# "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:** 126
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2501 "2025-05-19T15:21:08Z")
> **Wordle 1,430 5/6\* 5/19/2025** > > ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > L **I** VID β†’ Cyclops answer. And having it placed is nice. Three WoFcons and an E coming up > _T_ **I** NES β†’ Not quite what I was hoping for. Want to try A and O both here, and found a word that can do it > B **I** O_T_A β†’ No help, save for elimination of another place the T could go. I think U is unlikely, but Y is still possible > **PIT** _H_Y β†’ Nope, but I picked the best word to test Y with in this case > **PITCH** > > I was getting a little nervous there for a while - Scoredle has about nine solid possibles after my third guess, so a disaster was not unlikely. For itself, Scoredle does a great elimination with its second guess, then guesses my fourth guess for its third, finishing with a par, ---
**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 19, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2502 "2025-05-19T15:37:27Z")
Wordle 1,430 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ABOUT STILE DITTY PITCH WITCH or HITCH would have pushed my score higher, but no fail danger. I’ll take my par and be happy. ---
**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 19, 2025, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2503 "2025-05-19T17:31:09Z")
Wordle 1,430 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > BOTCH > DITCH > PITCH ---
**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 20, 2025, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2504 "2025-05-20T04:05:13Z")
Wordle 1,431 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STAIR MOURN CORNY BORNE ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2505 "2025-05-20T07:07:19Z")
Wordle 1,431 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHORE BORNE ---
**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 20, 2025, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2506 "2025-05-20T07:31:26Z")
Wordle 1,431 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 stone opine borne ---
**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 20, 2025, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2507 "2025-05-20T07:55:49Z")
**Wordle 1,431 4/6 β€” 2025-05-20 Tue** β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** **BOUND** **BORNE** ---
**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 20, 2025, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2508 "2025-05-20T09:25:20Z")
Wordle 1,431 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[yellow,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2509 "2025-05-20T10:00:18Z")
Wordle 1431 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT GRODY BORNE RHINO had been used; didn’t think the NYT would use PORNO. ---
**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 20, 2025, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2510 "2025-05-20T11:53:32Z")
Wordle 1,431 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART COVER ROGUE WORSE BORNE ---
**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 20, 2025, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2511 "2025-05-20T12:55:22Z")
Wordle 1,431 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO CLOSE FORTE BORNE ---
**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 20, 2025, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2512 "2025-05-20T13:39:04Z")
Wordle 1,431 4/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RELAY OURIE TORTE BORNE ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2513 "2025-05-20T14:09:20Z")
> **Wordle 1,431 4/6\* 5/20/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 > ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > PITCH β†’ Whiff. So then I should have gone with either LONER or LASER, but I ended up with a combination of both > L **O** S_ER_ β†’ Though I was happy to get that O, so missing out on the A seemed not so bad. Then, I should have tried an F next rather than doubling upon the G with > G **OR** G **E** β†’ But there was hence only one word left after three, and eventually I saw > **BORNE** > > So my misplays didn’t hurt me much, though Wordle makes it a birdie (and actually, from its own start, gets a two!) If I had gone with the best option on the second guess, the only word left was the sole answer (though I might not have seen it for a while, frankly). ---
**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 20, 2025, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2514 "2025-05-20T14:13:43Z")
Decent birdie to start the day Wordle **1,432** 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 What 12 hours sleep will do. ⁉ 🦘 ---
**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 20, 2025, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2515 "2025-05-20T14:21:27Z")
Wordle 1,431 2/6 ⬜⬜🟦🟦🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ACORN - Never used this word before, but it popped into my head for some reason BORNE - Woot! ---
**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 20, 2025, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2516 "2025-05-20T14:49:11Z")
Wordle 1,431 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > BUDGE > BORNE ---
**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 20, 2025, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2517 "2025-05-20T15:45:53Z")
Wordle 1,431 6/6 πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ROUTE FORCE WORSE GORGE HORDE BORNE Damn, what a clusterf\*ck. I don’t know why I’m always in such a hurry to play this game. A little thought and a sleuth word would have helped me immensely today. Though, in my defense, I had the bad luck to try pretty much _all_ the wrong words before stumbling across the right one. ---
**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 21, 2025, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2518 "2025-05-21T04:07:21Z")
Wordle 1,432 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SNORE CHIRP BLURT ALARM ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2519 "2025-05-21T04:46:43Z")
Wordle 1,432 4/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHARE QUARK ALARM ---
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**Wordle 1,432 3/6 β€” 2025-05-21 Wed** πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** **ALARM** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=125) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=127)