# "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:** 51
**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 12, 2023, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1001 "2023-05-12T16:38:54Z")
A quick lucky 3 today. Definitely better than yesterday! Wordle 692 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SMACK SNACK ---
**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 12, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1002 "2023-05-12T17:07:38Z")
Wordle 692 3/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LIGHT ADORE SNACK Woo-hoo! ---
**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 12, 2023, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1003 "2023-05-12T19:19:28Z")
Wordle 692 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 MOUSE SITAR SALAD SHACK SNACK Shouldn’t have let the N go for so long. ---
**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 13, 2023, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1004 "2023-05-13T03:38:12Z")
Wordle 692 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST SOARS SPANK SNACK Wordlebot didn’t like my 2nd guess, and I agree, for once. I was too eager to find another vowel, which wasn’t needed anyway. I should have given it a bit more time and not just rushed at it. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1005 "2023-05-13T04:20:35Z")
Wordle 693 3/6 🟨🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO FLAIR ACRID Sometime without noticing I surpassed my last streak and today hit 200 in a row. ---
**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 13, 2023, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1006 "2023-05-13T05:16:59Z")
My first 2 in a while! A lucky gurss among the half dozen or so available words. Wordle 693 2/6 🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ASIDE ACRID ---
**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 13, 2023, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1007 "2023-05-13T05:46:09Z")
Wordle 693 3/6\* 🟨🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO BRAID ACRID Good return on the starting word, though I had to stare a little at A-RID before I came up with ACRID. ---
**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 13, 2023, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1008 "2023-05-13T06:58:35Z")
**Wordle 692 3/6** 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE SPARK SNACK ---
**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 13, 2023, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1009 "2023-05-13T10:13:45Z")
Wordle 693 4/6\* πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE ARISH ADRIP ACRID I’m pretty much just putting letters together at random at this point. And it’s working! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1010 "2023-05-13T10:24:17Z")
Wordle 693 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 1,191 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 11 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE ACRID The only other word I could think of was VICAR, and none of Scoredle’s other choices were going to be a solution anytime. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1011 "2023-05-13T10:53:26Z")
Wordle 693 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 VOUCH CLEAR SCARF ACRID ---
**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 13, 2023, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1012 "2023-05-13T12:02:34Z")
Wordle 693 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT RACES ACRID I saw cloak first, but that’s already been an answer. Acrid was the only other option I could see. ---
**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 13, 2023, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1013 "2023-05-13T12:17:09Z")
Wordle 693 3/6\* \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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ \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 13, 2023, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1014 "2023-05-13T12:19:06Z")
> [@Mark\_Finn](#): > > My first 2 in a while! Nice! Wordle 693 3/6 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IDEAL DAIRY ACRID ---
**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 13, 2023, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1015 "2023-05-13T14:03:07Z")
Wordle 693 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET ROUND CHIMP ACRID ---
**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 13, 2023, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1016 "2023-05-13T14:07:51Z")
Wordle 692 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Looks like I’m worse than most of you today. HEART RADIO ADRIP ACRID ---
**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 13, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1017 "2023-05-13T14:18:37Z")
Wordle 693 3/6 🟦🟦🟦⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟧🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SCRAP ACRID ---
**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 13, 2023, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1018 "2023-05-13T15:44:36Z")
Happy with the 3 today, but it took an embarrassingly long time to work out the answer – even though it was the only choice left after my second try. Wordle 693 3/6\* πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE DAIRY ACRID Tomorrow, the good fates willing, I will tie my longest (only other) streak of 240. On Monday, I hope to break it – at long last! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1019 "2023-05-13T15:50:35Z")
> **Wordle 693 4/6\* 5/13/2023** > > ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ > 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 > 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > SN_AC_K β†’ Not a bad start. Put those at the start and try some common letters… > _CA_TE_R_ β†’ A new R, otherwise no help. Shuffle around letters and try again… > _R_E_CA_P β†’ But not with an E again. Duh! OK, running out of places to put the A & the C, what if they go at the start but AC rather than CA, then I can try… > **ACRID** > > Feel like I should have done better on this one, though I don’t think I would have found the answer in 3 without being forced to try the initial AC- by process of elimination. ---
**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 13, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1020 "2023-05-13T17:11:55Z")
Wordle 693 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DEATH ADORN ACRID I’m happy with a three! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=52)