# "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:** 99
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1961 "2023-07-04T04:23:48Z")
Wordle 745 3/6 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TRIAD IRATE I predict a lot of low scores. ---
**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 4, 2023, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1962 "2023-07-04T05:12:19Z")
**Wordle 744 3/6** 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRACE SPENT HOTEL ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1963 "2023-07-04T07:09:26Z")
Wordle 745 3/6 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS LOUIE IRATE After my standard opener, there was only one possible word. I’m rarely so lucky. ---
**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 4, 2023, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1964 "2023-07-04T08:17:14Z")
Wordle 745 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,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[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 P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[yellow,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 C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \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 T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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:** [July 4, 2023, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1965 "2023-07-04T08:44:18Z")
Got it in 2! white Irate ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1966 "2023-07-04T10:07:42Z")
Wordle 745 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PIOUS WEIRD IRATE ---
**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 4, 2023, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1967 "2023-07-04T10:29:44Z")
Wordle 745 6/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHARE TRADE CRATE GRATE IRATE I _think_ I got it only by dint of running out of other options; PRATE isn’t a word in wordle, is it? Like, pretentious guys in comic books make occasional use of it when they’re (a) doing it while (b) monologuing β€” but that’s just them over there, with no relevance to us over here, right? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1968 "2023-07-04T10:45:22Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Nice to see all the 2s today! Unfortunately, I wasn’t among 'em. Maybe tomorrow. πŸ™‚ I’m betting you won’t be. πŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1969 "2023-07-04T10:49:31Z")
Wordle 745 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 71 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 10 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE =\> GRATE’s been used, could be TRADE =\> or IRATE ---
**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 4, 2023, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1970 "2023-07-04T12:06:56Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > Have you tried crowdfunding? 🀣 Wordle 745 2/6 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE IRATE ---
**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, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1971 "2023-07-04T12:11:22Z")
Wordle 745 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT STARE TRADE ORATE IRATE After 2 I immediately thought trace, but that’s already been used. Then crate and grate, but both of those have also been used. Unfortunately there were still three different words it could be, and after trade missed I fell into the bad habit of guessing the more common letter instead of the more common word. As a low-vowel guesser, answers with three vowels are my kryptonite. ---
**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 4, 2023, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1972 "2023-07-04T13:48:30Z")
Wordle 745 5/6 ⬜⬜🟧⬜🟧 ⬜🟦🟧🟦🟧 ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 - . . .and then depression set in ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PLANE STARE GRATE CRATE IRATE ---
**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 4, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1973 "2023-07-04T14:00:56Z")
Wordle 745 4/6 ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟨 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART TRACE GRATE IRATE ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1974 "2023-07-04T14:17:46Z")
> **Wordle 745 6/6\* Independence Day (U.S.)** > > ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ > ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > HO_TE_L β†’ Not a bad start. I’d like the E at the end, then some more common letters… > S_T_ **A** _R_ **E** β†’ I’m looking a ?RATE trap in the face, aren’t I? Three possibilities I can see now… > C **RATE** β†’ Not that > G **RATE** β†’ Not that either. I’ll go with obscure, then… > P **RATE** β†’ And not THAT! Now I’m mad! Oh, that must be it… > **IRATE** > > @The_Other_Waldo_Pepper yep, it’s a Wordle word. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1975 "2023-07-04T15:03:38Z")
It’s my one word day! πŸ₯³ I know one crabby player that will be here to celebrate later. πŸ™‚ Guess I have to find a new starting word. > [@RTFirefly](#): > > I’m betting you won’t be. πŸ˜ƒ ISWYDT! ---
**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 4, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1976 "2023-07-04T17:31:29Z")
Wordle 745 2/6\* β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WRITE IRATE WOW! ETA: I see I wasnt alone! ---
**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, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1977 "2023-07-04T21:06:08Z")
Wordle 745 1/6\* 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE > [@RTFirefly](#): > > I’m betting you won’t be. πŸ˜ƒ > [@wguy123](#): > > I know one crabby player that will be here to celebrate later. πŸ™‚ LOLOL, I howled!! You know the weirdest thing? I had a vague premonition it was going to be the case, even before I played. And I hadn’t opened this thread since I last posted yesterday. The thought that ran through my head before I started was, β€œI’m kind of glad they haven’t used IRATE as the answer word, because if they do, I’ll have to decide if I’m going to use a different starter word.” Now I guess I do. (I don’t think I will, though.) ---
**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, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1978 "2023-07-04T21:40:16Z")
Orate hasn’t been an answer yet. ---
**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, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1979 "2023-07-04T21:42:44Z")
That’s a good point. ---
**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 4, 2023, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1980 "2023-07-04T21:51:40Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > @The_Other_Waldo_Pepper yep, it’s a Wordle word. I’m honestly not sure; it’s a _guessable_ word, you can use it to eliminate letters as a _question_ β€” but it doesn’t appear [here,](https://www.wordunscrambler.net/word-list/wordle-word-list) and so maybe it’s never going to be an answer? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=98) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=100)