# "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:** 458
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9141 "2024-09-11T05:05:05Z")
Wordle 1,180 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO CHINA BIALY AISLE ---
**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 11, 2024, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9142 "2024-09-11T09:06:05Z")
Wordle 1,180 5/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,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 T} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \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 A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 11, 2024, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9143 "2024-09-11T11:10:20Z")
Wordle 1,180 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT LASER AISLE ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9144 "2024-09-11T12:32:43Z")
Wordle 1180 3/6 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 186 ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟨 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT BASIL AISLE Bragging time: Minor brag: my win streak is at 505 games. (I know some of you have longer streaks.) Middlin’ brag: my spreadsheet fills in what I’ve done over the past 100 games. My brag here is that over that stretch, I’ve gotten only two 5s and no 6s. The thing I’m _really_ proud of is, I’ve only gotten one 6 over the past year. 366 games, and just one that went as far as a 6. (And even that was a screwup on my part, dammit! I should have an entire year of abstaining from 6! πŸ˜‰ ) ---
**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 11, 2024, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9145 "2024-09-11T13:52:39Z")
Wordle 1,180 5/6 ⬜🟦🟦⬜⬜ 🟦⬜🟦🟦⬜ 🟦⬜🟦🟦🟧 🟦🟦🟦⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PAEON STEAK LEASE SALVE AISLE The third guess was a stupid mistake, as it couldn’t have been the answer. ---
**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 11, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9146 "2024-09-11T14:56:38Z")
Wordle 1,180 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART MAVEN SPEAK AISLE ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9147 "2024-09-11T15:30:29Z")
> **Wordle 1,180 4/6\* 9/11/2024** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 > 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > R_E_BE_L_ β†’ One and only one E, plus an L. Can I get three WoFcons? Can’t see one. Should I try another vowel? Hmm… guess I’ll try mostly consonants with an E in the middle… > _SLE_PT β†’ Picked up an S, but nothing placed. E at start or end? I tried words that start with E, and didn’t get anywhere, so I kicked in a couple vowels and got… > _L_OU_S_ **E** β†’ Vowels did not help, but at least I placed that E. Thinking about A & I, I found a word that used both… > **AISLE** > Scoredle’s second guess was SHALE which was pretty much the gold standard for good guesses here. At least Scoredle approved of my third guess, so I do have that going for me. ---
**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 11, 2024, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9148 "2024-09-11T15:59:20Z")
Wordle 1,180 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CAMEO LEAST AISLE Took me a _long_ time to come up with a word with L, E, A, and S in spots they hadn’t been before. Turns out it was one of my start words. I missed an ace by 8 days! ---
**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 11, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9149 "2024-09-11T16:14:20Z")
Wordle 1,180 2/6\* 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST AISLE Wow! That’s two this week I think. ---
**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 12, 2024, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9150 "2024-09-12T01:51:58Z")
Wordle 1,180 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY (Setting myself up for a trap. Gotta find a consonant) FIGHT (Another VOWEL? Hmm, at least it’s placed…) AISLE (Well, THAT was satisfying) ---
**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 12, 2024, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9151 "2024-09-12T03:39:46Z")
Wordle 1,180 4/6\* ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE LANCE AMBLE AISLE ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9152 "2024-09-12T05:45:39Z")
Wordle 1,181 6/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SNARL CRASH FLASK GRASS BRASS Very badly played. No excuses. ---
**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 12, 2024, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9153 "2024-09-12T08:28:10Z")
Wordle 1,181 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \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 B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 12, 2024, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9154 "2024-09-12T08:36:04Z")
Wordle 1,181 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SOUTH CLASP BRASS ---
**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 12, 2024, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9155 "2024-09-12T12:00:41Z")
Wordle 1,181 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART BRAIN BRASS ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9156 "2024-09-12T13:54:38Z")
> **Wordle 1,181 5/6\* 9/12/2024** > > 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 > 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _A_I_S_LE β†’ Two hits on three vowels, two WoFcons. Nothing placed, though. Let’s check another vowel, and two WoFcons. > _S_ON_AR_ β†’ R was a good pickup. Nothing placed though. I thought of a word that might help place the A… > _RAS_TA β†’ but I already knew the S wasn’t there, so a misplay. And still nothing placed! Well, I know where the A goes now, and if I maneuver the other letters around it, then try a couple more consonants > **BRAS** H β†’ Oh, so close. At least I trusted the B. Should have doubled up too. > **BRASS** > > Per Scoredle, I had 54 possibles after three guesses, but so many of them were plurals that the non-bogus number was far fewer. Scoredle really works hard at placing the two letters from my start word, and it pays off, finishing with a par. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9157 "2024-09-12T13:58:43Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > HEART > BRAIN > BRASS With a slight substitution of synonyms, this could have been the β€œWe’re Off To See The Wizard” special"! ---
**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 12, 2024, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9158 "2024-09-12T14:00:24Z")
I hadn’t thought of that! Thanks for the insight. ---
**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 12, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9159 "2024-09-12T14:02:04Z")
Oh HELL! Wordle 1,181 X/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟧⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟧⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟧⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧⬜ ---
**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 12, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9160 "2024-09-12T16:15:28Z")
Wordle 1,181 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 UNITE SOLAR HARSH GRASS BRASS Surpringly, WordleBot praised me all the way through this one. I thought HARSH was a dumb guess, using two H’s, but the Bot pronounced it Good, lamenting how unlucky I was. So there’s that, I suppose. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=457) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=459)