# "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:** 132
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2621 "2025-05-29T04:09:42Z")
Wordle 1,440 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHALE QUASH ---
**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 29, 2025, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2622 "2025-05-29T06:30:49Z")
Wordle 1,440 3/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHINE CLASH QUASH ---
**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 29, 2025, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2623 "2025-05-29T09:44:04Z")
Wordle 1,440 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,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 O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Q} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ \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 29, 2025, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2624 "2025-05-29T11:08:12Z")
Wordle 1440 3/6 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CRASH QUASH Was lucky I didn’t see AWASH after 2 - I’d have probably gone with that over QUASH if I’d seen it. ---
**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 29, 2025, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2625 "2025-05-29T11:29:33Z")
Wordle 1,440 3/6 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SHACK QUASH ---
**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 29, 2025, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2626 "2025-05-29T11:45:16Z")
Wordle 1,440 3/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO SUAVE QUASH ---
**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 29, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2627 "2025-05-29T13:55:10Z")
**Wordle 1,440 3/6 β€” 2025-05-29 Thu** β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** β€” _It might be abash quash swash; previous Wordles were awash gnash; letters to eliminate are B H Q U W_ **QUASH** β€” _lucky guess!_ ---
**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 29, 2025, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2628 "2025-05-29T13:56:53Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Wordle 1440 3/6 > > 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > SLANT > CRASH > QUASH > > Was lucky I didn’t see AWASH after 2 - I’d have probably gone with that over QUASH if I’d seen it. I saw it after 2, but realized it had already been used. ---
**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 29, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2629 "2025-05-29T14:31:13Z")
Wordle 1,440 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > CRASH > QUASH ---
**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 29, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2630 "2025-05-29T15:10:47Z")
Wordle 1,440 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RELAY UMAMI QUAFF QUACK QUASH ---
**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 29, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2631 "2025-05-29T15:43:58Z")
Wordle 1,440 5/6 🟦⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟧🟧🟧 ⬜⬜🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ACORN FEINT FLASH SMASH QUASH ---
**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 29, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2632 "2025-05-29T15:50:17Z")
Wordle 1,440 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 LEAST CRASH AWASH QUASH At three I had AWASH, QUASH, and SMASH, all mutually exclusive. Decided to roll the dice, and started with AWASH to cover the unlikely event of ABASH. Though I got my par anyway, I realize I got lucky because I’d missed GNASH. A six was possible, and had I seen that, I could have guaranteed the par with SWUNG at three. Someday I’ll learn. Maybe. ---
**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 29, 2025, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2633 "2025-05-29T23:12:14Z")
Wordle 1,440 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 mince stork bushy quash ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2634 "2025-05-30T00:36:11Z")
> **Wordle 1,440 4/6\* 5/29/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ > 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > POL_A_R β†’ Slow start, add last three WoFcons to an E, scramble and get > _S_T **A** NE β†’ could have been NEATS also. Feel like I need to check A & S repeats, and place that darn S, so I’ll try > AM **AS** S β†’ Nada. So: ??ASC, ??ASK, ??ASH, and I think I need another vowel. played around with I and Y for a while, but when I saw U it just jumped out at me > **QUASH** > QUASI was another unseen possibility. Scoredle hits a bit of bad luck, with the last three letters found after three, and a trap right in its face, it guesses to avoid a six and ends up with a bogey. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2635 "2025-05-30T00:48:37Z")
I play wordle on dictionaryscoop. I’m a little proud of how I got today’s. I’ll spoiler each step I took. I always begin with LEAST, STEAL, or STALE. Today, I started with LEAST. Not one of those letters is in the solution. My next guess was FROND because I just like the word and it doesn’t have any letters from LEAST in it. The F, N, and D are in the solution and in the correct positions. The R is not in the solution. The O is in the solution but is in the wrong position. That gave me F-O-?-N-D for the solution and the only word I could think of which fits is FOUND, which is the correct solution. That’s 3 steps. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2636 "2025-05-30T05:59:32Z")
Wordle 1,441 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO OLIVE SCION IDIOM ---
**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 30, 2025, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2637 "2025-05-30T07:13:27Z")
**Wordle 1,441 4/6 β€” 2025-05-30 Fri** ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** **BOUND** **IDIOM** ---
**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 30, 2025, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2638 "2025-05-30T10:42:04Z")
Wordle 1,441 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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \\ \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 30, 2025, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2639 "2025-05-30T11:26:16Z")
Wordle 1441 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DUMPY IDIOM Joining the crowd of 4s. After 3, the hard part was finding _any_ word that would fit. Turned out there was only one. ---
**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 30, 2025, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2640 "2025-05-30T11:36:32Z")
Wordle 1,441 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO Three yellows - see if I can get it in two. DOILY Nope, but now I know where the I goes. And the O is either after the I or in front, but I can’t think of any O words, so… IDIOT Close, but no cigar IDIOM Four, just like everyone else! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=131) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=133)