# "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:** 125
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2023, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2481 "2023-08-02T06:46:34Z")
Wordle 774 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 USHER GIVEN BAGEL BOGEY BEGET ---
**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 2, 2023, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2482 "2023-08-02T08:48:44Z")
Wordle 774 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[lime,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 B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \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:** [August 2, 2023, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2483 "2023-08-02T09:36:29Z")
Wordle 774 5/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE HERDS TEMPI BETTY BEGET Didn’t figure on either TEMPI or BETTY actually working, but here we are… ---
**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 2, 2023, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2484 "2023-08-02T11:30:26Z")
Wordle 774 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART FEIST LEANT BEGET ---
**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 2, 2023, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2485 "2023-08-02T12:23:00Z")
Wordle 774 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IDEAL OUNCE PERKY BEGET ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2023, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2486 "2023-08-02T12:24:37Z")
Wordle 774 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 182 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 25 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE GIMPY BEGET Satisfied with a 4; I sure wasn’t gonna get a 3 on this one. ---
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2023, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2487 "2023-08-02T12:25:55Z")
Wordle 774 5/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›earth β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©spelt πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©bidet πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©benet to catch in a net,clandestene 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩beget ---
**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:** [August 2, 2023, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2488 "2023-08-02T14:23:36Z")
Don’t think I posted yesterday, so here are both. Wordle 773 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 But I don’t remember my words. Wordle 774 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET ROUND CHIMP TWEET BEGET ---
**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 2, 2023, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2489 "2023-08-02T14:38:48Z")
Wordle 774 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STORM DEATH BEFIT \<\<β€” This should have been the word. BEGET \<\<β€” This is too old-fashioned. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2490 "2023-08-02T14:54:39Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > But I don’t remember my words. I think I know what the third one was! πŸ˜‰ ---
**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 2, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2491 "2023-08-02T15:50:44Z")
Bah! What a dumb word to break my string of 3s! Wordle 774 4/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE QUEST BEGOT BEGET ---
**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 2, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2492 "2023-08-02T16:14:14Z")
Wordle 774 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 MOUSE LATER BIDET BEGET I thought I was on to something with BIDET when that B turned over. Still quite happy with a par on this word. MOUSE’s average of 4.0 remains unchanged. ---
**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 2, 2023, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2493 "2023-08-02T17:55:16Z")
Wordle 774 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟦 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟧 ⬜🟧⬜⬜🟧 🟧🟧⬜🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2494 "2023-08-02T18:24:35Z")
> **Wordle 774 6/6\* 8/2/2023** > > 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 > ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 > ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _T_ **E** NTH β†’ One and only one T; the vowels may kill me on this one > L **E** AS **T** β†’ Two placed; looks like a trap > R **E** MI **T** β†’ Still feeling trappy; can only guess one vowel at a time > D **E** _B_U **T** β†’ Breakthrough; B must be the start > **BEG** O **T** β†’ Yep; got the wrong tense > **BEGET** > > Really thought I was going down until that G came up on the fifth guess. ---
**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 3, 2023, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2495 "2023-08-03T02:12:42Z")
Wordle 774 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHOIR SLATE TEMPT DEBUT BEGET In principle I have no objection to almost archaic words, but I’m not fond of them either. I did get BELIE several months ago, but like BEGET, the only place where these words are seen are Shakespeare and the King James Bible. ---
**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 3, 2023, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2496 "2023-08-03T03:03:20Z")
Wordle 774 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT ROSET BIDET BEGET Not a fan. ---
**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 3, 2023, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2497 "2023-08-03T04:06:02Z")
**THURSDAY AUGUST 3rd** Wordle 775 5/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE TRASH RAFTY WARTY PARTY Meh. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2023, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2498 "2023-08-03T04:22:38Z")
Wordle 775 3/6 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO EARTH PARTY ---
**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 3, 2023, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2499 "2023-08-03T06:36:36Z")
**Wordle 774 4/6** ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR EVENT BEGET ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2023, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2500 "2023-08-03T07:08:01Z")
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