# "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:** 100
**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:** [July 4, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1981 "2023-07-04T22:48:11Z")
**Wordle 745 2/6** ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRATE IRATE πŸ₯³ ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1982 "2023-07-04T23:42:42Z")
You are, I expect, correct on that. ---
**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:** [July 5, 2023, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1983 "2023-07-05T00:19:26Z")
Wordle 745 3/6 πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 AISLE MAIZE IRATE I _might_ have scored a two with one less Fourth of July martini. Should have played after my morning coffee but I was out of my routine today. Still, I’ll take the birdie! ---
**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:** [July 5, 2023, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1984 "2023-07-05T03:39:55Z")
Wordle 745 2/6\* 🟨🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRAIL IRATE Very happy with a 2, and when I saw the answer, I knew there would be at least one even happier player with a 1! WordleBot says that 3.8 was the average today, and it looks like scores are all over the place today, from 1 to 6. ---
**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:** [July 5, 2023, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1985 "2023-07-05T03:53:12Z")
I’m glad you said something – I didn’t even think to check WordleBot today! I did just now, and it understandably attributed my win to a Luck score of 99. Bizarrely, it also awarded a Skill score of 93. (???) It’s weird to have a 1 in my stats. As of today: 532 consecutive games. 531 wins, 1 loss, 100% win. Current streak is 291. \< shakes fist at PARER \> 1 = 1 2 = 40 3 = 204 4 = 204 5 = 64 6 = 18 Being a math idiot despite the best efforts of fellow players, I have no idea how that shakes out for an average. Doesn’t matter – I just enjoy playing each day! ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1986 "2023-07-05T04:15:49Z")
Wordle 746 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHONE MELON VENOM ---
**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:** [July 5, 2023, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1987 "2023-07-05T04:27:49Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > 532 consecutive games. 531 wins, 1 loss, 100% win. Current streak is 291. \< shakes fist at PARER \> > > 1 = 1 > 2 = 40 > 3 = 204 > 4 = 204 > 5 = 64 > 6 = 18 > > Being a math idiot despite the best efforts of fellow players, I have no idea how that shakes out for an average. Doesn’t matter – I just enjoy playing each day! 531 total wins 1 \* 1 = 1 2 \* 40 = 80 3 \* 204 = 612 4 \* 204 = 816 5 \* 64 = 320 6 \* 18 = 108 1 + 80 + 612 + 816 + 320 + 108 = 1937 total guesses 1937 / 531 = 3.6478 Note that this is your average winning score. Do not include losses. (There is no clean way to incorporate losses in this average.) It shakes out rather well for an average. ---
**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:** [July 5, 2023, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1988 "2023-07-05T04:29:48Z")
Thanks! I knew to add all the scores together, but I couldn’t remember which number to divide by. Now I’ll remember! Makes all the sense, when I think about it. \< Derp \> ---
**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:** [July 5, 2023, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1989 "2023-07-05T04:30:49Z")
Edited in that it’s actually total guesses, as opposed to total score. I mean, it is total score, but total guesses really drives home the point of what is being calculated. ---
**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:** [July 5, 2023, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1990 "2023-07-05T04:33:45Z")
Thanks again. πŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1991 "2023-07-05T06:27:44Z")
Wordle 746 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 QUERY BEAST MELON VENOM ---
**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:** [July 5, 2023, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1992 "2023-07-05T06:38:56Z")
Wordle 746 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET ROUND CHIMP GNOME VENOM ---
**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:** [July 5, 2023, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1993 "2023-07-05T08:44:57Z")
Wordle 746 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,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 L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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:** [July 5, 2023, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1994 "2023-07-05T10:18:42Z")
Wordle 746 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE TONER KENDO VENOM ---
**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:** [July 5, 2023, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1995 "2023-07-05T11:48:29Z")
Wordle 746 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IDEAL SNORE MONEY VENOM ---
**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:** [July 5, 2023, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1996 "2023-07-05T12:03:23Z")
Wordle 746 5/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART PEONY FELON GENOM VENOM ---
**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:** [July 5, 2023, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1997 "2023-07-05T12:29:08Z")
Wordle 746 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟦🟦 ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟦🟧🟦 🟦🟦⬜🟧⬜ ⬜🟧🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1998 "2023-07-05T15:10:00Z")
> **Wordle 746 4/6\* 7/5/2023** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > 🟨🟨🟩🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > IRAT_E_ β†’ Finally I get to start with IRATE, and this is all I get? > SH_E_LF β†’ No better with the second guess. Another couple vowels, and an N or M (or both?) > _MO_ **N** _E_Y β†’ Aha! E second, so ?ENOM, it’s V time… > **VENOM** > > For a second there, I was thinking DEMON - don’t know why I reversed M & N there… ---
**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:** [July 5, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1999 "2023-07-05T15:36:12Z")
Wordle 746 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST WENCH XENON \<β€” It would have been a fun word. I shoulda known better. VENOM ---
**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:** [July 5, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2000 "2023-07-05T15:52:54Z")
Wordle 746 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ABOUT LONER VENOM I opened my Notes app to make a list of -ENO- words. I came up with exactly one (missed XENON). After a few minutes of fruitlessly shifting the vowels around, I pulled the trigger for the birdie. Turns out VENOM and XENON were my only options. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=99) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=101)