# "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:** 10
**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:** [April 2, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/181 "2023-04-02T16:27:51Z")
Wordle 652 4/6 🟦⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟧⬜🟧⬜⬜ 🟧⬜🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL SHOCK STOCK No help from word lists, as usual. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/182 "2023-04-02T16:36:46Z")
I played the same game today as I did yesterday, except yesterday, I fought and fought with that puzzle. Happily, today’s went much faster! Wordle 652 3/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE TOUCH STOCK ---
**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:** [April 2, 2023, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/183 "2023-04-02T17:38:20Z")
Wordle 652 5/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OLIVE SONAR STOMP STOUT STOCK A bit of a tough go for me today. Lost the coin toss between STOUT and STOCK. But STOOD remained as well, which I didn’t see, so a six was possible. ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/184 "2023-04-02T17:56:03Z")
Wordle 652 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BRAIN MOULD STOKE STOCK Tried a new opener on a lark, would not recommend. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/185 "2023-04-02T19:58:15Z")
> **Wordle 652 3/6\* 4/2/2023** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ > 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > MAR **C** H β†’ Good opener, but I need to try some more vowels… > _T_WI **C** E β†’ No help there. O or U… and I haven’t tried S yet… I’m not feeling STUCK, so I’ll try > **STOCK** > > Scoredle has a tough time with this answer, falling into the STO– trap and taking all six guesses. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/186 "2023-04-02T20:48:35Z")
Wordle 652 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 158 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLART NICHE STOCK =\> could’ve been STUCK, won the toss ---
**Author:** ![SeaSun](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seasun/32/14820_2.png) [@SeaSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaSun)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/187 "2023-04-02T20:50:50Z")
**Wordle 652 3/6** 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STARE CLINK STOCK Nailing the ST out the gate was great, except then I had to go with a sleuth word on 2nd guess…way too many ST words. That paid off and I got lucky with choosing correctly (Stock over Stuck). ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/188 "2023-04-03T00:05:16Z")
Wordle 652 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AROSE STOIC STOCK STOIC was β€˜want to try the S in first place and then either an H or T in second.’ STOCK would have worked just as well for that, and then I’d have had a rare 2! Oh, well. ---
**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:** [April 3, 2023, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/189 "2023-04-03T02:16:50Z")
Wordle 652 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ARISE STONY STOOP STOUT ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/190 "2023-04-03T04:04:54Z")
APR 3 Wordle 653 3/6\* πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE CLOAK FLORA ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/191 "2023-04-03T05:17:18Z")
Wordle 653 3/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO ACORN FLORA ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/192 "2023-04-03T06:27:40Z")
Wordle 653 3/6\* ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLAIM ALTER FLORA ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/193 "2023-04-03T06:52:12Z")
Wordle 653 3/6\* 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ALERT CLARO FLORA Could’ve been a two after a luck opener, but I struggled seeing anything fitting… ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/194 "2023-04-03T10:32:09Z")
Wordle 653 2/6 ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ 3 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLART FLORA The other two possibilities after my opening word, per Scoredle, were β€˜alurk’ and β€˜alure,’ neither of which I’d have considered as a potential solution. There was really only the one possibility. ---
**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:** [April 3, 2023, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/195 "2023-04-03T11:04:41Z")
Wordle 653 3/6\* \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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\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 R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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:** [April 3, 2023, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/196 "2023-04-03T11:08:24Z")
Wordle 653 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLUES RATIO FLORA β€” pinning down the L in the first guess was sooo helpful ---
**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:** [April 3, 2023, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/197 "2023-04-03T11:38:12Z")
Wordle 653 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT CLEAR FLORA I feel like flora was the only common word available after 2. I also feel like this is the kind of answer that seems like it’s going to be tough, but turns out to be easy. ---
**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:** [April 3, 2023, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/198 "2023-04-03T11:46:52Z")
You did well having only three of the letters. I was lucky, having four of them. ---
**Author:** ![chiliwillybing](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chiliwillybing/32/12394_2.png) [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/199 "2023-04-03T11:54:54Z")
Wordle 653 3/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE ACORN FLORA ---
**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:** [April 3, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/200 "2023-04-03T14:47:04Z")
Wordle 653 4/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ADIEU SLACK FLOAT FLORA [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=11)