# "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:** 491
**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:** [November 3, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9801 "2024-11-03T15:00:25Z")
Wordle 1,233 5/6 ⬜⬜🟧⬜🟧 ⬜⬜🟧⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPATE BLAME BLADE BLAZE A lot of traps lately, and if you don’t cheat with word lists, it’s a crap shoot. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9802 "2024-11-03T15:38:23Z")
> **Wordle 1,233 X/6\* 11/3/2024** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ > ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 > > SNOOP β†’ Whiff. On the plus side, WoFcons are gone. A & E and the other three can make > _LA_T_E_R β†’ and three letters isn’t bad, but I really need to get them placed. But there’s too many to do the Scoredle trick effectively. Even though two vowels are already out there, I should try one more just in case > D_ELA_Y β†’ Nope. And nothing placed yet either. It’s getting late early. I do see one good word that would fit, so > WH **A** _L_ **E** β†’ And now I can see the trap on the way. But only two guesses left. > F **LA** K **E** β†’ Blew the first one. It’s time to trust the B… > **BLA** M **E** > I should have trusted the Z, too. Scoredle gets to the pre-trap, the actual trap, and the answer one guess earlier than me, which is just enough to finish with a six. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2024, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9803 "2024-11-03T16:40:59Z")
Wordle 1,233 4/6 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY (There’s a trap a-waitin’!) SLAVE (Okay, so no S) PLANE. (No P or N either. This narrows the field considerably) BLAZE (BINGO!) ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9804 "2024-11-03T17:09:20Z")
Wordle 1,233 6/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LANES FLAME PLACE BLADE BLAZE Looks like a lot of people ended up in the same trap. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2024, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9805 "2024-11-03T21:26:34Z")
Wordle 1,233 6/6 β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OLIVE SLATE GRIND FLAME PLACE BLAZE It’s getting crowded here in this trap. Even with all those black squares, I just couldn’t eliminate enough consonants. Fortunately, I ran out of words at the same time I ran out of guesses. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9806 "2024-11-03T21:30:00Z")
Wordle 1233 4/6 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 65 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 6 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CRIME BLADE BLAZE ---
**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:** [November 4, 2024, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9807 "2024-11-04T00:30:50Z")
Wordle 1,233 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT FLASH BLADE BLAZE So many options after 1 even after consulting the previous answers list. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9808 "2024-11-04T01:46:32Z")
Wordle 1,233 3/6\* ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE BLADE BLAZE ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9809 "2024-11-04T06:07:21Z")
Wordle 1,234 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHINE PINKY VINYL ---
**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:** [November 4, 2024, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9810 "2024-11-04T07:22:19Z")
Wordle 1,234 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ATONE WINDY VINYL ---
**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:** [November 4, 2024, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9811 "2024-11-04T09:54:11Z")
Wordle 1,234 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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \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 I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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:** [November 4, 2024, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9812 "2024-11-04T11:40:24Z")
Wordle 1,234 4/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Urban Needy Synth Vinyl ---
**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:** [November 4, 2024, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9813 "2024-11-04T11:57:44Z")
Wordle 1,234 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT LONER VINYL I don’t remember plant returning just a yellow L and N before. Not often I have to come up with a new second word. Full disclosure, for those I cheat. I put LNSERO into an anagram solver to come up with a good one and the best it offered was loner. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2024, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9814 "2024-11-04T12:57:41Z")
Wordle 1,234 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOIL QUILL VINYL ---
**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:** [November 4, 2024, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9815 "2024-11-04T13:38:36Z")
Wordle 1,234 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟦⬜ ⬜⬜🟦🟦⬜ ⬜🟧🟧⬜🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE POINT DINGY VINYL Took me forever to see this one. Never Wordle before coffee. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9816 "2024-11-04T15:57:46Z")
> **Wordle 1,234 4/6\* 11/4/2024** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ > ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > B_L_AZE β†’ Not much to go on there. I considered LOLLY to place the L briefly, but decided to continue with my usual method, hence > _L_O_IN_S β†’ which left a lot of possiblities on the table. R & T were still out there, as was U, so that led me to > U_N_T_I_ **L** β†’ and then I thought about Y again, but without putting it at the end the only word I saw was fortunately > **VINYL** > > In retrospect, going with my alternate consideration as the second guess would have been better - there was only one solution left, though it would have taken me a long time to see it. Scoredle itself tries a different word to double up on the letter, and also gets the birdie. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9817 "2024-11-04T16:44:24Z")
Wordle 123(what are we fighting)4 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 98 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 21 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CRIME LINGO VINYL Even Scoredle saw only one word after my third guess, but it took me forever to figure out what it was. And since the subject came up yesterday and today, here’s how I β€˜cheat’: I maintain a spreadsheet of previous solutions, which I put to use in various ways. I refer to a dead-trees dictionary in situations where I think it might help. After solving a Wordle, I go to Scoredle to get the diagram with the green, yellow, and gray squares to include here (since I don’t subscribe to the NYT and probably never will). One thing I check Scoredle for is to see what words I overlooked when I was racking my brains for possible solutions. I sometimes record those words I missed on a tab of my spreadsheet. Anyhow, the whole notion of β€˜cheating’ is bogus here. This is a game, it’s supposed to be fun, people should play it in the way that makes it the most fun for them. We’re not competing with each other under a shared set of rules; we’re each really competing with ourselves. I’ve never used an anagram solver, but it doesn’t bother me if another poster does. I’ve never used or looked at Wardle’s original list of 2300+ solutions, but it doesn’t bother me if another poster has. And there’s no reason why it should. /rant ---
**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:** [November 4, 2024, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9818 "2024-11-04T17:07:48Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > After solving a Wordle, I go to Scoredle to get the diagram with the green, yellow, and gray squares to include here (since I don’t subscribe to the NYT and probably never will). You know you don’t have to subscribe to get the diagram, right? Just click on the little bar chart (stats) icon at the top, then β€œShare” and β€œCopy.” Wordle 1,234 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 MOUSE TRAIN NINNY VINYL Another slow start; happy to save par. I wasn’t sure about using three N’s in one word, but Scordle agreed with NINNY in this case. It placed the N, verified there was only one, and gave me a non-terminal Y. There was only one possibility after that, so a good choice, as it turned out. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2024, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9819 "2024-11-04T19:10:01Z")
Wordle 1,234 3/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST BROIL VINYL ---
**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:** [November 4, 2024, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9820 "2024-11-04T22:32:00Z")
Wordle 1,234 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY (Hmm. A single Y. Let’s try one of those exotic words where it’s the _only_ vowel.) LYMPH (Ooh, found an L! I know a good word that ends with YL!) VINYL (Yep, that’s the one.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=490) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=492)