# "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:** 85
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1681 "2023-06-19T11:54:26Z")
Wordle 730 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 1,191 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 58 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 10 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DUMPY KABOB KAZOO Joining the fives’ club today. By my fourth guess, I was desperate for _anything_ that would fit. ---
**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 19, 2023, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1682 "2023-06-19T12:57:54Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Joining the fives’ club today. By my fourth guess, I was desperate for _anything_ that would fit. Same here! . Wordle 730 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE ROUND CHIMP BAGGY β€” after this guess I was starting to get worried KAZOO β€” was really hoping this would be correct! ---
**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 19, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1683 "2023-06-19T13:44:59Z")
Sheesh. Wordle 730 6/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ ⬜🟧⬜🟧⬜ ⬜🟧⬜🟧⬜ ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL BAYOU - Wordlebot says there’s only one word it could be. And yet. . . FAGOT WAZOO KAZOO ---
**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 19, 2023, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1684 "2023-06-19T15:45:24Z")
Well, I’m feeling rather crafty today, then, with all the 5s. I managed a 4! Wordle 730 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE BAWDY SALON KAZOO WordleBot advised that HAVOC was the only other answer, but that one got right by me. Fortunately! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1685 "2023-06-19T15:48:07Z")
> **Wordle 730 5/6\* Juneteenth 2023** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > SLYLY β†’ Not unexpected. Gotta pick up some vowels quick > TR_A_IN β†’ Oooh. I think this one’s going to be hard. > C **A** GED β†’ At least I placed the A. Gotta be another vowel in there, but another A, or a U or O? Feeling low on guesses left here. First thing that comes to mind (after five minutes of thinking) is… > **KA** P **O** W β†’ Which led immediately to > **KAZOO** > > Though KABOB was also a possibility, as Scoredle helpfully reminds me. I think this was the first time since discovering that site that I didn’t match a single one of its recommendations. ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1686 "2023-06-19T16:16:57Z")
Wordle 730 5/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TARSE COLIN DUMPY - still not much help KAYAK KAZOO Note: Today is the two year β€œbirthday” for Wordle. Wondering if KAZOO was picked as a party favor. ---
**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 19, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1687 "2023-06-19T20:55:14Z")
Wordle 730 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT RACES BAGGY MAFIA KAZOO Almost ran out of letters to use. ---
**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 20, 2023, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1688 "2023-06-20T01:18:22Z")
**Wordle 730 3/6** ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO MANGO KAZOO I threw caution to the wind on my third guess, and it paid off! Really wasn’t expecting that, but was tickled to see all greens. πŸ™‚ ---
**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 20, 2023, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1689 "2023-06-20T03:16:06Z")
Wordle 730 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST RAINY MACHO KAZOO ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1690 "2023-06-20T05:14:23Z")
Wordle 731 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO STORE FROST ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1691 "2023-06-20T07:19:27Z")
Wordle 731 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PIOUS CLOSE GHOST FROST ---
**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 20, 2023, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1692 "2023-06-20T07:47:15Z")
Wordle 731 3/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE ROUND FROST ---
**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 20, 2023, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1693 "2023-06-20T08:32:37Z")
Wordle 731 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHORT FROST ---
**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 20, 2023, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1694 "2023-06-20T09:16:10Z")
Wordle 731 3/6\* \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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ \end{aligned} Lucky second guess ! ---
**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 20, 2023, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1695 "2023-06-20T11:18:35Z")
Wordle 731 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IDEAL COURT FRONT FROST ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1696 "2023-06-20T11:30:25Z")
Wordle 731 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 90 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 10 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 4 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CREST TWIGS (anti-trap guess) FROST I out-clevered myself with my second guess. If I’d gone with my usual second word, CHORE, I’d have had an easy choice between the solution and ROOST on the third guess, rather than falling into a trap and having to settle for a 4 to avoid a possible 6. But I wanted to place the yellow letter from my first guess, and have a shot at the 2. Such is life. ---
**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 20, 2023, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1697 "2023-06-20T12:00:27Z")
Wordle 731 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART TROUT FROST ---
**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 20, 2023, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1698 "2023-06-20T12:57:36Z")
Wordle 731 4/6 ⬜🟧⬜⬜⬜ 🟦⬜🟧⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SPOIL GROSS FROST - interesting that wordlebot considers β€œfrosh” a valid word ---
**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 20, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1699 "2023-06-20T13:01:25Z")
> [@SeaSun](#): > > I threw caution to the wind on my third guess, and it paid off! Nice! πŸ˜€ ---
**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 20, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1700 "2023-06-20T13:37:29Z")
Wordle 731 4/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ABYSS TRUST CREST FROST I could’ve used a better started word, I guess. Happy with a 4. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=84) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=86)