# "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:** 61
**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 23, 2023, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1201 "2023-05-23T16:02:59Z")
Don’t hate me. For once, I agree with WordleBot. It was an extremely lucky try. Wordle 703 2/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CLERK I was just testing letter placement and using some of my favorite consonants. This one was pure luck. I’m happy to have it, though! ---
**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 23, 2023, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1202 "2023-05-23T16:20:36Z")
Wordle 703 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT CLOSE CLERK This one took a long time to see. Pretty sure clerk is the only valid answer left after 2. When I finally did see clerk, I was reminded of that time where wordlebot or whatever told someone there was one other answer, but we in the thread couldn’t see it. Eventually I ran an analysis with my little program and discovered the missing word was clerk. It was almost as hard for me to see now as it was then. ---
**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 23, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1203 "2023-05-23T16:49:32Z")
Wordle 703 3/6 πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CAMEO CREST CLERK As I mentioned the other day, hitting on a second-tier consonant is always a great help! Quick and easy after that. (I didn’t post here yesterday. Got IGLOO in three, but it took an embarrassingly long time.) ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1204 "2023-05-23T19:14:51Z")
> **Wordle 703 4/6\* 5/23/2023** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > IG_L_OO β†’ One hit, not bad. Common letters, next… > S **L** AIN β†’ The I, again? Duh. Should have gone with SLATE. Anyway, gotta try the T this time, and an E, or maybe two… > E **LE** _C_T β†’ One and only one E! and a C that pretty much has to go at the start, so CLE- and not CLEAR, but that R would be useful for… > **CLERK** > > Glad that mistake with the I didn’t come back to haunt me. ---
**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 24, 2023, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1205 "2023-05-24T00:52:23Z")
**Wordle 703 3/6** ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STARE DECRY CLERK ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2023, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1206 "2023-05-24T04:34:48Z")
Wordle 704 5/6 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO ENTRY DETER CUTER UTTER It seems like this should have been easier. ---
**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 24, 2023, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1207 "2023-05-24T04:59:12Z")
A fair number of words to choose from, so i was simply trying to re-arrange the letters and bingo! Wordle 704 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ASIDE COURT UTTER ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2023, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1208 "2023-05-24T08:16:11Z")
Wordle 704 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HOVER MINER WATER UTTER ---
**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 24, 2023, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1209 "2023-05-24T08:47:18Z")
Wordle 704 4/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHIER TUBER UTTER ---
**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 24, 2023, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1210 "2023-05-24T08:48:34Z")
Wordle 704 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE THROE REFIT PUTER UTTER Eh, somehow didn’t want to fall into place, this… ---
**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 24, 2023, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1211 "2023-05-24T09:39:48Z")
Wordle 704 6/6\* \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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ \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 24, 2023, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1212 "2023-05-24T10:30:22Z")
Wordle 704 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 524 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 32 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 2 SLANT CHORE TRUMP UTTER Not an easy 4. ---
**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 24, 2023, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1213 "2023-05-24T11:26:40Z")
Wordle 704 6/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART TROVE FRETS ENTER LITER UTTER ---
**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 24, 2023, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1214 "2023-05-24T13:08:57Z")
Wordle 704 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET ROUND CUTER UTTER ---
**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 24, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1215 "2023-05-24T13:41:28Z")
Wordle 704 4/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 RATIO METER CUTER UTTER I wondered if I should double up on the E at two, but I was not seeing anywhere to put a U. Did _not_ think about doubling the T! ---
**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 24, 2023, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1216 "2023-05-24T13:51:03Z")
Wordle 704 5/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜🟦 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟦🟦⬜⬜ 🟦⬜🟦🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL BERRY THERM UTTER ---
**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 24, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1217 "2023-05-24T13:57:38Z")
I’ll take a 4 today without complaint. Wordle 704 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE THREW OUTER UTTER ---
**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 24, 2023, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1218 "2023-05-24T14:07:01Z")
Wordle 704 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE OUTER UTTER ---
**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 24, 2023, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1219 "2023-05-24T16:19:02Z")
Wordle 704 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT STORE ETHER UTTER This was a heartbreaking 4. It really should have been a 3, and if it were I would have finally caught up my 3s to my 4s. Alas, I now stand at 185 3s vs 187 4s, and I feel like the 4s are going to start piling up again. ---
**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 25, 2023, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1220 "2023-05-25T00:45:20Z")
**Wordle 704 4/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPINE TRYER OUTER UTTER > **Summary** > > I was glad it took Tryer…just wanted to check the letters and the ER ending, even though there was a double R. Helped me out nicely in any case, but I was faced with about 6 words. Outer would check the O and U which were in the other words, and would tell me what it was if not correct, and it did. Felt good about this one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=60) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=62)