# "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:** 108
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2141 "2023-07-14T11:10:37Z")
Too late for ETA: \_ENNY would have been a major trap if names had been eligible! BENNY, DENNY, (867-5309) JENNY, and (You bastards! You killed) KENNY, in addition to PENNY. ---
**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 14, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2142 "2023-07-14T11:11:29Z")
Wordle 755 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE FIELD FIEND ---
**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 14, 2023, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2143 "2023-07-14T11:54:13Z")
Wordle 755 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SKEIN FIEND ---
**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 14, 2023, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2144 "2023-07-14T11:55:15Z")
Wordle 755 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT CRONE FIEND ---
**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 14, 2023, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2145 "2023-07-14T12:02:37Z")
Wordle 755 4/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TOPIC RAISE LINEN FIEND This one was fun! ---
**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 14, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2146 "2023-07-14T14:49:19Z")
Wordle 755 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟧🟦 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 Still in the rut. PLANE SHOUT EMEND FIEND ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2147 "2023-07-14T15:07:51Z")
> **Wordle 755 4/6\* 7/14/2023** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 > ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟨🟨🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > BARG_E_ β†’ Sets up one of my favorite second guesses perfectly. > H_EI_ST β†’ Didn’t get much out of it - unplaced vowel, some good eliminations. Still have L & N to try… > L **I** _NE_ **D** β†’ Good one with the D! Only see one word left… > **FIEND** > > Pretty fun. Scoredle thinks I had a really lucky third guess - from 117 possible words down to 2. ---
**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 14, 2023, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2148 "2023-07-14T15:46:56Z")
I’m back home in California now, so no more first posts of the day from me. Wordle 755 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET ROUND FIEND ---
**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 14, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2149 "2023-07-14T16:01:40Z")
Glad to join the 3s today! Wordle 755 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE GIVEN FIEND ---
**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 14, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2150 "2023-07-14T16:07:40Z")
Wordle 755 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 RADIO LINED FIEND I was fortunate to land the D right off the bat. Sometimes a less-common consonant pays off! RADIO had historically been my least effective starting word (tied with PATIO). Today’s three improved its average from 4.64 to 4.5. ---
**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 15, 2023, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2151 "2023-07-15T02:26:21Z")
Wordle 755 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO INGLE MINED FIEND ---
**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 15, 2023, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2152 "2023-07-15T04:01:28Z")
**SATURDAY JULY 15th** Wordle 756 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE PHONE CRONE ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2153 "2023-07-15T04:07:38Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 756 5/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2154 "2023-07-15T05:38:04Z")
Wordle 756 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LOSER CHORE CRONE ---
**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 15, 2023, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2155 "2023-07-15T06:32:22Z")
**Wordle 755 4/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STORE CHAIN EKING FIEND Darn it…Fiend was the first word I thought of and _almost_ went with, but I wanted to check the ING ending. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2156 "2023-07-15T07:37:22Z")
Wordle 756 5/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PIOUS FLOAT BROKE DRONE CRONE ---
**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 15, 2023, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2157 "2023-07-15T09:57:07Z")
Wordle 756 5/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 15, 2023, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2158 "2023-07-15T11:22:57Z")
Wordle 756 2/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE CRONE ---
**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 15, 2023, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2159 "2023-07-15T11:57:33Z")
Wordle 756 2/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT CRONE Well hmph. _That_ doesn’t help my 3s pull away from my 4s! ---
**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 15, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2160 "2023-07-15T13:22:19Z")
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