# "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:** 55
**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 17, 2023, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1081 "2023-05-17T03:43:28Z")
> [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](#): > > Frustrating. I had excluded LATTE as a solution because I guess I don’t think of it as an English word… Wordle 696 3/6\* 🟩🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST LATER LATTE I was lucky that I didn’t see LATHE; otherwise I would have entered it as likelier than LATTE or LATKE, which I don’t really see as English words. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1082 "2023-05-17T04:22:20Z")
Wordle 697 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SLANG CLAMP PLANK Unforced error on three. CLAMP was my initial second guess until I decided to go for better letters. Should probably have gotten a in three. ETA: I messed up the spoiler tags. I hope nobody was spoiled. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1083 "2023-05-17T06:02:05Z")
Wordle 697 3/6\* 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ALIGN SLANT PLANK ---
**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 17, 2023, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1084 "2023-05-17T07:03:19Z")
Wordle 697 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET ROUND CHIMP PLANK ---
**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 17, 2023, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1085 "2023-05-17T08:38:36Z")
Wordle 697 5/6\* πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SLANT CLANG BLAND PLANK Ugh. ---
**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 17, 2023, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1086 "2023-05-17T08:57:18Z")
Wordle 697 3/6\* ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE BLAND PLANK That could’ve gone worse. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1087 "2023-05-17T09:52:48Z")
Wordle 697 2/6 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 18 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT PLANK A lucky 2! I was able to find 8 legitimate possibilities, only one of which had been previously used. I was just trying to narrow things down a bit, but things worked out even better than that. ---
**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 17, 2023, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1088 "2023-05-17T10:31:37Z")
Wordle 697 3/6\* \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[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 S} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ \end{aligned} Lucky second guess … ---
**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 17, 2023, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1089 "2023-05-17T11:06:03Z")
Wordle 697 5/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Get first 3 on second guess and still made work of it HEART PLAID PLAZA PLAYS PLANK ---
**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 17, 2023, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1090 "2023-05-17T12:12:40Z")
Wordle 697 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE ALOUD BLANK PLANK ---
**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 17, 2023, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1091 "2023-05-17T14:34:06Z")
Wordle 697 3/6 πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT PLANE PLANK The closest I’ve come to 2 in a while, but on the bright side, a 2 doesn’t help my 3s catch up to my 4s. ---
**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 17, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1092 "2023-05-17T16:26:10Z")
Wordle 697 4/6 ⬜⬜🟧🟧⬜ ⬜🟦⬜⬜🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL PLANT PLANK ---
**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 17, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1093 "2023-05-17T17:01:13Z")
Wordle 697 3/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ADIEU TONAL PLANK Like yesterday, I saw one word (in this case, FLANK) but decided on a different one. Unlike yesterday, it worked out! ---
**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 17, 2023, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1094 "2023-05-17T17:37:42Z")
A very fortuitous 2nd try today. I think I’m going to include it in my lineup more often. Wordle 697 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SPANK PLANK ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1095 "2023-05-17T17:52:33Z")
> **Wordle 697 3/6\* 5/17/2023** > > 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _LA_TTE β†’ OK. I can’t think of a great follow-up here - something with I, S & T - so I tried something to get my brain in gear… > S **LA** C **K** β†’ and that turned out well! 4th letter could be N, and not much else, and since I need to do some abs work I’ll try… > **PLANK** > > It turns out that ALIST is a valid word, so I could have put down a better candidate on 2 that wouldn’t have helped me at all to get it in 3. ---
**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 17, 2023, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1096 "2023-05-17T19:14:20Z")
Why did you want a T in your second word? As for getting those three letters, don’t sleep on the \_OIST (FHJM) trap. EDIT: Also grist, as in grist for the mill. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1097 "2023-05-17T19:43:50Z")
Oh, right, duh! My brain turned off, probably because I had a few hours between when I did Wordle and when I summarized it, which I usually don’t do… I think it was β€˜R’ I was obsessing over. Now that I think of it, SNARL probably would have been ideal for all purposes except getting a 3. Here’s to the lucky guess! ---
**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 17, 2023, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1098 "2023-05-17T23:48:05Z")
**Wordle 697 3/6** 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 POINT PLANE PLANK ---
**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 18, 2023, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1099 "2023-05-18T03:36:25Z")
Wordle 697 4/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ADORE CHAIN BLANK PLANK Almost went for FLANK but at the last minute decided on PLANK. Phew! ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1100 "2023-05-18T06:38:34Z")
Wordle 698 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO OLDER SHORN Went with common letters and got lucky. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=54) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=56)