# "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:** 136
**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:** [June 3, 2025, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2701 "2025-06-03T15:48:06Z")
Wordle 1,445 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RELAY QUAIL AVOID ADMIN ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2702 "2025-06-03T15:51:09Z")
> **Wordle 1,445 3/6\* 6/3/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 > ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > PREE **N** β†’ Let’s try A & I and two of the remaining three WoFcons, along with that terminal M that constrains us, so > ST_A_ **IN** β†’ Two spots for that A. I was thinking about it in second (along with an L, but LAPIN was already out) and then SunSon looked over my shoulder and said > **ADMIN** > > Scoredle also gets a birdie, but has a much luckier chip-in; with at least seven nonbogus answers, it goes right to the correct one. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2703 "2025-06-03T15:57:11Z")
> [@Frodo](#): > > Wordle 1,445 5/6\* > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ PURTY > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ GOALS > ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 BANED > 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟩 DIVAN > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ADMIN > > **I came here to complain about ADMIN not being a word** but an abbreviation of β€œAdministrator”, but I see that’s already been done πŸ˜ƒ Someone who submits β€œPURTY” as a real word has a lot of nerve complaining about β€œreal words” (although I find myself also giving a side-eye to the app that accepts it as an entry). ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2704 "2025-06-03T15:58:50Z")
I was sure it was not going to accept it!, I was only jokingly submitting it! I’m ashamed! I’m not worthy! not worthy! ---
**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:** [June 3, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2705 "2025-06-03T16:00:25Z")
Absolution granted. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2706 "2025-06-03T18:16:58Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Someone who submits β€œPURTY” as a real word has a lot of nerve complaining about β€œreal words” (although I find myself also giving a side-eye to the app that accepts it as an entry). The Scoredle app accepts it as a guess because it is on Josh Wardle’s list of 14,855 words that are acceptable as guesses. It’s not the app’s fault - blame it on Wardle! β€˜Purty’ is Southern/rural slang, meaning β€˜pretty’ of course. As such, I’d say it’s more of a β€˜real’ word than β€˜admin’ which AFAICT hardly ever shows up in print. Not only is the latter an abbreviation or shorthand or whatever, it’s largely a spoken one at that, at least IME. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2025, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2707 "2025-06-03T22:59:34Z")
Wordle 1,445 3/6 πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 AISLE ANTIC ADMIN I got so stuck that I actually stepped away and came back a few hours later. Didn’t help. I stared and stared until I finally spotted the β€œNo, that can’t actually be a word” word. The only other legit possibility was AGAIN, which I definitely would have put in had I seen it first, so good thing I didn’t. ---
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Wordle 1,445 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 poach ankle axing admin ---
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**Wordle 1,446 2/6 β€” 2025-06-04 Wed** β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CEASE** ---
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Wordle 1,446 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHALE USAGE CEASE ---
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Wordle 1,446 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LATER BEACH CEASE ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2712 "2025-06-04T10:40:34Z")
Wordle 1446 3/6 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CRASH CEASE ---
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Wordle 1,446 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,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 L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\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 A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned} ---
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Wordle 1,446 3/6 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART LEAVE CEASE ---
**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:** [June 4, 2025, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2715 "2025-06-04T11:59:49Z")
Wordle 1,446 5/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO PAYER LEGAL TEACH CEASE ---
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Wordle 1,446 3/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ARTIC 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨 COALS 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CEASE No dubious or disreputable words this time. ---
**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:** [June 4, 2025, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2717 "2025-06-04T13:36:25Z")
Wordle 1,446 2/6\* ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > CEASE > > Only one word left to choose, so Wordlebot said! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2718 "2025-06-04T15:18:46Z")
> **Wordle 1,446 4/6\* 6/4/2025** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _A_DMIN β†’ Well, that’s something. A good first guess second, coming up > _S_T **A** R **E** β†’ That was… really good. One WoFcon left - an L - and to exercise it I’ll need to double up on the E, which seems appropriate > L **EASE** β†’ Ah, so close. Unless it’s PEASE (as in porridge hot…) > **CEASE** > > Scoredle does give my alternate final guess as a possible, but c’mon! It doubles up on the one letter present on its second guess, and ends up with a 50-50 for par (which it sinks). ---
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Wordle **1,447** 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Keeping streak going 🦘 πŸ₯± ---
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Wordle 1,446 3/6 🟧⬜🟧⬜🟧 🟧⬜🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE CHASE CEASE - Weird that the word β€˜cease’ didn’t look like a real word in my brain [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=135) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=137)