# "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:** 137
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2721 "2023-08-15T13:12:35Z")
> **Wordle 787 5/6\* 8/15/2023** > > ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > S **N** AKY β†’ OK, not bad, but I can’t see any consonants for the start letter. ONION? Needs more variety this early. UNDUE? Ditto. ENDOW? Maybe. Or perhaps > **IN** _E_PT β†’ Which turns out to be fairly ept. Now maybe try a double letter? > **IN** N **E** R β†’ Placed the E, but that wasn’t it. I played around with words and tried one I didn’t think would be on the list > **IN** C **E** L β†’ Should have waited to hit enter, because then the solution came to me > **INDEX** > > My last three guesses could be the name of a psychological tool for finding latent sexually frustrated young men. At least, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it. ---
**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 15, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2722 "2023-08-15T14:19:10Z")
Wordle 787 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART CLICE CHIEF PIPED INDEX ---
**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 15, 2023, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2723 "2023-08-15T15:55:14Z")
Wordle 787 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟦⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PLANE NEIGH INERT INDEX ---
**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 15, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2724 "2023-08-15T16:40:00Z")
Mine was more of a lucky deduction. Wordle 787 2/6\* πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE INDEX Not too many words start with an β€˜I’ and knowing that narrowed the possibilities considerably. I thought of IMPEL but that one had already been used. Fortunately, I didn’t think of or try any of the other 5 words it could have been. (I was surprised to learn INCEL is a sanctioned Wordle word, though. Good to know.) ---
**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 15, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2725 "2023-08-15T16:55:21Z")
INCEL? WTF is incel? Looks it up… _1. a member of an online community of young men who consider themselves unable to attract women sexually, typically associated with views that are hostile toward women and men who are sexually active._ _β€œself-identified incels have used the internet to find anonymous support”_ You’ve got to be kidding me. ---
**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 15, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2726 "2023-08-15T17:00:31Z")
Yes, it derives from β€˜INvoluntarily CELibate,’ which is why I didn’t think it was a sanctioned word, due to it being a slangy abbreviation. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2727 "2023-08-15T17:02:48Z")
Wordle 787 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 584 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 77 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 9 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE GIMPY INDEX The hard part was figuring out _any_ word that would work on the fourth guess, with all the letters eliminated by my first three guesses. ---
**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 15, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2728 "2023-08-15T17:39:44Z")
Wordle 787 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 AMUSE OILER THIEF INKED INDEX A combination of bad luck and a blind spot for the X made this a slog for me today. I haven’t taken a five in a while, so I guess I was due. ---
**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 15, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2729 "2023-08-15T17:44:55Z")
Wordle 787 5/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LABEL POKED DRIER WIDEN INDEX ---
**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 15, 2023, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2730 "2023-08-15T17:51:00Z")
Wordle 787 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SNORE INDEX Thankfully unfed has already been an answer, forcing me to keep looking until I found index. I was aided by the placeholder X I use for spaces, having typed in XNXEX to see if anything matched the pattern. > [@Aspenglow](#): > > which is why I didn’t think it was a sanctioned word, due to it being a slangy abbreviation. This is actually come up before, and I checked to see if it was on the original answer list back when it did: incel does not appear in the original answer list. ---
**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 16, 2023, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2731 "2023-08-16T00:16:34Z")
**Wordle 787 3/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STORE CHAIN INDEX ---
**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 16, 2023, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2732 "2023-08-16T03:30:54Z")
Wordle 787 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ARISE LINER INDEX I didn’t see INCEL and @Bullitt when I first heard about the Elliot Rodger Isla Vista shootings and his incel rants, my reaction was β€œyou’ve got to be kidding” as well. But after him there have been more incel killings: [Killer Incels: How Misogynistic Men Sparked a New Terror Threat](https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvnw3d/incels-elliot-rodger-misogyny-far-right) ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2023, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2733 "2023-08-16T06:55:54Z")
Wordle 788 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO UNDER CURLY SCRUB ---
**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 16, 2023, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2734 "2023-08-16T08:28:01Z")
Wordle 788 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[yellow,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \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 S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 16, 2023, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2735 "2023-08-16T08:50:53Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 788 6/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2023, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2736 "2023-08-16T09:24:23Z")
Wordle 788 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IMBUE SHRUB SCRUB So nearly a 2 ---
**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 16, 2023, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2737 "2023-08-16T10:06:11Z")
Wordle 788 5/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHIRT SYRUP SCRUM SCRUB ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2023, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2738 "2023-08-16T10:58:34Z")
> **Wordle 788 4/6\* 8/16/2023** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ > 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > INDEX β†’ Ooooohkay. Time for a second first guess, an old reliable > _R_OA_S_T β†’ Four vowels down. Only U and Y left. Can I guess both with one, and the consonants I already know? > _US_U_R_Y β†’ Yes. Still have H & L to guess. But, I’m seeing one word without either first, and it matches so well I’ll just have to try it > **SCRUB** > > Would have ended with a 5 if I had seen the alternative word like **QMatic** did. ---
**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 16, 2023, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2739 "2023-08-16T11:29:07Z")
Wordle 788 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE SPORT SHRUB SCRUB ---
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Wordle 788 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART BROIL CURBS SCRUB [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=136) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=138)