# "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:** 76
**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 8, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1501 "2023-06-08T12:51:30Z")
Wordle 719 3/6 🟧🟧⬜⬜⬜ 🟧🟧⬜⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE CRISP - okay, that leaves β€˜o’ or β€˜u’ as vowels. β€˜O’ is unlikely, although β€˜crowd’ would work. CRUMB - lucky guess ---
**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 8, 2023, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1502 "2023-06-08T12:58:31Z")
Wordle 719 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE ROUND CHIMP CRUMB ---
**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 8, 2023, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1503 "2023-06-08T17:27:31Z")
Bah. My 4s are ahead of my 3s again, thanks to this puzzle. 😑 Wordle 719 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE PROUD CRUSH CRUMB At least it’s a normal word, though! ---
**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 8, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1504 "2023-06-08T18:30:53Z")
Wordle 718 5/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 AGILE SANER COMPT WATER HATER I realized at 11 pm that I’d forgotten to play yesterday. Was hoping for a quick and easy one to knock out before going to bed, but alas, it was not to be. At least I discovered the \_A\_ER trap early, which probably saved me from a fail. I had TATER but didn’t see EATER, so there was still that possibility. Wordle 719 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE MUSIC CRUMB A much better time of it today. My first instinct was CHUMP, but fortunately I backed off of that. Nice to go from zero letters to the win in three. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1505 "2023-06-08T22:14:17Z")
Today’s solution is brought to you by the letter [R.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Crumb) ---
**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 9, 2023, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1506 "2023-06-09T04:10:39Z")
Wordle 719 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST CHOIR CURRY CRUMB It took me forever to work this one out ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1507 "2023-06-09T04:44:16Z")
Well, my 41 day streak has ended. I thought for sure that it was salsa. I thought about balsa briefly, but it just seemed a little too…random? Esoteric? I’m not sure. But that one pissed me off. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1508 "2023-06-09T05:07:23Z")
Wordle 720 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LANCE BALKY BALSA I HAVE NO IDEAS WHY I WENT FOR BALKY over BALMY but it didn’t make a difference. I was trying to find a word with an S earlier but couldn’t find a good one. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1509 "2023-06-09T06:45:57Z")
Wordle 720 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WHILE FLOUT LANKY CABAL BALSA ---
**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 9, 2023, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1510 "2023-06-09T06:50:51Z")
**Wordle 719 4/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR CURRY CRUMB ---
**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 9, 2023, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1511 "2023-06-09T10:32:44Z")
Wordle 720 5/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[lime,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \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 C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 9, 2023, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1512 "2023-06-09T10:41:22Z")
Wordle 720 4/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE ROUND CHIMP BALSA ---
**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 9, 2023, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1513 "2023-06-09T12:21:01Z")
Wordle 720 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE SALSA BALSA ---
**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 9, 2023, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1514 "2023-06-09T12:32:32Z")
Wordle 720 3/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRUEL BLAST BALSA I didn’t really think it would be BALSA, but I tried it anyway. It’s an unusual word. ---
**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 9, 2023, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1515 "2023-06-09T12:34:32Z")
Wordle 720 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT LASER SADLY BALSA Felt good about sadly, sadly. ---
**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 9, 2023, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1516 "2023-06-09T13:17:29Z")
Wordle 720 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART AGAIN Know that #3 is not A, just want to see if there’s multiple As and an I BASAL Well that narrows it down BALSA ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1517 "2023-06-09T15:10:00Z")
Wordle 720 3/6 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 186 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ 64 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT LASER =\> positioning L,A,S; checking for E,R: no E eliminated most choices BALSA =\> was the only word left I could think of (didn’t see PALSY) ---
**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 9, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1518 "2023-06-09T15:12:10Z")
Wordle 720 3/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ 🟦⬜⬜⬜🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL BALSA ---
**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 9, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1519 "2023-06-09T16:51:59Z")
Wordle 720 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ROUSE WAIST PALSY SALSA BALSA Frustrating bogey. I didn’t think PALSY was a likely answer, but the only other thing I was seeing was PANSY, which I figured was even less likely. I was then fully shocked when it wasn’t SALSA. Even with \_ALSA in place it took me a minute to get it. Bah. ---
**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 9, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1520 "2023-06-09T17:16:35Z")
Sure a lot of dumb words lately. \< grumble \> Wordle 720 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SALON PALSY BALSA This is doing nothing good for my stats’ 3s-against-4s competition! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=75) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=77)