# "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:** 19
**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:** [April 11, 2023, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/361 "2023-04-11T22:10:01Z")
**Wordle 661 4/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TROPE CHAIN FLASK QUALM ---
**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:** [April 12, 2023, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/362 "2023-04-12T00:10:17Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > I think she’s playing on another device, then playing an her main device to get the perfect score. I want to call her on her BS, but I just don’t comment. She also could be just looking up the answer before playing too. There’s no point in cheating like that, if she is in fact doing so, other than to get attention and try to make people think you have superpowers, which I think most, if not all, will see through anyways. If it were one of my FB friends, I probably wouldn’t say anything either, but then again, if someone calls her out, or questions her about it, then others might chime in and she may stop doing it knowing she’s not pulling the wool over anyone’s eyes. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/363 "2023-04-12T00:14:09Z")
Yesterday: Wordle 660 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ROAST DRUID GURDY UNDER I wasn’t sure it would take GURDY. Wordle 661 4/6 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT LEAKY QUAIL QUALM Unremarkable. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/364 "2023-04-12T00:46:53Z")
> [@SeaSun](#): > > There’s no point in cheating like that, if she is in fact doing so, other than to get attention and try to make people think you have superpowers, which I think most, if not all, will see through anyways. There really isn’t any point. After all, if one has truly solved it on the first guess, that’s just plain dumb luck, odds of well over a thousand to one against. It doesn’t involve the least bit of skill\*. So anyone who’s boasting of having solved it in one multiple times is bullshitting one way or another, either by cheating or by passing off an incredible run of luck as skill. \*Other than when the FTFNYT was getting cutesy back in Oct/Nov and we had at least one person use ‘FEAST’ as their opener on Thanksgiving day. Thank goodness they’ve gotten away from that. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2023, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/365 "2023-04-12T01:28:44Z")
I’ve gotten a 1 twice, and both times were because I saw the word here. I wish there was a way to erase that from my stats. Cheating and then boasting, well, there are some out there that’ll do that. And then you learn a little about their character. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2023, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/366 "2023-04-12T01:53:30Z")
Cheating for a 1 is so weird to me. If I wanted to cheat to impress people, I would look up the answer and then come up with a reasonable first word that would narrow down the possibilities considerably for a plausible 2. Like when the answer was under, I might use trend as my opener to hit four yellows. Trend is a believable opener, I think. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2023, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/367 "2023-04-12T04:03:54Z")
APR 12 Wordle 662 4/6\* 🟦⬛🟦⬛⬛ 🟦🟧🟦⬛⬛ ⬛🟧🟧🟧⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE ROAST MORAY BORAX ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/368 "2023-04-12T04:56:04Z")
Wordle 662 4/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO CORAL FORAY BORAX After three, all I could come up with was BORAX and KORAN, neither of which I liked. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/369 "2023-04-12T07:11:40Z")
Wordle 662 6/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHASE AUDIT PAGAN FORAY MORAL BORAX ---
**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:** [April 12, 2023, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/370 "2023-04-12T09:59:45Z")
Wordle 662 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨🟨⬛⬛🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟨🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 This was a bit of a logical challenge. I liked it! CLUES **RA** TI **O** After this: _Might be_ — abhor abort adorn apron arbor ardor armor aroma arrow board borax broad foray groan hoard organ ovary _Consonants_ — B H T D N P M W X F Y G V = B D F G H M N P T V W X Y _Try_ — badge fudge human hymen point nymph… Nymph is normally my 3rd guess word, and all 5 letters are ones I needed, so… NYMPH Nothing! So… _Might be_ — arbor ardor arrow board borax broad foray organ ovary _Consonants_ — B T D W X F G V = B D F G T V W X _Try_ — board BOARD — after this guess, it had to be: BORAX Fun times. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2023, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/371 "2023-04-12T11:24:37Z")
Wordle 662 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IDEAL SONAR FORAY BORAX ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/372 "2023-04-12T11:35:26Z")
Wordle 662 5/6 Scoredle 5/6 14,855 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 557 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 121 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 20 🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜ 4 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLART NICHE DUMPY ARROW BORAX This was a toughie, with two pretty low-frequency letters. Looks like what the 4’s so far have in common is getting that \_ORA\_ middle section by the 3rd guess. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2023, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/373 "2023-04-12T11:41:54Z")
Wordle 662 5/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \<--Stupid ! \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \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 X} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/374 "2023-04-12T12:48:14Z")
Wordle 662 3/6\* 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO BOARD BORAX Got lucky trying the B in the second guess, then it took me a while to see BORAX… Scoredle notes seven possibilities for the last word: borax boral borak boras bolar boyar borna Thankfully, I knew none of the others… ---
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/375 "2023-04-12T13:08:24Z")
Wordle 662 X/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟨⬛🟩⬛ 🟩⬛🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ My second day in a row of FAIL! I am impressed that it has a 92% solve rate, I thought it was difficult. And I am annoyed that wordlebot got it in 3. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/376 "2023-04-12T13:30:23Z")
Wordle 662 6/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART RADIO AROMA TORAH MORAL BORAX ---
**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:** [April 12, 2023, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/377 "2023-04-12T13:38:38Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > HEART > RADIO > AROMA > TORAH > MORAL > BORAX Apologies in advance, but: playing TORAH after HEART eliminated the T and the H? Was that (and playing MORAL after AROMA eliminated the M) a slip on your part, or am _I_ slipping up by not spotting a trap you were playing to avoid, or something? ---
**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:** [April 12, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/378 "2023-04-12T14:25:20Z")
You’re right, sometimes I forget which letters have been tried and failed. That 6 was on me. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/379 "2023-04-12T14:26:18Z")
Wordle 662 4/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟨🟨🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT RACES BROAD BORAX This is my fourth or fifth 4 in a row, which is very disheartening. After my 3s had fallen way behind my 4s (before switching to plant as my starter) I caught up so that the 3s were only one behind. Then I alternated 4s and 3s for several days, anxious to post that I had finally caught back up but not wanting to jinx it beforehand. My 3s (165) are now six behind my 4s (171). Very discouraging. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/380 "2023-04-12T15:15:15Z")
Wordle 662 4/6 ⬜🟦🟦⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ 🟦🟦⬜🟦🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL ABHOR BORAX Even after getting four of the letters, this took me forever to solve, probably because I associate “borax” with a commercial product. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=20)