# "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:** 130
**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 7, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2581 "2023-08-07T16:51:14Z")
Wordle 779 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩🟨⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SCORE GROOM BROOD BROOK Looks like I have company in the 5 club today. ---
**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 7, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2582 "2023-08-07T17:09:28Z")
Wordle 779 4/6\* ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HOUSE PROWL FROCK BROOK ETA: Looks like a four was pretty good today! ---
**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 7, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2583 "2023-08-07T17:36:33Z")
Yeesh, by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin! Phew, indeed. Wordle 779 6/6\* ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CROWN PROOF GROOM DROOL BROOK Stupid trap words! ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2584 "2023-08-07T18:55:50Z")
Wordle 779 5/6\* ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Boy that was satisfying. One new letter guessed per choice, and a pleasing pattern. Scoredle 5/6\* 14,855 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ARISE (132) ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ PROUD (46) ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ GROOM (8) ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 CROOK (1) 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BROOK ---
**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 8, 2023, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2585 "2023-08-08T01:08:32Z")
Wordle 779 5/6\* ⬛⬛🟧⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟧🟦⬛ ⬛🟧🟧🟧⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHORT DROOP BROOM BROOK ---
**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 8, 2023, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2586 "2023-08-08T04:03:32Z")
**Wordle 779 4/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STAIN CHORE DUMPY BROOK ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2587 "2023-08-08T04:49:17Z")
Wordle 780 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO DUNES LUCKY FULLY BULLY ---
**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 8, 2023, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2588 "2023-08-08T07:05:02Z")
Wordle 780 4/6 ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **SALET** **ROUND** **CHIMP** **BULLY** — _a lucky guess!_ ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2589 "2023-08-08T08:13:08Z")
Wordle 780 3/6\* ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GUISE LUMPY BULLY ---
**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 8, 2023, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2590 "2023-08-08T10:25:09Z")
Wordle 780 4/6\* \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[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[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 N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2591 "2023-08-08T10:40:49Z")
Wordle 780 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 640 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 64 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 8 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 2 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DUMPY =\> is it BULKY, BULLY, or FULLY? BULKY BULLY ---
**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 8, 2023, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2592 "2023-08-08T11:19:33Z")
Wordle 780 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IDEAL LOUSY BULLY ---
**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 8, 2023, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2593 "2023-08-08T12:00:58Z")
Wordle 780 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOIL Hmmm. U must be a vowel, probably a double L, maybe a Y, how about… BULLY ---
**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 8, 2023, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2594 "2023-08-08T12:40:37Z")
Wordle 780 5/6\* ⬛🟦⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟧🟧 ⬛⬛🟦🟧🟧 ⬛🟧⬛🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHYLY TRULY FUGLY BULLY I know it gets said a lot, here, but: throw in a colon, add some commas, and that, right there, is a _story_. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2595 "2023-08-08T16:20:56Z")
> **Wordle 780 4/6\* 8/8/2023** > > 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > **B** ROOK → I feel like it’s nice to get the first letter right off the bat. Common letters, now > **B** _L_END → Where to put the L? And should I try A or I for another vowel? Try A… and Y > **B** _Y_ **L** AW → Can’t think of how the Y would go in 4th, so try it at the end. Double L, or should I try a G? > **BULLY** > > Should have gone with BASIL for the third guess in retrospect; but, paradoxically, it probably would have left me with a five. ---
**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 8, 2023, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2596 "2023-08-08T18:04:18Z")
Wordle 780 4/6\* ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO CUTER PUPPY \<— This would have been perfect! BULLY ---
**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 8, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2597 "2023-08-08T18:06:40Z")
I’ll take my 4 and like it, dammit! Wordle 780 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CLOUD SULKY BULLY ---
**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 8, 2023, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2598 "2023-08-08T18:22:51Z")
Wordle 780 4/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟦⬜ ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PLANE SCOUT GULLY BULLY ---
**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 8, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2599 "2023-08-08T19:59:51Z")
Wordle 780 3/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT ROLES BULLY Trust the B! ---
**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 8, 2023, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2600 "2023-08-08T21:21:10Z")
Wordle 780 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧⬜⬜🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OPINE MURAL BULLY Somewhat lucky; there were at least nine good possibilities left. I was due for a little luck anyway. This was my first time using OPINE as a starter since I’ve been keeping track. A nice debut! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=129) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=131)