# "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:** 74
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2023, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1461 "2023-06-06T17:55:00Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > I got your 2 today. Sorry!! Lucky!!! I don’t know if any of those have been previously used and I don’t bother to check previous winning words. I guess I play on extra difficult mode. πŸ™‚ I just checked and two of those have already been used. I should’ve had it in 4 if I didn’t try them. ---
**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 6, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1462 "2023-06-06T18:08:21Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > I don’t know if any of those have been previously used and I don’t bother to check previous winning words. I guess I play on extra difficult mode. πŸ™‚ You do! I’m not that game, especially as time goes on and more and more common words are used. I figure if I can’t use sleuth words, I should at least be able to check what’s gone before. Of my two choices (SHOUT and SCOUT), neither had been used before. So yes, lucky!! Especially since WordleBot said there were 57 available guesses after my first try… ---
**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 6, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1463 "2023-06-06T19:25:51Z")
Isn’t Wordlebot β€œpay to play?” I don’t have a NYTimes account. ---
**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 6, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1464 "2023-06-06T19:28:51Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > Isn’t Wordlebot β€œpay to play?” It is, but in all candor, you’re not missing much. You can’t view WordleBot’s snarky commentary on your play until after you’ve played the game each day. Then it will reveal its analysis. I wouldn’t subscribe to the NY Times solely for WordleBot access. But I get a lot more out of the subscription than just WordleBot snark. πŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2023, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1465 "2023-06-06T20:17:13Z")
Wordle 717 3/6 Scoredle 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 39 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ 2 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT =\> thought about SHORT but went with tried-and-true… CHORE =\> which narrowed it down to SCOOT and… SCOUT =\> while SHORT would have left 4 words to choose from at guess 3. So I had a 50-50 chance of getting it in 3, and this time the coin flip came down my way. No complaints. πŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1466 "2023-06-07T02:31:21Z")
> **Wordle 717 4/6\* 6/6/2023** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ > 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > ENN **U** I β†’ That’s a really odd place for a U. I had a tough time thinking of words here til I tried… > **S** AL **U** D β†’ Which got me thinking of STOUT but I got so far from the repeated T that I ended up at… > **SCOU** R\*\* β†’ Which pretty much sealed it. > **SCOUT** > > So that’s a solid 4 but could have been 3. ---
**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 7, 2023, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1467 "2023-06-07T02:31:32Z")
**Wordle 717 4/6** 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR SCOOT SCOUT ---
**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:** [June 7, 2023, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1468 "2023-06-07T04:03:50Z")
Wordle 717 2/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST SCOUT I was playing in a hurry, having forgotten about it until 11:58. My 2nd guess was the first word I could think of with an S ending with T and without an E or A. I didn’t think it would be the answer! It feels great to have a 2 after a long stretch of 4s and 5s! ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1469 "2023-06-07T06:46:03Z")
Wordle 718 5/6 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LATER WATER ECHOS HATER Stupid trap and I didn’t really like most of the possible answers. Hard to come up with a sleuth word that would eliminate EATER. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1470 "2023-06-07T07:01:06Z")
Wordle 718 3/6\* 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRIBE EARTH HATER ---
**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 7, 2023, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1471 "2023-06-07T07:57:24Z")
Wordle 718 6/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE ROUND TREAT EATER β€” after this, it is likely CATER HATER WATER (and not likely DATER MATER RATER TATER) WATCH β€” this isolated the 5th letter is H HATER β€” I’ll take a 6 today ---
**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 7, 2023, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1472 "2023-06-07T09:32:40Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > likely CATER HATER WATER (and not likely DATER MATER RATER TATER) or PATER ? Wordle 718 5/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\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 T} \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 L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \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} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \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:** ![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 7, 2023, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1473 "2023-06-07T09:43:44Z")
Wordle 718 3/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE HEART HATER ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1474 "2023-06-07T11:39:36Z")
Wordle 718 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 294 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 2 🟨🟩🟨🟨🟨 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE - have all 5 letters, and it’s gotta be… EARTH - it’s _not_ this? WTF?! HATER - _really?!_ Grrr. Argh. ---
**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 7, 2023, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1475 "2023-06-07T11:57:08Z")
Wordle 718 2/6 🟩🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART wow first time I get all the letters in the first shot HATER ---
**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 7, 2023, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1476 "2023-06-07T12:15:19Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > wow first time I get all the letters in the first shot Cool! Wordle 718 3/6 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE HAREM HATER ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1477 "2023-06-07T12:36:38Z")
Wordle 718 X/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 Fail. Scoredle X/6\* 14,855 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 SCOUT (674) 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ TRAIN (37) 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩 ALTAR (8) ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 WATER (7) ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 EATER (6) ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 DATER (6) Wordle is getting on my bad side lately. Between ENNUI and HATER these are two bogus words. It’s a cheap shot to use words that are alterations like β€œER” adjectives–they already exclude plurals ending in β€œS” as far as I know. And I thought HATER was not a very pleasant word for a fun game, so I left it for last and lost. grumble grumble… ---
**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 7, 2023, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1478 "2023-06-07T12:40:23Z")
Buy lotto today! ---
**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 7, 2023, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1479 "2023-06-07T12:44:10Z")
> [@minor7flat5](#): > > Wordle 718 X/6\* > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 > 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > Fail. Bummer, dude. > [@pjd](#): > > or PATER ? Yeah that too. Luckily that wasn’t it, because I would’ve missed it altogether. ---
**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 7, 2023, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1480 "2023-06-07T12:56:42Z")
Wordle 718 5/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Damn it! ADIEU WATER LATER EATER HATER This is a bad side effect of playing in hard mode. I can’t do β€œsleuth” words. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=73) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=75)