# "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:** 166
**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 17, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3301 "2023-09-17T16:03:02Z")
Back to a 3! Heee!! Wordle 820 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CLIMB MUSIC Second word narrowed the field to 3 words. I found MIMIC and MUSIC. No idea what the third word was. I didn’t look too hard. ---
**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 17, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3302 "2023-09-17T17:11:27Z")
Wordle 820 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PIOUS SUITE MUSIC A super quick birdie. I _might_ have opted for MUSIC at two had I taken a little more time to ponder. But SUITE wasn’t necessarily a bad guess, just not the right one, so I don’t feel too bad about it. ---
**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 18, 2023, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3303 "2023-09-18T00:16:11Z")
**Wordle 820 3/6** 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STORE CHAIN MUSIC ---
**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 18, 2023, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3304 "2023-09-18T04:01:54Z")
Wordle 820 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST NOISY MUSIC I really don’t understand the NYT stats and ratings. Copied and pasted from WordleBot page: Your Ratings for Wordle No. 820 Based on my analysis of 78,534 hard mode Wordles. SKILL: YOU 88 Out of 99, NYT AVG. 89 LUCK: YOU 55 Out of 99, NYT AVG. 59 STEPS: YOU 3 NYT AVG. 3.5 So if I got the solution in 3 steps and the NYT average was 3.5, why are my skills and luck ratings lower than the NYT average? It doesn’t make sense to me. As I’ve said before, I should stop caring what WordleBot says! ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2023, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3305 "2023-09-18T04:07:28Z")
Wordle 821 5/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHARE CRAMP DRAWN FRANK ---
**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 18, 2023, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3306 "2023-09-18T04:10:17Z")
Wordle 821 4/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE THANK SPANK FRANK Uh, sure. ---
**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:** [September 18, 2023, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3307 "2023-09-18T07:54:09Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 821 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2023, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3308 "2023-09-18T10:15:47Z")
Wordle 821 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 55 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 4 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 3 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT PRANK DRANK FRANK ---
**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 18, 2023, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3309 "2023-09-18T10:47:34Z")
Snap ! I win !! Wordle 821 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,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 A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 18, 2023, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3310 "2023-09-18T11:43:12Z")
Wordle 821 6/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Too many first letter options! HEART BRAIN DRANK PRANK CRANK FRANK ---
**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 18, 2023, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3311 "2023-09-18T12:01:03Z")
Wordle 821 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT BRAND FRANK A quality 3 here. Started immediately guessing for the win after 1, with my mind immediately going to β€œtrust the B!” But then I remembered G before B, but grand has already been an answer. And then after 2 I had already eliminated P and D, leaving frank as the (I think) only answer. EDIT: Forgot to mention that crank has already been an answer as well. ---
**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 18, 2023, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3312 "2023-09-18T12:17:23Z")
Wordle 821 3/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE BOARD FRANK ---
**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 18, 2023, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3313 "2023-09-18T12:46:08Z")
Wordle 821 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET ROUND PRANK FRANK ---
**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 18, 2023, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3314 "2023-09-18T15:02:38Z")
Wordle 821 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DITCH RANGE URBAN FRANK ---
**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 18, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3315 "2023-09-18T16:13:55Z")
Wordle 821 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CAUSE TRAIN PRANK FRANK A double-dose of luck helped me save par today. I missed seeing the -ND words (BRAND and GRAND), so I was lucky the K came up. Then I won the coin flip between FRANK and DRANK. I’ll take it! ---
**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 18, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3316 "2023-09-18T16:40:58Z")
Wordle 821 4/6 ⬜⬜🟧⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟧⬜🟦 ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE PRAWN CRANK - Almost went with β€˜frank’ here; also lucky not to fall into the β€œND” ending FRANK ---
**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 18, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3317 "2023-09-18T16:48:19Z")
See, I don’t always check already-used words. That cost me today. Hmmppfff. Wordle 821 5/6\* β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE PRANK CRANK DRANK FRANK Had I checked, I’d have learned CRANK was already used and I would have had a 4. That’ll learn me! ---
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3318 "2023-09-18T16:54:11Z")
Oh Aspen You used my list but in the right order to win. Wordle 821 X/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜there ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨grown ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩brink ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 Used the D then C then P ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 18, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3319 "2023-09-18T17:12:46Z")
Man, that sucks! Better luck tomorrow! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2023, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3320 "2023-09-18T21:52:16Z")
> **Wordle 821 4/6\* 9/18/2023** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > MUSIC β†’ Second day in a row I’ve whiffed on the opener. I swear sometimes this game is out to get me > TE **A** _R_Y β†’ O is still out there, but that middle A looks like it could be all the vowels we have. I kept trying to get both L and N in there, but gave up and went with > G **RAN** D β†’ About all that goes after that N is a K, which gives two options, PRANK and > **FRANK** > > Glad I grew up reading the Hardy Boys rather than _The Compleat Practical Joker_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=165) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=167)