# "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:** 91
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1801 "2023-06-25T07:57:53Z")
Wordle 736 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PIOUS OTHER RODEO ---
**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 25, 2023, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1802 "2023-06-25T08:58:23Z")
Wordle 736 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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\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 D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 25, 2023, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1803 "2023-06-25T09:53:11Z")
Wordle 736 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IDEAL DRONE RODEO ---
**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 25, 2023, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1804 "2023-06-25T10:42:06Z")
Wordle 736 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE ROTES ROBED RODEO I was settling in for a go at ROWED and ROPED and ROVED and all of a sudden this happened. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1805 "2023-06-25T11:23:59Z")
Wordle 736 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 1,713 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 77 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨 14 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE MOVER =\> Wanted to place the vowels, and a Y/N on the -ER ending RODEO ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1806 "2023-06-25T11:52:56Z")
Wordle 736 2/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO RODEO Finally a two that was not pure luck. I thought this one through. ---
**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 25, 2023, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1807 "2023-06-25T12:09:34Z")
Wordle 736 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SCORE BOXER RODEO I never had much chance at a 3 on this one. ---
**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 25, 2023, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1808 "2023-06-25T14:03:02Z")
Meh. Wordle 736 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟦 ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ ⬜🟧⬜🟧🟦 ⬜🟧🟦🟧🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PLANE SHOUT MOVER BORED RODEO ---
**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 25, 2023, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1809 "2023-06-25T14:23:16Z")
Wordle 736 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART BONER ROWED RODEO ---
**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 25, 2023, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1810 "2023-06-25T19:16:55Z")
Wordle 736 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CANOE TOWER MOREL BIPED RODEO I knew BIPED was wrong, but was also confident that it would give me the answer. Which it did - just not in the way I expected. While I was skeptical of an -ED ending, another O never occurred to me. Tough one. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1811 "2023-06-25T21:59:05Z")
> **Wordle 736 3/6\* 6/25/2023** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 > 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > G_R_AN_D_ β†’ Not a bad start, but where from here? An S and two vowels could be… > _D_ **O** S **E** _R_ β†’ Good guess! D must be middle, R must be start, RODE- looks like a repeated O… > **RODEO** > > Both of my guesses cut down the possible solutions by two orders of magnitude. ---
**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 25, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1812 "2023-06-25T22:38:10Z")
It’s a nothing-to-bark-about kind of day for me today. Wordle 736 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CURED OLDER RODEO ---
**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 26, 2023, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1813 "2023-06-26T01:08:32Z")
**Wordle 736 3/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR RODEO ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2023, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1814 "2023-06-26T04:31:29Z")
Wordle 737 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TUNED QUEST GUEST ---
**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 26, 2023, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1815 "2023-06-26T09:03:21Z")
Wordle 737 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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Q} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \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 G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ \end{aligned} Lucky 3rd 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 26, 2023, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1816 "2023-06-26T10:25:32Z")
Wordle 737 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE CHEST GUEST ---
**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 26, 2023, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1817 "2023-06-26T10:44:39Z")
Wordle 737 6/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHRED METIS EXIST QUEST GUEST …METIS? ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2023, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1818 "2023-06-26T10:53:39Z")
Wordle 737 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MANGE GRIEF GUEST ---
**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 26, 2023, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1819 "2023-06-26T12:03:05Z")
Wordle 737 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SLEET DOEST QUEST GUEST ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2023, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1820 "2023-06-26T12:26:21Z")
What a satisfying appearance of my guesses: Wordle 737 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Scoredle 4/6\* 14,855 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 RAISE (32) ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 CHEST (9) ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 QUEST (1) 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GUEST [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=90) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=92)