# "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:** 39
**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:** [May 1, 2023, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/761 "2023-05-01T09:05:41Z")
Wordle 681 2/6\* ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE RANGE Good choice of starting word! ---
**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:** [May 1, 2023, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/762 "2023-05-01T09:59:46Z")
Wordle 681 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,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 R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\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 G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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:** [May 1, 2023, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/763 "2023-05-01T10:07:48Z")
Wordle 681 5/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE NAIVE DANCE MANGE RANGE ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/764 "2023-05-01T10:18:11Z")
Wordle 681 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 VOUCH SLIDE BRAZE AGREE RANGE ---
**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:** [May 1, 2023, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/765 "2023-05-01T11:14:25Z")
Wordle 681 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IDEAL REACH RAVEN RANGE ---
**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:** [May 1, 2023, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/766 "2023-05-01T11:56:01Z")
Wordle 681 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART RACER RANGE ---
**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:** [May 1, 2023, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/767 "2023-05-01T12:10:56Z")
Wordle 681 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SANER RANGE ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/768 "2023-05-01T12:32:38Z")
Wordle 681 2/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 One of my rare twos. Took about 20 seconds. IRATE RANGE ---
**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:** [May 1, 2023, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/769 "2023-05-01T12:42:10Z")
Wordle 681 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WASTE CARVE MADRE RANGE ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/770 "2023-05-01T15:09:42Z")
Wordle 681 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 441 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 3 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE RANGE Another turn where my second word narrowed the field down to one possibility. ---
**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:** [May 1, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/771 "2023-05-01T15:23:58Z")
We had an identical experience! Wordle 681 2/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE RANGE WordleBot made certain to point out how _lucky_ we were! No argument here. πŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/772 "2023-05-01T15:26:28Z")
I noticed that as well. I don’t think it was entirely lucky. I naturally shifted the two yellow letters one to the left and instantly saw the answer. I think with our starting word, that would be natural. So yes, it was lucky the answer was that particular word, but not lucky that we guessed it at this juncture. ---
**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:** [May 1, 2023, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/773 "2023-05-01T15:35:02Z")
Lots of twos today. Been awhile for me. Wordle 681 2/6 ⬜🟦🟦🟦🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE RANGE ---
**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:** [May 1, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/774 "2023-05-01T15:38:33Z")
I agree with you, but I’ve never thought it wise to argue with WordleBot. ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/775 "2023-05-01T16:14:39Z")
Wordle 681 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 KNEAD PLANE RANGE Pretty happy with my 3. And I’m just happy my 3s are ahead of my 5s. πŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/776 "2023-05-01T16:20:59Z")
Wordle 681 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WATCH NAMED RANGE I have lost twice this week , both had something in common-a final vowel ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/777 "2023-05-01T21:26:59Z")
Wordle 681 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 THIRD CROWN FERNY ARENA RANGE ---
**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:** [May 1, 2023, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/778 "2023-05-01T23:42:32Z")
**Wordle 681 3/6** ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STARE BARGE RANGE Almost went with Range second, but since I saw Barge and Large, I wanted to check one of those two. I’m happy with a 3, but haven’t gotten a 2 in a while…congrats to those who did! ---
**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:** [May 2, 2023, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/779 "2023-05-02T00:26:21Z")
Wordle 681 4/6 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Used RAVEL to eliminate other possibilities on the RA list (RANCH, RALLY) and it confirmed RANGE. So I’m happy with the par as it was suffering-free. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/780 "2023-05-02T00:47:39Z")
First time back in a while (after my failure on JOKER). Catching up: Wordle 676 3/6\* 4/26/2023 JOKER REPOT METRO Wordle 677 3/6\* 4/27/2023 METRO LIONS LOGIC Wordle 678 5/6\* 4/28/2023 LOGIC CHITS CIDER CIRRI CIRCA Wordle 679 3/6\* 4/29/2023 CIRCA CATER CEDAR Wordle 680 4/6\* 4/30/2023 CEDAR BOAST PLAIN PLAZA > **Wordle 681 5/6\* 5/1/2023** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > PL_A_ZA β†’ One and only one A, and three places for it to go. > **RA** T_E_S β†’ Good pickups. But where should the E go? Gotta be the end, right? > **RA** MI **E** β†’ Ugh, this is just weird now. Throw some letters at it and see… > **RAN** C **E** β†’ Oh, duh. > **RANGE** > > One of my better runs in a while and the day I come back - another 5. I blame jet lag. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=38) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=40)