# "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:** 473
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9441 "2024-10-05T14:31:04Z")
> **Wordle 1,204 4/6\* 10/5/2024** > > ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 > 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟨 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > T **I** TL_E_ β†’ I’ll assume these are my two vowels until I see something that says otherwise. Plus, I can finish off the WoFcons with > _R_ **I** S **E** _N_ β†’ NIRE? or ?INER, the second becomes a trap but seems like the only way to go > D **INER** β†’ Not that one. Perhaps > **MINER** > FINER/NINER are two more possibles, meaning I was safe unless one of the bogus trap words came up - but I think they are not valid solutions. Scoredle falls in to the trap with its second guess and also ends up with a par. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2024, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9442 "2024-10-05T16:12:18Z")
Wordle 1,204 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST DUNCE PENNY MINER ---
**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:** [October 5, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9443 "2024-10-05T18:08:49Z")
Wordle 1,204 4/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY (Gonna have to waste a word) OUGHT (That was a waste, all right. Once more with feeling. And an I) PLIER (Not a total waste of time.) MINER (Gotcha!) ---
**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:** [October 6, 2024, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9444 "2024-10-06T03:12:18Z")
Wordle 1,204 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE DINER MINER ---
**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:** [October 6, 2024, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9445 "2024-10-06T06:00:04Z")
**Sunday, October 6th** Wordle 1,205 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT LASER LAGER Layer has already been used, and the only other possibilities I saw were lamer and laker. I don’t even think laker is in the answer list so I won the coin flip. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2024, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9446 "2024-10-06T09:48:05Z")
Wordle 1,205 6/6\* \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[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 C} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \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 M} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \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 L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \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 L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \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 L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ \end{aligned} Bastard! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2024, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9447 "2024-10-06T12:31:04Z")
Wordle 1205 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 500 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 26 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 9 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE After they’re done, time to… RELAX with a… LAGER ---
**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:** [October 6, 2024, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9448 "2024-10-06T13:25:29Z")
Wordle 1,205 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART RACER BAKER LAGER ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2024, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9449 "2024-10-06T13:45:01Z")
That was quick! Wordle 1,205 2/6 πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Lurid Lager ---
**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:** [October 6, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9450 "2024-10-06T14:13:25Z")
Total wipeout. Wordle 1,205 X/6 ⬜🟦🟦⬜🟦 ⬜⬜🟦🟦🟧 ⬜🟧⬜🟧🟧 ⬜🟧⬜🟧🟧 ⬜🟧⬜🟧🟧 ⬜🟧⬜🟧🟧 ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2024, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9451 "2024-10-06T14:26:48Z")
> **Wordle 1,205 4/6\* 10/6/2024** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > MIN **ER** β†’ Hmmm. Looks like a trap in the making. Two WoFcons and an A? Sure. > **LA** S **ER** β†’ It is a trap in the making. T, Y, G, then what? K, D, C, even X? I’ll focus on the first three, starting with the WoFcon > **LA** T **ER** β†’ Nope. Alpha order? Sure. > **LAGER** > V and W might also fit into the trap, sez Scoredle. I would consider most of those to be bogus, and I think Scoredle (which also finishes in four) agrees. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9452 "2024-10-06T15:12:56Z")
Wordle 1,205 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SNARL LATER LAYER LAGER Guessed wrong for birdie. I would have gotten it if I were a previous-answer-list checker. Oh well. I thought LACER, LAKER, and LAVER to be unlikely, and LAMER and LAXER not valid answers, so I figured I had the par well in hand without sleuthing it out. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9453 "2024-10-06T15:44:23Z")
Wordle 1,205 3/6 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LARGE LAGER A little lucky to counteract yesterday. Sad to see a lot of losses. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9454 "2024-10-06T16:29:02Z")
Wordle 1,205 6/6 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY (got to be a trap in there. Let’s start with the first word I thought of) WAVER (no joy. Consonant hunt!) BATCH (Huh. would have thought I’d catch one) SLUMP (Hello there Mr. L! Let’s see, LAGER, LAKER or LAXER) KUGEL (And there’s my G!) LAGER (Fuck you, Wordlebot. Keep your _Phew_. LAKER and LAXER are real words, and I eliminated them systematically.) ---
**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:** [October 6, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9455 "2024-10-06T16:36:33Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > I thought LACER, LAKER, and LAVER to be unlikely, and **LAMER and LAXER not valid answers,** Why not? They’re both real words. Had I put LAXER as a guess, would the system have refused it and not charged me with a guess? ---
**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:** [October 6, 2024, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9456 "2024-10-06T17:33:14Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Why not? For the same reason -S plurals and -ED past tense verbs are not used, I don’t think comparative adjectives formed by adding -ER are on the table. Of course you could use one as a guess, but I don’t think we’ve ever had such a word as an answer. Have we? ---
**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:** [October 6, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9457 "2024-10-06T19:18:47Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > For the same reason -S plurals and -ED past tense verbs are not used, I don’t think comparative adjectives formed by adding -ER are on the table. I don’t think this is a thing. Going through the previous answers list I’m seeing fewer, finer, older, riper and ruder. Also lower, but that could sneak by such a rule as a verb. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2024, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9458 "2024-10-06T19:29:44Z")
Wordle 1,205 3/6\* 🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST LADEN LAGER ---
**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:** [October 6, 2024, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9459 "2024-10-06T19:54:12Z")
Wordle 1,205 3/6\* ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE LAMER LAGER ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2024, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9460 "2024-10-07T05:00:28Z")
Wordle 1,206 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHORE FLOUR More lucky guessing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=472) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=474)