# "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:** 45
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2023, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/881 "2023-05-06T19:15:24Z")
Wordle 686 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 441 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 21 🟨🟨⬜🟩🟨 3 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE =\> down to RAMEN, RAVEN, and ANGER RAVEN ANGER ---
**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 7, 2023, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/882 "2023-05-07T02:14:18Z")
**Wordle 686 3/6** ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRACE RENAL ANGER ---
**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 7, 2023, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/883 "2023-05-07T03:59:46Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > Who the heck sees APNEA before ANGER? Not me, but I saw ARENA before ANGER, which annoyed me. Why couldn’t I see ANGER first, when it’s common, while an ARENA is uncommon ? Wordle 686 4/6\* ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST ADORE ARENA ANGER ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/884 "2023-05-07T04:27:00Z")
My fourth three in a row! Wordle 687 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ASIDE COURT GHOUL Other choices were GUMBO, JUMBO, or BUXOM. So just a lucky guess. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/885 "2023-05-07T06:00:01Z")
Wordle 687 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHONE WHOMP GHOUL I am actually proud of myself for getting this. I was so fixated that it would be CH at the beginning but I took my time and thought it out. ---
**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 7, 2023, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/886 "2023-05-07T07:23:25Z")
Wordle 687 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PIOUS TROUT ALOUD GHOUL Took longer than it seemed at first… ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/887 "2023-05-07T08:00:38Z")
Wordle 687 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ENJOY PIOUS GROUT GHOUL ---
**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 7, 2023, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/888 "2023-05-07T08:30:49Z")
Wordle 687 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,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 Q} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \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 U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ \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 7, 2023, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/889 "2023-05-07T08:43:09Z")
Wordle 687 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE BROIL GHOUL …I was just trying to eliminate letters… ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/890 "2023-05-07T10:25:48Z")
Wordle 687 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 640 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 2 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE GHOUL ---
**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 7, 2023, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/891 "2023-05-07T10:48:00Z")
Wordle 687 2/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IDEAL GHOUL ---
**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 7, 2023, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/892 "2023-05-07T11:54:53Z")
Wordle 687 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT ROLES GHOUL I saw ghoul pretty quickly, and while I don’t hate it as a wordle answer I also didn’t love it. So I kept looking. And looking. Never found anything else so I just went with it. ---
**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 7, 2023, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/893 "2023-05-07T11:57:06Z")
Wordle 687 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET ROUND GHOUL β€” _was pretty much the only possibility left_ ---
**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 7, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/894 "2023-05-07T14:37:45Z")
Wordle 687 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SHINY CHOWS Hmm- PH, WH, TH, SH, and CH all eliminated. Looking at letters remaining, all I find was… GHOUL ---
**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 7, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/895 "2023-05-07T14:44:10Z")
Wordle 687 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟧⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL GHOUL ---
**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 7, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/896 "2023-05-07T17:08:00Z")
Wordle 687 4/6 πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OLIVE TONAL GROWL GHOUL The only word left at the end. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/897 "2023-05-07T23:11:44Z")
Wordle 687 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MAGIC GOURD GHOUL I like it! ---
**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 7, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/898 "2023-05-07T23:26:39Z")
**Wordle 687 4/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRICE SOUND GUMBO GHOUL ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/899 "2023-05-07T23:47:30Z")
> **Wordle 687 3/6\* 5/7/2023** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > AN_G_ER β†’ Really not the letter I would have expected to match. Can’t find a good word to test two vowels, so I’ll try a consonant hunt… > **G** _L_INT β†’ Placed the G! And now, there is one word with the L and the two remaining vowels, so… > **GHOUL** > This 3 just kinda fell into my lap. Scoredle gave 21 words remaining after [spoiler]GLINT,/spoiler], about 5 of which I consider valid, so I’ll chalk this one up to good luck. ---
**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 8, 2023, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/900 "2023-05-08T00:01:17Z")
> [@chiliwillybing](#): > > Wordle 687 2/6 > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Nice! πŸ™‚ From what I can see you only had two choices (Mogul being the other)…good place to be in after a start word. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=44) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=46)