# "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:** 95
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2023, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1881 "2023-06-29T11:13:42Z")
Wordle 740 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 584 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 46 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DINER > [@Mark\_Finn](#): > > I had a choice of at least a dozen words for my third guess. Checking Scoredle afterwards, it’s clear that I did too. (And I’m talking about just the legit words, not all those weird words you never heard of.) Fortunately, I thought of DINER right away, and went with it. Didn’t even see most of the others until checking Scoredle. A very lucky 3, but I’ll take it. ---
**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 29, 2023, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1882 "2023-06-29T11:26:47Z")
Wordle 740 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE LINER DINER ---
**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 29, 2023, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1883 "2023-06-29T11:59:36Z")
Wordle 740 6/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A whew! extends my streak to 100 HEART COVER BIKER PIPER FILER DINER ---
**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, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1884 "2023-06-29T12:13:50Z")
Wordle 740 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SNORE GREEN MINER DINER ---
**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 29, 2023, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1885 "2023-06-29T13:51:00Z")
Wordle 740 6/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HELLO TRADE WIRED RIDER DIVER DINER whew! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1886 "2023-06-29T15:01:34Z")
> **Wordle 740 5/6\* 6/29/2023** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 > 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > T_R_ACT β†’ Slow starter. Need to try some vowels… > SHO_RE_ β†’ One hit, not bad. Should I try RE at start or ER at end? Also, more vowels… > _RE_LAY β†’ Feels like a wasted guess. WIPER, now? or maybe R goes in the middle… > W **I** _R_ **E** _D_ β†’ No, but that D was a lucky pickup. Can’t believe I’ve gone this long without N or M… > **DINER** > > Scoredle had 6 guesses left before my last, 3 of which were nonbogus. Color this one harder than it looked. Plus, that long to place the R? Sheesh. ---
**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 29, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1887 "2023-06-29T17:02:47Z")
Wordle 740 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPEAK DRONE DINER I’ve been on a pretty good streak. Skill Me 91 NYT Avg 87 Wordlebot 99 LUCK Me 61 NYT Avgt 57 Wordlebot 51 STEPS Me 3.4 NYT Avg 3.9 Wordlebot 3.6 ### How You and WordleBot Stacked Up Congrats! As humans say, you’ve β€œbeaten” me **3** times in recent Wordles, solving in fewer steps, and tied with me **8** times. You can also now look at your recent past results, which I really like. ---
**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 29, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1888 "2023-06-29T17:15:34Z")
Getting steadily worse as the week goes on. Wordle 740 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟦🟦 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟦🟧🟦⬜⬜ 🟦🟧⬜🟧🟦 ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PLANE SHOUT NIECE RIPEN MINER DINER ---
**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 29, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1889 "2023-06-29T17:36:15Z")
Nasty trap word. I consider myself fortunate to have gotten away with a par. Wordle 740 4/6\* πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SKIER DIVER DINER ---
**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 29, 2023, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1890 "2023-06-29T22:54:17Z")
Wordle 740 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET ROUND DINER ---
**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, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1891 "2023-06-29T22:58:07Z")
Wordle 740 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 MAUVE LITER WINDS DINER No way I was going to stick to hard mode rules on this one. Picked a good sleuth word for an easy par. ---
**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, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1892 "2023-06-29T23:56:48Z")
Wordle 740 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ALTER COPER DINER There were 48 possibilities left after my 2nd guess, so I was very lucky to get away with a 3 ---
**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 30, 2023, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1893 "2023-06-30T04:11:25Z")
**Friday 30 June 2023** Wordle 741 4/6 πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET ROUND STRAY STRAW ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1894 "2023-06-30T04:42:19Z")
Wordle 741 3/6 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TRAMP STRAW Makes up for yesterday although giving flashbacks from 2 days ago. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1895 "2023-06-30T07:35:25Z")
Wordle 741 4/6\* 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLIME SOUPY SHANK STRAW ---
**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 30, 2023, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1896 "2023-06-30T09:13:11Z")
Wordle 741 5/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE TRASH SITAR STRAY STRAW ---
**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 30, 2023, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1897 "2023-06-30T10:24:46Z")
Wordle 741 5/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\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 R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\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 R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \\ \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 30, 2023, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1898 "2023-06-30T11:32:41Z")
Wordle 741 3/6 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟨 43 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT STRAY STRAW Talked myself out of a 2 at the last moment: was all set to go with STRAW, but as I was typing it in, I opted for STRAY instead. After my initial word, I had it narrowed down to SATYR, SITAR, STRAW, STRAY, STEAK, and STEAM. Worst case is, it would have been one of the latter two, and I’d have had to choose between them for my third guess. So I’m still pretty happy with a 3. ---
**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 30, 2023, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1899 "2023-06-30T11:54:15Z")
Wordle 741 3/6 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE SNARL STRAW ---
**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 30, 2023, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1900 "2023-06-30T12:11:43Z")
Wordle 741 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART STRAP well, all I can think of is STRAW and STRAY. What do you choose? Do you feel lucky? Do you -punk? STRAY rats STRAW [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=94) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=96)