# "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:** 148
**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 27, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2941 "2023-08-27T17:11:13Z")
Not with this bunch of pedants! I’m sorry. I’ll have you know that I scoured my post for a long time looking for errors. Gaudere’s law is always out to get you! πŸ™ƒ ---
**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 27, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2942 "2023-08-27T17:33:45Z")
Wordle 799 3/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ARISE LANCE PEACE The second word was the key. I wanted common consonants, but there was nothing with L, N, T, and A with an E at the end. I figured C was a decent second-tier option, and it hit. Finally got to my historically best starting word, ARISE, and managed to improve it even more, from 3.36 to 3.33. ---
**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 27, 2023, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2943 "2023-08-27T17:48:15Z")
Wordle 799 3/6 πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT PRASE PEACE Just trying to check SER and PRASE got accepted. Best I can tell it’s a type of greenish quartz. ---
**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 28, 2023, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2944 "2023-08-28T01:13:11Z")
**Wordle 799 3/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STORE PLACE PEACE Well that was a fortuitous 2nd guess word. I wanted to keep that green E in place, and I was just checking more commons as usual, but I didn’t expect to end up with 4 greens - I’ll gladly take it! * * * * * * > [@RTFirefly](#): > > Of the two, I’d recommend Prion. Good advice! ---
**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 28, 2023, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2945 "2023-08-28T01:41:50Z")
Thanks @SeaSun and @RTFirefly! PRION and MINORare now on my list! Wordle 799 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL REACH PEACE A lucky 2nd guess with REACH, which eliminated everything but PEACE And we’ve had BEGET, BELIE, BESET and AMISS, which makes me think that APACE is not unlikely ---
**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 28, 2023, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2946 "2023-08-28T04:06:32Z")
MON AUG 28th Wordle 800 5/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHIRE DRIVE TRIBE WRITE ---
**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 28, 2023, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2947 "2023-08-28T04:10:57Z")
Whoops, almost forgot to post today (Sunday). Wordle 799 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SCALE APACE PEACE So _I_ was the dummy who was willing to try APACE before PEACE. πŸ˜‰ ---
**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 28, 2023, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2948 "2023-08-28T04:35:29Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > So _I_ was the dummy who was willing to try APACE before PEACE. πŸ˜‰ Right there with you. πŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2023, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2949 "2023-08-28T04:59:19Z")
Wordle 800 3/6 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TRICE WRITE Well that was easy. ---
**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 28, 2023, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2950 "2023-08-28T07:24:40Z")
Wordle 800 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET ROUND CHIMP TRIBE WRITE ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2023, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2951 "2023-08-28T07:32:47Z")
Wordle 800 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 OPINE WHITE WRITE ---
**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 28, 2023, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2952 "2023-08-28T08:42:04Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 800 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] ---
**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 28, 2023, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2953 "2023-08-28T09:32:40Z")
Wordle 800 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2023, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2954 "2023-08-28T12:26:02Z")
Super easy two today. Wordle 800 2/6\* ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ORATE WRITE Brute was the other option but it didn’t immediately pop into my head. Trite was a previous answer. ---
**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 28, 2023, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2955 "2023-08-28T13:08:33Z")
Wordle 800 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART STORE TRUCE WRITE ---
**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 28, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2956 "2023-08-28T13:14:10Z")
Wordle 800 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IDEAL TRICE WRITE ---
**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 28, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2957 "2023-08-28T15:00:54Z")
Wordle 800 2/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE WRITE A lucky first word, and a totally lucky second guess! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2958 "2023-08-28T15:07:40Z")
> **Wordle 800 4/6\* 8/28/2023** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 > ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 > 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > PEAC **E** β†’ Thought for a second I had struck out completely. OK, comcons and one vowel > S_T_O_R_ **E** β†’ Two hits, unplaced. They’d go well together at the front - but then what? TRITE? Don’t want a repeat just yet. Guess I’ll skip more comcons and try a second tier letter > _T_ **RI** B **E** β†’ Only thing left is > **WRITE** > > Didn’t even see BRUTE on the third guess, but would have still preferred the vowel I did guess. ---
**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 28, 2023, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2959 "2023-08-28T15:29:15Z")
Heh. Wordle 800 2/6\* πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE WRITE I’d have been peeved if the word had turned out to be TRITE. Especially since I didn’t even see it! Quick game for me today. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/2960 "2023-08-28T17:28:54Z")
Wordle 800 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 524 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 15 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 3 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE TRIBE WRITE Had to choose between TRIBE, TRIPE, BRUTE, WRITE, and possibly RETIE and TRIKE on the 3rd guess. WRITE seemed somewhat more likely than the others, but if I’d been wrong, I’d have been unable to tell apart the TRI\_E words. So I went with TRIBE where the worst case was a 4. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=147) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=149)