# "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:** 22
**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 14, 2023, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/421 "2023-04-14T12:12:54Z")
Wordle 664 3/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHIER THIEF ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2023, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/422 "2023-04-14T12:30:28Z")
> Wordle hates Js I won’t ask it to roll me one, then. πŸ˜‰ ---
**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 14, 2023, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/423 "2023-04-14T15:53:45Z")
Wordle 664 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟦 ⬜⬜⬜🟦⬜ ⬜⬜🟧🟧🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 My usual β€œfour”. CRANE SPOIL QUIET - eliminated all but one word THIEF ---
**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:** [April 14, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/424 "2023-04-14T16:24:00Z")
Wordle 664 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OPIUM SAINT TRITE THIEF Seven of my last eight games have been fours. I’m in a rut. Even though THIEF was my only choice at the end, it took me a long time to see it. I went through TEI\_\_ first and got nowhere. Then, for some reason, my brain just couldn’t make sense of T\_IE \_. It was only after I actually started typing β€œT-H-I-E” that I saw the answer. A weird block, making this harder than it should have been. > [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](#): > > What’s the strategy behind trying out repeat letters that early? It increases the chance of getting your yellow letters into the right spot. I often use Scordle’s double-up strategy now, and it can indeed be helpful. ---
**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 14, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/425 "2023-04-14T17:13:38Z")
β€Ό Wordle 664 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLUES RATIO Might be β€” bidet kited pipet thief timed Consonants β€” B D F H K M Try β€” thief THIEF Yes‼️ I’m happy with this, if you can’t tell. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/426 "2023-04-14T17:52:14Z")
Wordle 664 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ADIEU BRIEF THIEF ---
**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:** [April 14, 2023, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/427 "2023-04-14T20:41:18Z")
I’m happy with a 3 today. Wordle 664 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE FETID THIEF WordleBot advised there was only 1 word after my second try, and there was! It took me an embarrassingly long time to find it, though. ---
**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 15, 2023, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/428 "2023-04-15T03:41:30Z")
**Wordle 664 3/6** Joining the parade of 3’s today. πŸ™‚ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 POISE DEITY THIEF ---
**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:** [April 15, 2023, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/429 "2023-04-15T03:52:19Z")
Wordle 664 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STOLE APTER TIMED THIEF ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/430 "2023-04-15T04:39:36Z")
Wordle 665 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO CLOAK AMONG AGONY ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/431 "2023-04-15T05:52:12Z")
> **Wordle 664 3/6\* 4/14/2023** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 > ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > CARA_T_ β†’ Not much of a start, so two vowels to go with two common consonants… > S_T_ **I** L_E_ β†’ Struck out on the consonants, but placed I with an E is great! Not many words have the -EI-- structure, so try --IE- so the T will need to go first, T-IE-… Hmmm, H, so… > **THIEF** > > Feels good to get back in the 3 column ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/432 "2023-04-15T08:08:03Z")
Wordle 665 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 VIOLA GROAT ALONG AGONY ---
**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 15, 2023, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/433 "2023-04-15T08:34:55Z")
Wordle 665 3/6\* πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE AMONG AGONY Sounds like a pretentious art-house film… ---
**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 15, 2023, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/434 "2023-04-15T09:50:32Z")
Wordle 665 5/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Z} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned} Damn ! I was sure guess 4 was right. ---
**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 15, 2023, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/435 "2023-04-15T10:40:06Z")
Wordle 665 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLUES RATIO NYMPH AGONY β€” luckily this worked. It could also have been ANNOY. ---
**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 15, 2023, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/436 "2023-04-15T10:48:51Z")
Wordle 665 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE ANGRY AGONY Got lucky on the second guess… ---
**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:** [April 15, 2023, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/437 "2023-04-15T11:31:02Z")
Wordle 665 6/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TROUT CHOKE FLOWY POOPY DOOZY AGONY It certainly was! ---
**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 15, 2023, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/438 "2023-04-15T11:44:42Z")
Wordle 665 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT EARNS AGONY Sure glad I didn’t see among. ---
**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 15, 2023, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/439 "2023-04-15T13:46:11Z")
Wordle 665 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE ALONG AGONY Got super lucky with my checking for an O word. ---
**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 15, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/440 "2023-04-15T14:14:32Z")
Finally broke my four streak. Wordle 665 3/6 ⬜⬜🟦🟧⬜ ⬜⬜🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL AGONY - If I’d seen β€œamong”, I’d probably have gone with that instead [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=23)