# "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:** 154
**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:** [September 3, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3061 "2023-09-03T15:28:50Z")
Wordle 806 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT CRAFT BOAST AWAIT I was stumped pretty good after 3, but did eventually see await. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3062 "2023-09-03T15:33:45Z")
> **Wordle 806 4/6\* 9/3/2023** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > ON_I_ON β†’ Too much to hope for for an O or N, I guess. Now I have to worry about a double I… but later > _TI_RES β†’ No E. Do I have an -IT ending? > PL **AIT** β†’ Yes! I only see one possibility > **AWAIT** > > I tried Scoredle, following its suggestions after the initial guess, and it finished in 6. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3063 "2023-09-03T18:52:17Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > On the plus side, I’m betting nobody else guessed β€œabaft” as an answer. I might’ve seen it ~~but I knocked it out with my second guess~~ if I’d been the son of a son of a sailor. (RIP, Jimmy. πŸ™‚ ) ---
**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:** [September 4, 2023, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3064 "2023-09-04T03:18:06Z")
**Wordle 806 4/6** ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE THANK DRAFT AWAIT ---
**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:** [September 4, 2023, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3065 "2023-09-04T03:25:03Z")
I don’t know why I keep almost forgetting to post these. I did this very early this morning, then got distracted. Another lucky 3. Wordle 806 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE PLAIT AWAIT ---
**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:** [September 4, 2023, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3066 "2023-09-04T03:46:43Z")
Wordle 806 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟨🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL RATIO TWAIN AWAIT ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2023, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3067 "2023-09-04T04:21:15Z")
Wordle 807 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHINE PICKY DWALM GIDDY I played this one all wrong. After three I saw a ton of options including BIDDY, BILLY, WILLY, FILLY, FIZZY, DIZZY, JIFFY,DIVVY, JIGGY. Instead of listing them and realizing that I should probably check the F, D and B (BIFID), I panicked, entered most of the remaining letters into an anagram finder and chose the word with four of them. That left me with only two choices. I also considered that there might not be a double letter but couldn’t come up with an option. So a totally undeserved five but I did learn that DWALM is apparently a word. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2023, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3068 "2023-09-04T06:48:39Z")
Wordle 807 4/6\* ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PIOUS VITAL DINER GIDDY ---
**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:** [September 4, 2023, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3069 "2023-09-04T09:02:13Z")
Wordle 807 3/6\* \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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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:** [September 4, 2023, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3070 "2023-09-04T09:26:20Z")
A 5, dammit Wordle 807 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET ROUND CHIMP DIZZY GIDDY ---
**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:** [September 4, 2023, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3071 "2023-09-04T10:19:28Z")
Wordle 807 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHIRT GIMPY GIDDY ---
**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:** [September 4, 2023, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3072 "2023-09-04T12:29:40Z")
Wordle 807 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE LINGO MIGHT GIDDY ---
**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:** [September 4, 2023, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3073 "2023-09-04T15:02:17Z")
I consider myself fortunate to have gotten out of this one with a 4. Wordle 807 4/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SPINY MILKY GIDDY There were quite a number of possibles after my third try, of which I only discerned JIFFY, BIDDY and GIDDY. I picked the most likely of those three and it turned out to be the answer. WordleBot shared that BIGGY, FIGGY, JIGGY, DIZZY and FIZZY were also potentials. I suspected there were more than the ones I found but didn’t take a lot of time over it today. So lucky again. ---
**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:** [September 4, 2023, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3074 "2023-09-04T16:50:56Z")
Wordle 807 5/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHEST FLOOD DIVAN RIDGY GIDDY \<\<β€” I would have played this before RIDGY ---
**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:** [September 4, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3075 "2023-09-04T17:11:03Z")
Finally! Wordle 807 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟧⬜⬜🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE GROIN GIDDY - Wordlebot says this was the only solution, but what about β€œgimpy”? ---
**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:** [September 4, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3076 "2023-09-04T17:15:58Z")
A couple of very different fours after a mini three streak: Wordle 806 4/6 πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALIEN ASTIR AUDIT AWAIT Wordle 807 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 POISE TRAIN DIMLY GIDDY ---
**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:** [September 4, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3077 "2023-09-04T17:52:42Z")
Wordle 807 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOIL ICING FIGGY GIDDY ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2023, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3078 "2023-09-04T18:31:33Z")
Wordle 807 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 1,713 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 99 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 4 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DUMPY GIDDY Considering I had exactly zero letters after my first two words, I certainly wasn’t going to get it in 3, so I’m happy with a 4. I’ve got two different words, DUMPY and GIMPY (hi, Chefguy!), that I use on the third guess if I’m still fishing for letters. The one I didn’t choose would have gotten me more of the solution, but since the one I chose got me there in 4, I’m not complaining. I chose the one I did to eliminate any possible QU words, but looking at Scoredle, there weren’t any of them left anyway after my second guess. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3079 "2023-09-05T00:53:57Z")
> **Wordle 807 5/6\* Labor Day 2023** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > AWA_I_T β†’ Slow start, comcons and move that I > ST_I_LE β†’ But don’t repeat comcons! Doh! So, an N… but I don’t see an R word, so I’ll try > W **I** N **DY** β†’ and since I’m up to my fourth guess, I’ll try a double letter > B **IDDY** β†’ I think I’m safe, I’m positively > **GIDDY** > > Some misplaying, but a fair five - this is a tough word by most methods. ---
**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:** [September 5, 2023, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3080 "2023-09-05T01:32:09Z")
**Wordle 807 4/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR DUMPY GIDDY [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=153) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=155)