# "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:** 52
**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 13, 2023, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1021 "2023-05-13T18:34:19Z")
Wordle 693 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PIANO TRIAL ACRID A three! I can barely remember my last three. And I think I earned this one. ---
**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, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1022 "2023-05-13T19:24:12Z")
It’s raining 3s for many of you today! Good going! And congrats to you who are continuing with your long streaks! ---
**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, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1023 "2023-05-13T23:40:34Z")
**Wordle 693 3/6** ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLEAT HARDY ACRID Joining the party of 3’s. πŸ₯³ ---
**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 14, 2023, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1024 "2023-05-14T04:00:38Z")
Wordle 693 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST RAINY ACRID I haven’t had a 3 in a while, and no 2s in a long while! Of course WordleBot has to spoil my pleasure by giving me a low score for my 3rd guess, who knows why. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1025 "2023-05-14T06:49:15Z")
Wordle 694 5/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHIME STACK SCALP SCARY SCARF ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1026 "2023-05-14T07:51:41Z")
Wordle 694 4/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHARE SWARM SCARF ---
**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 14, 2023, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1027 "2023-05-14T09:02:11Z")
Wordle 694 3/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE TRASH SCARF In retrospect, of _course_ it was going to be something like SCARF and not something like TRASH… ---
**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 14, 2023, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1028 "2023-05-14T09:10:08Z")
Wordle 693 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MOIST PLAID ACRID Wordle 694 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY STARK SCARF Oddly, I was able to do yesterday’s Wordle after midnight, I guess because it was open and hadn’t been refreshed? I haven’t had that work before. I think I have a string of 3 3s now. ---
**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 14, 2023, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1029 "2023-05-14T11:52:39Z")
Wordle 694 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SCARE SCARF Luckily I never saw scary. ---
**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 14, 2023, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1030 "2023-05-14T12:23:09Z")
ugh! Wordle 694 5/6 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE SPARK SWARM SCARY SCARF ---
**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 14, 2023, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1031 "2023-05-14T12:58:45Z")
Wordle 694 6/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART BOARD SNARK SWARM SCARY SCARF ---
**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 14, 2023, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1032 "2023-05-14T14:23:56Z")
Heeeeeeeeeeee!!! A 3 today to celebrate tying my longest (only other) streak of 240! Wordle 694 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SHARP SCARF WordleBot advised there were 7 choices left after SHARP. I think I found them all, but some seemed unlikely words (SNARF, e.g.) and others had already been used. I really thought the answer today would be SWARM, but the 2 other viable words were SCARF and SCARY. Figured I’d try SCARF, and then I’d know one way or the other and at least get a 4. Happily, it turned out to be the answer! ---
**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 14, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1033 "2023-05-14T14:48:50Z")
Wordle 694 5/6 πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET ROUND CHIMP SCARY SCARF ---
**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 14, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1034 "2023-05-14T14:51:42Z")
On a roll, lately. A two and two threes. Wordle 694 3/6 🟦🟦🟧⬜⬜ 🟦⬜🟧🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE REACH SCARF ---
**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 14, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1035 "2023-05-14T16:40:39Z")
Wordle 694 6/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 14, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1036 "2023-05-14T17:12:48Z")
Wordle 694 3/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 COATI SCARE SCARF I literally had SCARF typed in at two, and thought, β€œNo, I should try an E.” D’oh! I’ll take my second straight three though. > [@EllisDee](#): > > Luckily I never saw scary. Same. ---
**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 14, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1037 "2023-05-14T17:33:33Z")
Wordle 694 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FORTH DWARF SCARF It should have been DWARF, dammit! That’s a great word. BTW, I don’t look at the used word site when I play. And lately I just think of some random first word, instead of ADIEU like I used to play. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1038 "2023-05-14T19:34:58Z")
Wordle 694 3/6 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 104 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 4 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT PERCH =\> narrowed it to SCARY and SCARF, fortunately chose the latter! SCARF Had a fun time with this, longish details below. > **Summary** > > After my first guess, I had \S\_A\_\_, and there’s only a limited number of consonants that can go in that second spot, especially with L,N, and T eliminated already, so with the help of the dead-trees dictionary, I found 30 words that could fit: > > SCAMP, SCAPE, SCARE, SCARF, SCARY, SEAMY, SHACK, SHADE, SHADY, SHAKE SHAKY, SHAME, SHAPE, SHARD, SHARE, SHARK, SHARP, SHAVE, SMACK, SMASH, SOAPY, SPACE, SPACY, SPADE, SPARE, SPARK, SUAVE, SWAMP, SWARD, SWARM. > > It turned out SCARE, SHAKE, SHAME, SHARD, SMASH, and SPADE had already been tried, and I didn’t think SCAPE, SPACY, or SWARD were likely solutions in general: β€˜scape’ and β€˜sward’ rarely stand alone, more commonly part of a word like β€˜landscape’ or β€˜greensward.’ And β€˜spacy’ is slang from another era at this point. So that left me with 21 possibilities, and wanting the best word to knock them down. > > So I counted up the incidences of each letter besides S and A in the remaining possibilities. E was the only common vowel, and P,R,H, and C were the most common consonants. My normal second word, CHORE, had four of these, but I was all but wasting a letter on O. Wondered if β€˜cherp’ was a word - it wasn’t - but rearranged them into PERCH. Which left me a choice between SCARF and SCARY, and made the right choice this time. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1039 "2023-05-14T19:41:05Z")
> **Wordle 694 3/6\* Mother's Day 2023** > > 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _A_ **C** _R_ID β†’ Do I have a shot at a two? Let’s see, OC-, EC-, UC- prefixes go nowhere, I should try an S before the C, so SC-, SC?RA goes nowhere, SC?AR similar, so SCAR?, could be an E, let’s try it… > **SCAR** E β†’ Darn. So close. > **SCARF** > > Put me down in the β€œdidn’t see SCARY” crowd, so I was a lot luckier than I thought. Plus Scoredle pointed out SCARP as another possible, which is probably too uncommon for Wordle but is at least an entirely cromulent word. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1040 "2023-05-14T19:45:30Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > It should have been DWARF, dammit! Nah, we crushed that DWARF way back, so don’t hand me the pliers. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=51) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=53)