# "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:** 129
**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 6, 2023, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2561 "2023-08-06T12:44:28Z")
Wordle 778 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE YOUNG LOFTY POLYP ---
**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:** [August 6, 2023, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2562 "2023-08-06T13:20:05Z")
Book title! ---
**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 6, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2563 "2023-08-06T13:27:33Z")
Wordle 778 4/6\* ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 VALUE COLIC GOLLY POLYP Really, Wordle? ---
**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 6, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2564 "2023-08-06T14:45:50Z")
Wordle 778 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOIL LOOPY POLYP ---
**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 6, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2565 "2023-08-06T15:51:53Z")
Wordle 778 3/6 🟩🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT POLES POLYP Took a minute to see polyp, but not all that long. I then kept searching, took a break, resumed searching, took a break, lather, rinse, repeat multiple times in a desperate attempt to find _any_ other potential answer word. Never could find anything, so I was forced into the answer against my will. > [@Bullitt](#): > > **POLYP** — _??? Somewhere, Josh Wardle and his girlfriend are rolling their eyes_ > _AND laughing their way to the bank!_ This got me curious so I went to check the original answer list. Polyp does indeed appear on it, surprisingly enough. ---
**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 6, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2566 "2023-08-06T17:10:21Z")
Wordle 778 5/6 🟦⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟦⬛🟦 🟦🟧⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟧🟧⬛🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OUNCE BROIL LOATH FOLLY POLYP Quite the slog today. I’m definitely not crazy about this word. Nuff said. OUNCE jumps from 3.82 to 3.92. ---
**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 6, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2567 "2023-08-06T17:13:00Z")
I’ll wipe my brow and be satisfied with a par today. Wordle 778 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨 ⬛🟩🟩⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SCOWL MOLDY POLYP Weird word. Not my favorite. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2568 "2023-08-06T21:08:14Z")
> **Wordle 778 4/6\* 8/6/2023** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > AN_O_DE → Slow start, but at least I’ve KOed a pair of vowels. Try an I next time > H **O** IST → Nope, and no consonants, either. Two Os, maybe? > R **O** OM_Y_ → Nope, but I have a Y - and not a terminal Y. Haven’t used an L yet, but it can’t be LOLLY. Can’t see a word with a U that fits. If Y is in 4th, it might be > **POLYP** > > That reminds me, I’ve got to make an appointment for my colonoscopy. ---
**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 7, 2023, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2569 "2023-08-07T02:34:01Z")
**Wordle 778 4/6** ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR DUMPY POLYP ---
**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 7, 2023, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2570 "2023-08-07T04:05:54Z")
Wordle 778 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BRIDE LOANS POULT POLYP WordleBot rated my 3rd guess, POULT, as 60/100, which I find hard to understand since it eliminated every other option And maybe I’m so far into old person mode that POLYP doesn’t strike me as an odd word. Several times this year I’ve noted that more and more, my conversations and those of people around me focus on our ailments, medical procedures, colonoscopies. polyps etc. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2571 "2023-08-07T04:39:15Z")
Wordle 779 6/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LOSER CROWD GROOM PROOF BROOK Probably would have been smarter to go with a test word on 5 but I would still end up with 6. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2572 "2023-08-07T07:39:16Z")
Wordle 779 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GUISE LOATH DROOP BROOM BROOK ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2573 "2023-08-07T08:41:15Z")
Wordle 779 4/6 Scoredle 4/6\* 14,855 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 1,713 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 36 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 12 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE PROUD BROOK =\> won the coin toss v. GROOM. BROOM was already used. ---
**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 7, 2023, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2574 "2023-08-07T09:31:41Z")
Wordle 779 3/6\* \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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ \end{aligned} 🙂 ---
**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 7, 2023, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2575 "2023-08-07T12:04:35Z")
Wordle 779 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART BROIL BROOM BROOD BROOK ---
**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 7, 2023, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2576 "2023-08-07T12:58:55Z")
Wordle 779 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE PROUD BROTH BROWN BROOK ---
**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 7, 2023, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2577 "2023-08-07T13:50:48Z")
Wordle 779 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **SALET** **ROUND** **CHIMP** — _after this I only had 2 yellows; I found this puzzle very difficult because the only other possible letters were **YGBKFWVZXJQ** ; and going through all the possibilities was tedious but in the end out of all of those 11 possible letters the solution had to include the **B** and the **K** , and there was only one word it could likely be, which was…_ **BROOK** — _this one was a tedious PITA_ ---
**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 7, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2578 "2023-08-07T14:48:14Z")
Wordle 779 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PLANE SCOUT BROOM BROOD BROOK - Same trap as most others got caught in. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2579 "2023-08-07T15:34:38Z")
> **Wordle 779 5/6\* 8/7/2023** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > P_O_LYP → Like I expected more than one letter? I was really hoping for POPPY > SN **O** _R_T → Placed the O. R likely in second. Feels weird to try a double letter here, but there’s only so much that can go after that O > G **ROO** M → A bit traplike, but a lot that can go before that R is already out > **BROO** D → So it must be > **BROOK** > > I almost went DROID on the third guess - as long as I still tried GROOM with the fourth, I would have ended up with a 5. ---
**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 7, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2580 "2023-08-07T16:32:30Z")
Wordle 779 5/6 🟦🟧⬛⬛⬛ 🟧🟧🟧⬛⬛ 🟧🟧🟧⬛⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ORATE BROIL BROWN BROOD BROOK Thought I had a two for a second; ended up with a five. That’s Wordle! BROWN was the _only_ possible answer at three! That is, if you completely missed the possibility of a double O. 🤦🏼‍♂️ ORATE (just like OUNCE yesterday) goes from 3.82 to 3.92. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=128) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=130)