# "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 3)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451>\
**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:** 138

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**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:** [June 6, 2025, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2741 "2025-06-06T07:07:03Z")

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**Wordle 1,448 4/6 — 2025-06-06 Fri**  
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **LEAST**  
 **CRIMP**  
 **BOUND**  
 **EDIFY**

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**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:** [June 6, 2025, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2742 "2025-06-06T10:34:29Z")

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Wordle 1,448 5/6\*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \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 C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \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 F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned}

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2743 "2025-06-06T10:57:28Z")

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Wordle 1448 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
DUMPY  
EDIFY

Saw WEEDY first, but it had already been used. Took me a bit longer to be edified. 😉

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**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:** [June 6, 2025, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2744 "2025-06-06T11:33:58Z")

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Wordle 1,448 4/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
CLOVE  
SKEIN  
EDIFY

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**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 6, 2025, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2745 "2025-06-06T11:47:55Z")

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Wordle 1,448 4/6

⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛  
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨  
🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
STYLE  
DEIFY  
EDIFY

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**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 6, 2025, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2746 "2025-06-06T12:26:14Z")

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Wordle 1,448 4/6\*

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨  
🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

> **Summary**
>
> LEAST  
> DRONE  
> EMBED  
> EDIFY

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**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2747 "2025-06-06T13:41:28Z")

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Wordle 1,448 4/6\*

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟩⬛🟨  
🟩⬛🟩🟨⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Spent  
Crime  
Elide  
Edify

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**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 6, 2025, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2748 "2025-06-06T13:51:57Z")

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Wordle 1,448 5/6\*

⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 BEARD  
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ DOGES  
🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ IDENT (I had no idea this was a word, I expected it to be rejected 😃 )  
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ EDILE  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EDIFY

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**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:** [June 6, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2749 "2025-06-06T14:15:52Z")

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Mercifully quick 👍  
Wordle **1,449** 3/6  
🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩  
⬜🟨🟨🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🦘

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**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 6, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2750 "2025-06-06T15:10:53Z")

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Wordle 1,448 3/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩  
🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RELAY  
ENEMY  
EDIFY

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**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:** [June 6, 2025, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2751 "2025-06-06T16:09:41Z")

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Wordle 1,448 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟦  
⬜🟦🟧⬜⬜  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ACORN  
SLATE  
WEIGH  
EDIFY

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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2752 "2025-06-06T16:45:27Z")

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> **Wordle 1,448 4/6\* 6/6/2025**
>
> 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
> ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜  
> 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟨  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> _D_ATUM → OK. Try that D with an O, E and two WoFcons  
> NO_DE_S → Not much help. Two vowels left, and I can try them both with  
> _YIE_L_D_ → That worked out well. But what to guess next? Put the Y on the end, then I tried the D in two places before I finally saw  
> **EDIFY**
> 
> A really lucky third guess makes for a tap-in par. Scoredle tells a similar tale.

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**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 6, 2025, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2753 "2025-06-06T17:26:48Z")

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Wordle 1,448 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟦  
⬛🟦⬛🟦⬛  
🟦🟦⬛🟦🟦  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CAUSE  
LINER  
FETID  
EDIFY

I was lucky to find both the F and D on my third guess. Otherwise, I’d probably _still_ be working on this one.

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**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:** [June 6, 2025, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2754 "2025-06-06T23:04:32Z")

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Wordle 1,448 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨  
⬛⬛🟩🟨🟨  
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

stare  
chief  
unify  
edify

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**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2025, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2755 "2025-06-07T05:03:26Z")

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Wordle 1,449 3/6

🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟨⬜🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
RULES  
REUSE

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**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:** [June 7, 2025, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2756 "2025-06-07T08:51:12Z")

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**Wordle 1,449 4/6 — 2025-06-07 Sat**  
⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛  
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **LEAST**  
 **CRIMP**  
 **BOUND**  
 **REUSE**

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**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:** [June 7, 2025, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2757 "2025-06-07T08:54:57Z")

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Wordle 1,449 3/6

🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛  
🟩⬛⬛🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

storm  
raise  
reuse

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**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:** [June 7, 2025, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2758 "2025-06-07T10:36:35Z")

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Wordle 1,449 6/6\*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,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 R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned}

Yes. Phew.

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**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 7, 2025, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2759 "2025-06-07T11:45:12Z")

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Wordle 1,449 4/6

⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
🟨⬛⬛⬛🟩  
🟨⬛🟨🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
STYLE  
ENSUE  
REUSE

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**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2025, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2760 "2025-06-07T12:50:35Z")

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Wordle 1,449 5/6\*

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩  
⬛🟨⬛⬛🟩  
⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩  
🟨⬛🟩🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Agate  
Dunce  
Loupe  
Squee  
Reuse

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