# "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:** 12
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/221 "2024-12-06T11:33:07Z")
Wordle 1266 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 446 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 2 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE SHOVE ---
**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:** [December 6, 2024, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/222 "2024-12-06T12:40:04Z")
Wordle 1,266 2/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SHOVE what a romantic thought ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/223 "2024-12-06T15:01:09Z")
> **Wordle 1,266 4/6\* 12/6/2024** > > 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ > 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _E_ND_O_W β†’ Two yellows, both vowels. Alas, the D eliminiates RODEO. I guess I’ll work my way through WoFcons, as there may not be another vowel to see > **S** T **O** R **E** β†’ S is nice. But now it looks like a trap. SMOKE, SLOPE, SPOKE, SCOPE, SHOVE off the top of my head. I feel like I need to get P involved, as it can stand in both spots. Try it with the last WoFcons > **S** L **O** P **E** β†’ Nuttin. SMOKE or SHOVE? Coin flip yields > **SHOVE** > > Scoredle finishes in five again today. It didn’t have a 50-50 at the end, so only a lucky coin flip separates us. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/224 "2024-12-06T15:02:54Z")
Wordle 1,266 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SCORE SHOVE A fun little crown of greens. ---
**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:** [December 6, 2024, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/225 "2024-12-06T15:13:22Z")
Wordle 1,266 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST SNORE SHOVE ---
**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:** [December 6, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/226 "2024-12-06T16:28:02Z")
Wordle 1,266 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟧 ⬜🟦⬜🟦🟧 🟧⬜🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE POISE STOVE SHOVE ---
**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:** [December 6, 2024, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/227 "2024-12-06T16:32:15Z")
Wordle 1,266 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (Let me start with an S.) SHEEP (SHxxE. SHINE, SHONE, SHOVE. I think I’m getting a birdie!) SHOVE (Yep!) ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/228 "2024-12-06T20:20:50Z")
I like your pattern even better than mine. Sort of a smiley face. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/229 "2024-12-07T00:33:28Z")
Wordle 1,266 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE CRUDE SHONE SHOVE ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/230 "2024-12-07T05:19:51Z")
Wordle 1,267 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHINE FILCH HILLY ---
**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:** [December 7, 2024, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/231 "2024-12-07T09:38:21Z")
Wordle 1,267 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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:** [December 7, 2024, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/232 "2024-12-07T11:14:34Z")
Wordle 1,267 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,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 Q} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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:** [December 7, 2024, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/233 "2024-12-07T11:51:36Z")
Wordle 1,267 4/6, 2024-12-07 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STARE DOILY IMPLY HILLY ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/234 "2024-12-07T12:56:54Z")
Wordle 1267 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 640 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 8 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE GIMPY HILLY Should’ve listened to my intuition on this one, but my intuition in this game is so unreliable. I saw HILLY right after 2, but usually with only 2 yellows at that point, there’d be too many other possibilities out there, many of which I couldn’t even see, and a guess like that would lead me on a wild-goose chase - hello, 5 or 6. What I didn’t realize was how much those first two guesses had narrowed things down - other than HILLY, all that was left (per Scoredle) was LYMPH and maybe HULKY. If I’d have known that, HILLY would have been an easy choice. But for me, the challenge of the game is the reality that there’s usually no way of knowing what all the possible solutions are in a situation. You can rack your brain to come up with as many possible solutions as you can, but you don’t know how many possibilities you’ve missed, and you’ve got to decide how much you want to take that into account when making your next guess. Not only is that just the way the game goes, but for me it’s an essential part of its challenge. ---
**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:** [December 7, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/235 "2024-12-07T14:31:04Z")
Wordle 1,267 2/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART HILLY woot! Back to back deuces! ---
**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:** [December 7, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/236 "2024-12-07T15:04:35Z")
Wordle 1,267 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟦🟦 🟦🟧⬜⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE - Ugh SPOIL LIMIT HILLY - Another lucky guess ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/237 "2024-12-07T15:31:49Z")
> **Wordle 1,267 3/6\* 12/7/2024** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > S_H_OVE β†’ An H. Interesting. Can I mix it in with two WoFcons and A & I? There’s a possibliity with L & T, but is it a word? > _L_A_I_T_H_ β†’ Yes it is. I’m not getting U vibes from this word, but H and L… I may have to double up on the L, either CHILL or > **HILLY** > > Glad I went with the one that covered another vowel. In my mullings, I didn’t see that my other option had already been excluded by my first guess. In that sense, a lucky birdie. Scoredle takes an unlucky guess with its first 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:** [December 7, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/238 "2024-12-07T16:02:11Z")
Wordle 1,267 6/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (That Y probably goes at the end. Use two WoFcons.) LORRY (Gained an L, which means xxxLY.) IMPLY (Got an I, for xIxLY) DIMLY (That was kinda dumb. It’s almost certainly xILLY. Better use a sleuth.) WHIFF (Well, I’m getting a double bogey, but at least I get to continue my streak.) HILLY (This is embarrassing.) ---
**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:** [December 8, 2024, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/239 "2024-12-08T00:53:01Z")
Yesterday: Wordle 1,266 5/6 πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 STORE SLOPE SCONE SMOKE SHOVE I realized at literally five minutes to midnight that I hadn’t played yet. And wouldn’t you know it, fell straight into a trap. Normally I would find all the possible words, analyze the letter frequency, and play a sleuth word. But there wasn’t time! I had to brute-force it, with predictable results. Today: Wordle 1,267 4/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 LATER SPOIL FILLY HILLY I think I did as will as can be expected after that start. From LATER, Scordle goes straight to \_ILLY, but tries S, D, F, and B, in that order, and takes a six. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/240 "2024-12-08T04:07:14Z")
Wordle 1,267 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT ROLES HILLY Keeping the 3 streak alive with a heaping spoonful of luck. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=13)