# "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:** 109
**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 15, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2161 "2023-07-15T14:40:11Z")
Wordle 756 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET ROUND DRONE β€” a wasted guess PRONE CRONE ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2162 "2023-07-15T16:10:48Z")
> **Wordle 756 4/6\* 7/15/2023** > > ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > FI_E_ **N** D β†’ Good start, try terminal E, one more vowel, and two common consonants… > ST **ONE** β†’ OK, moderately trappish. CRONE, CLONE, PHONE, ALONE, PRONE; CLONE or PRONE are best shots, flip a coin… > P **RONE** β†’ Would have worked either way > **CRONE** > > Scoredle reminds me it’s a good thing it wasn’t OZONE. ---
**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 15, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2163 "2023-07-15T16:13:33Z")
Stupid word. Put myself in a Hard Mode trap. Wordle 756 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE PRONE DRONE CRONE ---
**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 15, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2164 "2023-07-15T18:06:22Z")
Wordle 756 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAK ← I saw β€œSTREAK” and was inspired. PROVE \<β€” Woo-hoo! Three letters in the right place. CRONE \<β€” it was all i could think of. Sweet! ---
**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 15, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2165 "2023-07-15T18:12:33Z")
Wordle 756 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟧🟧 ⬜🟧⬜🟧🟧 ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PLANE BRINE DRONE CRONE ---
**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 15, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2166 "2023-07-15T18:49:28Z")
Wordle 756 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PATIO LOUSE CRONE Lucky three today. There were at least a dozen valid words left. PATIO had historically been my least effective starting word (tied with RADIO). Today’s three improved its average from 4.64 to 4.5. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2167 "2023-07-15T19:26:48Z")
Wordle 756 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 210 🟩⬜🟩🟨🟩 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE CRONE For a few weeks now, I’ve been getting more hits with my standard second word than my starting word. I keep thinking I should switch the order, but then when it’s the middle of the night and I’m fighting insomnia, I just automatically type in my usual first word. This morning starting with the usual second word would have been an easy 2. C’est la vie. ---
**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 16, 2023, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2168 "2023-07-16T02:50:28Z")
Wordle 756 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST CHORE CRONE ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2023, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2169 "2023-07-16T05:16:43Z")
Wordle 757 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LOATH TOPAZ I couldn’t find any other options after the second guess. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2023, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2170 "2023-07-16T06:01:00Z")
Wordle 757 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 VALID MEANT STRAP TOPAZ ---
**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 16, 2023, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2171 "2023-07-16T06:40:38Z")
**Wordle 756 3/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR 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 16, 2023, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2172 "2023-07-16T11:12:34Z")
Wordle 757 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[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 C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Z} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 16, 2023, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2173 "2023-07-16T11:55:32Z")
Wordle 757 3/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT TAPER TOPAZ ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2023, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2174 "2023-07-16T12:01:55Z")
Wordle 757 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 1,217 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 16 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHORE SLANT =\> TODAY has already been used, so… TOPAZ ---
**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 16, 2023, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2175 "2023-07-16T12:22:55Z")
Wordle 757 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IDEAL WOMAN TOPAZ ---
**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 16, 2023, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2176 "2023-07-16T13:08:09Z")
Wordle 757 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART TASTY TOPAZ ---
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2023, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2177 "2023-07-16T13:08:52Z")
Wordle 757 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 earth,stale, admit, total, topaz ---
**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 16, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2178 "2023-07-16T13:44:28Z")
Wordle 757 3/6 🟦⬜🟦⬜⬜ ⬜🟦⬜🟧🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PLANE SPRAT TOPAZ ---
**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 16, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2179 "2023-07-16T13:45:13Z")
Wordle 757 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET ROUND TOPAZ Surprisingly, after my second guess there weren’t many words that it could be so I got it in 3. Lots of 3s today. ---
**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 16, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2180 "2023-07-16T14:27:25Z")
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