# "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:** 114
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2261 "2023-07-21T05:26:32Z")
Wordle 762 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO NURSE CURLY BURLY ---
**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 21, 2023, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2262 "2023-07-21T05:30:53Z")
**Wordle 761 5/6** ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE ALARM CLANK BLANK FLANK ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2263 "2023-07-21T07:18:45Z")
> **Wordle 762 5/6\* 7/21/2023** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ > ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > F_L_ANK β†’ OK, next: E, I and two commons > STI **L** E β†’ Clean miss, though placing the L is good. Two more vowels to go. Would like to try an R, but can’t fit it in > MO_U_ **L** D β†’ Got one. Looks like we have a terminal Y. Time to try for a repeated letter? > **BU** L **LY** β†’ So close. And I needed that R… > **BURLY** > > There wasn’t much left after missing (thus eliminating) 11 letters out of my first 15 guessed ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2264 "2023-07-21T07:55:56Z")
Wordle 762 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ACTIN SHORE RUGBY BURLY ---
**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 21, 2023, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2265 "2023-07-21T09:22:33Z")
Wordle 762 5/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE TRULY SURLY CURLY BURLY ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2266 "2023-07-21T10:38:00Z")
Wordle 762 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 640 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 22 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 4 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE GIMPY BURLY ---
**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 21, 2023, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2267 "2023-07-21T11:48:32Z")
Wordle 762 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE COURT MURKY BURLY ---
**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 21, 2023, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2268 "2023-07-21T12:07:12Z")
Wordle 762 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART BROIL BLURB BURLY ---
**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 21, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2269 "2023-07-21T12:55:10Z")
Wordle 762 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT ROLES LURID CURLY BURLY A pretty decent streak of 3s comes to a crashing end. ---
**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 21, 2023, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2270 "2023-07-21T13:16:08Z")
Wordle 762 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[lime,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \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 N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 21, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2271 "2023-07-21T14:51:32Z")
Wordle 762 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **SALET** **ROUND** **CHIMP** β€” _pretty much leaves only BURLY_ **BURLY** ---
**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 21, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2272 "2023-07-21T16:00:22Z")
Wordle 762 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 IRATE SORRY BURLY A good three. Scoredle’s trick of doubling up on an unplaced letter got the R in place _and_ found the terminal Y. I was just lucky I didn’t see CURLY first (nyuk, nyuk, nyuk). IRATE’s average improves from 4.27 to 4.17. ---
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2273 "2023-07-21T16:37:21Z")
Wordle 762 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›earth β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› world burly β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 21, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2274 "2023-07-21T17:07:51Z")
Wordle 762 5/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FLAIR TROLL REPLY CURLY BURLY Sigh. ---
**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 22, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2275 "2023-07-22T00:21:08Z")
Wordle 762 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CABIN BROKE BLURT BURLY I thought of starting with LEAST, but decided on CABIN instead, and I think getting the B early helped ---
**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 22, 2023, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2276 "2023-07-22T01:51:21Z")
Still with the 4s. Looks like I’m in good company today. Wordle 762 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SCOUR MURKY BURLY WordleBot was a bit stingy with the praise today, too. Rotten bot. ---
**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 22, 2023, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2277 "2023-07-22T04:08:53Z")
**SATURDAY JULY 22nd** Wordle 763 6/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE STORE GROPE DROVE BROKE FROZE Ugh. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2023, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2278 "2023-07-22T05:22:29Z")
Wordle 763 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SNORE GROVE PROBE FROZE I actually did this one systematically. After two I saw the trap and thought I was left with BROKE, DROVE, FROZE, GROPE, GROVE, or PROBE. By choosing GROVE, I was able to either confirm or eliminate GROVE, and GROPE and if I had only the V it could be DROVE. With no new letters that left PROBE, BROKE and FROZE and choosing PROBE gave me the answer in five without breaking hard mode and with a spare guess in case I missed something like PROVE or ERODE, both of which I failed to see. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2023, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2279 "2023-07-22T06:12:42Z")
Wordle 763 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GUISE FRAME FROZE ---
**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 22, 2023, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2280 "2023-07-22T06:30:03Z")
**Wordle 762 5/6** ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟨🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STORE CHAIN DUMPY RUGBY BURLY [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=113) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=115)