# "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:** 124
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2461 "2023-08-01T06:34:52Z")
Wordle 773 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PIOUS EARTH TEETH TENTH ---
**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:** [August 1, 2023, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2462 "2023-08-01T08:58:05Z")
Wordle 773 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,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 T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ \end{aligned} Lucky second guess ! ---
**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:** [August 1, 2023, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2463 "2023-08-01T09:13:33Z")
Wordle 773 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛🟦🟦 ⬛🟦🟦⬛🟦 🟧🟧🟧⬛🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE STEIN TENET TENTH ---
**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:** [August 1, 2023, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2464 "2023-08-01T11:52:30Z")
Wordle 773 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE OFTEN TENTH ---
**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:** [August 1, 2023, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2465 "2023-08-01T12:11:01Z")
Wordle 773 3/6 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART TEETH TENTH ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2466 "2023-08-01T12:14:39Z")
Wordle 773 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 119 🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ 8 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT TONER TENTH Could have also been TINGE, but since FIRST, THIRD, and NINTH had already been solutions, I knew which way I was betting. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2467 "2023-08-01T12:44:40Z")
Wordle 773 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ORATE TEETH TENTH Wordlebot was exactly the same except it started with SLATE ---
**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:** [August 1, 2023, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2468 "2023-08-01T13:28:01Z")
Wordle 773 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WORLD BEAST TEETH ← almost! TENTH I’ll take it. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2469 "2023-08-01T14:35:31Z")
Wordle 773 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨 🟨⬛🟨🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT NOTES TENTH I was right there with @RTFirefly. Saw tenth immediately but wondered if that would be an answer. “Hmmm, first and third have been, but not fifth or sixth. Oh shit, ninth has been an answer, sold!” ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2470 "2023-08-01T15:07:35Z")
> **Wordle 773 4/6\* 8/1/2023** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 > 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > S_T_YL_E_ → Not a bad start. STYLE is actually a nice starting word. OK, can we place the E? > _ENT_ER → Nope. But picked up an N, so not bad. Still, where does that one E go? > **T** W_E_E_N_ → _That’s_ not the way to find it. Ouch. A fractally lousy play. Still have to try H, and it can’t go after the T, cause that’s where the E is. Then maybe the N, so maybe try two Ts? > **TENTH** > > Bad approach shot forces a long putt to save par. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2471 "2023-08-01T16:13:15Z")
Wordle 773 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟦🟦 🟧⬛🟧🟦⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OVINE TUNER TENTH Coffee hasn’t kicked in, apparently. Knowing the first three letters, I typed in “TEN,” and then stared and stared. I almost convinced myself it was TENTY, which would have been a terrible answer. I went through every combination of available letters, _twice_, before - duh - TENTH fell in. OVINE improves from 4.0 to 3.92. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2472 "2023-08-01T17:20:28Z")
Ovine seems like a weird starter to me. Why not opine? ---
**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:** [August 1, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2473 "2023-08-01T17:36:48Z")
Wordle 773 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟦🟦 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟦 🟦🟦🟦⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PLANE SCOUT ENTER TENTH ---
**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:** [August 1, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2474 "2023-08-01T17:44:07Z")
Today’s 3 surprised me. I couldn’t see any other word after my second try, and apparently there was one other – TEETH – then there it was! Wordle 773 3/6\* ⬛⬛⬛🟩🟨 🟨⬛⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE EMPTY TENTH ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2475 "2023-08-01T18:16:52Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > Ovine seems like a weird starter to me. Why not opine? Same thought here. V is 5th from the bottom in number of appearances in Wordle solutions so far, ahead of only J,Q,X, and Z. P is more middle-of-the-pack. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2476 "2023-08-01T21:06:47Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > Ovine seems like a weird starter to me. Why not opine? I like to mix it up. I have a list of 43 words with 3 vowels each that I use as starters. Some of them have more common consonants and some less common. It’s fun when the less-common ones hit, and when they don’t, I just move on to more common ones on the next guess. It helps me keep the game from getting too static. (I was surprised, however, to find that OPINE is not on my list. I’ll have to mix it in on the next run-through.) ---
**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:** [August 2, 2023, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2477 "2023-08-02T04:02:24Z")
Wordle 773 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 COMET SLATE ENTRY TENTH ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2023, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2478 "2023-08-02T05:59:15Z")
Wordle 774 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TUNES FLEET BEGET ---
**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 2, 2023, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2479 "2023-08-02T06:25:21Z")
**Wordle 773 3/6** ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SATIN CHORE TENTH ---
**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:** [August 2, 2023, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2480 "2023-08-02T06:40:30Z")
This one is sure to be controversial. Wordle 774 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRATE TEMPO FETUS DEBIT BEGET [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=123) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=125)