# "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:** 497
**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 13, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9921 "2024-11-13T15:22:45Z")
Wordle 1,243 5/6 ⬜🟧⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧⬜🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE TRYST BROIL PRIVY - Stupid, the β€˜y’ was already eliminated PRIMP ---
**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 13, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9922 "2024-11-13T16:06:10Z")
Wordle 1,243 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST CHURN RIGOR PRIMP ---
**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 13, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9923 "2024-11-13T16:07:44Z")
Wordle 1,243 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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 13, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9924 "2024-11-13T16:14:23Z")
Wordle 1,243 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (Zilch. Time for my backup word) CURIO (Unplaced R and I. I like an ING word.) WRING (Nope. Time to hunt for more letters.) PLUMB (That was productive.) PRIMP ---
**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 14, 2024, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9925 "2024-11-14T03:36:55Z")
Wordle 1,243 4/6 πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT PROSE PRIVY PRIMP I’d almost rather have gotten a 5 if I could have had a perfect 5-step green staircase. ---
**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 14, 2024, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9926 "2024-11-14T05:12:19Z")
Really? Really?🧐 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9927 "2024-11-14T07:02:01Z")
Wordle 1,244 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHALE AMPLY BULLA UVULA ---
**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 14, 2024, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9928 "2024-11-14T12:17:55Z")
Wordle 1,244 4/6\* 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST CORAL BYLAW Oops, the A has been used there already. UVULA It was either this or ALIGN. I chose the more unusual word for par. ---
**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 14, 2024, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9929 "2024-11-14T13:30:44Z")
Wordle 1,244 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \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 A} \\ \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:** [November 14, 2024, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9930 "2024-11-14T13:59:58Z")
Wordle 1,244 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART CLOAK LAUGH UVULA ---
**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 14, 2024, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9931 "2024-11-14T14:37:52Z")
Wordle 1,244 4/6 🟦⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟦⬜⬜⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 AEGIS BROWN LLAMA UVULA With that horrible start, I feel lucky to have gotten a four. ---
**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 14, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9932 "2024-11-14T14:45:32Z")
I almost blew it. Wordle 1,244 6/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > STERN > CLOUD > GIMPY > HAWKS > VULVA > UVULA ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9933 "2024-11-14T14:58:48Z")
Wordle 1244 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 500 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 136 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 23 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE GIMPY UVULA AWFUL had already been used. I bet VULVA was on Wardle’s original list, but I was equally sure the NYT wasn’t gonna use it. UVULA [was the only word left that I could find](https://twitter.com/mpascoe/status/1310812331144654849). ETA: An impressive amount of fail before the ultimate success. ---
**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 14, 2024, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9934 "2024-11-14T16:12:06Z")
Wordle 1,244 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (Vowel elimination time!) AUDIO (I’m thinking an UNXXX word.) UNBAN (I guess not. But now I’ve placed the A, Since no five-letter words start with UA.) UVULA. (That works.) ---
**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 14, 2024, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9935 "2024-11-14T17:20:51Z")
Wordle 1,244 2/6 πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 UNITE UVULA So it starts with U, and doesn’t contain N, I, T, or E. I’ve definitely got a shot at the deuce here! After much pondering, I had USUAL, USURY, and UVULA. No matter which one I pick, it’s no worse than a three. And I picked well! The only legit word I missed was UMBRA, and I still would have birdied had that been it. Good day for my only start word that begins with U! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9936 "2024-11-14T23:47:36Z")
Also USURP. ---
**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 15, 2024, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9937 "2024-11-15T04:16:18Z")
Wordle 1,244 4/6\* ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE CORAL LAUGH UVULA ---
**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 15, 2024, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9938 "2024-11-15T04:59:18Z")
Wordle 1,244 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT LASER VOCAL UVULA Almost ran out of time. ---
**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 15, 2024, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9939 "2024-11-15T05:04:20Z")
**Friday, November 15th** Wordle 1,245 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT RATES TACKY While I’m here might as well do this one too. ---
**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 15, 2024, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/9940 "2024-11-15T05:04:30Z")
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