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

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Replying to @Chefguy. (Just tossing the entire thing in a blur spoiler seemed much easier.)

> [@Chefguy](#):
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> Common usage for Shakespeare, mayhaps.

I disagree. And if you do a search for the word here on the boards, it looks like it gets used multiple times every day. Now granted, many of those uses are in legal threads, but many are not. For example, this from yesterday:

> [@New York governor quashes Manhattan congestion pricing project](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-governor-quashes-manhattan-congestion-pricing-project/1002541/18):
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> Plus, as I understand it, New York is very easy to get around in without a car, and hence many residents don’t even own one. I’d expect that poorer folks would be disproportionately in that category.
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> How much does public transportation cost? I assume that there’s an all-you-can-ride option available monthly, for instance.

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