# "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:** 119
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2361 "2025-05-10T14:47:25Z")
> **Wordle 1,421 6/6\* 5/10/2025** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 > 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _T_RIP_E_ β†’ Two common letters, not a bad start. Try O and a couple more WoFcons > _STE_NO β†’ Let’s see, try an A, put the ST at the end, add the last WoFcon, and it’s > L **EAST** β†’ Uh oh, but I think I’m safe. Trust the B first > B **EAST** β†’ Nope, gotta be F > F **EAST** β†’ Whoops, forgot about the Y. > **YEAST** > > I think I’m going to be way over the average today. Scoredle hits the trap but makes a par. ---
**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 10, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2362 "2025-05-10T14:47:52Z")
Wordle 1,4 **22** 5/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🀷 🦘 πŸ₯± ---
**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 10, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2363 "2025-05-10T15:23:23Z")
Congrats @kaylasdad99 ! For a new starting word, @Rebo and I are using LEAST. Maybe that one? We both got 2s today. ---
**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 10, 2025, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2364 "2025-05-10T15:34:07Z")
I already decided on RELAY (I like burning three vowels\* on guess #1). \*I don’t care what anyone says; the letter Y meets all of the requirements for being included as a vowel everywhere I’ve ever seen it. So does the letter W, for that matter. ---
**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 10, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2365 "2025-05-10T15:40:59Z")
Oh that’s a good one. If mine is used then I might jump on your bandwagon. ---
**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 10, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2366 "2025-05-10T17:05:53Z")
Wordle 1,421 5/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 AUDIT GREAT BEAST LEAST YEAST Dang, I probably should haves stepped away from hard mode. At least it wasn’t FEAST. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2025, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2367 "2025-05-11T04:11:35Z")
Wordle 1,422 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHONE MODEL DOWEL ---
**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 11, 2025, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2368 "2025-05-11T07:11:47Z")
**Wordle 1,422 4/6 β€” 2025-05-11 Sun** πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** **BOUND** β€” _It might be dowel yodel_ **DOWEL** β€” _I won the coin toss_ ---
**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:** [May 11, 2025, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2369 "2025-05-11T07:13:14Z")
Wordle 1,422 6/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 remit snake hello elbow vowel dowel ---
**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 11, 2025, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2370 "2025-05-11T09:58:47Z")
Wordle 1,422 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[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 S} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \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 L} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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:** [May 11, 2025, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2371 "2025-05-11T11:09:57Z")
Wordle 1,422 6/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 11, 2025, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2372 "2025-05-11T12:11:42Z")
Wordle 1,422 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AROSE COMET HONED YODEL DOWEL ---
**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 11, 2025, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2373 "2025-05-11T13:58:49Z")
Wordle 1,422 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART CLOSE MODEL DOWEL Woot! Streak hits 200! ---
**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:** [May 11, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2374 "2025-05-11T14:02:20Z")
Wordle 1,422 5/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Tibia Horse Woven Cowed Dowel ---
**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 11, 2025, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2375 "2025-05-11T14:57:00Z")
Wordle 1,422 6/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RELAY (First time with my new word.) LOUIE (Checked all the vowels.) HOVEL (Well, at least they’re placed. Looks trap-like, but there aren’t that many ?O?EL words.) MOTEL (I was inclined to guess BOWEL, but I opted to use a WoFcon. BOWEL and DOWEL are left.) BOWEL (AAARGHH! Guessed wrong.) DOWEL (From an ace to a double bogey. Sounds about right. Can’t have me getting a big head.) ---
**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 11, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2376 "2025-05-11T15:22:09Z")
Wordle 1,422 4/6\* 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > CRUEL > VOWEL > DOWEL ---
**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 11, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2377 "2025-05-11T15:52:16Z")
Wordle 1,422 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟦 ⬜🟧⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧⬜🟧⬜ ⬜🟧🟦🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST FOGEY MODEL DOWEL Glad to see I wasn’t the only one having a problem with this one. I think it’s finally time to change my opening word, as this one is seemingly played out. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2378 "2025-05-11T15:56:01Z")
> **Wordle 1,422 5/6\* 5/11/2025** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > Y_E_AST β†’ A little less than I had hoped for. Add an O and the other three WoFcons to get > _L_ **O** N **E** R β†’ Good choice. Try L on the end, and… it looks a little trappish. What’s first? > H **O** V **EL** β†’ Not that. Next? > M **O** _D_ **EL** β†’ Glad for the D. Only one letter left > **DOWEL** > > Scoredle finishes in four, even though it seems like I had a better second word than it did. Ah, well, it’s hard to beat the algorithm. ---
**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 11, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2379 "2025-05-11T18:13:45Z")
Wordle 1,422 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 TRAIL NOVEL DOWEL A trap, sort of, but not that many options on closer examination. DOWEL seemed to be the best choice to eliminate the most words, and it turned out to be the solution! ---
**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 11, 2025, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2380 "2025-05-11T18:40:14Z")
Wordle 1,4 **23** 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ugh..self inflicted at 4am πŸ₯± 🦘 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=118) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=120)