# "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:** 106
**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 12, 2023, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2101 "2023-07-12T04:13:57Z")
**WEDNESDAY JULY 12th** Wordle 753 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHALT CHURL WHIRL Sounds like an ancient curse… ---
**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, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2102 "2023-07-12T05:13:10Z")
Wordle 753 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET ROUND CHIMP WHIRL ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2023, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2103 "2023-07-12T05:25:00Z")
Wordle 753 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LINER SWIRL WHIRL I actually had a three but at the last second decided that S was a better letter than H and changed it. ---
**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 12, 2023, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2104 "2023-07-12T06:01:15Z")
**Wordle 752 4/6** ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STAIN PETAL TAMER EARTH ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2023, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2105 "2023-07-12T07:01:39Z")
Wordle 753 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PIOUS WRITE WHIRL ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2023, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2106 "2023-07-12T07:09:57Z")
Wordle 753 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS LOUIE WHIRL ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2023, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2107 "2023-07-12T11:21:04Z")
Wordle 753 3/6 Scoredle 3/6 14,855 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 640 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE WHIRL An easy 3. πŸ™‚ ---
**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 12, 2023, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2108 "2023-07-12T12:05:41Z")
Wordle 753 3/6 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SHORN WHIRL ---
**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 12, 2023, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2109 "2023-07-12T12:36:57Z")
Wordle 753 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PORCH HEART SHIRK WHIRL ---
**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 12, 2023, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2110 "2023-07-12T13:06:43Z")
Wordle 753 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IDEAL SPOIL GRILL WHIRL ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2111 "2023-07-12T14:47:51Z")
> **Wordle 753 5/6\* 7/12/2023** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 > 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > EA_R_T_H_ β†’ Not a bad start. I was really hoping today would be HEART. > _H_UMO_R_ β†’ Tried a two-vowel word and it didn’t work. I guess the Is have it. > S **HIR** K β†’ Can’t think of any words ?HIRY, so I guess it’s consonants from here on out > C **HIR** P β†’ _Maybe_ there’s a word that starts with GH, but I think the first letter must be a W… > **WHIRL** > > Scoredle was ready to go straight to SHIRK after the first guess, which would have been a coup, but I’m still thinking eliminating the vowels was a good idea. ---
**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 12, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2112 "2023-07-12T15:43:48Z")
Wordle 753 5/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ROUTE BRAIN SHIRK CHIRP WHIRL Not getting the L in play cost me on this one. I had the same last three words as **SunUp**! ---
**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 12, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2113 "2023-07-12T16:07:59Z")
Wordle 753 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Q} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 12, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2114 "2023-07-12T19:29:01Z")
Wordle 753 4/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟧🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PLANE SHOUT CHILD WHIRL ---
**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 12, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2115 "2023-07-12T19:40:00Z")
Wordle 753 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT ROLES LYRIC GRILL WHIRL I felt really good about lyric, but the wordle gods laughed. ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2116 "2023-07-12T19:46:00Z")
Wordle 753 2/6\* ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 It has been way too long since I had a two! Scoredle 2/6\* 14,855 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ARISE (29) 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WHIRL ---
**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 12, 2023, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2117 "2023-07-12T23:03:40Z")
Quite happy with a 3 today. Wordle 753 3/6\* πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CHIRP WHIRL After CHIRP, the first word I thought of was SHIRK. But… already used, so WHIRL it was. I guess ROILS was the other option, but I didn’t think of that one. ---
**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 13, 2023, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2118 "2023-07-13T01:18:06Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > PLANT > ROLES > LYRIC > GRILL > WHIRL > > I felt really good about lyric, but the wordle gods laughed. Your sentence could be a good opening line in a country western song. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2023, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2119 "2023-07-13T05:22:43Z")
Wordle 754 3/6 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LARGE BARGE Lucky second guess. ---
**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 13, 2023, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2120 "2023-07-13T05:54:13Z")
**Wordle β€” Thursday 13 July 2023** Wordle 754 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET ROUND CHIMP BAGGY BARGE [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=105) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=107)