# "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:** 115
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2281 "2025-05-05T15:43:46Z")
> **Wordle 1,416 4/6\* 5/5/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ > ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > TRO_U_T β†’ Not the letter I’d have expected to hit on. I can cover the last three WoFcons and an E with > L_U_NE_S_ β†’ Some help, but this is going rather slowly. Try U in the middle, then maybe it’s the only vowel we need? In which case > **SHU** CK β†’ I got stumped here for a while looking at the unused letters for a pair to go at the end, then opened it up to the used letters as well and saw > **SHUSH** > SHUCK-SHUSH is apparently a club of three today. Scoredle has a tough time with it, with only two letters placed and one yellow at four (though it converts for the bogey). ---
**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:** [May 5, 2025, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2282 "2025-05-05T15:48:03Z")
Wordle 1,416 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ACUTE SQUID SPURN SKULL SHUSH Bleh. I thought the placed U was a lucky break, but it turned out to be the opposite, forcing me to throw consonants at the wall - and nothing was sticking. Doubling up on two different letters is diabolical! ---
**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:** [May 5, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2283 "2025-05-05T15:52:29Z")
Wordle 1,416 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟦⬜⬜🟧⬜ ⬜⬜🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST PLUSH SHUSH ---
**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:** [May 5, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2284 "2025-05-05T16:32:34Z")
Wordle 1,416 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > MOUSY > SHUSH > > Brush and crush were already used. ---
**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:** [May 5, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2285 "2025-05-05T16:36:38Z")
I don’t use any helper info …I wonder how many others do? Just curious, not condemning. \> Brush and crush were already used ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2286 "2025-05-06T04:38:20Z")
Wordle 1,417 6/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SWIFT STICK SMITH SPITE SUITE And this is why it is good to check vowels first. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2025, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2287 "2025-05-06T07:03:47Z")
**Wordle 1,417 3/6 β€” 2025-05-06 Tue** β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** **SUITE** ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2288 "2025-05-06T09:51:13Z")
Wordle 1417 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT STOKE SUITE SMITE and SPITE had already been used. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2025, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2289 "2025-05-06T11:42:27Z")
Wordle 1,417 5/6\* \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[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 L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \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:** [May 6, 2025, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2290 "2025-05-06T12:01:26Z")
Wordle 1,417 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART STEIN SPITE SMITE SUITE ---
**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:** [May 6, 2025, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2291 "2025-05-06T13:16:28Z")
Wordle 1,417 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PAINT ROUSE SUITE ---
**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:** [May 6, 2025, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2292 "2025-05-06T13:49:24Z")
Wordle 1,417 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟧 ⬜⬜🟧🟦🟦 🟧⬜🟧🟧🟧 🟧⬜🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST SPITE SMITE SUITE > [@MacDoc](#): > > I don’t use any helper info …I wonder how many others do? > Just curious, not condemning. No comment. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2293 "2025-05-06T15:09:23Z")
Wordle 1,417 2/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > SUITE ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2294 "2025-05-06T15:09:25Z")
> **Wordle 1,417 4/6\* 5/6/2025** > > 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > **S** H_U_SH β†’ That’s not a bad start. One and only one S, placed. Can’t think of a great follow-up, though - an E, and as many WoFcons as I can cram into a word (i.e. one) > **S** _E_R_U_M β†’ Glad I checked the E. Would like to place it, so go the Elvis route > **SU** ED **E** β†’ and there it goes. SUTEE is out (and probably in bad taste anyway) but I could shoehorn a T in there with > **SUITE** > > Scoredle also with a par, fairly pedestrian (though it gets a two with its own start, wow!) This one felt to me like a bit of a slog, ---
**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:** [May 6, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2295 "2025-05-06T16:18:57Z")
Wordle 1,417 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 NOISE SPIRE SLICE SMITE SUITE Dammit. I was so focused on finding the right consonants that I completely disregarded the possibility of another vowel. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2025, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2296 "2025-05-06T16:31:46Z")
Wordle 1,417 2/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (Three yellows, but it seems like it could be trappy. I’m tempted to want an ST??? word, but I can’t find an unused one. How about S??TE, eh?) SUITE (That worked.) ---
**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:** [May 6, 2025, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2297 "2025-05-06T17:46:47Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > No comment. Why β€œno comment” ? I’m starting many hours ahead due to geography. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2025, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2298 "2025-05-06T18:38:06Z")
Wordle **1,418** 5/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Late night brain strain 🀨 🦘 ---
**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:** [May 6, 2025, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2299 "2025-05-06T19:09:37Z")
> [@MacDoc](#): > > Why β€œno comment” ? I’m starting many hours ahead due to geography. I meant β€˜no comment’ on the use of word lists and the like. People use them, I don’t. Seems like hollow victory to me. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2300 "2025-05-06T19:22:05Z")
Ah - yes I concur. At least I’m not tempted to peek 😏 Thanks for claifying [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=114) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=116)