# "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:** 128
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2541 "2025-05-22T15:38:22Z")
> **Wordle 1,433 4/6\* 5/22/2025** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > A_L_ARM β†’ Slow start. Would like to try a couple of vowels and a couple more WoFcons, and saw one word early that did that > _LI_ENS β†’ Next letter to try is O. Would like to try a T, but can’t fit one in with > D **O** _IL_Y β†’ Placed O is nice. If I & L change places, it certainly evokes > **FOLIO** > > Scordle works hard to place the L with its second guess, but ends up with a bogey when it makes no progress with its third guess. There were three nonbogus answers left for my last guess, but worst-case I would have had it with one more guess. ---
**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 22, 2025, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2542 "2025-05-22T18:11:24Z")
Wordle 1,433 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 MOUSE NORTH DOILY FOLIO This one took an inordinate amount of brain power at every step. The whiff at two was almost physically painful. ---
**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 22, 2025, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2543 "2025-05-22T21:50:14Z")
Wordle 1,433 4/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > BROIL > POLIO > FOLIO ---
**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 22, 2025, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2544 "2025-05-22T22:12:15Z")
Wordle 1,4 **34** 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 New drug making me sleep a lot. Late start. 🦘 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2545 "2025-05-23T05:22:19Z")
Wordle 1,434 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LUNES WHUMP CHUCK SHUCK Very stupid. I lost track of the S. ---
**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 23, 2025, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2546 "2025-05-23T07:27:47Z")
**Wordle 1,434 5/6 β€” 2025-05-23 Fri** β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** **BOUND** β€” _it’s gotta be either scuff or shuck_ **SCUFF** **SHUCK** ---
**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 23, 2025, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2547 "2025-05-23T09:08:55Z")
Wordle 1,434 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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ \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 23, 2025, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2548 "2025-05-23T09:13:00Z")
Wordle 1,434 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ATONE BRUSH SHUCK ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2549 "2025-05-23T11:43:04Z")
Wordle 1434 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE SHUCK An easy 3. Scoredle said there were two possibilities after 2, the other one being SHCHI. I’m not sure what language that’s a word in, but I’m awfully sure it isn’t English. Scoredle, which always starts with SLATE (nothing wrong with that), had the sequence SLATE \> SCION \> SUCKY \> SHUCK. Gotta admit I was amused by the inclusion of SUCKY. ---
**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 23, 2025, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2550 "2025-05-23T11:57:05Z")
Wordle 1,434 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO SEGUE SPURN SHUCK ---
**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 23, 2025, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2551 "2025-05-23T12:00:44Z")
Wordle 1,434 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SHINY SHOCK SHUCK ---
**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 23, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2552 "2025-05-23T15:23:54Z")
Wordle 1,434 4/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜ 🟧⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟧🟦🟦🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ACORN SLATE SUCKS - A poor choice SHUCK ---
**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 23, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2553 "2025-05-23T15:26:28Z")
Wordle 1,434 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RELAY UNION STUFF SMUSH SHUCK ---
**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 23, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2554 "2025-05-23T15:27:51Z")
Wordle 1,434 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > BOGUS > HUSKY > SHUCK ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2555 "2025-05-23T16:14:14Z")
> **Wordle 1,434 4/6\* 5/23/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 > 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > FOLIO β†’ Whiff. Good first guess second would be… > TEAR_S_ β†’ Not much better. Need an N and a U to go with that S, and that makes me think > **S** N **UCK** β†’ Oh, darn, wasn’t the N > **SHUCK** > > My WoFcon obsession giveth, and taketh away, sometimes on the same guess. Scordle’s second guess is an anagram of mine, and the third guess is very different (tries to place the S) but it gives it the same result as mine - only the answer was left as a valid guess. ---
**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 23, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2556 "2025-05-23T16:39:12Z")
Wordle 1,434 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OPINE SMART SHUCK Didn’t see that coming! I was thinking terminal Y, but couldn’t find any that didn’t have repeat letters, so I went fishing for consonants. Good call! ---
**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 23, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2557 "2025-05-23T19:39:33Z")
Wordle **1,435** 4/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŒ„ 🦘 ---
**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 23, 2025, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2558 "2025-05-23T23:41:38Z")
Wordle 1,434 5/6 πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 store slink smack skunk shuck ---
**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 24, 2025, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2559 "2025-05-24T04:12:27Z")
Wordle 1,435 5/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Lord. I started with cleat. Took a minute to get the U. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2025, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2560 "2025-05-24T05:31:00Z")
Wordle 1,435 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LUNES SUEDE [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=127) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=129)