# "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:** 146
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2901 "2023-08-25T15:34:40Z")
> **Wordle 797 4/6\* 8/25/2023** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 > ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > W_O_RDY β†’ Slow start. Try common consonants, and an E > ST_O_L_E_ β†’ Maybe done with vowels. I’d try LEMON or DEMON here but I already used their initial letters. OK, a slight variant > V_ENO_M β†’ A hit. But still nothing placed. Let’s see, O must be first or last, E middle or 4th. Took a while at this point to see > **OCEAN** > > From all greens yesterday to no greens before solution today. Also, Scoredle pointed out helpfully that OAKEN was another possibility for par. ---
**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 25, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2902 "2023-08-25T16:07:58Z")
Wordle 797 2/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE OCEAN Woo-hoo! A two! Caught some luck at the start. First thing I saw after that was NEATO, but figured that was unlikely. Another minute of moving the letters around in my head did it. I also saw OAKEN but the coin fell my way. ALONE now stands… alone… as my second-best starter, moving from 3.55 to 3.42. ---
**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 25, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2903 "2023-08-25T16:13:21Z")
Another dismal showing. Wordle 797 5/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜🟦 🟦🟦⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟧🟧⬜ 🟦⬜🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE EAGLE BREAK CHEAP OCEAN ---
**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, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2904 "2023-08-25T18:57:17Z")
Wordle 797 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SANER KNEAD OCEAN My emphasis on consonants makes three-vowel answers my kryptonite. ---
**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 25, 2023, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2905 "2023-08-25T22:56:16Z")
A ho-hum 4 today. Wordle 797 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE GLEAM CHEAP OCEAN Wish I’d thought to try CHEAP before GLEAM. Might have gotten a 3! Oh, well. ---
**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, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2906 "2023-08-25T23:54:52Z")
**Wordle 797 3/6** ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE KNEAD OCEAN ---
**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 26, 2023, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2907 "2023-08-26T02:26:00Z")
Wordle 797 2/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE OCEAN …starting word finally pays off! ---
**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 26, 2023, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2908 "2023-08-26T03:51:07Z")
Wordle 797 3/6\* ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST ADORE 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 26, 2023, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2909 "2023-08-26T04:06:08Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 798 4/6 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] cloud crown chore choir ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2023, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2910 "2023-08-26T05:02:09Z")
Wordle 798 3/6 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟨 ⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO BROIL CHOIR ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2023, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2911 "2023-08-26T06:25:13Z")
Wordle 798 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GUISE TONIC CHOIR ---
**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 26, 2023, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2912 "2023-08-26T08:24:30Z")
Wordle 798 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Z} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ \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 26, 2023, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2913 "2023-08-26T10:48:58Z")
Wordle 798 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 1,713 🟩🟩🟩🟨⬜ 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE CHOIR My starting word hadn’t been getting a lot of hits lately, so the thought briefly crossed my mind to try my second word first. But habit won out, and I missed out on an easy 2. C’est la vie. ---
**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 26, 2023, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2914 "2023-08-26T10:53:04Z")
Wordle 798 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > Hallelujah! ---
**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 26, 2023, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2915 "2023-08-26T11:14:05Z")
Wordle 798 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET ROUND CHIMP CHOIR ---
**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 26, 2023, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2916 "2023-08-26T11:47:38Z")
Wordle 798 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE FRUIT CHOIR ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2917 "2023-08-26T15:51:25Z")
> **Wordle 798 3/6\* 8/26/2023** > > 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _OC_EAN β†’ If you told me I was going to get a vowel and a consonant from my first word, that would not have been the pair I would have expected. I first tried CHOSY for the next word, but Wordle said β€œnot a word”, which the makers of Jif would dispute. But it got me into a CHO- with an S mood, so I tried > **CHO** PS β†’ and after about five seconds I saw it. > **CHOIR** > > If I hadn’t gotten sidetracked on the second guess looking for the S, I might have gotten a 2. ---
**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 26, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2918 "2023-08-26T17:11:43Z")
Wordle 798 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 ⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO BROIL CHOIR ---
**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 26, 2023, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2919 "2023-08-26T17:18:19Z")
I love it when many of us get 3s. πŸ™‚ Wordle 798 3/6\* πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CHIRP CHOIR WordleBot advised that there were 25 words after my first try and only 1 after my second. Yet it awarded me 87 for skill and 78 for luck, while awarding itself 91 for skill and 59 for luck. I think WordleBot pulls its stats out of its ass. ---
**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 26, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2920 "2023-08-26T17:47:12Z")
I think I should just have put Wordle aside this week. Wordle 798 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟦🟦⬜ 🟧⬜⬜🟧⬜ 🟧⬜⬜🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PLANE STICK CIVIC CUPID - Rhymes with β€˜stupid’, which this choice was, given word #1 CHOIR [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=145) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=147)