# "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:** 98
**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:** [July 3, 2023, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1941 "2023-07-03T04:13:24Z")
Denied a 3 by checking out the wrong one. Wordle 744 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 COURT ASIDE MOTEL HOTEL ---
**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:** [July 3, 2023, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1942 "2023-07-03T04:13:58Z")
**Wordle 743 4/6** ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHOIR STALE MOUSY MOSSY ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2023, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1943 "2023-07-03T04:22:09Z")
Wordle 744 2/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO HOTEL And once again can only credit luck for a two. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2023, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1944 "2023-07-03T05:58:45Z")
Wordle 744 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PIOUS OTHER HOTEL ---
**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:** [July 3, 2023, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1945 "2023-07-03T09:21:31Z")
Wordle 744 6/6\* \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[yellow,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt X} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \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 L} \\ \end{aligned} Bum. Not enough covfefe obvs. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2023, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1946 "2023-07-03T11:25:31Z")
Wordle 744 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE LOSER HOTEL Just like Elvis said! ---
**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:** [July 3, 2023, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1947 "2023-07-03T11:54:29Z")
Wordle 744 2/6 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART (break) HOTEL ---
**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:** [July 3, 2023, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1948 "2023-07-03T12:01:04Z")
Wordle 744 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE MONEY HOTEL ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2023, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1949 "2023-07-03T14:12:20Z")
> [@chiliwillybing](#): > > Wordle 744 3/6 > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 > ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > RAISE > MONEY > HOTEL Have you tried crowdfunding? ---
**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:** [July 3, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1950 "2023-07-03T14:19:04Z")
Wordle 744 2/6 ⬜🟧⬜🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 Sure beats yesterday’s epic fail. FOYER - No idea why I picked this as a starting word. HOTEL - First impulse was to go with β€œwomen”. A very lucky guess. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1951 "2023-07-03T16:49:35Z")
Wordle 744 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 100 🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜ 7 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT TILER =\> another β€˜not as good as CHORE’ guess, gotta stop doing this HOTEL =\> Coulda been MOTEL or (less likely) BETEL > [@psychobunny](#): > > Have you tried crowdfunding? I think that wins the thread for today, though @BobLibDem came close! ---
**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:** [July 3, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1952 "2023-07-03T17:05:02Z")
Wordle 744 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 RAISE MELON TOWEL HOTEL Danced all around this one before getting there. I’m on a streak of 8 straight fours. I’m nothing if not consistent! ---
**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:** [July 3, 2023, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1953 "2023-07-03T17:06:34Z")
Wordle 744 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WHEAT LITHE HOTEL ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2023, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1954 "2023-07-03T22:41:57Z")
> **Wordle 744 3/6\* 7/3/2023** > > ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > M **O** SSY β†’ I’m thinking T, I’m thinking H, and for some reason all I can see is the (invalid) MOUTH, but to shake up my psyche I’m going to go with something close… > C **O** U\*TH\*\* β†’ and ?OTH? doesn’t appear useful, TOH?? goes nowhere, so let’s try HOT??, try a different vowel and a common consonant… > **HOTEL** > > I wish I could say my wit led me unerringly to the answer, but my second guess involved a whole lot of luck. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2023, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1955 "2023-07-03T22:47:23Z")
Was I the only one who guessed MOTEL before guessing the correct HOTEL ? ---
**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:** [July 3, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1956 "2023-07-03T22:48:04Z")
Nice to see all the 2s today! Unfortunately, I wasn’t among 'em. Maybe tomorrow. πŸ™‚ Wordle 744 4/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SPENT DETOX HOTEL And for those who care (I kid!), here’s my game from yesterday, which I didn’t get a chance to post: Wordle 743 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SCOWL MOUSY MOSSY ---
**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:** [July 3, 2023, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1957 "2023-07-03T23:39:47Z")
Wordle 744 3/6\* 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST INTEL HOTEL And @Aspenglow for yesterday’s game it looks like a number of us preferred MOUSY to MOSSY ---
**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:** [July 4, 2023, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1958 "2023-07-04T02:10:47Z")
LOL, I did see that. I guess our minds work in predictable ways. You can almost see those Wordle people: β€œHa! Watch them all go down _this_ rabbit hole! Fours for everyone!” ---
**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:** [July 4, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1959 "2023-07-04T02:35:45Z")
Wordle 744 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT STOLE MOTEL HOTEL @Mark_Finn, you weren’t the only one who tried motel first, but apparently there were only three of us. I would’ve bet a dollar there’d be more. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2023, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1960 "2023-07-04T04:09:05Z")
**Tue 04 Jul 2023** Wordle 745 6/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALET ROUND TEARY GRATE CRATE IRATE [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=97) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=99)