# "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 2)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659>\
**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\
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**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 5, 2024, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9821 "2024-11-05T04:49:09Z")

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Wordle 1,234 4/6\*

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLATE  
SCOWL  
IDYLL  
VINYL

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**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9822 "2024-11-05T06:10:48Z")

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Wordle 1,235 4/6

⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨  
⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜  
🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
MOTEL  
OFTEN  
OCTET

I briefly considered VOTES for my second guess but voted against it as unlikely.

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9823 "2024-11-05T08:41:33Z")

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Wordle 1235 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 182  
🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 1  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
OCTET

> [@Wheelz](#):
>
> 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 “Share” and “Copy.”

Might be a challenge, since I access the game solely on my phone, but I post here from my laptop or desktop.

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**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 5, 2024, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9824 "2024-11-05T09:25:40Z")

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Wordle 1,235 4/6\*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,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 P} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ \end{aligned}

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**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 5, 2024, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9825 "2024-11-05T09:50:16Z")

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Wordle 1,235 3/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩  
🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

LEAST  
EVICT  
OCTET

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**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 5, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9826 "2024-11-05T12:54:50Z")

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Wordle 1,235 4/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩  
🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩  
🟨🟨⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
ELECT  
COVET  
OCTET

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**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 5, 2024, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9827 "2024-11-05T13:19:57Z")

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Wordle 1,235 3/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩  
⬛🟨⬛🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLANT  
ROSET  
OCTET

This was tough to see, but thankfully my dopey second guess narrowed it down considerably. Roset continues to not be a type of wine, to my everlasting embarrassment.

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**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 5, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9828 "2024-11-05T15:12:20Z")

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Wordle 1,235 5/6

⬜⬜⬜🟧⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟧⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟧⬜  
🟦🟦⬜🟧⬜  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ADIEU  
SUPER  
WHEEL  
TOKEN  
OCTET

That’ll teach me not to go with my usual opener.

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**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 5, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9829 "2024-11-05T15:33:19Z")

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Wordle 1,235 3/6\*

⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩  
🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

LEAST  
EVICT  
OCTET

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**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 5, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9830 "2024-11-05T15:36:24Z")

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If you just post the diagram from your phone, then go directly to your post on your laptop and edit it, then you can type in your answers. I do it that way sometimes.

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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9831 "2024-11-05T15:37:41Z")

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> **Wordle 1,235 4/6\* U.S. Election Day 2024**
>
> ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
> ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜  
> 🟨🟨🟩🟩⬜  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> VINYL → Whiff. Not unexpected. Three WoFcons left, plus A & E, shaken not stirred gives us  
> RA **TE** S → And that’s not bad, but where to go from here? Certainly try an O, perhaps ?OTE?, and I guess repeating the T is as likely as anything, so  
> _TO_ **TE** M → That makes it a sure thing  
> **OCTET**
> 
> Scoredle, also finishing in four, has tis two middle guesses as anagrams of mine respectively. I guess great algorithms think alike.

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**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 5, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9832 "2024-11-05T17:22:34Z")

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Wordle 1,235 4/6

⬛🟦⬛⬛🟦  
⬛🟦⬛🟦⬛  
🟧⬛⬛🟧⬛  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

HOUSE  
MELON  
ORDER  
OCTET

Felt good about getting two vowels on the opener, only to accomplish nothing with the second word.  
I wasn’t sure about doubling up a new letter at three, but Scoredle did exactly the same thing, so I feel validated.  
Yet another day I feel fortunate to land a par.

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**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 5, 2024, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9833 "2024-11-05T21:07:04Z")

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Wordle 1,235 5/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨  
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜  
🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

READY  
LOUIE  
ENDOW  
CHENO  
OCTET

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**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 5, 2024, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9834 "2024-11-05T21:50:05Z")

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Wordle 1,235 3/6\*

⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨  
⬛🟨🟩🟨⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Irate  
Fetch  
Octet

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**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 6, 2024, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9835 "2024-11-06T05:03:01Z")

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Wordle 1,235 4/6\*

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨  
🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜  
🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLATE  
TENOR  
OUTED  
OCTET

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**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 6, 2024, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9836 "2024-11-06T05:03:40Z")

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Wordle 1,236 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9837 "2024-11-06T05:53:13Z")

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Wordle 1,236 3/6

🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
TRUCE  
TRULY

I would have quit WORDLE forever if I had to take the next guess. I think you can figure out what is would be. I’m stressed enough without WORDLE rubbing it in.

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**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 6, 2024, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9838 "2024-11-06T09:04:23Z")

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Wordle 1,236 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[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 G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt \*} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt \*} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt \*} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt \*} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt \*} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \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 T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned}

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**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 6, 2024, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9839 "2024-11-06T11:42:10Z")

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Wordle 1,236 4/6\*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛🟨🟩  
⬛⬛🟨🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Shock not awed  
Angry fucking truly  
Dirty rotten bastard  
Truly

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9840 "2024-11-06T11:43:30Z")

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Wordle 1236 3/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 100  
🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 4  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
LITER  
TRULY

> [@chela](#):
>
> Shock not awed  
> Angry fucking truly  
> Dirty rotten bastard  
> Truly

I concur.

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