# "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:** 476
**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 10, 2024, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9501 "2024-10-10T06:32:09Z")
Wordle 1,209 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STRAW CARPE CARVE ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9502 "2024-10-10T08:17:06Z")
Wordle 1209 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 1,191 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩 2 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE CARVE ---
**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 10, 2024, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9503 "2024-10-10T08:18:58Z")
Wordle 1,209 4/6\* \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 F} \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 K} \\ &\bbox[silver,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9504 "2024-10-10T08:47:06Z")
Wordle 1,209 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT RACES CADRE CARVE Not my finest effort. ---
**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 10, 2024, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9505 "2024-10-10T11:46:15Z")
Wordle 1,209 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPEAR LARGE CARVE ---
**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 10, 2024, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9506 "2024-10-10T13:20:09Z")
Wordle 1,209 2/6 🟧🟦🟦⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE CARVE Nice after yesterday’s debacle. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9507 "2024-10-10T14:27:00Z")
> **Wordle 1,209 5/6\* 10/10/2024** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 > 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > MOMMY β†’ About what I expected. Time for a good first guess second. > SL_A_T **E** β†’ Two vowels found, one placed. I think that may be it for vowels. Two more WoFcons to go. Use 'em both and try > _R_ **A** NG **E** β†’ R in the middle. I’m seeing > F **AR** _C_ **E** β†’ So C in the front, CAR?E gives us > **CARVE** > > A nice par spoiled by that start word. Remind me again why I do this? Scoredle makes the right choice after three guesses and finishes with an actual 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 10, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9508 "2024-10-10T15:34:19Z")
Wordle 1,209 4/6\* ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST APNEA CREAM CARVE ---
**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 10, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9509 "2024-10-10T16:35:51Z")
Wordle 1,209 5/6 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY (There are so many possibilities. I better go on a consonant hunt) PLUMB FIGHT KNOWS (So many consonants gone, so few left! CRAVE is used, but CARVE is still open) CARVE (I’m happy with the bogey. I’m back to a 100-day streak!) ---
**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 10, 2024, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9510 "2024-10-10T19:47:41Z")
Wordle 1,209 3/6 πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 RADIO LARGE CARVE CARVE, FARCE, or PARSE. Either of the ones containing C would assure a par, and I picked the right one for birdie! Putting yesterday’s nonsense firmly in the past. ---
**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 11, 2024, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9511 "2024-10-11T04:00:24Z")
Wordle 1,209 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE MANGE CARVE ---
**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 11, 2024, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9512 "2024-10-11T04:02:55Z")
Wordle 1,210 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHARE MOIST GUSTY ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9513 "2024-10-11T04:18:00Z")
Wordle 1,210 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO FLUTE MUSTY BADGE GUSTY Another day, another trap. I could have probably been OK in hard mode but I worried that I was missing something so went with the test word. ---
**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 11, 2024, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9514 "2024-10-11T09:07:02Z")
Wordle 1,210 4/6\* \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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 11, 2024, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9515 "2024-10-11T11:51:50Z")
Wordle 1,210 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART STOIC MUSTY GUSTY coulda been BUSTY I guess ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9516 "2024-10-11T12:37:32Z")
Wordle 1210 2/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 403 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT GUSTY Fourth 2 in the past 16 days - a nice run of luck here! TBH, I’ve recently changed my approach when my starting word yields two yellow consonants, to start going right at the solution rather than following up with CHORE, my standard second word, so that I’ve at least got a chance on 2. Still a lot of luck involved, but going from zero chance to maybe a 1/7 chance gives luck a chance. A bit of work is involved in coming up with a list of possible solutions right after my starting word, but it’s the sort of work that makes Wordle interesting to me, and besides, it’s paid off. πŸ˜€ ---
**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 11, 2024, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9517 "2024-10-11T13:54:57Z")
Effing word trap. Wordle 1,210 6/6 🟦⬜⬜🟧⬜ ⬜⬜🟦🟧🟧 ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9518 "2024-10-11T14:55:01Z")
> **Wordle 1,210 5/6\* 10/11/2024** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 > 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > CARVE β†’ Second first-guess whiff in a row. O & I and 3 WoFcons > LOIN_S_ β†’ Well, that’s something. U & Y are still out there, as is T. Is there a word that covers all of them? > _T_ **US** H **Y** β†’ Yes. And there’s a trap on the way. I’m guessing it’s not BUSTY or FUSTY. LUSTY & RUSTY already gone. D/G/M left, I"ll try 'em in alpha order > D **USTY** β†’ Miss. > **GUSTY** > > Scoredle finds the trap earlier, but ends up with the same score. The U & Y make for an interesting trap, but it was a bit easier since I had already KOed some possibles with so many consonants early on. ---
**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 11, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9519 "2024-10-11T15:27:42Z")
Wordle 1,210 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY (Vowel hunt!) NOISY (No vowels, but I got a consonant. And there have to be two Ys! SHYLY is already used!) SLYLY (Waitaminute, I forgot to eliminate U!) GUSTY (Saved my par!) ---
**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 11, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9520 "2024-10-11T15:33:11Z")
Wordle 1,210 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ASIDE TORUS STUNG GUSTY At three, I was convinced it was STUNG, STUNK, or STUNT. By jumping to that conclusion, I missed the \_USTY trap, as well as STUMP, STUCK, STUFF, and SHUNT. So the G was a stroke of luck for sure. Still could have been GUTSY, so I was lucky twice. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=475) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=477)