# "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:** 103
**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:** [April 19, 2025, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2041 "2025-04-19T08:24:03Z")
**Wordle 1,400 4/6 — 2025-04-19 Sat** ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟨🟨⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** **BOUND** — _pretty much only one word remains…_ **INBOX** ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2025, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2042 "2025-04-19T09:12:34Z")
Wordle 1,400 6/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ 🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨 ⬛🟩🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 react young ounce drown knoll inbox ---
**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:** [April 19, 2025, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2043 "2025-04-19T10:01:33Z")
Wordle 1,400 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[yellow,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[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 C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\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 B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt X} \\ \end{aligned} > [@psychobunny](#): > > Another one where I was sure there had to be more options but just couldn’t find any. Me too. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2025, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2044 "2025-04-19T12:31:02Z")
Wordle 1,400 3/6\* 🟨🟨🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Bonus Ebony Inbox ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2025, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2045 "2025-04-19T12:57:09Z")
Wordle 1400 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DUMPY BONGO INBOX I guess it’s a word now. ---
**Author:** ![MacDoc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/macdoc/32/18696_2.png) [@MacDoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacDoc)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2046 "2025-04-19T14:04:58Z")
Wordle 1,401 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Back in the saddle after a bad night 👍 🦘 ---
**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:** [April 19, 2025, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2047 "2025-04-19T14:18:17Z")
Wordle 1,400 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOIL INGOT knowing there is no T, just trying to place I and O and test for N INBOX could come up with no other word that fits ---
**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:** [April 19, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2048 "2025-04-19T14:37:08Z")
Wordle 1,400 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟦⬜ ⬜🟦🟦⬜⬜ 🟦🟦🟦⬜🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST BINGO INBOX I’ll take it. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2025, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2049 "2025-04-19T14:48:14Z")
Wordle 1,400 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > BOUND > INBOX ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2025, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2050 "2025-04-19T14:59:43Z")
Wordle 1,400 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (Need vowels.) UNION (Looks good. ?N?OI is out, so IN?O? is our guy.) INBOX (Only realistic choice.) ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2051 "2025-04-19T15:56:00Z")
Wordle 1,400 4/6 ⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨🟨🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PAINT HOUSE MINOR INBOX ---
**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:** [April 19, 2025, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2052 "2025-04-19T19:15:35Z")
Wordle 1,400 4/6 ⬛🟦⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟦🟦⬛ ⬛🟧🟦🟧⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ROAST CLONE ONION INBOX Doubling up on both my unplaced letters worked out. In fact, Scordle made all the exact same moves I did from my start word, so there’s that. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2025, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2053 "2025-04-20T04:21:22Z")
Wordle 1,401 4/6 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LATCH CAMPY PATCH No way was I going hard mode on this. After two I had BATCH, CATCH, HATCH, MATCH, PATCH and WATCH. I needed to check either C or H in first and at least two others and I got lucky. ---
**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:** [April 20, 2025, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2054 "2025-04-20T04:23:54Z")
Wordle 1,401 X/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2025, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2055 "2025-04-20T05:42:41Z")
> **Wordle 1,400 5/6\* 4/19/2025** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > D_I_RGE → Slow start. Can’t see a word with three WoFcons and either A or O, so I’ll have to try with two > H_OI_ST → L & N left of the WoFcons. I see one word to try with L, so… > **I** GL **O** O → This one feels really slow. Halfway through and only two letters found. With N remaining, and it seems like no other vowels, I found a word with it and a couple other consonants > **IN** D **O** W → Not that that’s really much of a word IMHO. SunWife gets the assist here because she looked over my shoulder and said > **INBOX** > > This one was a bit of a grinder. Scoredle makes par, by the way, with all yellows until the final guess. Hope tomorrow’s feels better. ---
**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:** [April 20, 2025, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2056 "2025-04-20T07:24:09Z")
**Wordle 1,401 3/6 — 2025-04-20 Sun** ⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨 🟨⬛⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** **PATCH** ---
**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:** [April 20, 2025, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2057 "2025-04-20T10:36:03Z")
Wordle 1,401 6/6\* \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[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 G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \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 C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \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 C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \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 C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \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 C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ \end{aligned} Phew indeed. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2025, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2058 "2025-04-20T12:13:58Z")
Wordle 1401 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE PATCH Could’ve also been BATCH. HATCH, MATCH, and WATCH had already been used, and CATCH was eliminated at 2. And ZATCH is only a word in James Thurber’s _The Thirteen Clocks_, so it (along with TODAL) won’t be Wordle solutions. 😁 ---
**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:** [April 20, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2059 "2025-04-20T13:46:47Z")
Wordle 1,401 4/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SHOAT CATCH PATCH ---
**Author:** ![MacDoc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/macdoc/32/18696_2.png) [@MacDoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacDoc)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2025, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2060 "2025-04-20T14:10:09Z")
Wordle 1,402 5/6 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 looked so tempting 🤪🦘 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=102) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=104)