# "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:** 135
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2023, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2681 "2023-08-13T05:54:40Z")
Wordle 785 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 POISE LANKY WRATH ---
**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 13, 2023, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2682 "2023-08-13T07:02:41Z")
Wordle 785 4/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET ROUND CHIMP WRATH ---
**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 13, 2023, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2683 "2023-08-13T09:21:54Z")
Wordle 785 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Z} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ \end{aligned} Lucky 3rd guess ! Probably could’ve been many other words… ---
**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 13, 2023, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2684 "2023-08-13T10:33:02Z")
Wordle 785 3/6\* 🟦⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟦🟧🟧⬛🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE TRASH WRATH ---
**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 13, 2023, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2685 "2023-08-13T10:54:57Z")
Wordle 785 4/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE ACORN GRAVY WRATH ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2686 "2023-08-13T12:37:59Z")
Wordle 785 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 71 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ 10 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT TRAMP WRATH ---
**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 13, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2687 "2023-08-13T13:22:04Z")
Wordle 785 2/6\* ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 An easy 2 today since there was only one word available after the initial guess. I haven’t had a two in a while. ORATE WRATH ---
**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 13, 2023, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2688 "2023-08-13T13:23:30Z")
Wordle 785 4/6 ⬜⬜🟧⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟦 🟦🟧🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PLANE SCOUT TRAIT WRATH ---
**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 13, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2689 "2023-08-13T14:32:58Z")
Wordle 785 2/6 🟨⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART WRATH ---
**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 13, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2690 "2023-08-13T15:00:18Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > An easy 2 today since there was only one word available after the initial guess. Same. 🙂 Quick game! Wordle 785 2/6\* ⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE WRATH I guess I’m into anger today. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2691 "2023-08-13T15:07:34Z")
> **Wordle 785 4/6 8/13/2023** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > QUICK → Not unexpected. What’s the commonest second word I can think of? > S_T_ **A** _R_E → Good guess. Find where T & R should go. R almost certainly second, T could end up anywhere else. Try last > D **RA** F_T_ → Got R right. Better try T in 4th because I can’t see much from TRA??. If in 4th, we can end with an H, and get > **WRATH** > > Scoredle reminded me of two other words for my fourth guess, one of which I probably would have tried had I seen it. Ignorance can be bliss. ---
**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 13, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2692 "2023-08-13T17:08:42Z")
Wordle 785 4/6\* ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩 ⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHOMP FLASH DEATH WRATH ---
**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 13, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2693 "2023-08-13T17:15:06Z")
Wordle 785 4/6 ⬛⬛🟩⬛🟨 ⬛🟨🟩🟨⬛ 🟨🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT STARE TRACK WRATH ---
**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 13, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2694 "2023-08-13T22:35:15Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > I guess I’m into anger today. Mine was more along the lines of a former orange president. ---
**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 14, 2023, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2695 "2023-08-14T03:09:33Z")
Wordle 785 3/6\* 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ARISE CRAWL WRATH Lucky 2nd guess, eliminated every other option ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2023, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2696 "2023-08-14T04:30:41Z")
Wordle 786 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SCALE SWAMP SHAND SNAKY There are too many letters in this alphabet. ---
**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 14, 2023, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2697 "2023-08-14T04:40:19Z")
**Wordle 785 2/6** ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE WRATH ---
**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 14, 2023, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2698 "2023-08-14T07:04:46Z")
Wordle 786 4/6 🟩🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET ROUND SNACK SNAKY ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2023, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2699 "2023-08-14T08:28:55Z")
Wordle 786 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IMBUE SHORN STAND SNAKY ---
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Wordle 786 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned} [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=134) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=136)