# "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:** 138
**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 16, 2023, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2741 "2023-08-16T13:07:34Z")
Wordle 788 5/6 πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET ROUND SYRUP SHRUG SCRUB ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2742 "2023-08-16T15:01:44Z")
Wordle 788 3/6 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STACK SCOPE SCRUB ---
**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 16, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2743 "2023-08-16T15:39:41Z")
I’m happy with a 3 today. Wordle 788 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SCOUR SCRUB It was over in about 30 seconds. At least it was a normal word today! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2023, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2744 "2023-08-16T16:10:06Z")
Wordle 788 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 446 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 4 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE =\> could be SCRIP, SCRUM, or… SCRUB ---
**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 16, 2023, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2745 "2023-08-16T16:18:49Z")
Wordle 788 3/6\* πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Finally a three instead of four or five! SHADE SPOUT SCRUB ---
**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 16, 2023, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2746 "2023-08-16T16:19:33Z")
Wordle 788 4/6 🟧⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟧⬜⬜⬜🟦 🟧🟧🟦⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE SONIC SCUFF SCRUB ---
**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 16, 2023, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2747 "2023-08-16T16:19:35Z")
Wordle 788 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ADIEU MOUNT SYRUP SCRUB Managed to pull out a par after a rocky start. SHRUB and SHRUG were still on the table, so I can’t say there was no luck involved. I saw SCRUB the instant S\_RU\_ came up and didn’t pause to think about any other possibilities. But it was a case where any of the three words, if wrong, would have eliminated one of the other two. So being smarter wouldn’t have helped me here. ---
**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 17, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2748 "2023-08-17T00:25:26Z")
Wordle 788 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SCORE SCRUB I saw scrum first but discarded it as not a valid answer because I was thinking it was exclusively a rugby term. I consider this to have balanced out when I didn’t go with my first instinct a few days ago and ended up with a four. ---
**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 17, 2023, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2749 "2023-08-17T04:06:43Z")
Wordle 788 4/6\* 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHORE TRACK INCUR SCRUB I saw SCRUM as well but thought it less likely. Still, it was a relief to see I’d gone with the right guess. ---
**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 17, 2023, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2750 "2023-08-17T06:32:42Z")
**Wordle 788 3/6** 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STORE CHAIN SCRUB ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2751 "2023-08-17T06:44:20Z")
Wordle 789 2/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PIOUS AMISS ---
**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 17, 2023, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2752 "2023-08-17T07:19:59Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 789 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] chest Lousy Amiss ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2753 "2023-08-17T07:20:11Z")
Wordle 789 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO INLAY QUASI AMISS ---
**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 17, 2023, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2754 "2023-08-17T09:00:37Z")
\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,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 A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 17, 2023, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2755 "2023-08-17T10:10:31Z")
Wordle 789 4/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET ROUND CHIMP AMISS ---
**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 17, 2023, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2756 "2023-08-17T11:35:37Z")
Wordle 789 3/6\* πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE ASTIR AMISS I believe I’ve used β€˜ASTIR’ more times in _this post_ than in _every other day of my life put together._ ---
**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 17, 2023, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2757 "2023-08-17T11:59:59Z")
Wordle 789 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART APPLY AMONG AMUSE AMISS ---
**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 17, 2023, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2758 "2023-08-17T12:01:32Z")
Wordle 789 3/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IDEAL STAIN AMISS ---
**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 17, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2759 "2023-08-17T15:13:17Z")
Wordle 789 3/6 🟦⬜🟦⬜⬜ ⬜🟦🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE DAISY AMISS Finally broke out of my four rut. ---
**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 17, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2760 "2023-08-17T16:00:13Z")
Wordle 789 4/6 πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ACUTE ARSON AWASH AMISS Im not sure if AWASH was a good guess with I still in play, but I was kind of feeling a double A. Though it’s unlikely I would have come up with AMISS at three. I suppose a par was in the cards all along. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=137) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=139)