# "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:** 464
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9261 "2024-09-21T04:31:17Z")
Wordle 1,190 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟩⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LUNES SHEEN SEVEN ---
**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 21, 2024, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9262 "2024-09-21T06:47:58Z")
Wordle 1,190 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLAIN GROWN SEVEN ---
**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 21, 2024, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9263 "2024-09-21T08:21:15Z")
Wordle 1,190 4/6\* \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[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 M} \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 O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ \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 21, 2024, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9264 "2024-09-21T12:05:39Z")
Wordle 1190 3/6 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 102 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 15 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT FIRED SEVEN ---
**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 21, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9265 "2024-09-21T13:42:31Z")
Wordle 1,190 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART PEONY GENIE SEVEN ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9266 "2024-09-21T14:47:48Z")
> **Wordle 1,190 4/6\* 9/21/2024** > > 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 > 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > **S** MOK_E_ → Not a bad start, and I get to try a good first guess second. What’s not to like? > **S** T_E_AL → A strikeout with my second guess, really… OK, something with an A, so perhaps > **S** IR **EN** → I think I have two Es. SHEEN? No, no middle E. SE?EN must be > **SEVEN** > > Scoredle finishes in 3, thanks to a vowel location hunt with its second guess. Not a bad way to start a Saturday morning. ---
**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 21, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9267 "2024-09-21T15:12:50Z")
Wordle 1,190 3/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜🟧 🟧⬜⬜🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PAEON SIREN SEVEN My new starting word seems to be working out pretty well. ---
**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 21, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9268 "2024-09-21T15:46:38Z")
Wordle 1,190 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY (Just for kicks, since I can’t test for every vowel, I test for two Es?) VENUE (That was a good investment. Only one possible word.) SEVEN (Beat the bot!) ---
**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 21, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9269 "2024-09-21T17:28:10Z")
Wordle 1,190 2/6\* ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST SEVEN Lucky seven! ---
**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 21, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9270 "2024-09-21T17:31:31Z")
Wordle 1,190 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟨⬛⬛🟨 🟩⬛🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SNORE SHEEN SEVEN I was hoping it was sheen for the jokes. Tiger blood! ---
**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 21, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9271 "2024-09-21T17:48:33Z")
Wordle 1,190 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟦⬛ ⬛⬛🟦🟧🟦 🟧⬛🟦🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ROAST LINES SHEEN SEVEN Turns out SHEEN and SEVEN were the only real possibilities after two. The first one I saw was the wrong one, but I’m not mad at this par. ---
**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 22, 2024, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9272 "2024-09-22T02:24:31Z")
Wordle 1,190 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE DINER NOSEY SHEEN SEVEN ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2024, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9273 "2024-09-22T04:27:31Z")
Wordle 1,191 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SLANT TEACH ---
**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 22, 2024, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9274 "2024-09-22T08:02:32Z")
Wordle 1,191 2/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \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 C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ \end{aligned} Wootiness. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2024, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9275 "2024-09-22T10:47:39Z")
Wordle 1191 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 71 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT TRACK TEACH [your children well…](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj8FlXGPcOQ) ---
**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 22, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9276 "2024-09-22T14:09:11Z")
Wordle 1,191 2/6\* ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST TEACH Two two’s in a row! ---
**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 22, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9277 "2024-09-22T14:18:45Z")
Wordle 1,191 2/6 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART TEACH A parade of twos today! ---
**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 22, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9278 "2024-09-22T14:21:36Z")
Wordle 1,191 5/6 ⬜🟦🟦⬜⬜ 🟦🟦⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟧⬜🟦 ⬜🟧🟧🟦🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PAEON EAGER - Stupid BEAST DEATH TEACH Well, somebody has to be the outlier. ---
**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 22, 2024, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9279 "2024-09-22T15:30:15Z")
Wordle 1,191 3/6 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY (Afraid there might be a trap? Try a consonant search!) LIGHT (That actually helps a lot.) TEACH ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9280 "2024-09-22T15:56:37Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Well, somebody has to be the outlier. Thank you for your service! 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=463) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=465)