# "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:** 480
**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 16, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9581 "2024-10-16T13:41:39Z")
Wordle 1,215 4/6 ⬜🟧🟧🟧⬜ ⬜🟧🟧🟧⬜ ⬜🟧🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE PRANK BRAND GRANT That’s the second trap in a week for me. ---
**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 16, 2024, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9582 "2024-10-16T15:30:56Z")
Wordle 1,215 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST DRAFT GRANT ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9583 "2024-10-16T15:50:42Z")
> **Wordle 1,215 5/6\* 10/16/2024** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨 > 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > CO_R_ER β†’ Ironically, the one letter that I got was the one that got me yesterday. And I should have gone TRAIN here, which would have been a better choice than placing the R where I already knew it wasn’t > S_T_ **A** I_R_ β†’ So now I finally get a clue about where to put the R, but I’ve forgotten about the N! Ugh. So I tried > _T_ **RA** MP β†’ which led me to the traplike > C **RA** F **T** β†’ and finally I realized what I had been missing all along > **GRANT** > > A bad choice early on turned a potential three into a five. Scoredle made that birdie, but with a very lucky guess - I count at least 20 possibles from its word list after its second 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:** [October 16, 2024, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9584 "2024-10-16T19:44:35Z")
Wordle 1,215 4/6 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Oh, fuck, did I forget to do it yesterday? SHIT! READY SHARK TRAMP GRANT I’m not the greatest wordier ever, but this missing a day thing really feels like it threw mw off my game. ---
**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 16, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9585 "2024-10-16T21:23:41Z")
If you have to accidentally miss a day of wordle, yesterday was a good day to pick. ---
**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 16, 2024, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9586 "2024-10-16T22:30:51Z")
Wordle 1,215 4/6\* πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Guile Ghost Craft Grant ---
**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 17, 2024, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9587 "2024-10-17T00:18:57Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > If you have to accidentally miss a day of wordle, yesterday was a good day to pick. I did the best i could to honestly reconstruct how I would have done, and I think I could have gotten it. ---
**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 17, 2024, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9588 "2024-10-17T03:28:52Z")
Wordle 1,215 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE STAND GRANT @EllisDee , yes, a mercifully straightforward one! ---
**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 17, 2024, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9589 "2024-10-17T04:03:06Z")
Wordle 1,216 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9590 "2024-10-17T04:10:23Z")
Wordle 1,216 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LANES CABLE HALVE I know it’s a word but it seems like it shouldn’t be. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9591 "2024-10-17T08:42:52Z")
Wordle 1216 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 500 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 4 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE HALVE ---
**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 17, 2024, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9592 "2024-10-17T08:45:03Z")
Wordle 1,216 5/6\* \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[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 T} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \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 H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \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 17, 2024, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9593 "2024-10-17T08:47:12Z")
Wordle 1,216 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT LASER FABLE VALUE HALVE Tough one. ---
**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 17, 2024, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9594 "2024-10-17T11:51:32Z")
Wordle 1,216 3/6 🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART HAVEN HALVE ---
**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 17, 2024, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9595 "2024-10-17T12:13:45Z")
Wordle 1,216 5/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ACUTE PARSE GABLE VALVE HALVE I forgot to play yesterday! I guess Tuesday’s trauma was still too fresh. Nothing lost because my streak was over anyway. Just a little bummed that I missed out on a relatively easy word. Today was a bit of a mess, but I have a one-day streak. Yay! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9596 "2024-10-17T12:29:00Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > I forgot to play yesterday! I guess Tuesday’s trauma was still too fresh. Nothing lost because my streak was over anyway. Just a little bummed that I missed out on a relatively easy word. Hopefully your big score over in the Death Pool helps make up for it. 69 points in one fell ~~swoop~~ plunge! ---
**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 17, 2024, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9597 "2024-10-17T14:47:48Z")
Wordle 1,216 4/6\* 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST ANGLE VALUE ← I lost the coin toss… HALVE ---
**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 17, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9598 "2024-10-17T15:31:37Z")
Wordle 1,216 5/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜🟧 🟦🟦⬜🟧🟧 ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE ALIVE SALVE VALVE HALVE - A verb? Really? Given today’s trend, I guess I don’t feel to badly about this. But a third trap in a week is annoying. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9599 "2024-10-17T15:43:17Z")
> **Wordle 1,216 4/6\* 10/17/2024** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > GR_A_NT β†’ Slow start. Need to check S & L. Might usually try an E here, but I think I’ll try the Scoredle trick and try to place the A, so > S **AL** AD β†’ My usual pattern would have been GALES or FALSE here. But now with S, R & D gone, it’s hard to try an E in 4th. I do see one possiblility that leads to a 3-trap, but I’ll go for it > C **ALVE** β†’ So, H or V? Flip a mental coin and get > **HALVE** > Once I saw VALVE, I figured I had to try one of the other trap words in case I got it badly wrong. There were about three other words it could have been per Scoredle (which finishes in four as well) so I was probably safe after my third guess. Crossing my fingers for DELVE tomorrow! ---
**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 17, 2024, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9600 "2024-10-17T16:26:48Z")
Wordle 1,216 6/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I’d just like to say at the outset that I’m content with this double bogey, wordlebot can fuck right off with its β€œPhew!,'” and a single data point is NOT eligible to be characterized as a β€œstreak” (i.e., there’s no such thing as a β€œone-day” streak. READY (looks kinda trappy. Better try to place those vowels) PASTE (Well I succeeded in _that_ much, at least. Now to fling some letters around and see if anything sticks) FLING (found an L. Let’s burn a move to try placing it. LADLE would be smart, but I never claimed to be.) LAPEL (Well, it’s likely xALxE. CALVE, HALVE VALUE or VALVE. Sleuth word!) VOUCH (That works) HALVE [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=479) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=481)