# "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:** 140
**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 18, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2781 "2023-08-18T18:45:17Z")
Wordle 790 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT CRAFT EXACT Right there with you, @RTFirefly. ---
**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 18, 2023, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2782 "2023-08-18T19:08:02Z")
Wordle 790 4/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ABOUT SAINT LEAPT EXACT Probably should have gone for an E at two, since it’s more common than I. LEANT would have gotten me a birdie. But you can never be sure in this game. ---
**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 19, 2023, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2783 "2023-08-19T04:01:24Z")
Wordle 790 2/6\* ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST EXACT Thanks to some magnificent luck, I did not see ENACT And I don’t know if I have ever had two 2s in a row. My next scores will probably be several 4s and 5s in a row. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2023, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2784 "2023-08-19T04:34:04Z")
Wordle 791 5/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LANCE WASPY GAMMA MAGMA ---
**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 19, 2023, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2785 "2023-08-19T04:36:57Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 791 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2023, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2786 "2023-08-19T06:43:35Z")
Wordle 791 5/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GUILE PRANG BAGGY MAGOT MAGMA ---
**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 19, 2023, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2787 "2023-08-19T06:44:01Z")
**Wordle 790 3/6** ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE TEACH EXACT It’s not often I guess correctly when down to two choices, but happy I did today. πŸ™‚ ---
**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 19, 2023, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2788 "2023-08-19T07:22:05Z")
Tricky tricky tricky… Wordle 791 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET ROUND CHIMP MAMMY MAGMA ---
**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 19, 2023, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2789 "2023-08-19T09:45:25Z")
Wordle 791 4/6\* \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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \\ \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 19, 2023, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2790 "2023-08-19T10:37:11Z")
Wordle 791 5/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE TRASH DAMPY MAGIC MAGMA ---
**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 19, 2023, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2791 "2023-08-19T12:04:26Z")
Wordle 791 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE TALON CAMPY MAGMA ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2023, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2792 "2023-08-19T13:32:04Z")
> **Wordle 791 4/6\* 8/19/2023** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > EX_A_CT β†’ Can we do better with the second guess > R **A** ILS β†’ Just barely. At least half the vowels are gone. Try another - and N is still in play too > **MA** N_G_O β†’ Missed on N, but that M is nice - and where should the G go? Thought a while about whether it should go 3rd or last, tried lots of vowels, but figured out we’ve got _two_ repeats… > **MAGMA** > > Hitting the G on 3 was key. Without it, I was probably heading for a 6. ---
**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 19, 2023, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2793 "2023-08-19T13:54:27Z")
Wordle 791 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SADLY PAINS CAULK MAGMA ---
**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 19, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2794 "2023-08-19T15:37:23Z")
Glad to see I’m in good company. Sheesh, what a slog! Wordle 791 5/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ 🟦⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧⬜⬜⬜ 🟧🟧⬜⬜🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE ADORN HAPPY - Now what? MAXIM - Could it be? MAGMA - Yep, a double-double ---
**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 19, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2795 "2023-08-19T16:37:13Z")
Wordle 791 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CAMEO MAXIM MAGMA I borrowed Scordle’s trick of doubling up on the unplaced M, which turned out to be the winning strategy. (Plus, Wordle seems to be on an X kick lately, though not today.) CAMEO is one of my top ten starters, and improved today from 3.73 to 3.67. ---
**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 19, 2023, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2796 "2023-08-19T17:48:23Z")
Wordle 791 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT CARES BAGGY MAGMA I was never getting a 3 on this one. I just know that one of these days, when I get almost no information in the first two guesses, the answer will eventually be baggy! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2023, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2797 "2023-08-20T01:04:08Z")
Wordle 791 4/6 Scoredle 4/6 14,855 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 1,191 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 173 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 3 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE GIMPY MAGMA Given that I only had one letter after my first two words, a 3 was pretty much out of the question. So I’m quite happy with a 4. ---
**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 20, 2023, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2798 "2023-08-20T01:10:52Z")
This one was horrible. Wordle 791 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SADLY CAPON MAGMA I wrenched and wrenched on this one. Apparently I came up with legitimate Wordle words I didn’t even know were words, so didn’t consider trying them (WAUGH, HAUGH, BAULK, the last I never spell with a β€˜U’). I came up with MAMMA but as it used just two letters… I kept looking. MAGMA hit like a lightning bolt. Fortunately and at last! ---
**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 20, 2023, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2799 "2023-08-20T01:19:51Z")
Wordle 791 4/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GLOAT RANGE MAGIC MAGMA ---
**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 20, 2023, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2800 "2023-08-20T02:31:23Z")
Wordle 791 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRONE STAID HAPPY MAGMA Quite a slog. I feel lucky with a 4 for this one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=139) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=141)