# "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:** 147
**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 17, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2921 "2025-06-17T14:46:20Z")
Wordle 1,459 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RELAY VAPOR PRAWN PRANK ---
**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 17, 2025, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2922 "2025-06-17T15:53:26Z")
Wordle 1,459 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 STORE BRAIN FLACK PRANK I wanted CRANK for three, but realized it would send me into a trap, so I backed off. Glad I did. ---
**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 17, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2923 "2025-06-17T17:36:26Z")
Wordle **1,460** 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ugh… 🀬 needed help ☺ ---
**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 17, 2025, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2924 "2025-06-17T23:00:55Z")
Wordle 1,459 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 sting prone prank ---
**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:** [June 18, 2025, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2925 "2025-06-18T01:03:23Z")
I just got this one on Dictionaryscoop. LEAST Only A is in the target word, but not in the 3rd position. BRAVO Only A is in the target word, but not in the 3rd position. WHOSE Only W is in the target word and in the first position. WINGS Only W is in the target word and in the first position. WANDS W and A are in the target word and in the first and second positions respectively. WACKY GOT IT ON THE SIXTH TRY! ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2926 "2025-06-18T06:13:18Z")
Wordle 1,460 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LUNES FUNKY PUNCH HIMBO MUNCH Another day, another trap. Had to check that initial H with a sleuth word. ---
**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 18, 2025, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2927 "2025-06-18T07:23:13Z")
Wordle 1,460 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 shaft hound lunch bumpy munch ---
**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 18, 2025, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2928 "2025-06-18T09:38:27Z")
Wordle 1,460 3/6\* \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[lime,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 M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \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:** [June 18, 2025, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2929 "2025-06-18T10:37:21Z")
Whoops, just saw this from yesterday sitting here waiting for me to hit Reply: Wordle 1459 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT DRANK PRANK FRANK and CRANK had already been used. Forgot to post yesterday’s, erm, now it’s the day before yesterdays: Wordle 1458 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DUMPY PETTY Didn’t see PIETY, but turns out it had already been used anyway. ---
**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 18, 2025, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2930 "2025-06-18T10:52:01Z")
**Wordle 1,460 4/6 β€” 2025-06-18 Wed** ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** **BOUND** **MUNCH** ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2931 "2025-06-18T10:52:21Z")
And now for today’s: Wordle 1460 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE MUNCH BUNCH, FINCH, HUNCH, PINCH had already been used, leaving MUNCH, PUNCH, WINCH. Guessing one of the first two guarantees a 4, and got lucky in my choice. ---
**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 18, 2025, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2932 "2025-06-18T11:29:27Z")
Wordle 1,460 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO STYLE Hmm, a placed U and no other vowel. Can’t be KUDZU, I’ve used the D. Could be BUNCH, PUNCH, MUNCH, HUNCH. Should I play BLIMP to try to get the first letter or just start guessing? BUNCH PUNCH MUNCH Oh well. ---
**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 18, 2025, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2933 "2025-06-18T11:47:11Z")
Wordle 1,460 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SHINY LUNCH MUNCH ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2934 "2025-06-18T12:12:38Z")
> **Wordle 1,460 5/6\* 6/18/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ > 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > PRA_N_K β†’ Slow start. O, E and two more WoFcons > _N_OTES β†’ No help. Try I & Y… probably should have tried LINDY here, but first I saw > WI **N** DY β†’ Geez. Gotta be a U in there… so perhaps > L **UNCH** β†’ I am not safe. H, B, M, which have we done? I think I lost on HUNCH once, so I’ll try > **MUNCH** > > Whew. It feels like Scoredle β€œsaw” the trap before I did - it made its second and third guesses two alternate trap letters, so it finishes in four with only one alternative in the trap. ---
**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 18, 2025, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2935 "2025-06-18T13:15:20Z")
Wordle 1,460 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > DRUNK > UNION > MUNCH ---
**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 18, 2025, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2936 "2025-06-18T13:35:57Z")
Wordle 1,460 2/6\* 🟨🟩🟨⬜🟨 HUMAN (Got lucky here!) 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MUNCH (Since H was not the initial letter it was not HUNCH, It took me a while to reach MUNCH, I must confess, but I was practically assured to solve it in the second try IF I solved it at all) ---
**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 18, 2025, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2937 "2025-06-18T13:45:16Z")
Wordle 1,460 3/6\* πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Mania Money Munch ---
**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 18, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2938 "2025-06-18T15:15:36Z")
Wordle 1,460 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RELAY ODIUM MUNCH ---
**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 18, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2939 "2025-06-18T16:00:40Z")
Mercifully quick Wordle **1,461** 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🦘 😴 ---
**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 18, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2940 "2025-06-18T16:19:13Z")
Wordle 1,460 6/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 STERN BINGO CANAL FUNNY HUMPH MUNCH Wow, I sure made a mess of this one. First, I overlooked the U and convinced myself there had to be at least one A, leading me to waste _two_ spaces at three. Then, I stupidly forgot about the C I had just revealed. By the time I realized it was \_UNCH, I had more possible words than I had guesses left, and was forced to use a sleuth word at five just to survive. But survive I did, at least. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=146) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=148)