# "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 19, 2024, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451 "2024-11-19T10:57:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**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:** [December 3, 2024, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/181 "2024-12-03T11:09:19Z")
Wordle 1,263 5/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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:** [December 3, 2024, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/182 "2024-12-03T11:47:46Z")
Wordle 1,263 3/6 πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STARE DOILY SHAKY ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2024, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/183 "2024-12-03T12:32:27Z")
Wordle 1263 3/6 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 104 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 38 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT SCAMP SHAKY Got a bit lucky on 3, there were still a half-dozen possibilities left. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2024, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/184 "2024-12-03T12:53:39Z")
Wordle 1,263 3/6 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SHADY SHAKY ---
**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:** [December 3, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/185 "2024-12-03T15:12:44Z")
Wordle 1,263 5/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜ 🟧⬜🟧⬜⬜ 🟧⬜🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/186 "2024-12-03T15:42:37Z")
> **Wordle 1,263 4/6\* 12/3/2024** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ > 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > GUILE β†’ Whiff. Time for a standard first guess second… and wow, already three vowels gone (along with one WoFcon) > RO **A** _S_T β†’ Just the N is left of the WoFcons, I’ll try an SNA?? word… it feels remarkably untraplike, but we’ll see. > **S** N **A** C_K_ β†’ The K. Hmmm. SKA?? goes nowhere, but SNAKE would be out two, for two reasons… but SNAKY would only be out for one reason, and that transitions closely to > **SHAKY** > I felt pretty good about this, and came close to applying for the Galactic Institute’s prize for Extreme Cleverness for saving par, when I saw that 1) Scoredle chipped in for birdie with a good twenty non-bogus possibles to chose from, and 2) I was really down to only one possible left. Ah, well. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/187 "2024-12-03T18:06:34Z")
Wordle 1,263 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST SHACK SHAKY ---
**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:** [December 4, 2024, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/188 "2024-12-04T03:47:02Z")
Wordle 1,263 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE FRAUD SHACK SHAKY ---
**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:** [December 4, 2024, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/189 "2024-12-04T04:52:57Z")
Wordle 1,263 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SCARE SHADY SHAKY Looks like I’m in good company with shady before shaky. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2024, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/190 "2024-12-04T05:14:05Z")
**Wednesday, December 4th** Wordle 1,264 3/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SPORT CRYPT Finally an easy one! Easy because both crept and erupt have already been answers. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2024, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/191 "2024-12-04T05:49:42Z")
Wordle 1,264 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TRUCE CRYPT ---
**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:** [December 4, 2024, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/192 "2024-12-04T07:53:41Z")
Wordle 1,264 4/6 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRISP CRAFT CREPT CRYPT ---
**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:** [December 4, 2024, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/193 "2024-12-04T11:39:25Z")
Wordle 1,264 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **CRYPT** ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2024, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/194 "2024-12-04T11:44:40Z")
Wordle 1264 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 182 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 2 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE CRYPT Back-to-back 3’s for the first time in a couple of weeks. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2024, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/195 "2024-12-04T12:07:01Z")
Wordle 1,264 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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:** [December 4, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/196 "2024-12-04T12:37:07Z")
Wordle 1,264 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART GRIST TROUT CRYPT ---
**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:** [December 4, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/197 "2024-12-04T14:06:31Z")
Wordle 1,264 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 STALE POINT CRYPT Fortunate second word. With a P, the T placed at the end, and E already eliminated, there was only one choice left. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/198 "2024-12-04T14:48:01Z")
Wordle 1,264 4/6 🟧🟧⬜⬜⬜ 🟧🟧⬜⬜⬜ 🟧🟧⬜⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE CROSS CRUMB CRYPT ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/199 "2024-12-04T15:21:28Z")
> **Wordle 1,264 3/6\* 12/4/2024** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 > ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > SHAK_Y_ β†’ Near-whiff. A non-terminal Y? Probably either start or middle. I can check E, O and one WoFcon with the latter, so that’s what I’ll try > FO **Y** E_R_ β†’ Middle. And an R. I’m not seeing words with an abundance of WoFcons here, but T is still untried, so I’ll try a tale from the > **CRYPT** > > Nice to get back on the birdie train. Scoredle, FWIW, made the exact same guesses. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/200 "2024-12-04T15:51:33Z")
Wordle 1,264 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST DRIFT GROUT CRYPT [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=11)