# "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:** 94
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2023, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1861 "2023-06-28T15:35:44Z")
Man, spoiler alert! Not that it made a difference for me, but… ---
**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 28, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1862 "2023-06-28T15:37:40Z")
Sorry. I’m going to learn the blur function. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1863 "2023-06-28T15:50:02Z")
> **Wordle 739 4/6\* 6/28/2023** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 > ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 > 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _A_BOU **T** β†’ Not a bad start, with a placed T and an A, with two more vowels gone. Should I check E or I next? If I go with I, I can try S & N… > S_A_IN **T** β†’ OK, now try the A in 4th after the E, I can test L this way… > _C_LE_A_ **T** β†’ Don’t see how I can get C in 2nd, so ??ACT, need to check R but REACT is out, so repeated T, then? > **TRACT** > > This one went very slowly and methodically to conclusion. Almost an ideal wordle. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2023, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1864 "2023-06-28T15:53:33Z")
No sweat. Like I said, doesn’t really make a difference to me, the way I pick a start word - and I had already finished today’s puzzle, anyway. If no one else objects, not really a problem. ---
**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 28, 2023, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1865 "2023-06-28T15:57:26Z")
To use the blur function, as I pointed out in another thread, select the Gear Icon in the upper right corner of the Reply window. There are three functions to choose from β†’ Hide Details, Blur Spoiler. and Build Poll. ---
**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 28, 2023, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1866 "2023-06-28T16:09:50Z")
this ---
**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 28, 2023, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1867 "2023-06-28T16:12:57Z")
Well done! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1868 "2023-06-28T17:15:13Z")
Wordle 739 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 42 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 15 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 2 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT HEART CRAFT TRACT If I’d used my regular second word, I’d have had a 3. I’m getting more willing to modify my second word based on what the first word turned up, but more often than not the normal second word seems to be working better, so maybe I need to dial it back a bit. ---
**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 28, 2023, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1869 "2023-06-28T19:13:46Z")
Wordle 739 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE CRAFT TRACT @SuntanLotion, your dropped hint did somewhat ruin this game for me. Speaking as a player, not a mod: Spoilered or otherwise, hints dropped about games not yet played by most of the players in this thread are not cool. I’m going to ask that you refrain from doing this. Thanks. ---
**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 28, 2023, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1870 "2023-06-28T19:24:27Z")
It won’t happen again. ---
**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 28, 2023, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1871 "2023-06-28T19:53:34Z")
Thanks, I really do appreciate it. ---
**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 29, 2023, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1872 "2023-06-29T00:42:56Z")
Wordle 739 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OPERA TRAIL TRACK TRACT Thought I had a two, then I thought I had a three. Tricky bastards! ---
**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 29, 2023, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1873 "2023-06-29T02:29:21Z")
Wordle 739 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟨⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST CHART TRACT This one took me a while after the 2nd guess, even with 2 greens and 2 yellows already. ---
**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 29, 2023, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1874 "2023-06-29T03:25:06Z")
Wordle 739 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SMART CRAFT TRACT Four guesses with only one single vowel ever tried. That may be a first for me. Also, will nobody rid me of these troublesome terminal Ts? ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2023, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1875 "2023-06-29T04:21:44Z")
Wordle 740 6/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHIRE LIVER WOMAN FACED DINER Not well played. I found the trap on three. I didn’t really think through the sleuth word because there were too many options. After four, I saw NICER, DINER, FINER, NINER?, PINER?. Went for another sleuth word to eliminate the most likely suspects and save the six. ---
**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 29, 2023, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1876 "2023-06-29T04:23:25Z")
Several 3s in a row. I had a choice of at least a dozen words for my third guess. Wordle 740 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 COURT ASIDE DINER ---
**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 29, 2023, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1877 "2023-06-29T05:34:50Z")
**Wordle 739 4/6** ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LINER FORAY TRACK TRACT ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2023, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1878 "2023-06-29T07:04:22Z")
Wordle 740 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 VALID WIDEN DINER ---
**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 29, 2023, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1879 "2023-06-29T10:38:10Z")
Wordle 740 3/6\* \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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 29, 2023, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1880 "2023-06-29T10:56:31Z")
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