# "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:** 149

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**Post date:** [June 20, 2025, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2961 "2025-06-20T07:39:20Z")

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**Wordle 1,462 4/6 — 2025-06-20 Fri**  
⬛🟨🟨⬛🟨  
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨  
🟩🟩🟨🟨⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **LEAST**  
 **CRIMP**  
 **TAPED**  
 **TAUPE**

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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 20, 2025, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2962 "2025-06-20T07:40:13Z")

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Damn! That sucks.

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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 20, 2025, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2963 "2025-06-20T07:53:38Z")

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Thanks partner pointed out that my fifth guess did not have all the letters I knew …duh …self inflicted misery. ☺

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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 20, 2025, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2964 "2025-06-20T08:54:32Z")

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Wordle 1462 3/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨  
🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
TREAD  
TAUPE

Tried a new second word for this pair of yellows from my starting word. Worked out pretty well. 🙂

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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 20, 2025, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2965 "2025-06-20T10:01:59Z")

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Wordle 1,462 4/6\*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \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 L} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned}

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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 20, 2025, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2966 "2025-06-20T11:30:59Z")

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Wordle 1,462 4/6

⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨  
⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜  
🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
STAKE  
TAKEN whoops, already know no K  
TAUPE

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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 20, 2025, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2967 "2025-06-20T11:48:15Z")

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Wordle 1,462 3/6

🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟨⬛⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
STYLE  
TAUPE

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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 20, 2025, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2968 "2025-06-20T12:20:28Z")

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Wordle 1,462 4/6\*

🟨⬛⬛⬛🟩  
⬛⬛🟨🟨🟩  
⬛🟩🟨⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Alive  
Skate  
Bathe  
Taupe

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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 20, 2025, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2969 "2025-06-20T13:54:30Z")

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> **Wordle 1,462 3/6\* 6/20/2025**
>
> ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
> ⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> C_U_RIO → Not the vowel I was expecting. I think there may be another one, so I’ll try both A & E  
> S **AU** _T_ **E** → There are _two_ other ones. TAU?E looks like  
> **TAUPE**
> 
> Good luck on this one for me. Scoredle had bad luck, though; it duplicated my second guess, but there were two words left for that third guess - and Scoredle chose the wrong one for par.

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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 20, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2970 "2025-06-20T13:55:48Z")

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Wordle 1,462 3/6\*

⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨  
⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

> **Summary**
>
> LEAST  
> WATER  
> TAUPE

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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 20, 2025, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2971 "2025-06-20T14:36:35Z")

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I’ll take that in five  
too many choices  
Wordle 1,4 **63** 5/6  
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩  
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🦘 😴

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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 20, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2972 "2025-06-20T15:37:13Z")

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Wordle 1,462 3/6

⬜⬜🟦🟦🟧  
⬜🟧🟦⬜🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

SLATE  
BATHE  
TAUPE

Took a few passes through the alphabet for the answer.

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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 20, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2973 "2025-06-20T16:00:07Z")

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Wordle 1,462 4/6

⬛⬛🟦⬛🟦  
⬛🟧🟦🟦⬛  
⬛🟧🟧🟦🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ROAST  
LATEN  
HAUTE  
TAUPE

Surprisingly, Scordle takes a six from this start word, so I guess I did OK.

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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 20, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2974 "2025-06-20T16:00:23Z")

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Wordle 1,462 3/6

⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜  
⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RELAY  
SPADE  
TAUPE

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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 20, 2025, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2975 "2025-06-20T23:34:04Z")

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Wordle 1,462 3/6

⬛🟨🟨⬛🟩  
⬛🟩🟨⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

stare  
lathe  
taupe

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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 21, 2025, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2976 "2025-06-21T05:01:46Z")

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Wordle 1,463 6/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩  
⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
SHALE  
PLANE  
BLAME  
CAGED  
GLADE

Nasty trap

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**Post date:** [June 21, 2025, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2977 "2025-06-21T07:21:09Z")

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**Wordle 1,463 4/6 — 2025-06-21 Sat**  
🟨🟨🟩⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **LEAST**  
 **CRIMP**  
 **BOUND**  
 **GLADE**

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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 21, 2025, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2978 "2025-06-21T07:22:26Z")

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Wordle 1,463 5/6

⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩  
⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩  
⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

shame  
quake  
place  
blade  
glade

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**Post date:** [June 21, 2025, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2979 "2025-06-21T08:19:54Z")

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Wordle 1,463 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜  
⬜🟩🟨🟨🟨  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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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 21, 2025, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2980 "2025-06-21T10:02:02Z")

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Wordle 1,463 3/6\*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,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[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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned}

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