# "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:** 133
**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 30, 2025, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2641 "2025-05-30T11:58:27Z")
Wordle 1,441 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOIL IDIOM ---
**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 30, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2642 "2025-05-30T14:40:17Z")
Wordle 1,441 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RELAY (Whiff. Look for vowels.) ODIUM (About as good non-eagle as I could have tried.) IDIOM (A birdie will do.) ---
**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, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2643 "2025-05-30T15:05:10Z")
> **Wordle 1,441 4/6\* 5/30/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > QUASH → Whiff. Try O & E and three WoFcons… hmmm, better make it I & E (I didn’t see TONER), so > L_I_TER → Well, that’s… something. Better try something with O and that last N… considered ONION for a bit but figured I should try something with more varied consonants > B_O_ **I** NG → Still no consonants… but figured it’s time to double up on that I, and the ONION I had been considering led me to see > **IDIOM** > > Third guess was the lucky one - the par putt was a tap-in. Scoredle gets rather unlucky with its choices and goes the distance, making the wrong guess on a 50-50 for bogey. ---
**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 30, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2644 "2025-05-30T15:32:37Z")
Wordle 1,441 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟦🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE - swing and a miss HOIST IDIOM ---
**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 30, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2645 "2025-05-30T15:51:56Z")
Wordle 1,441 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟦⬛🟧⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 LEANT VISOR IDIOM Surprisingly, IDIOM was the _only_ possible choice at three - not even any of the usual bogus Scordle words. I saw it right away and figured it was a good choice to place the I. An easy and unexpected birdie! ---
**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 30, 2025, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2646 "2025-05-30T16:02:18Z")
Wordle 1,441 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > DRONE > WIDOW > IDIOM ---
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Wordle 1,441 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨🟨⬛🟩⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 stale minor cough idiom ---
**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 31, 2025, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2648 "2025-05-31T04:08:48Z")
Wordle 1,442 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHASE HANDY HAIKU HABIT ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2025, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2649 "2025-05-31T05:14:16Z")
Wordle 1,442 3/6 ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TACIT HABIT ---
**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 31, 2025, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2650 "2025-05-31T07:06:20Z")
Wordle 1,442 4/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟨⬛🟨 ⬛🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 shore match faith habit ---
**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 31, 2025, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2651 "2025-05-31T07:49:50Z")
**Wordle 1,442 4/6 — 2025-05-31 Sat** ⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩 ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** **BOUND** **HABIT** ---
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Wordle 1,442 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \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 T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \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 T} \\ \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 31, 2025, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2653 "2025-05-31T10:17:04Z")
Wordle 1442 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT ARGOT HABIT Could’ve also been DUCAT or EXPAT. A bunch of other possibilities have already been used. ---
**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 31, 2025, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2654 "2025-05-31T11:51:12Z")
Wordle 1,442 4/6 🟨⬛⬛🟩⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO STYLE TACIT HABIT ---
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Wordle 1,442 2/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > HABIT > > Lucky guess! ---
**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 31, 2025, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2656 "2025-05-31T14:43:24Z")
Wordle 1,442 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RELAY UMAMI OASIS HABIT ---
**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 31, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2657 "2025-05-31T15:22:33Z")
Wordle 1,442 3/6 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART HAUNT HABIT ---
**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 31, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2658 "2025-05-31T15:55:29Z")
Wordle 1,442 4/6 🟦⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟦🟦⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟦🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ACORN SLATE PLEAT HABIT ---
**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 31, 2025, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2659 "2025-05-31T17:03:44Z")
Wordle 1,442 3/6 ⬛🟧⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟧🟦⬛🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 MAUVE SAINT HABIT It was either HABIT or TACIT. I won the coin toss! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2660 "2025-06-01T00:35:25Z")
> **Wordle 1,442 4/6\* 5/31/2025** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _I_DIOM → Slow start. WoFcons and an E, coming up > S_TI_LE → Two more WoFcons out there. If I try an A, I can get > _T_R_A_ **I** N → Should the T go 3rd or last? ??TIA goes nowhere, ditto ?ATI?, but there is one word if I go ?A?IT… > **HABIT** > BATIK was also a possibility, which I didn’t think about, so a bogey was not out of the question. Scoredle also pars, with the answer being the only nonbogus possible for the fourth guess. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=132) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=134)