# "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:** 120
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2381 "2025-05-11T21:58:27Z")
Wordle 1422 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE VOWEL BOWEL DOWEL Fell into the trap just like practically everyone else. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2025, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2382 "2025-05-11T22:40:52Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > \*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. Missed this until just now. Whether W and Y are vowels everywhere else is a whole 'nother debate, and if I had the energy to argue it, I’d start a separate thread. But in our micro-universe, what’s the practical importance of the distinction? For me, at least, the primary importance is if I’ve got a one-letter space between two consonants that I need to fill, a vowel is what I’m looking for. 1. It won’t be W. 2. It can be a Y, but very very rarely. The last time I added up the numbers was after the first 1365 Wordles. At that point, a Y had appeared 218 times. 183 of those times, it was the last letter of the word, leaving 35 times for it to be between two consonants like in ABYSS, for instance. So for the practical purpose of playing Wordle, it’s a beast of its own. It’s a letter that with rare exceptions is the last letter of a word. Consonant? Vowel? Who cares. There is no other letter that behaves anything like this one on this playing field. ---
**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 12, 2025, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2383 "2025-05-12T04:02:42Z")
Wordle 1,423 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SNARE HOVEL CITED BICEP ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2384 "2025-05-12T05:56:05Z")
Wordle 1,423 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHINE FIELD VIBEY BICEP I could not see anything after three or even four. This took forever. ---
**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 12, 2025, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2385 "2025-05-12T07:14:31Z")
Wordle 1,423 5/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 clean truce check piece bicep ---
**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 12, 2025, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2386 "2025-05-12T08:49:25Z")
**Wordle 1,423 3/6 β€” 2025-05-12 Mon** β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** β€” _only one possible word remains_ **BICEP** ---
**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 12, 2025, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2387 "2025-05-12T10:24:17Z")
Wordle 1,423 4/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Adore Enemy Belch Bicep ---
**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 12, 2025, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2388 "2025-05-12T10:57:47Z")
Wordle 1,423 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[lime,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 12, 2025, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2389 "2025-05-12T11:39:22Z")
Wordle 1,423 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RELAY OUTIE INKED WIVES BICEP ---
**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 12, 2025, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2390 "2025-05-12T11:54:14Z")
Wordle 1,423 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SLICE DICED BICEP ---
**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 12, 2025, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2391 "2025-05-12T11:55:30Z")
Wordle 1,423 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO SPITE VIPER PIXEL BICEP ---
**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 12, 2025, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2392 "2025-05-12T14:17:33Z")
Wordle 1,423 6/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜🟦 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟦 ⬜🟦🟦⬜⬜ ⬜🟧⬜🟧⬜ ⬜🟧🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 Sheesh. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2393 "2025-05-12T14:58:18Z")
> **Wordle 1,423 5/6\* 5/12/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ > ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ > ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ > 🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > DOW **E** L β†’ Placed E is not a bad start. Try an A with three WoFcons > TAS **E** R β†’ No help there. N left of the WoFcons. Could be a second E - I’ll try along with a U, and another consonant that goes with it > QUE **E** N β†’ Now I am feeling very irked. No WoFcons and an I? It’s like Wordle has created the ideal word to vex me here. I do see a good next word now, though > _C_H_I_ **E** F β†’ Getting the C is nice, and the I was expected. I was going round and round before I saw the one word left > **BICEP** > > Scoredle’s guesses were remarkably like mine, guess for guess, while also being different words - it also finishes in five. Seeing it making a parallel struggle at least made me feel better about my 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 12, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2394 "2025-05-12T15:55:49Z")
Wordle 1,423 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 STILE DINER BICEP β€œUh-oh, looks like a trap,” thought I. Then I proceeded to spend 15 minutes trying to find _any_ word to fit. Well, not really. I did find JIVEY, WIFEY, and VIBEY, and hated them all. It wasn’t until I went through the keyboard methodically trying every possible letter combination that I finally got it. Then I kicked myself for not seeing the BI- prefix sooner. ---
**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 12, 2025, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2395 "2025-05-12T16:02:49Z")
Wordle 1,423 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > DRONE > BICEP ---
**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 12, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2396 "2025-05-12T16:30:11Z")
Wordle 1,4 **24** 2/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YES! πŸ₯³ 🦘 πŸ₯± ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2397 "2025-05-12T19:49:13Z")
Today’s puzzle took me five guesses because I didn’t think the solution _bicep_ would be in the word list. That word has no right to exist in my humble opinion, common usage be damned. The singular is _biceps_ and the plural is _bicepses_ or arguably _bicipites_. And get off my damn lawn. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2025, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2398 "2025-05-13T01:31:51Z")
Wordle 1423 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DUMPY BICEP Not bad, considering my starting word got blanked. Turned out that after 3, there was only one possibility, just took me some time to see it. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2025, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2399 "2025-05-13T04:14:31Z")
Wordle 1,424 4/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHARE FLARE AWARE ---
**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 13, 2025, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2400 "2025-05-13T04:23:39Z")
Wordle 1,424 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Kaput Realm Erase Aware [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=119) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=121)