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

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**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")\
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**Post date:** [March 26, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/14 "2023-03-26T14:32:29Z")

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From the prior thread:

> [@"Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/9999):
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> Another lucky second try for me, resulting in a 3 today:
> 
> Wordle 644 3/6\*
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> ⬛🟨⬛🟨🟨  
> 🟨🟩⬛🟩🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> IRATE  
> TOWER  
> VOTER
> 
> After TOWER, there was nothing left but VOTER. Took me a few minutes to find it, though.

That’s not necessarily so. There’s NOTER, like in the university/NCAA football powerhouse where George Gipp matriculated.

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