# "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:** 139
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2761 "2023-08-17T16:45:39Z")
> **Wordle 789 5/6\* 8/17/2023** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ > ⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _S_CRUB β†’ It’s odd to see the first letter come up yellow, then nothing else. Time for a good second guess guess > HE **IS** T β†’ Not bad, and half the vowels are gone. Let’s try two more > D_A_ **IS** Y β†’ Got another. Playing around with some words I didn’t think were words, I tried > **A** V **IS** O β†’ but I should have warned myself it might work. Then I saw > **AMISS** > > Scoredle says it would have gone for the solution with both my third and fourth guesses, but gone to a different word with the fifth guess. Makes for an odd pattern, but I can see why it did that with the fifth guess, given the other two words were but one letter off from each other, so guessing the solution with the fifth guess might have ended up with a complete miss. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2762 "2023-08-17T17:42:02Z")
Wordle 789 4/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 751 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 209 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 11 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE GIMPY =\> Something’s AMISS with today’s puzzle ---
**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, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2763 "2023-08-17T18:23:45Z")
Wordle 789 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT RACES AMISS ---
**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 17, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2764 "2023-08-17T18:32:01Z")
Wordle 789 5/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GREAT BLACK HAMMY AXIOM AMISS Sheesh! This was tough for 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 17, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2765 "2023-08-17T18:35:46Z")
I kinda pooched my Wordle today, so happy to get out of it with a 4. Wordle 789 4/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SLAIN (you already knew the A wasn’t in this position, dummy!) DAISY AMISS At least WordleBot wasn’t withering. ---
**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 18, 2023, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2766 "2023-08-18T02:39:16Z")
**Wordle 789 4/6** 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR DAISY AMISS ---
**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 18, 2023, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2767 "2023-08-18T03:57:01Z")
Wordle 789 2/6\* ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST AMISS i didn’t seriously think that AMISS could be the solution, but thought I’d try it out as a test word with another vowel and a common consonant. And are we back in archaic territory, with BELIE and BEGET? ---
**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 18, 2023, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2768 "2023-08-18T06:07:25Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 790 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2769 "2023-08-18T07:20:20Z")
Wordle 790 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟨🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 VIOLA SPACE TEACH ENACT EXACT ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2770 "2023-08-18T07:50:40Z")
Wordle 790 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO STALE MEANT EXACT ---
**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 18, 2023, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2771 "2023-08-18T08:57:41Z")
Wordle 790 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Z} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt X} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 18, 2023, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2772 "2023-08-18T09:56:36Z")
Wordle 790 4/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE STEAK TEACH EXACT ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2773 "2023-08-18T10:08:27Z")
Wordle 790 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 42 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩 3 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CRAFT EXACT No R eliminated most of the possibilities, and only one of the remaining possibilities I could come up with had a C. Two Xes and a Q in the past week! ---
**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 18, 2023, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2774 "2023-08-18T11:42:30Z")
Wordle 790 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE CLEAT ENACT EXACT ---
**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 18, 2023, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2775 "2023-08-18T11:58:43Z")
Wordle 790 3/6 ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART ENACT EXACT ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2776 "2023-08-18T12:54:41Z")
> **Wordle 790 5/6\* 8/18/2023** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 > 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _A_MISS β†’ Well… it’s something. Need a good second guess without S > L_AT_H_E_ β†’ Lots of letters to move around. I’ll keep moving the A over > _TE_ **A** RY β†’ And there it is. I guess the E is at the start? And I haven’t tried N yet, so > **E** N **ACT** β†’ Just lipped out on the par putt > **EXACT** > > The ENACT EXACT club is still accepting new members… ---
**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 18, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2777 "2023-08-18T16:46:50Z")
OK, this one was fun! Wordle 790 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **SALET** β€” _remaining letters are ROINUDCYPMHGBKFWVZXJQ; likely words are adept AGENT begat CHEAT enact EXACT HEART meant REACT TREAT (upper case is more likely)_ **CHOIR** β€” _enact EXACT_ **EXACT** ETA β€” @SunUp I just joined that club. ---
**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 18, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2778 "2023-08-18T17:10:56Z")
Wordle 790 5/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SOAPY CLANG BRACE TEACH EXACT ---
**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 18, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2779 "2023-08-18T17:39:39Z")
Wordle 790 3/6 ⬜⬜🟧🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE TEARY EXACT ---
**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 18, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2780 "2023-08-18T17:43:16Z")
Claiming my 3 today! Wordle 790 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE LEANT EXACT [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=138) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=140)