# "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:** 475
**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 8, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9481 "2024-10-08T15:38:16Z")
Wordle 1,207 3/6 πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 NOISE POINT JOINT SO close to a deuce. I thought NYT might avoid the possible drug reference, so I went with the P. ---
**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 8, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9482 "2024-10-08T16:23:08Z")
Wordle 1,207 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST ORBIT PIVOT JOINT ---
**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 8, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9483 "2024-10-08T16:55:40Z")
Wordle 1,207 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY (Whiff. Fortunately, I have a backup word prepared for just such an occasion.) BIJOU (…and it’s a very productive one today! Lessee, JOINT or JOIST?) JOINT (The only plausible one, really.) ---
**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 8, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9484 "2024-10-08T17:02:20Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > I thought NYT might avoid the possible drug reference, so I went with the P. Drug reference? Oh, I get it. See, my knee has been bugging me for a few days, so I see it as an arthritis reference. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9485 "2024-10-08T19:06:39Z")
β€œOf all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.” - Bogart as Rick Blaine in _Casablanca_ ---
**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 9, 2024, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9486 "2024-10-09T01:37:25Z")
Wordle 1,207 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE SHOUT IDIOT JOINT ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9487 "2024-10-09T04:49:59Z")
Wordle 1,208 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHONE COULD BUMPY MOMMY Not an easy one. Went looking for vowels and only found the O. Couldn’t find a word with 2 Os but suspected MOMMY, POPPY or BOBBY. Went for a sleuth word to also check the Y then went for the triple letter. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9488 "2024-10-09T06:38:23Z")
Wordle 1208 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 1,713 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 92 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 2 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DUMPY 🎢 [Oh MOMMY, I ain’t no Commie…](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RNQ_IABN6k) 🎢 Happy to get a 4, given that I had basically nothing after 2. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2024, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9489 "2024-10-09T06:47:17Z")
Wordle 1,208 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAK DINER BUMPY MOMMY ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9490 "2024-10-09T07:19:19Z")
> **Wordle 1,208 5/6\* 10/9/2024** > > ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > J **O** INT β†’ OK, well, at least it’s placed. E and three remaining WoFcons to make > L **O** SER β†’ Time to start looking at lower-frequency consonants. Oh, and an A… > P **O** ACH β†’ _Still_ nothing? Hmm. I’d like to try both U & Y here but don’t see anything that would permit it. If there’s a Y… at the end… Oh, boy. BOGGY/FOGGY/DOGGY, DODGY, MOMMY, MOODY, GOOFY… I need some sleuth action stat. I played around with a few letters and tried > W **O** DG **Y** β†’ which was somehow a word. It pretty much told me I have to try > **MOMMY** > > I feel like today might be a bloodbath. Scoredle loses from my start! In the end, I’m happy with a tough 5. ---
**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 9, 2024, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9491 "2024-10-09T08:48:06Z")
Wordle 1,208 6/6\* \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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned} πŸ™„ ---
**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 9, 2024, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9492 "2024-10-09T11:49:41Z")
Wordle 1,208 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOIL BOUND this is too tough. I want my MOMMY ---
**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 9, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9493 "2024-10-09T14:14:13Z")
Wordle 1,208 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟦⬜ ⬜🟧⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧⬜⬜🟧 🟧🟧⬜⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PAEON HOIST BOUGH ROCKY MOODY MOMMY Thought for sure this was going to be my second fail in one week. What a PITA. ---
**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 9, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9494 "2024-10-09T16:13:06Z")
Wordle 1,208 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY (Vowel hunt) UNITY (well, there’s probably an O. Let’s find some consonants.) WHOMP (Ooh, a placed M! Well, it’s not xOOMY. I guess it’s xOMMY) MOMMY (BOO-YAH!) ---
**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 9, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9495 "2024-10-09T17:08:00Z")
Wordle 1,208 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST BINGO POUCH ROWDY MOMMY I was not expecting a triple letter. ---
**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 9, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9496 "2024-10-09T19:15:15Z")
Wordle 1,208 6/6 β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ROUSE TONAL WHACK PUDGY BOOZY MOMMY This has to be a personal record for black squares. Jeez! What hurts is that MOMMY flew under my radar the whole way. If I’d spotted it earlier, M would likely have been in my first sleuth word and I’d have scored a par. %#\*$&!! ---
**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 9, 2024, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9497 "2024-10-09T22:43:24Z")
Wordle 1,208 5/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Gruel Chasm Motif Moody Mommy πŸ‘Ί ---
**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 10, 2024, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9498 "2024-10-10T02:25:39Z")
Wordle 1,208 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE ROUND HOOCH BOSSY MOMMY 😾 Still, getting it in 5 isn’t too bad considering that 16% of hard mode players were X/6 ---
**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 10, 2024, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9499 "2024-10-10T03:06:45Z")
Wordle 1,208 6/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SCORE DOUGH BOBBY WOOZY MOMMY Ouch. Been a hot minute since my last 6. Didn’t help that woozy was already ruled out by the yellow O in position three. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9500 "2024-10-10T04:32:57Z")
Wordle 1,209 4/6 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LARGE FARCE CARVE [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=474) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=476)