# "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:** 118
**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 25, 2023, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2341 "2023-07-25T12:27:47Z")
Wordle 766 2/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRASH WHEEL A two! Wow! It’s been a while.The double E was lucky! ---
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2342 "2023-07-25T12:55:26Z")
Wordle 766 2/6 β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›their 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 surprised myself, chose a w rather than an S to start ---
**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 25, 2023, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2343 "2023-07-25T13:02:25Z")
Wordle 766 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE NOVEL EXCEL WHEEL I was going to try wheel at 3, then thought - nah, we just had whale. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2344 "2023-07-25T14:15:00Z")
> **Wordle 766 5/6\* 7/25/2023** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _H_OBBY β†’ About what I could expect > T **HE** IR β†’ Common letters comes through. What’s ahead of the H? > S **HE** AF β†’ Not an S. Not AHEAD, either. C, or W. WHEEL? CHECK? WHELP? Probably something else I’m missing, too. Is there a word that checks them all? Yes > **WHE** _L_K β†’ So it must be > **WHEEL** > > And, yup, I didn’t see CHEEK, a potential sinker if I had just guessed sequentially. ---
**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 25, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2345 "2023-07-25T14:40:15Z")
Wordle 766 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT ROLES WHEEL After 2 I saw libel, and thought that would be perfect since it would at least place the L. But libel has already been an answer, and guess 3 is for the win. Then I thought of excel, but that also has already been an answer. And now my brain kept getting stuck on incel. So I decided to go back to the drawing board and thought, β€œWhat if it’s just one syllable, with a double E?” ---
**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 25, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2346 "2023-07-25T15:58:50Z")
Wordle 766 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 VOICE LEAST GRUEL WHEEL Well, I’d _better_ have gotten this one! Probably should have gone to double E before the U, but my vowel compulsion is strong. KNEEL and EXPEL we’re still in the table, so no gimme here. VOICE’s average inches from 4.09 to 4.08. ---
**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 25, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2347 "2023-07-25T16:05:23Z")
This is what happens when you have an attack of the stupids and forget one of the letters you already have. Wordle 766 5/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜🟦 ⬜🟧⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧⬜🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PLANE SHOUT CHECK WHERE WHEEL - well, no shit ---
**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 26, 2023, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2348 "2023-07-26T01:23:38Z")
I’m a 3 today. Wordle 766 3/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SHELF WHEEL WordleBot was a bit butthole-ish about my play today. There was only 1 word after my second try, yet WordleBot gave me only 75 for skill. Jerk. ---
**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 26, 2023, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2349 "2023-07-26T01:41:23Z")
Wordle 766 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHORE LEAST MILER WHEEL ---
**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 26, 2023, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2350 "2023-07-26T04:04:09Z")
**Wordle 766 3/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STAIN CHORE WHEEL ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2351 "2023-07-26T04:41:48Z")
Wordle 767 3/6 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO CHART HEART ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2352 "2023-07-26T06:25:43Z")
Wordle 767 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GUISE MEANT HEART ---
**Author:** ![cardinal\_fang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal_fang/32/15316_2.png) [@cardinal\_fang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cardinal_fang)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2353 "2023-07-26T07:56:37Z")
Wordle 767 2/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET HEART ---
**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 26, 2023, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2354 "2023-07-26T08:14:19Z")
Wordle 767 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET EXACT HEART ---
**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 26, 2023, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2355 "2023-07-26T08:19:29Z")
Wordle 767 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,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 Y} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 26, 2023, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2356 "2023-07-26T10:50:26Z")
Wordle 767 4/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE STEAK TEACH HEART ---
**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 26, 2023, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2357 "2023-07-26T10:50:51Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 767 2/6 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] Another 2! learn Heart ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2358 "2023-07-26T11:37:49Z")
Wordle 767 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 42 ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHART HEART, like a WHEEL, got me a 3. ---
**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 26, 2023, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2359 "2023-07-26T11:53:59Z")
Wordle 767 3/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE LEARN HEART ---
**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 26, 2023, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2360 "2023-07-26T11:59:45Z")
Wordle 767 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Finally hit my starting word! HEART [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=117) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=119)