# "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:** 110
**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 16, 2023, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2181 "2023-07-16T15:44:32Z")
Wordle 757 4/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE ROAST TODAY TOPAZ ---
**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 16, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2182 "2023-07-16T15:51:33Z")
Yep, today is Game of Threes. Wordle 757 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE TALON TOPAZ According to WordleBot, the other available word was TODAY, which I didn’t think of and wouldn’t have used even if I had, since it was a prior answer. ---
**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 16, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2183 "2023-07-16T17:16:23Z")
Wordle 757 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 NOISE TORCH TODAY TOTAL TOPAZ No three for me. I saw TOPAZ before TOTAL, but thought the latter to be a more likely solution. Oh well. NOISE has now taken over as my worst starting word, going from a 4.55 to a 4.58 average. (I’m working my way up the list on this go-around.) ---
**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 16, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2184 "2023-07-16T17:23:26Z")
Wordle 757 5/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BREAK ANNAL SQUAT OCTAD TOPAZ Wow. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2185 "2023-07-16T18:49:50Z")
> **Wordle 757 5/6\* 7/16/2023** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > CR_O_NE β†’ Slow start, but some good knockouts > H **O** IS_T_ β†’ A & U left among the vowels. Where should the T go? I’ll take a page from Scoredle’s book and try it in two places… > **TO** T **A** L β†’ Got one of them. Time to try some uncommon consonants > **TO** D **A** Y β†’ And now I’m mystified. Oh, wait, the Z… > **TOPAZ** > > Gotta hand it to all of today’s 3s - I could barely imagine a guess with a Z that early. ---
**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, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2186 "2023-07-16T22:25:04Z")
**Wordle 757 4/6** ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR TABOO TOPAZ Need to start listening to my instincts…was feeling Topaz and almost went with it at guess 3. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2023, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2187 "2023-07-17T05:05:47Z")
Wordle 758 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SNORE FLOUR CROWD DROOP ---
**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 17, 2023, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2188 "2023-07-17T07:27:26Z")
Wordle 758 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET ROUND DROOP ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2023, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2189 "2023-07-17T07:27:41Z")
Wordle 758 3/6\* 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PIOUS TROPE DROOP ---
**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 17, 2023, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2190 "2023-07-17T07:31:33Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 758 5/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] ---
**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 17, 2023, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2191 "2023-07-17T09:48:01Z")
Wordle 758 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHORT PROUD DROOP ---
**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 17, 2023, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2192 "2023-07-17T09:59:55Z")
Wordle 758 3/6\* \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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \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 O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 17, 2023, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2193 "2023-07-17T12:00:00Z")
Wordle 758 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART PROUD DROOP ---
**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 17, 2023, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2194 "2023-07-17T12:22:03Z")
Wordle 758 3/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SPORE DROOP Group has already been an answer. ---
**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 17, 2023, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2195 "2023-07-17T12:41:57Z")
Wordle 758 3/6\* πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DEATH DROWN DROOP How morbid! I like the three, though. ---
**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 17, 2023, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2196 "2023-07-17T12:46:37Z")
Hi! You don’t have to put the β€œcut-and-paste” from Wordle into spoiler tags. It’s already spoilered. Just any text you want to blur. Like this: [/spoiler] **This text will be blurred** [/spoiler] (I put an extra slash at the beginning [spoiler].) Just trying to help. If I’m being annoying, I’ll back off. ---
**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 17, 2023, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2197 "2023-07-17T12:48:23Z")
Not annoying. It was new to me. I didnt grow up with hand held phone internet. I will try to do better ---
**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 17, 2023, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2198 "2023-07-17T12:58:24Z")
Wordle 758 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE COURT PROOF DROOP ---
**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 17, 2023, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2199 "2023-07-17T13:31:28Z")
I skipped a word in posting today’s entry. It was really: HEART BROIL PROUD DROOP ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2200 "2023-07-17T15:27:46Z")
> **Wordle 758 3/6\* 7/17/2023** > > ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ > 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > T_OP_AZ β†’ A really good start. P to the front, O in the middle, try another vowel and a couple common consonants… > _P_ **RO** LE β†’ Good pickup on R. That unplaced P really limits things. I’m kinda feeling initial D here. DROPS… it’s valid, but Wordle-excluded. Little early for double-O, usually, but I’ll give it a try… > **DROOP** > > Scoredle points out that GROUP and CROUP were also in play. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=109) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=111)