# "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:** 145
**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 24, 2023, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2881 "2023-08-24T12:54:08Z")
Wordle 796 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO ERODE WORDY Back to a three! Yay! ---
**Author:** ![troub](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troub/32/14802_2.png) [@troub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troub)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2882 "2023-08-24T14:16:27Z")
Wordle 796 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO BORED WORDY - figured here that they wouldn’t use β€˜DORKY’, would they? Woohoo ---
**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 24, 2023, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2883 "2023-08-24T14:29:24Z")
Another bad showing. Wordle 796 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜ 🟦🟧⬜⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE - bust CRIMP - another bust ROUGH - feeble WORRY - but it lead to this WORDY - which left this ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2884 "2023-08-24T15:12:35Z")
> **Wordle 796 6/6\* 8/24/2023** > > ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > VE **R** VE β†’ I was really hoping today would be HOVER, ya know? Alas, not much eliminated by yesterday’s solution. Common letters, here we come - really need two vowels > TA **R** SI β†’ Nothin’ doin’. Two more vowels, and common consonants? > H **OR** N **Y** β†’ Good. But traplike. Fourth guess coming up, so I should check for a double R… > L **OR** R **Y** β†’ Nope. Second tier consonants left. What can I try? > P **OR** K **Y** β†’ I blame too much Looney Tunes. What’s left? > **WORDY** > > Two sixes in a row. Not looking great on the ol’ scorecard… but it could have been worse, as WORMY was still out there. On the plus side, hey! all greens. ---
**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 24, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2885 "2023-08-24T16:07:10Z")
Wordle 796 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CAUSE INTRO ROOMY WORRY WORDY An unforced error cost me a par. I’d already eliminated R in the fourth position, but laid down a double R anyway. (@psychobunny, I see you did the same thing. I feel your pain.) My top ten starters are taking a hard hit. CAUSE jumps from 3.55 to 3.67. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2886 "2023-08-24T18:25:17Z")
Wordle 796 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 1,713 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 56 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 8 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE GIMPY WORDY > [@troub](#): > > figured here that they wouldn’t use β€˜DORKY’, would they? Believe me, I seriously considered that they might. ---
**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 24, 2023, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2887 "2023-08-24T19:02:46Z")
Looks like a great day to get a 3! Wordle 796 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SCOUR WORDY After my second try, I had it down to WORDY, WORMY, DORKY, PORKY and HORNY. WORMY, DORKY and HORNY didn’t seem like Wordle words, and since I had two β€˜W’ words, I figured I’d try the most likely one of those. Glad I didn’t see ROWDY, because I’d have tried that before WORDY. WordleBot advises there were 16 words to choose from after my second try, so today was exceptionally lucky. I didn’t expect it to be the answer, just confirm letter placement and the use of the β€˜Y’. ---
**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 24, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2888 "2023-08-24T21:27:19Z")
Wordle 796 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE COURT MORPH WORDY ---
**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 25, 2023, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2889 "2023-08-25T00:23:15Z")
**Wordle 796 3/6** ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STORE ROUND WORDY All I could see after my second guess was Dorky and Wordy. Not sure if Dorky would ever be used, though I do think it’s common enough, but Wordy won out in the end. Chose well. ---
**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 25, 2023, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2890 "2023-08-25T02:56:40Z")
Wordle 796 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SCORE RIGOR WORDY Generally speaking, any time I get no hits on the first word a 3 is off the table. ---
**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 25, 2023, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2891 "2023-08-25T03:44:40Z")
Wordle 796 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TILER RANDO (I wasn’t sure this was valid but thought it was worth a try) WORDY I went for 2 unconventional guesses, and they paid off ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2892 "2023-08-25T04:46:33Z")
Wordle 797 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO MODAL OCEAN The dumb luck is back. ---
**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 25, 2023, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2893 "2023-08-25T07:04:28Z")
Wordle 797 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET ROUND OCEAN A symmetric color pattern! Vertical symmetry, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2894 "2023-08-25T07:45:09Z")
Wordle 797 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GUISE TREND CLEAN OCEAN ---
**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 25, 2023, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2895 "2023-08-25T08:08:51Z")
Wordle 797 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt X} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2896 "2023-08-25T09:30:33Z")
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 441 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE OCEAN ---
**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 25, 2023, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2897 "2023-08-25T11:57:31Z")
Wordle 797 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟨⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IDEAL CHEAT OCEAN ---
**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 25, 2023, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2898 "2023-08-25T12:00:14Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 797 X/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟩[/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2899 "2023-08-25T12:34:27Z")
Wordle 797 2/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > Emoji > Ocean ---
**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 25, 2023, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2900 "2023-08-25T15:20:44Z")
Wordle 797 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 REACH CLEAN OCEAN What’s this? Another three? Whoop! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=144) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=146)