# "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 3)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451>\
**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:** 108

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**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 26, 2025, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2141 "2025-04-26T07:17:31Z")

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Wordle 1,407 4/6

⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

dream  
plank  
flash  
clash

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**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 26, 2025, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2142 "2025-04-26T09:24:51Z")

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Wordle 1,407 4/6\*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ \end{aligned}

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**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 26, 2025, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2143 "2025-04-26T12:23:12Z")

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Wordle 1,407 5/6

⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜  
⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜  
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

YEAST  
QUASI  
ABASH  
CRASH  
CLASH

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**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 26, 2025, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2144 "2025-04-26T12:41:12Z")

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**Wordle 1,407 3/6 — 2025-04-26 Sat**  
🟨⬛🟩🟩⬛  
🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩   
 **LEAST**  
 **CRIMP**  
 **CLASH**

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**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 26, 2025, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2145 "2025-04-26T12:50:28Z")

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Wordle 1,407 3/6

🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜  
🟨🟨🟩🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
SHACK  
CLASH

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**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 26, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2146 "2025-04-26T14:31:19Z")

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Wordle 1,407 4/6

⬛⬛🟧⬛⬛  
🟦🟦🟧🟦⬛  
⬛🟧🟧🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

TRAIN  
SHALE  
FLASH  
CLASH

You win some coin tosses, you lose some.

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**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 26, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2147 "2025-04-26T15:12:50Z")

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Wordle 1,407 3/6

🟧⬜🟧⬜⬜  
🟦⬜⬜🟧⬜  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
CLASH

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**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 26, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2148 "2025-04-26T16:19:15Z")

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Wordle 1,407 3/6\*

🟨⬜🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

> **Summary**
>
> LEAST  
> CLASP ← lost the coin toss  
> CLASH

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**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 26, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2149 "2025-04-26T18:09:45Z")

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Wordle **1,408** 4/6  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
late to the party 🥱

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**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 26, 2025, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2150 "2025-04-26T19:30:01Z")

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Wordle 1,407 6/6\*

⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛  
⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛  
⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Dairy  
Blast  
Flask  
Glass  
Clasp  
Clash

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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2025, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2151 "2025-04-27T00:27:02Z")

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> **Wordle 1,406 4/6\* 4/25/2025**
>
> ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
> ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩  
> ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> GE_N_IE → Slow start. A, O and two more WoFcons  
> SAL_O_ **N** → Can’t get both T & R here. Can try an R.. in which case this might be a tough trap, let’s try it as I think I’ll be safe  
> FR **OWN** → Not the trap - B, C, D were still out there if I hit on the R. Noodled around here and almost tried UNOWN, but that led me to  
> **KNOWN**  
> UNOWN was also a possible, believe it or not, though I think it’s a bogus word. Scoredle gets it in five, reducing the trap to a coin flip in the process.

> **Wordle 1,407 4/6\* 4/26/2025**
>
> ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
> 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜  
> ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> KNOWN → Whiff. I’ll go with Scoredle’s start word, one guess late  
> _S_ **LA** TE → Want to place the S, so  
> G **LAS** S → Should have gone with CLASS, then I could have ruled out or included FLASH or  
> **CLASH**
> 
> Scoredle finishes with a bogey, missing par on a 1 in 4 chance. Its second guess turns out to be worse than mine, so - I don’t know, I _thought_ I was imitating Scoredle there…

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**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2025, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2152 "2025-04-27T04:49:05Z")

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Wordle 1,408 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
LUNES  
GEEKY  
WEEDY

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**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 27, 2025, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2153 "2025-04-27T07:08:15Z")

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**Wordle 1,408 5/6 — 2025-04-27 Sun**  
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨  
⬛🟩🟨⬛🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **LEAST**  
 **CRIMP**  
 **BOUND**  
 **HEDGE**  
 **WEEDY**

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**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 27, 2025, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2154 "2025-04-27T07:32:38Z")

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Wordle 1,408 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟨🟩⬛⬛🟩  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

stair  
decoy  
needy  
weedy

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**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 27, 2025, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2155 "2025-04-27T10:10:12Z")

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Wordle 1,408 3/6\*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned}

😮

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**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 27, 2025, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2156 "2025-04-27T13:24:49Z")

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Wordle 1,408 4/6\*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟩⬛🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Scrub  
Igloo  
Knead  
Weedy

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**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 27, 2025, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2157 "2025-04-27T13:31:00Z")

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Wordle 1,408 3/6

🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

YEAST  
WEEPY  
WEEDY

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**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 27, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2158 "2025-04-27T14:23:12Z")

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Wordle _ **1,409** _ 4/6  
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨  
⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
Acceptable given blank start. 🦘 🥱

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**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 27, 2025, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2159 "2025-04-27T14:49:02Z")

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Wordle 1,408 4/6

⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
SEVEN  
WEEPY  
WEEDY

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**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 27, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2160 "2025-04-27T15:02:35Z")

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Wordle 1,408 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟧⬛⬛⬛🟦  
🟧🟧🟧⬛🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

SNARL  
WHITE  
WEEPY  
WEEDY

This could have gone south in so many ways. After that initial whiff, Scordle said I still had 1,357 words left, several hundred of which were legit words. Hitting that W was a life-saver!

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