# "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:** 496
**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 11, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9901 "2024-11-11T15:09:30Z")
Wordle 1,241 3/6 🟧⬜⬜🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟦🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE STICK STOIC ---
**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 11, 2024, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9902 "2024-11-11T17:00:58Z")
Wordle 1,241 4/6 πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 COATI TONIC OPTIC STOIC A great start, followed by a boneheaded mistake at two, followed by a miss on what I was _absolutely sure_ was the answer, all leading to a disappointing par. ---
**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 11, 2024, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9903 "2024-11-11T22:24:41Z")
Wordle 1,241 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT STORE STOOD STOIC That was harder to see than it should have been. ---
**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 11, 2024, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9904 "2024-11-11T22:55:27Z")
Wordle 1,241 2/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (Okay, almost certainly STxxx. First inclination is to go with STOOx. But why not do the elimination with TWO vowels?) STOIC (Well, would you look at that?) ---
**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 11, 2024, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9905 "2024-11-11T23:15:13Z")
Wordle 1,241 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST STORK STOUT STOOP STOIC ---
**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 12, 2024, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9906 "2024-11-12T05:04:03Z")
Wordle 1,241 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE TONIC STOIC ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9907 "2024-11-12T05:52:00Z")
Wordle 1,242 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHONE CLOWN BLOWN FLOWN ---
**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 12, 2024, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9908 "2024-11-12T06:00:31Z")
Wordle 1,242 2/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT FLOWN Yay! ---
**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 12, 2024, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9909 "2024-11-12T09:14:13Z")
Wordle 1,242 5/6\* \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[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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9910 "2024-11-12T09:49:01Z")
Wordle 1242 2/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 15 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT FLOWN 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:** [November 12, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9911 "2024-11-12T13:01:02Z")
Wordle 1,242 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOIL CLOUD BLOOM FLOWN ---
**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 12, 2024, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9912 "2024-11-12T13:19:32Z")
Wordle 1,242 3/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST DRILL FLOWN ---
**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 12, 2024, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9913 "2024-11-12T15:13:38Z")
Wordle 1,242 5/6 ⬜🟧⬜⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE FLOOD FLOUR FLOCK FLOWN ---
**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 12, 2024, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9914 "2024-11-12T18:43:20Z")
Wordle 1,242 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CAUSE INTRO LOONY FLOWN After being disappointed with yesterday’s par, I was happy to score a par today. Go figure. ---
**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 12, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9915 "2024-11-12T20:23:41Z")
Wordle 1,242 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY (Vowel hunt!) CURIO (One unplaced O. Do I assume two Os, or do I do a consonant hunt first?) FLOWN (I’ll take it!) ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9916 "2024-11-13T05:19:31Z")
Wordle 1,243 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHIRE CRIMP PRIMP ---
**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 13, 2024, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9917 "2024-11-13T05:44:09Z")
Wordle 1,243 3/6 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MOIST CRIMP PRIMP ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9918 "2024-11-13T11:54:42Z")
Wordle 1243 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 1,713 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 54 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 2 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DUMPY PRIMP Happy to get a 4, given that I had only one yellow after 2. ---
**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 13, 2024, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9919 "2024-11-13T12:57:41Z")
Wordle 1,243 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART BROIL PRICK PRIMP ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9920 "2024-11-13T15:10:02Z")
Hi guys I am back. I stopped in July when I was in the hospital for a week, and didn’t pick it up until a couple of days ago. I hope y’all are well! Wordle 1,243 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN CLOUD GIMPY PRIMA PRIMP And then the last few days… Wordle 1,242 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN CLOUD FLOWN Wordle 1,241 4/6 πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN GIMPY STOCK STOIC Wordle 1,240 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN CLOUD GIMPY BRINE INNER Wordle 1,239 5/6 πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN CLOUD GIMPY HAWKS SWELL Wordle 1,238 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN CLOUD GIMPY HAWKS [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=495) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=497)