# "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:** 29
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2023, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/561 "2023-04-21T04:27:47Z")
Wordle 671 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SAUCE BALMY KAYAK I wonder if this will prove easy or hard. ---
**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 21, 2023, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/562 "2023-04-21T05:52:29Z")
Wordle 671 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PULSE RATIO MANGY KAYAK Definitely a hard one for me, had to stare at the leftover letters for quite a while to find a fitting word… ---
**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 21, 2023, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/563 "2023-04-21T08:48:40Z")
Wordle 671 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST ROUND PICKY BOUGH β€” at this point I only had A K Y so I thought KAYAK KAYAK β€” and yes there it is, but it took me 5 tries ---
**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 21, 2023, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/564 "2023-04-21T09:27:22Z")
Wordle 671 6/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE TRASH MAUVY BAWDY JAZZY KAYAK I was so dang pleased with myself for coming up with β€˜mauvy’ after getting so little bang for my buck with the first two that I missed the whole point until after 5/6; but, as luck would have it, I don’t see anything _other_ than β€˜kayak’ that I could’ve then played for 6/6. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2023, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/565 "2023-04-21T09:27:45Z")
Wordle 671 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SNEAK CLOAK KAYAK ---
**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 21, 2023, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/566 "2023-04-21T09:51:59Z")
Wordle 671 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 M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ \end{aligned} ☹ ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2023, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/567 "2023-04-21T12:04:05Z")
Wordle 671 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 1,042 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 180 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 7 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLART NICHE DUMPY KAYAK The solution was the only word I could think of for my fourth guess. Scoredle says that words like yabba (dabba doo!), gyoza, etc. were also available. Yowza! At any rate, happy to escape with a 4. I certainly wasn’t going to do any better with this one. ---
**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 21, 2023, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/568 "2023-04-21T12:07:01Z")
Wordle 671 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 What a week! Two twos and a three! HEART CROAK KAYAK ---
**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 21, 2023, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/569 "2023-04-21T13:02:19Z")
Wordle 671 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE HANDY KAYAK ---
**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 21, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/570 "2023-04-21T14:25:45Z")
That’s a very good week! ---
**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 21, 2023, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/571 "2023-04-21T14:58:15Z")
Wordle 671 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT RACES BAGGY KAYAK Took a long time after guess 3. So much so I had to stop and come back to it later. ---
**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 21, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/572 "2023-04-21T15:06:46Z")
Wordle 671 4/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧⬜⬜🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL BATTY - couldn’t come up with an β€˜au’ word, so assumed there was a β€˜y’ KAYAK - the only possible choice, but it took some cogitating At least Wordlebot was pleased with me. ---
**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 21, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/573 "2023-04-21T15:28:20Z")
Wordle 671 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT CROAK KAYAK I got lucky with my second word revealing the last two letters. ---
**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 21, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/574 "2023-04-21T16:13:02Z")
I’m having a great week. Another 3! Wordle 671 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CLOAK KAYAK CLOAK is a favorite second word for me if I hit only an β€˜A’ in 3rd position after IRATE. When I learned the word was an β€”AK word, the answer immediately sprang to mind. There just aren’t that many (any?) of them. In fact WordleBot advised it was the only choice left. Fortunately, I didn’t dither today, trying a million other letter combinations before KAYAK. For a change! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/575 "2023-04-21T17:47:38Z")
> **Wordle 671 4/6\* 4/21/2023** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > PL_A_TE β†’ Not a bad start. Think I’ll go consonant-hunting… > H **A** RSH β†’ Whiff! But placed the A. Could it be two As, MADAM? Feel like I should try to cover some more consonants here… > M **AYA** N β†’ No, dangit, it was… > **KAYAK** > > I actually saw the answer after two because I’ve been watching _Extraordinary Attorney Woo_ on Netflix, and that’s one of the palindromes she mentions when she says her name. Should have had the guts to try it. ---
**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 21, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/576 "2023-04-21T18:44:47Z")
Wordle 671 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 NOISE FAULT PARCH GAWKY KAYAK Sheesh. I was actually lucky to hit the K, or this one had fail potential. It has now been 10 days since my last three. I used to be good at this game, I swear! ---
**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 21, 2023, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/577 "2023-04-21T23:54:34Z")
Wordle 671 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STARE AUDIO PAGAN KAYAK β€œA the only vowel” led to PAGAN, and after that there weren’t many options, what with all the eliminated letters. Possibly all those commercials helped bring the word to mind, too. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2023, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/578 "2023-04-22T04:19:27Z")
Wordle 672 6/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHORE DROVE GROPE FROZE BROKE This is an example of where looking at the previous word list might have helped. If I wasn’t too lazy to go through all the combinations I might have found a good sleuth word. I do think I narrowed it down to the last option and I did technically play hard mode so I guess that’s something. ---
**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 22, 2023, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/579 "2023-04-22T04:41:00Z")
**Wordle 671 3/6** ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SONAR DECAL KAYAK Got lucky…I had about 5-6 words that I could see to choose from and just took a risk on the double double, and I liked that word the best (haven’t kayaked in years, but it’s really fun). πŸ™‚ ---
**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 22, 2023, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/580 "2023-04-22T06:50:40Z")
Wordle 672 4/6\* 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RIOTS FLOUR PRONE BROKE Some luck there on the last guess… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=28) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=30)