# "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:** 105
**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 11, 2023, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2081 "2023-07-11T02:30:05Z")
Wordle 751 3/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LASER DOILY FOLLY ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2082 "2023-07-11T05:11:51Z")
Wordle 752 3/6 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO CARET EARTH ---
**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 11, 2023, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2083 "2023-07-11T06:07:41Z")
**Wordle 751 5/6** ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR MOLDY JOLLY FOLLY ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2084 "2023-07-11T07:42:39Z")
Wordle 752 3/6\* ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GREAT TASER EARTH ---
**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 11, 2023, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2085 "2023-07-11T09:08:53Z")
Wordle 752 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT RATES EARTH ---
**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 11, 2023, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2086 "2023-07-11T09:50:41Z")
Wordle 752 3/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ 🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE HEART EARTH ---
**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 11, 2023, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2087 "2023-07-11T10:16:50Z")
Wordle 752 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2088 "2023-07-11T11:07:52Z")
Wordle 752 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 294 ⬜🟩🟨🟨🟨 5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CATER EARTH For some reason, I was sure today’s solution had already been used, and I was groping around unsuccessfully for any other word that would work for my third guess. (Narrator: there weren’t any.) But then I checked my spreadsheet, and nope, it hadn’t been used. Until today, of course. Needed that 3 after yesterday’s disaster of a 6. ---
**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 11, 2023, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2089 "2023-07-11T11:51:38Z")
Wordle 752 2/6 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART EARTH ---
**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 11, 2023, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2090 "2023-07-11T12:02:13Z")
Cool two! @BobLibDem Wordle 752 3/6 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE LATER EARTH ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2091 "2023-07-11T13:29:41Z")
I was going to say I had a super easy, super fast 2 today, but yours was even easier/faster! Took me less than a minute today. According to Wordlebot, only one choice after my first. Wordle 752 2/6\* ⬜🟨🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ORATE EARTH ---
**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 11, 2023, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2092 "2023-07-11T14:09:37Z")
Wordle 752 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ADIEU TEACH EARTH Finally, I get a three! ---
**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 11, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2093 "2023-07-11T14:43:21Z")
Wordle 752 4/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜🟦 ⬜🟦⬜⬜🟦 🟦🟧🟦🟦🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PLANE SHOUT HATER EARTH ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2094 "2023-07-11T14:56:57Z")
> **Wordle 752 4/6\* 7/11/2023** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 > ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > FOLLY β†’ Leadoff strikeout. Time for another favorite second guess… > _HE_IS_T_ β†’ Good one! But I spent too much time trying to place the T here, and too little thinking about alternatives with more vowels. So I tried > T_E_N **TH** β†’ …which duplicated the E in second, which was dumb, because if I had thought a little more, and tried an R-word instead of an N-word, I might have arrived at > **EARTH** > > Probably should have been a 3. ---
**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 11, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2095 "2023-07-11T15:00:26Z")
@RTFirefly, I’m so glad your streak of bad luck is broken at last! * * * Me, I’m still enjoying a lucky stretch. This was an easy 2. Wordle 752 2/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE EARTH When I saw the position of the β€˜T’, I knew it had to be EARTH. I, too, was surprised it hadn’t already been used. ---
**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 11, 2023, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2096 "2023-07-11T15:44:56Z")
Wordle 752 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OPIUM LATER EARTH From a clean miss to a three. I’ll take it! (I _almost_ went with HEART at two, which would have made for an interesting grid.) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2097 "2023-07-11T18:39:11Z")
[quote=β€œAspenglow, post:2095, topic:981659”] IRATE EARTH Our planet must be upset about global warming. (I can’t say I blame it!) ---
**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 11, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2098 "2023-07-11T18:58:44Z")
LOL, you and I had identical thoughts on this! ---
**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 12, 2023, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2099 "2023-07-12T02:06:55Z")
Wordle 752 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET ROUND EARTH ---
**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 12, 2023, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2100 "2023-07-12T03:42:16Z")
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