellow,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 R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \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 R} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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:** [September 7, 2024, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9094 "2024-09-07T13:36:08Z")
Wordle 1,176 4/6 ⬜⬜🟦🟦🟦 ⬜🟦🟦🟦🟦 ⬜🟦🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PAEON SNORE LONER OWNER Missed it by _that much._ ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9095 "2024-09-07T14:10:54Z")
> **Wordle 1,176 4/6\* 9/7/2024** > > 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 > ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 > ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _RE_RU_N_ β†’ That’s a good start, though somewhat… unplaced. What’s happening is I need to start guessing for real rather than just trying to accumulate letters. I like the -ER ending, so I’ll combine that with another vowel and a WoFcon to get > SA **NER** β†’ So now they’re all placed, and maybe a little traplike. Should I try I or O here? Didn’t work out all the possibles, so just went with O > L_O_ **NER** β†’ That’s… an odd place for the O. I had to work through just about every other letter before it came to me > **OWNER** > > I picked the wrong letter for the trap on 3, though doing so would have pretty much forced me to a 5. So call this one lucky - I had a 25% chance of a loss after my third guess, though I think tbat I could have remembered at least one of the words in the trap as having been the answer before. Scoredle makes a great (but unlucky) choice on the second guess, and then works out the rest of the par pretty much the same way I did. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2024, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9096 "2024-09-07T16:18:08Z")
Wordle 1,176 3/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY (Vowel hunt! If I’m going to walk into a trap, I want to know what kind!) OURIE (This actually looks promising, with the O placed. Hmm, probably OxxER) OWNER (Yup! For the birdie!) Hey, where the hell did everybody go? ---
**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:** [September 7, 2024, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9097 "2024-09-07T16:40:26Z")
Wordle 1,176 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SNORE OWNER And again all yellow. I continue to struggle (as in it took forever to see the answer) when I hit a bunch of letters but no greens. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9098 "2024-09-07T16:49:31Z")
Wordle 1,176 5/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST CHORE OFFER ODDER OWNER ---
**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:** [September 7, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9099 "2024-09-07T17:53:07Z")
Wordle 1,176 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART FLIER BONER OWNER ---
**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:** [September 8, 2024, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9100 "2024-09-08T03:28:22Z")
Wordle 1,176 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE DINER OWNER Like @RTFirefly I didn’t think that BONER would be allowed [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=454) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=456)