# "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:** 462
**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 17, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9221 "2024-09-17T18:08:15Z")
Wordle 1,186 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT DRAFT YEAST BEAUT Boo! Hiss! ---
**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 17, 2024, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9222 "2024-09-17T18:59:49Z")
Wordle 1,186 4/6 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY (I don’t trust myself to not go down a rabbit hole, so I’ll hunt for consonants) SIGHT (This is helpful. It narrows me down to LEANT, MEANT, LEAPT, or BEAUT. time for a sleuth word) PLUMP (That solved it for me) BEAUT ---
**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 17, 2024, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9223 "2024-09-17T19:04:54Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > Wordle 1,186 5/6 > > ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 > 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > RATIO > SLATE > TEACH > MEANT > BEAUT > > Not a real word! That’s how I feel about LEAPT and LEANT. β€œED” is perfectly adequate for making those verbs past tense. Those are unnecessary and should be stricken from all existing text on the planet. Don’t even talk to me about DREAMT. ---
**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 18, 2024, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9224 "2024-09-18T01:13:17Z")
Wordle 1,186 5/6\* ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE TEACH YEAST MEANT BEAUT As far as I’m concerned, not at all a BEAUT ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2024, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9225 "2024-09-18T04:41:02Z")
Wordle 1,187 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LUNES BULKY DULLY FULLY ---
**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 18, 2024, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9226 "2024-09-18T08:18:58Z")
Wordle 1,187 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 18, 2024, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9227 "2024-09-18T08:49:53Z")
Wordle 1,187 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,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 Q} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned} ! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2024, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9228 "2024-09-18T10:26:48Z")
Wordle 1187 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 640 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 64 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 8 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DUMPY FULLY GULLY, BULLY, BULKY had all been used. I guess BULGY is still out there, but _Prince Caspian_ (the Three Bulgy Bears) is the only place I’ve ever seen it used. With respect to yesterday’s solution, my main thought is, this is the game that Josh Wardle created. By now, nearly 1200 words in, we should have a pretty good idea of what words he thought were and weren’t in bounds. We know by now that he’s perfectly OK with slang terms, old (JIFFY) and recent (NERDY). β€œIt’s not a word”? Slang words are words, and Wardle included a bunch of them. They’re part of the game. Best to just roll with it. ---
**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 18, 2024, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9229 "2024-09-18T11:46:22Z")
Wordle 1,187 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOIL hmmm gotta be a U, probably a second L and a Y. Let’s try… FULLY ---
**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 18, 2024, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9230 "2024-09-18T13:59:13Z")
Wordle 1,187 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧⬜🟧⬜ ⬜🟧⬜🟧🟧 ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PAEON - No joy, but eliminates several vowels BUILD CURLY GULLY FULLY ---
**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 18, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9231 "2024-09-18T15:15:24Z")
Wordle 1,187 4/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST BROIL CLUMP FULLY ---
**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 18, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9232 "2024-09-18T15:48:28Z")
Wordle 1,187 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 STERN CHALK GUILD BULLY FULLY I’ve always preferred vowel-heavy starting words, but recently decided to mix it up a bit. After the initial strikeout, I chose a second 4-consonant word at two. This strategy did not work well for me today. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2024, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9233 "2024-09-18T16:41:30Z")
> **Wordle 1,187 4/6\* 9/18/2024** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > BEA_U_T β†’ That’s… not the letter I would have expected to hit with. With only one WoFcon down, I’d like to guess three more and an O, but I can’t find a suitable word so I go for an I as my other vowel > R **U** INS β†’ Placed the U, but otherwise a strikeout. L is still out there, as are O & Y. I can’t see any O words, but there is one with a Y… and a repeat L, but I’ll try it > G **ULLY** β†’ Cool! D or F? Try F > **FULLY** > > My third guess was really lucky - probably 20 good words at that point, from Scoredle’s list, and I’d have been in a heap of trouble it it had been one of the others. Scoredle, btw, makes a great second guess and gets a birdie, also making the right guess of three remaining words on that third guess. ---
**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 18, 2024, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9234 "2024-09-18T17:27:33Z")
Wordle 1,187 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY NOISY LUMPY FULLY ---
**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 19, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9235 "2024-09-19T02:41:31Z")
Wordle 1,187 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE LOINS CHURL FULLY ---
**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 19, 2024, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9236 "2024-09-19T03:53:24Z")
Wordle 1,187 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT ROLES DULLY FULLY Procrastinated this one dangerously close to the wire. ---
**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 19, 2024, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9237 "2024-09-19T04:02:07Z")
**Thursday, September 19th** Wordle 1,188 3/6 πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT PROSE PRESS Now that was fast. ---
**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 19, 2024, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9238 "2024-09-19T04:06:43Z")
Wordle 1,188 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TORCH SPARE MUSER PRESS ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9239 "2024-09-19T04:33:56Z")
Wordle 1,188 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SURLY FRESH PRESS ---
**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:** [September 19, 2024, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9240 "2024-09-19T07:50:53Z")
Nearly lost my 100% on this one. Wordle 1,188 6/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS LOUIE BREWS CREDS PREYS PRESS I know they never use plural nouns, but I couldn’t think of what else it could be so I tried plurals I could think of until I got the P, which made it make sense. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=461) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=463)