# "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:** 110
**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 29, 2025, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2181 "2025-04-29T07:03:48Z")
**Wordle 1,410 4/6 β€” 2025-04-29 Tue** πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** **BOUND** **BLISS** ---
**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 29, 2025, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2182 "2025-04-29T09:52:25Z")
Wordle 1,410 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[lime,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \\ \end{aligned} Damn. Could have had a 3 cos i saw BLISS before BLIMP but went for the more letter eliminating option. ---
**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 29, 2025, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2183 "2025-04-29T10:20:10Z")
Wordle 1,410 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Elfin Slick Bliss ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2025, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2184 "2025-04-29T11:19:30Z")
Wordle 1410 2/6 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT BLISS As always, a 2 involves luck, and no exception today: it could’ve also been BLESS, GLOSS, FLUSH, or PLUSH, with BLUSH, CLOSE, FLESH, and FLOSS having already been used. But damn, did I ever need this 2, after all the 5s and 6s I’ve been getting lately. ---
**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 29, 2025, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2185 "2025-04-29T11:22:20Z")
Wordle 1,410 2/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 STONE BLISS Well, knock me over with a feather! ---
**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 29, 2025, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2186 "2025-04-29T11:52:26Z")
Wordle 1,410 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOIL BLISS ---
**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 29, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2187 "2025-04-29T13:46:20Z")
Wordle 1,410 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 NOISE BRISK BLISS ---
**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 29, 2025, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2188 "2025-04-29T14:13:17Z")
Wordle 1,410 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST BLISS Crazy game. After bupkis on the first word, the second word left only one possibility. ---
**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 29, 2025, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2189 "2025-04-29T14:17:27Z")
Skunked cuz I’m stoopid. Wordle _ **1,411** _ X/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🦨 at the Canadian Election is on track. 🦘 ---
**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 29, 2025, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2190 "2025-04-29T16:53:12Z")
Wordle 1,410 4/6\* 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > FLUSH > GLOSS > BLISS ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2025, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2191 "2025-04-29T17:20:39Z")
> **Wordle 1,410 4/6\* 4/29/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > DUMMY β†’ Whiff. First guess second. > _S_ **L** ATE β†’ No vowels yet. Would love to try something with both O and I, but don’t see a word that would fit. So I’ll try an O and attempt to place the S with > F **L** O **SS** β†’ Gotta be > **BLISS** > > Scoredle shows 38 possibles after the second guess, but most of them are plurals or verbs. Throw them out, and my guess guaranteed a par - which is why Scoredle suggests it, as well. Scoredle’s own solution from my start goes a bit into the weeds and ends up with a bogey. ---
**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 29, 2025, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2192 "2025-04-29T19:32:50Z")
Wordle 1,410 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST PLUSH GLOSS BLISS ---
**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 29, 2025, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2193 "2025-04-29T19:55:11Z")
Wordle 1,410 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 alone climb blitz bliss ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2194 "2025-04-30T04:42:08Z")
Wordle 1,411 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO WHILE LIVER IDLER Really bumbled my way through this one. Forgot the R on two then got really lucky. ---
**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 30, 2025, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2195 "2025-04-30T07:55:49Z")
This elimination process was fun, although I didn’t do well and got a 5. And I made a mistake in my analysis after the second word. It could not begin with an L! Duh. **Wordle 1,411 5/6 β€” 2025-04-30 Wed** πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟨🟨🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** β€” _It might be filer flier idler lifer liker oiler rifle riled; so eliminate F D K O, and try FOODY_ **FOODY** β€” _now it might be idler riled; so try riled_ **RILED** β€” _oh well I lost the coin toss_ **IDLER** ---
**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 30, 2025, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2196 "2025-04-30T08:32:10Z")
Wordle 1,411 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ALONE SHELF PILED IDLER ---
**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 30, 2025, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2197 "2025-04-30T10:09:05Z")
Wordle 1,411 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Ulcer Liner Idler ---
**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 30, 2025, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2198 "2025-04-30T10:44:32Z")
Wordle 1,411 4/6\* \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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ \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:** [April 30, 2025, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2199 "2025-04-30T11:45:56Z")
Wordle 1,411 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟨🟨🟩🟩 ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART LONER FLIER MILER IDLER ---
**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 30, 2025, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2200 "2025-04-30T12:51:16Z")
Wordle 1,411 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 POISE MITER - ok, I has to go in front INFER - nope, that wasn’t it IDLER [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=109) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=111)