# "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:** 41
**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 3, 2023, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/801 "2023-05-03T00:41:19Z")
Wordle 682 4/6 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT SHELF SOLID SULKY A fairly fast and enjoyable par, adjectival status notwithstanding. ---
**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 3, 2023, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/802 "2023-05-03T01:18:09Z")
**Wordle 682 4/6** ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HOIST SNARE SKULL SULKY I had Sulky on my list and thought it to be a little too…not that common? It’s not totally uncommon, but it just felt off to me. So I went with Skull instead - there were several words that had double letters, and almost all of the words had similar letters, so I just had to choose one. I’ll take my 4 though and be glad it wasn’t worse. ---
**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:** [May 3, 2023, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/803 "2023-05-03T02:24:42Z")
Wordle 682 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ADORE MISTY SUNNY SULKY ---
**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 3, 2023, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/804 "2023-05-03T04:44:56Z")
**Wednesday, May 3rd** Wordle 683 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SCORE HORDE Credit for this 3 goes to the previous answers list. Thanks to the my DDO days I immediately saw rogue/rouge, but both of those have been answers before. Then I saw forge/gorge, but both of those have been answers as well. The yellow O in third position eliminated all the broke/drove style possibilities with the terminal E. I was at a bit of a loss, actually, until I finally saw horde. As far as I can tell that was the only solution left. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/805 "2023-05-03T05:18:14Z")
Wordle 683 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHORE HORDE ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/806 "2023-05-03T06:18:05Z")
Wordle 683 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 USAGE CLOVE OPINE FORTE HORDE ---
**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 3, 2023, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/807 "2023-05-03T06:28:12Z")
Wordle 683 6/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRATE SPIRE RUBLE BORNE FORGE HORDE Well that almost was a disaster… ---
**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 3, 2023, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/808 "2023-05-03T09:22:54Z")
Wordle 683 5/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE ROGUE WORSE FORTE HORDE Yeesh. ---
**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:** [May 3, 2023, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/809 "2023-05-03T10:00:05Z")
Wordle 683 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET ROUND β€” _after ROUND the only word left is HORDE_ HORDE ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/810 "2023-05-03T10:13:55Z")
Wordle 683 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 1,713 ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟩 2 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE HORDE A quick 3. ---
**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 3, 2023, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/811 "2023-05-03T11:03:05Z")
Wordle 683 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \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 D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 3, 2023, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/812 "2023-05-03T11:31:10Z")
Wordle 683 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE CHORE HORDE ---
**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 3, 2023, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/813 "2023-05-03T11:58:50Z")
Wordle 683 3/6 🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART HOMER HORDE ---
**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:** [May 3, 2023, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/814 "2023-05-03T12:47:38Z")
It’s raining 3s! ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/815 "2023-05-03T15:58:07Z")
Wordle 683 2/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRADE HORDE A lucky first guess! ---
**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 3, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/816 "2023-05-03T16:23:07Z")
Wordle 683 4/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜🟧 ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ 🟦🟧⬜⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 C **R** AN **E** SP **O** IL ROGUE HORDE - could also have been β€œFORTE” ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/817 "2023-05-03T17:15:49Z")
> **Wordle 683 4/6\* 5/3/2023** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 > ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > SULKY β†’ Clean miss. ROAST/HEIST are out because S is gone. Two vowels and three common consonants would be good… > T_E_N_OR_ β†’ Not bad. Thought about ?ORE? here, but found no good possibilities, so tried the terminal E with… > P_RO_V **E** β†’ So O is probably in second. In which case R is hard to fit in 4th, and with ROGUE/ROUGE out it’s probably third. ?OR?E, but not HORSE, but it could be… > **HORDE** > > Scoredle says there were 25(!) words left after my third guess, four of which (FORCE/FORGE/GORGE/OCHRE) I’m actually familiar with. Though OCHRE really would have thrown me for a loop. ---
**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 3, 2023, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/818 "2023-05-03T17:25:59Z")
Wordle 683 4/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 UPSET BEACH WHERE HORDE ---
**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 3, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/819 "2023-05-03T17:36:09Z")
A four. I’m cool with it. Wordle 683 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SCORE FORGE HORDE ---
**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:** [May 3, 2023, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/820 "2023-05-03T19:41:49Z")
Wordle 683 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PIOUS ORATE FORCE GORGE HORDE Bah. My streak of fives continues. GORGE was my first instinct at three, but I decided against the repeat letter. In retrospect, FORGE would have eliminated both GORGE and FORCE, but honestly I thought I was down to a coin flip, having missed HORDE _and_ BORNE. So it could have been worse, I suppose. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=40) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=42)