# "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:** 79
**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 12, 2023, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1561 "2023-06-12T11:09:29Z")
Wordle 723 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE PROUD CROWN WRONG ---
**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 12, 2023, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1562 "2023-06-12T11:33:56Z")
Wordle 723 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE ROUND CHIMP WRONG β€” is right! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1563 "2023-06-12T12:34:54Z")
Wordle 723 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 210 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 7 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE WRONG The lucky 3s keep coming! It could have been PRONG or FROND (which I saw), or IRONY (which I didn’t). But I got the WRONG answer, rather than getting the wrong answer. Sometimes WRONG is right. 😁 ---
**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 12, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1564 "2023-06-12T12:37:14Z")
HEART BROIL GROOM PRONG WRONG ---
**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 12, 2023, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1565 "2023-06-12T12:59:58Z")
Wordle 723 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT REINS CRONY WRONG This was disappointing. After plant I couldn’t follow up with a perfect word, which would have included the letters in snore. Closest I would could get was crone and reins. I chose…poorly. ---
**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 12, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1566 "2023-06-12T14:01:04Z")
I was sure this was going to be a three, but at least I made an emoji face. Wordle 723 4/6 ⬜🟧⬜🟧⬜ ⬜⬜🟧⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL FRONT WRONG ---
**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 12, 2023, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1567 "2023-06-12T16:50:04Z")
Wordle 723 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PIANO STONE WRONG I was _thisclose_ to a third consecutive two. Saw WRONG immediately and almost dropped it in, but I made myself slow down and think about it some more. That worked for me yesterday, but cost me a guess today. I’ll always be happy with a three, though! ---
**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 12, 2023, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1568 "2023-06-12T19:17:00Z")
I’m taking a 4 today. It was a fair puzzle. Wordle 723 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE PROUD CRONY WRONG WordleBot seemed bored by it all. ---
**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 13, 2023, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1569 "2023-06-13T00:32:18Z")
Wordle 723 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE STONY WRONG Picture a grizzled Clint Eastwood type, indifferent to the cold rain β€” just staring off into the distance while standing guard, with only his trusty rifle by his side β€” only, y’know, one day late. ---
**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 13, 2023, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1570 "2023-06-13T02:55:35Z")
**Wordle 723 3/6** ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STORE CROWN WRONG ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2023, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1571 "2023-06-13T02:59:10Z")
It would be humorous if tonights Word was the opposite. ---
**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 13, 2023, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1572 "2023-06-13T04:01:57Z")
**TUESDAY, JUNE 13th** Wordle 724 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE BLIND FLUNK PLUNK ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2023, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1573 "2023-06-13T04:41:35Z")
Wordle 724 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO DUNES CLUNG FLUNK PLUNK ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2023, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1574 "2023-06-13T07:30:25Z")
Wordle 724 6/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HAZEL LURID FLOUT CLUNG SLUNK PLUNK ---
**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 13, 2023, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1575 "2023-06-13T10:16:01Z")
Wordle 724 5/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,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 Q} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2023, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1576 "2023-06-13T11:34:13Z")
Wordle 724 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 29 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 5 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 2 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT BLINK FLUNK PLUNK FLUNK before PLUNK? It’s not a slam-dunk. πŸ˜‰ ---
**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 13, 2023, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1577 "2023-06-13T11:59:58Z")
Wordle 724 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOIL PLUNK ---
**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 13, 2023, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1578 "2023-06-13T12:08:22Z")
Wordle 724 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IDEAL CLOUT FLUNK PLUNK ---
**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 13, 2023, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1579 "2023-06-13T13:42:11Z")
What a dumbass I am. Wordle 724 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟧⬜ ⬜🟦⬜⬜🟦 🟧🟦🟦⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL PULLY - what an idiot; I forgot the β€˜N’ PLUMP - and forgot it again, so I’m a bigger idiot PLUNK - what should have been a 3 turns into a 5 ---
**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 13, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1580 "2023-06-13T17:50:49Z")
Wordle 724 4/6 πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT PLONK PLINK PLUNK None of these words seemed like valid answers to me so I just went in order of how much I liked the vowels. Not an auspicious beginning to this set of 100 games with three consecutive 4s. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=78) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=80)