# "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:** 460
**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 14, 2024, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9181 "2024-09-14T09:49:09Z")
Wordle 1,183 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[lime,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,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 O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ \end{aligned} Stupid stupid stupid. ---
**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 14, 2024, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9182 "2024-09-14T11:09:59Z")
Wordle 1,183 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT RACES ARROW BROAD I kept focusing on aroma, which eventually led to arrow. ---
**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 14, 2024, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9183 "2024-09-14T12:09:55Z")
Wordle 1,183 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST ADIEU HANDY BROAD ---
**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 14, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9184 "2024-09-14T13:12:36Z")
Wordle 1,183 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART ARBOR BROAD ---
**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 14, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9185 "2024-09-14T13:48:41Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > Stupid stupid stupid. Hate it when I do that. Wordle 1,183 3/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ ⬜🟦⬜⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE POUND BROAD Nice ego booster after two days of abject failure. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9186 "2024-09-14T16:48:35Z")
> **Wordle 1,183 4/6\* 9/14/2024** > > ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ > 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > H_AR_SH β†’ Got the R & A again. I can try an E and two of the rest of the WoFcons with > LE_AR_N β†’ Moved them over one, got no result. I thnk it’s time for the Scoredle trick of finding where the A goes with > _A_ **RO** MA β†’ Got two other letters placed to boot, and the A by elimination. Time to trust the B… and the D > **BROAD** > CROAK was still a possibility, Scoredle hastens to remind me. Scoredle, by the way, also gets there in four, and IMHO should have gotten there in three, where it repeats a letter already found and placed. ---
**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 14, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9187 "2024-09-14T16:48:40Z")
Wordle 1,183 3/6 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY RADAR (that was dumb. But at least it gave me good clues for the placement of the D) BROAD An eagle would have been nice. But so is the birdie. ---
**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 14, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9188 "2024-09-14T17:21:01Z")
Wordle 1,183 5/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OILER ROAST APRON CROAK BROAD Yeesh. All over the place today. Wordlebot called ROAST, APRON, and CROAK β€œWonderful,” β€œWonderful,” and β€œTerrific,” respectively. Fat lot of of good it did me. ---
**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 15, 2024, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9189 "2024-09-15T03:08:01Z")
Wordle 1,183 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE RADIO ADORN BROAD Rats, lost the coin toss on this one. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9190 "2024-09-15T04:04:51Z")
Wordle 1,184 4/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO RULES REVUE RECUR Actually remembered that RERUN was a recent answer. ---
**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 15, 2024, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9191 "2024-09-15T08:16:44Z")
Wordle 1,184 6/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ \end{aligned} Silly game. 😠 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2024, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9192 "2024-09-15T09:24:15Z")
Wordle 1184 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 1,713 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 17 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 10 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE WRECK RECUR After 2, I saw WRECK right away, and wasn’t coming up with anything else real quick, so I went with it. After it failed, it took me awhile to see any other possibilities. ICIER, DICER, and RICER were still out there as well as the solution, so there was the possibility of a 5 or 6. ---
**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 15, 2024, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9193 "2024-09-15T11:07:47Z")
Wordle 1,184 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ATONE SCARY CIDER RECUR ---
**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 15, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9194 "2024-09-15T13:12:08Z")
Wordle 1,184 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART VERSE RECUR ---
**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 15, 2024, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9195 "2024-09-15T14:26:47Z")
Wordle 1,184 4/6 🟦🟦⬜⬜🟦 ⬜🟦🟦🟦⬜ 🟧🟧⬜🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SCREW RETCH RECUR - Had a long β€œe” in my brain or may have gone with β€œrelic”. I’ll take the four. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9196 "2024-09-15T15:03:59Z")
> **Wordle 1,184 5/6\* 9/15/2024** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > B_R_OAD β†’ Hmm. Little enough. I’ll focus on WoFcons. > ST_RE_P β†’ Should have been STERN, in retrospect. Where does the E go? I kinda like an RE- start here… but what after that? Something with I, and N, given my regrets. For some reason, I typed > **RE** WIN β†’ At least RE- are placed. Perhaps a second E? First word that came to mind used a double C, so > **REC** CE β†’ And I hit the C, not the E. RECUE would have been better. Either way, only one word left… > **RECUR** > REIGN, in the event, would have probably been a better choice for my second guess. Given the uncommon vowel and repeated R, this was almost engineered to give me fits - and a bogey. Scoredle, BTW, gets a _birdie_ by doing its usual strategy. ---
**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 15, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9197 "2024-09-15T15:32:23Z")
Wordle 1,184 4/6 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY (AAAGGGHHH! there are too many RExxx words! Consonant hunt!) LIGHT (No help. More Consonant hunt!) SMOCK (Oh, okay. That C solves it for me) RECUR (See? I told you!) ---
**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 15, 2024, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9198 "2024-09-15T19:05:43Z")
Wordle 1,184 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 LOUSE TUNER RECUR I don’t like doubling up an already-placed letter, but it made sense here… and I was right! ---
**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 15, 2024, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9199 "2024-09-15T23:19:47Z")
Wordle 1,184 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SCORE CRIED RECUR Tough to see. ---
**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 16, 2024, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9200 "2024-09-16T03:13:24Z")
Wordle 1,184 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE DINER FEMUR RECUR Note to self: remember thatdouble letters are common! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=459) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=461)