# "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:** 49
**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 10, 2023, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/961 "2023-05-10T15:48:57Z")
Wordle 690 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 MAUVE HERON CHEST ETHIC Guess I’ll take a four-streak over a five-streak. Threes seem like a distant memory to me. ---
**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 10, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/962 "2023-05-10T15:51:51Z")
Wordle 690 4/6 🟦⬜⬜⬜🟦 ⬜⬜⬜🟧⬜ 🟧⬜🟦🟦🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL EDICT - dumb-ass ETHIC ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/963 "2023-05-10T15:59:57Z")
> **Wordle 690 3/6\* 5/10/2023** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜🟨🟨🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _C_OCOA β†’ That C is actually kinda valuable, with only three places left it could go. I should be able to do something with this. So - try something with I & E? > _T_R_ICE_ β†’ Oooh, that was a good one. If the C is in second, I come up with exactly nothing, so I figure this must have an -IC ending. Noodling around with keyboard, I type in THEIC, which leads me directly to > **ETHIC** > > Long gap to find the final word. Scoredle says METIC was another possibility, a word I don’t think I’ve encountered before. ---
**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 10, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/964 "2023-05-10T16:16:40Z")
Ugh. This one took an embarrassingly long time to work out. But I’ll take the 3! Wordle 690 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE FILET ETHIC WordleBot advised there were 3 words remaining after my second try. I’d found them both (TEPID and STEIN) but kept looking for more after learning each was a previous answer. For some reason, I really resisted a word starting with β€˜E.’ When I finally found it, it was a E-ureka moment! > [@gkster](#): > > LOL this must explain why I keep reading Wordlebot’s abusive comments! And boo hiss on the comment on CAPON ; why isn’t it just as valid a word as PINEY and PARER? Believe me, I’m with you on this! ---
**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 10, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/965 "2023-05-10T18:52:05Z")
Wordle 690 3/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/966 "2023-05-10T18:58:36Z")
Wordle 690 2/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›their 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩wordlebot said this was the only word I tried a lot of misspelled non words to unscramble an answer and find that missing link. ---
**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 11, 2023, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/967 "2023-05-11T04:06:14Z")
Wordle 690 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST THINE EIGHT ETHIC I didn’t think THINE was likely but it was one word that had an E, a T and other common letters ---
**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 11, 2023, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/968 "2023-05-11T04:25:21Z")
**Wordle 690 2/6** ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STAIN ETHIC It’s been a while since I’ve gotten a 2. πŸ˜€ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/969 "2023-05-11T05:04:09Z")
Wordle 691 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LOSER CROUP GROOM BROOM ---
**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 11, 2023, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/970 "2023-05-11T06:17:43Z")
Wordle 691 5/6\* ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE PROUD WROTH BROOK BROOM ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/971 "2023-05-11T06:58:43Z")
Wordle 691 5/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FLOUT PROBE BROWN BROAD BROOM ---
**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 11, 2023, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/972 "2023-05-11T08:14:37Z")
Wordle 691 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET ROUND CHIMP β€” at this point it’s either BROOM or GROOM BROOM β€” a lucky guess ---
**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 11, 2023, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/973 "2023-05-11T08:42:41Z")
Wordle 691 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPOIL GROAN BROOM Wordlebot tells me there were 17 words to choose from after GROAN. ---
**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 11, 2023, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/974 "2023-05-11T09:19:11Z")
Wordle 691 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHORT PROUD BROOM ---
**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 11, 2023, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/975 "2023-05-11T10:20:55Z")
Wordle 691 5/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[lime,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[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 B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \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 K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \\ \end{aligned} Bolleaux. Broom was the first word i thought of at guess 3 … Not to self : go with first thought. i’m sure i’ve said that before. ---
**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 11, 2023, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/976 "2023-05-11T11:20:43Z")
Wordle 691 2/6 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Ha, another 2! BLAME BROOM ---
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Wordle 691 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 150 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 36 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHORE SLANT BROOM A lucky 3. I had a half-dozen possibilities, and my third guess was the one that would have eliminated the most of the others, had it been wrong. ETA: I’ve been alternating 3’s and 4’s for nearly two weeks now. Really expected this to break that streak. ---
**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 11, 2023, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/978 "2023-05-11T11:42:43Z")
Wordle 691 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART ROSIN DROOP BROOM ---
**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 11, 2023, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/979 "2023-05-11T11:56:58Z")
> [@SeaSun](#): > > It’s been a while since I’ve gotten a 2. Nice! Wordle 691 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE COURT WRONG BROOK BROOM ---
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Wordle 691 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SCORE BROOM I saw groom before broom, but have been conditioned by quordal to trust in the B. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=48) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=50)