# "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:** 89
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1761 "2023-06-23T04:17:45Z")
So close to a 2! Wordle 734 3/6 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 COURT COAST COVET i had a choice among COAST, COMET, and COVET. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1762 "2023-06-23T04:38:27Z")
Wordle 734 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO STONE TOWEL COVET After three I could only see COVET. I completely missed COMET and probably some others. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1763 "2023-06-23T05:57:14Z")
Wordle 734 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PIOUS DEMON OVERT COVET ---
**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 23, 2023, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1764 "2023-06-23T05:59:13Z")
**Wordle 733 3/6** 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STORE BATCH TASTE Saw the 5-word trap and went for a sleuth word, and I was happy to win the coin toss after that. πŸ™‚ ---
**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 23, 2023, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1765 "2023-06-23T07:09:47Z")
Wordle 734 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE ROUND CHIMP COVET ---
**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 23, 2023, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1766 "2023-06-23T08:28:55Z")
Wordle 734 3/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 JUICE CHEAT COVET Very happy for a three! It’s been a minute… ---
**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 23, 2023, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1767 "2023-06-23T09:34:17Z")
Wordle 734 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,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 S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ \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 23, 2023, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1768 "2023-06-23T09:59:41Z")
Wordle 734 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 182 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟨 2 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE =\> COMET, right? Nope, already been used. So: COVET ---
**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, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1769 "2023-06-23T10:09:31Z")
Wordle 734 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE TORES VOTED COVET ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1770 "2023-06-23T10:44:04Z")
Wordle 734 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET RIVET COVET Good thing I went with SALET instead of SLATE today, to get the position on the -ET right. Then RIVET was just a lucky guess, going for the vowel and getting the V instead. ---
**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 23, 2023, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1771 "2023-06-23T12:23:55Z")
Wordle 734 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IDEAL OUTER COMET COVET ---
**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 23, 2023, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1772 "2023-06-23T12:32:43Z")
Wordle 734 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART BLEST COVET nice case of rectal extraction ---
**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, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1773 "2023-06-23T12:34:01Z")
Wordle 734 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT ROSET COVET Roset coming through this time. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1774 "2023-06-23T12:45:39Z")
What is Roset, a stone? πŸ˜‰ ---
**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 23, 2023, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1775 "2023-06-23T13:12:00Z")
Wordle 734 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟦 ⬜⬜🟦⬜🟧 🟦🟦🟦⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PLANE SHOUT OVERT COVET I’m sure it’s my imagination, but Wordlebot seems to be a bit huffy with me lately, as in β€œOh, you were just lucky, that’s all.” ---
**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, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1776 "2023-06-23T13:14:43Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > What is Roset, a stone? πŸ˜‰ My dictionary says the definition is β€œa valid wordle guess.” ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1777 "2023-06-23T15:31:24Z")
> **Wordle 734 4/6\* 6/23/2023** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 > ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 > ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _T_AST_E_ β†’ So, no duplicate T today. Try another vowel and a couple commont consonants… > IN_E_R **T** β†’ Flat miss, though I placed the T. Be nice to get H & L involved, but I don’t think it’s going to happen… > D_E_P_O_ **T** β†’ Swap O & E, and what fits in? > **COVET** > > Completely missed COMET, and Scoredle reminds me about OWLET as well. ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1778 "2023-06-23T15:55:25Z")
The Times bot said there were five words possible after the second guess, so I suppose I was lucky, but if one is aware of the season and current events of a week or two ago, I believe the guessing becomes easier. Wordle 734 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 23, 2023, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1779 "2023-06-23T18:13:33Z")
As is often the case, I lucked out with letter-testing today. Wordle 734 3/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE GUEST COVET I had also found COMET and DEPOT but remembered those had already been used. I do like to get Cs and Vs out of the way, though, as well as all the vowels. Worked out today. @chefguy, WordleBot is a sadist. ---
**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 23, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1780 "2023-06-23T21:58:02Z")
Wordle 734 3/6 πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CAMEO COVER COVET Thought I had a two, then I noticed COVET _and_ COVEN, so at least I didn’t drop to four. > [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > if one is aware of the season and current events of a week or two ago, I believe the guessing becomes easier. Not sure I know what you mean by that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=88) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=90)