# "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:** 88
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1741 "2023-06-22T07:16:07Z")
Wordle 733 3/6 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS TASTY TASTE ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1742 "2023-06-22T08:25:49Z")
Wordle 733 3/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PRIDE STALE TASTE ---
**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 22, 2023, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1743 "2023-06-22T09:24:50Z")
You seem to have described bud lite. ---
**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 22, 2023, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1744 "2023-06-22T09:49:59Z")
Wordle 733 6/6\* \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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\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 S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \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 E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \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 E} \\ \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 22, 2023, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1745 "2023-06-22T11:25:25Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > You seem to have described bud lite. You win the thread, at least for today! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1746 "2023-06-22T11:31:56Z")
Wordle 733 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 218 🟩🟩🟩🟨⬜ 2 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT TASER TASTE As Scoredle (which fell into the \_ASTE trap today) notes, the other possible solution at 3 was TASSE, as in β€˜demi-tasse,’ which I’d have had a problem with: β€˜tasse’ by itself is not an English word. (It’s French, that’s why you say it with this outrageous accent, you silly King. 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 22, 2023, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1747 "2023-06-22T11:51:40Z")
Wordle 733 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART STEAM TASTE ---
**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 22, 2023, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1748 "2023-06-22T12:02:15Z")
Wordle 733 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 COUGH TREAD TEASE TASTE A bad first guess gets me a four. Oh well. ---
**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 22, 2023, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1749 "2023-06-22T12:16:23Z")
Wordle 733 3/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜🟧 🟦⬜⬜⬜🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PLANE SHOUT TASTE After yesterday’s first ever 1/6, I’ve changed my opening words. Today, it paid off. ---
**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 22, 2023, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1750 "2023-06-22T12:49:34Z")
> [@gkster](#): > > LOL, glad that you found the toggle switch. I found out about hard mode through this board when someone pointed out that when players cut and paste results, hard mode play is marked with an asterisk. It’s officially turned on now and it will be interesting to see Wordlebot’s results now that I assume it has to play in hard mode too. And just like I never noticed the gear setting icon, I never noticed the asterisk after the score. I’m not on top of my game before coffee (not sure that it really helps _that_ much). Wordle 733 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE PASTE HASTE TASTE Got lucky since there were still a couple to go. ---
**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 22, 2023, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1751 "2023-06-22T13:04:41Z")
A 2! Woo-hoo! Wordle 733 2/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE TASTE β€” I went for it, instead of trying to eliminate letters for possible BASTE, CASTE, HASTE, PASTE, or WASTE Woo-hoo! ---
**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 22, 2023, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1752 "2023-06-22T13:15:28Z")
Wordle 733 5/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE CASTE HASTE WASTE TASTE I could do without these guessing game puzzles 🫀 ---
**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 22, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1753 "2023-06-22T16:42:05Z")
I got a little lucky this morning, too. Wordle 733 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE PASTE TASTE I, too, had found all the variables. But the double consonant seemed like such a Wordle thing to do. So once I’d established the -ASTE trap with PASTE, I decided to try it first and just get it out of the way. @wguy123, glad you got the Hard Mode sorted! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1754 "2023-06-22T17:10:19Z")
> **Wordle 733 6/6\* 6/22/2023** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 > 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > CR_A_N **E** β†’ Let’s see if I can get it in one, like so many yesterday. No? Darn. Still, a good start > _A_MPL **E** β†’ Almost tried APPLE here, as the first thing I saw. No pickups, but that A must be in second. If I guess S & T between… > W **ASTE** β†’ Could have done better than W. This is a familiar trap… > H **ASTE** β†’ Not H, either. Must be B… > B **ASTE** β†’ DANG it! What have I overlooked, and brought myself so close to crashing and burning? Oh, a repeat… > **TASTE** > > Glad my first two answers eliminated C and P. Maybe I should memorize what answers using this trap have already been used… ---
**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 22, 2023, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1755 "2023-06-22T17:37:28Z")
> [@chiliwillybing](#): > > Wordle 733 5/6 > > ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > RAISE > CASTE > HASTE > WASTE > TASTE > I could do without these guessing game puzzles 🫀 Dude, what’s your haste? So many guesses β€” what a waste. LOL, sorry, couldn’t resist. ---
**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 22, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1756 "2023-06-22T18:16:12Z")
πŸ˜† At least I didn’t baste with paste too! ---
**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 22, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1757 "2023-06-22T18:40:15Z")
Wordle 733 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 HOUSE STARE TWERP TASTE I shot for par rather than flail in the \_ASTE trap. This is why I _don’t_ play in hard mode. ---
**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 23, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1758 "2023-06-23T01:42:07Z")
Wordle 733 4/6\* ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TABLE TAUPE TASTE Somehow, I didn’t see TASTE until TAUPE came up wrong. For some reason I have a blind spot when it comes to repeated letters. ---
**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 23, 2023, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1759 "2023-06-23T01:45:12Z")
Wordle 733 4/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHARE TAWSE TASTE When nothing turns up on Round 1, my lazy go-to is SHIRT; I had to swap in the β€œA” and the β€œE” on Round 2, and so my β€” heh β€” first thought on Round 3 was the abandoned T; if not for that, I probably would’ve backed into the trap. ---
**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 23, 2023, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1760 "2023-06-23T02:14:10Z")
Wordle 733 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT RATES TASTE Amazingly, I didn’t see the trap at all. I saw taste and guessed it without even checking if they were other possibilities. My only thought was β€œGuess 3 is for the win, this is the time to try a double letter.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=87) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=89)