# "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:** 57
**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 19, 2023, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1121 "2023-05-19T09:16:03Z")
Wordle 699 3/6\* 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO FILER GRIEF Somewhat oddball choice of second word pretty much settled it. ---
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Likewise ! Wordle 699 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,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 G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \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 E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2023, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1123 "2023-05-19T11:13:55Z")
Wordle 699 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 1,713 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 176 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE GIMPY GRIEF ---
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Wordle 699 6/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟨🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 This week has been difficult HEART LOVER SPREE RIPEN FRIED GRIEF ---
**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 19, 2023, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1125 "2023-05-19T11:46:21Z")
Wordle 699 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SCORE RIVER FRIED GRIEF Doh! ---
**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 19, 2023, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1126 "2023-05-19T12:17:50Z")
Wordle 699 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IDEAL TINGE GRIEF ---
**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 19, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1127 "2023-05-19T12:31:09Z")
Wordle 699 3/6 ⬜🟧⬜⬜🟦 ⬜⬜⬜🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL GRIEF - got lucky ---
**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 19, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1128 "2023-05-19T13:37:02Z")
Wordle 699 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 AMUSE OILER GRIEF I made a good choice at two, if I do say so myself. Got me a little three streak going! ---
**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 19, 2023, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1129 "2023-05-19T22:57:08Z")
I was lucky again today, but not _that_ lucky. Some work went into this one! Wordle 699 2/6\* πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE GRIEF Knowing the β€˜R’ was in second position and that the β€˜E’ couldn’t be at the end of the word meant that the β€˜IE’ combination was all but assured in the middle. WordleBot said there were 9 possibles after my opening word and I think I found all but 1. They were mostly variations on '-IES, ’ β€˜-IER’ and β€˜-IED,’ such as FRIED, PRIES or DRIER. When I found GRIEF, it just seemed more likely and less cruel than the other trap words, so I went with it. Good thing the one I missed was β€˜BRIEF,’ because I’d have gone with that one first if I’d found 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 19, 2023, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1130 "2023-05-19T23:18:44Z")
**Wordle 699 3/6** ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRUCE BRIEF GRIEF I had about 8 words I could see, and decided to wait on the double letter words, and so it was down to Brief and Grief…wasn’t my lucky day for a 2, but happy to get it in 3. πŸ™‚ ---
**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 19, 2023, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1131 "2023-05-19T23:38:06Z")
Wordle 699 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEARN COVER HIRED GRIEF I don’t think this one was easy! ---
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Wordle 699 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST CRIED GRIEF I didn’'t think CRIED was likely but was in a hurry and wanted a test word with an I and an E. And phew, I almost went with BRIEF ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1133 "2023-05-20T04:17:36Z")
Wordle 700 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SLANG CLASH FLASK ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1134 "2023-05-20T05:32:19Z")
> **Wordle 699 3/6\* 5/19/2023** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > SHO_R_N β†’ OK, move the R, try two more common consonants and two vowels. Maybe… > T **RI** AL β†’ Not bad! Don’t see many places for a U, so let’s try something with an E… > **GRIEF** > > Really lucky on this one- Scoredle has 50(!) possibilities for the third guess, most of them non-bogus. Probably should have tried PRICE or [PCG]RIME if I had seen them. I was in a rush this morning and went with the first thing I thought of - and there it was. ---
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Wordle 700 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PIOUS SHEAR BLAST FLASK ---
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Wordle 700 6/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET PSALM ROUND CHIMP GLASS FLASK ---
**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 20, 2023, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1137 "2023-05-20T09:12:51Z")
Wordle 700 3/6\* πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE PLAST FLASK ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1138 "2023-05-20T09:28:45Z")
Wordle 700 3/6 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ 41 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 4 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CLASH FLASK After the first word, it was down to CLASP, CLASH, FLASH, and FLASK, so a 1-in-4 chance at the 2. (I also considered BLASΓ‰, PLASH, and PLASM, but didn’t think they were likely solutions.) Going with one of the middle two on the second guess would also guarantee a 3, so I did. ---
**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 20, 2023, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1139 "2023-05-20T11:56:08Z")
Wordle 700 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT CLASH FLASK Fortunately glass has already been an answer, or I would probably have gone with that first over flask. I discarded blasΓ© because that’s not just an E, it’s got an accent over it. I’m going to be annoyed if/when an accented vowel appears in a wordle answer. ---
**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 20, 2023, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1140 "2023-05-20T12:13:33Z")
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