# "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:** 123
**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 31, 2023, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2441 "2023-07-31T06:11:18Z")
**Wordle 771 5/6** ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STARE TAUPE MATTE LATKE BATHE That’ll teach me not going with my usual two start words (Slate + Choir)…would have had this in 3 guesses. Oh well, sometimes you gotta shake things up, but it just didn’t work in my favor today. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2442 "2023-07-31T07:11:49Z")
> **Wordle 772 4/6\* 7/31/20923** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > BA_T_H **E** β†’ Good start. Stick with common letters next > **ST** OR **E** β†’ Is it a trap? I can’t think of too much to fit, especially since the very middle must be a vowel. Try L or N for the consonant, so > **ST** I **LE** β†’ First word I saw here was STELE, then the lightbulb went on > **STYLE** > > My daughter is a massive Swiftie and would probably disown me for not getting this in three. ---
**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 31, 2023, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2443 "2023-07-31T07:53:46Z")
Wordle 772 2/6 πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **SALET** **STYLE** ---
**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 31, 2023, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2444 "2023-07-31T08:33:55Z")
Wordle 772 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLEAS AISLE STOLE STYLE ---
**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 31, 2023, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2445 "2023-07-31T09:34:15Z")
Wordle 772 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE STILE STYLE ---
**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 31, 2023, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2446 "2023-07-31T10:14:59Z")
Wordle 772 4/6\* \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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2447 "2023-07-31T10:59:56Z")
Wordle 772 4/6 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟨 17 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 5 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 2 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT STILL STOLE STYLE Shoulda done better, given how much I knew after my starting word. ---
**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 31, 2023, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2448 "2023-07-31T11:38:14Z")
Wordle 772 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE SCONE SUEDE STYLE ---
**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 31, 2023, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2449 "2023-07-31T11:54:59Z")
Wordle 772 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART STEEP STOVE STYLE ---
**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 31, 2023, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2450 "2023-07-31T11:58:39Z")
Wordle 772 4/6\* πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SOLAR SLICK SWELL STYLE I kept looking for an β€œLY” word. Nothing fit! This was harder than it should have been. ---
**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 31, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2451 "2023-07-31T13:49:40Z")
Wordle 772 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT STOLE STYLE Pretty darn quick. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2452 "2023-07-31T15:28:02Z")
Wordle 772 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PIOUS SMEAR SENSE STYLE ---
**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 31, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2453 "2023-07-31T17:03:58Z")
Wordle 772 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 RATIO UPSET TENSE STYLE STYLE, TENSE, and THESE were all I had left after two. TENSE was the first one I saw, so there you have it. RATIO, one of my favorite starters, sits firmly in the middle of the pack at a 4.0 average, which didn’t change today. ---
**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 31, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2454 "2023-07-31T17:08:49Z")
Wordle 772 3/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜🟧 🟧⬜⬜⬜🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PLANE SCOUT STYLE Quick and dirty. ---
**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 31, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2455 "2023-07-31T18:07:53Z")
Wordle 772 3/6\* 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STONE STARE STYLE I almost went with STILE for my 3rd guess but didn’t think it was as likely ---
**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 31, 2023, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2456 "2023-07-31T19:35:42Z")
A quick 3 for me today, too. Mostly lucky with my second word choice – which left only one remaining word. Wordle 772 3/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE STOLE STYLE ---
**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 31, 2023, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2457 "2023-07-31T19:41:03Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Mostly lucky with my second word choice – which left only one remaining word. I wouldn’t classify this as luck. β€œProper” play offers two choices for your second word: stole and stone. I think you get a 3 with either of them. Luck would be if you went off the reservation and guessed something like cycle at 2, lucking into the y to save a 3. ---
**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 31, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2458 "2023-07-31T20:35:33Z")
You’re right. I play in a somewhat methodical way. Depending on the results from my opening word, I try the most likely vowel(s) next based on letter placement, along with common consonants besides β€˜R’ and β€˜T’. Included in those are S, C, L, P and N. (A favorite second word if I only hit an β€˜A’ is SCALP.) But I still could have gone awry with trying a word like ETUDE, THYME or THOSE. My greatest vulnerability comes from those damn trap words, like SURLY. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2023, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2459 "2023-08-01T04:19:18Z")
**Wordle 772 2/6** 🟩🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE STYLE Nice way to close out the month. πŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2460 "2023-08-01T04:48:26Z")
Wordle 773 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TUNES TENTH Same start as yesterday but much better result with brain engaged. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=122) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=124)