# "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:** 68
**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 31, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1341 "2023-05-31T14:18:49Z")
I did not like this one. A trap word for Hard Mode players. Wordle 711 4/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE ABIDE ANISE AGILE You’re all awfully quiet this morning! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1342 "2023-05-31T14:35:40Z")
> You’re all awfully quiet this morning! Been busy with work! Every now and then they have the nerve to insist I actually get things done. Anyway: ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 500 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 131 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 12 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT LARCH MOPED AGILE ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1343 "2023-05-31T15:26:17Z")
> **Wordle 711 6/6\* 5/31/2023** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 > ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟨 > ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 > 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > KNE_EL_ After yesterday I’ll try for more consonants > T_E_S **L** _A_ Got one. Maybe the last one > WH_A_ **LE** If A is at front I see amble addle or apple. Another valid word can tell which is which > **A** MP **LE** Ah so it’s addle. > **A** DD **LE** ACK! It’s not. Sit and think a bit. Browse the Elon Musk thread. Hey… > **AGILE** > > Thought for a few minutes I was going down in flames ---
**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 31, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1344 "2023-05-31T15:27:01Z")
Wordle 711 4/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜🟧 ⬜⬜⬜🟦🟦 🟧🟦🟧⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL ALIVE AGILE > [@Aspenglow](#): > > You’re all awfully quiet this morning! Blahblahblahblahblahblah ---
**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 31, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1345 "2023-05-31T18:18:22Z")
Wordle 711 3/6 πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ARISE ALIKE AGILE ARISE is statistically my best opener since I’ve been keeping track, and it was a good one today. A\_I\_E _looks_ like a trap, but it wasn’t really. The presence/absence/position of the L in ALIKE was enough to ensure a three. (Unless it was ANIME, but I really didn’t think it would be ANIME.) ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1346 "2023-06-01T03:25:24Z")
**Wordle 711 4/6** ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRACE VALUE AISLE AGILE ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1347 "2023-06-01T04:16:44Z")
Oops, missed posting. I got a four. PLANT LASER IDEAL AGILE First word LA was yellow, second word LAE was yellow, which made ideal look perfect. But then that came back IEAL all yellow. Never saw so much yellow. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1348 "2023-06-01T05:50:52Z")
Wordle 712 5/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SAUCE BALMY HANDY JAZZY I was looking for any other possibilities to see if I needed a sleuth word but there weren’t any really good other ones. PAPPY was the next best alternative. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1349 "2023-06-01T07:02:40Z")
Wordle 712 6/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLUME AVOID TRASH FANCY GAWKY JAZZY ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1350 "2023-06-01T07:35:43Z")
Wordle 712 6/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE BROAD WAGYU CANNY ZAPPY JAZZY Just barely avoided breaking my streak, which has now reached 100! (Scoredle strikes out on 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:** [June 1, 2023, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1351 "2023-06-01T07:58:52Z")
Wordle 712 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET ROUND CHIMP BAGGY JAZZY tricky tricky tricky…! ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1352 "2023-06-01T09:50:25Z")
Wordle 712 5/6\* \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[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 C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt J} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Z} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Z} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned} Huh. Glad it’s not just me. This time ! ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1353 "2023-06-01T10:11:30Z")
Wordle 712 6/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE TRASH DAMPY WACKY BAGGY JAZZY Don’t know if any other choices were left after 5/6; only that I’m happy to take the 6/6. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1354 "2023-06-01T11:29:58Z")
Wordle 712 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IDEAL FOAMY PARTY GAWKY SAVVY JAZZY ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1355 "2023-06-01T11:45:22Z")
Wordle 712 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 1,191 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 173 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 14 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 2 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE GIMPY BAWDY JAZZY Perfectly happy with a 5 here. I was running out of letters! ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1356 "2023-06-01T12:04:07Z")
Wordle 712 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART LANDS WACKY JAZZY ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1357 "2023-06-01T12:57:14Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > Huh. Glad it’s not just me. No worries. Wordle 712 5/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧⬜⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL - uh-oh DATUM BAGGY JAZZY ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1358 "2023-06-01T15:12:53Z")
Wordle 712 5/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ADIEU SNARL WATCH BAGGY JAZZY Whew! That was a slog. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1359 "2023-06-01T15:41:46Z")
Wordle 712 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 RADIO LANCE PASTY MUZAK JAZZY Statistically, RADIO is my _worst_ starting word since I’ve been keeping track, and it just got a little worse. But given today’s answer, that wasn’t the starting word’s fault; I’ll keep it in the rotation for now. I didn’t discover the trap until three, which had me worried. And finding a good sleuth word at that point was tough. Hitting on the Z saved me from a six or possible fail. Good luck to all of you in hard mode! ---
**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:** [June 1, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1360 "2023-06-01T15:43:52Z")
Hung on to my streak today. Only just. What a miserable word! Wordle 712 6/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CLOAK PANSY BAGGY JAMMY JAZZY [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=67) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=69)