# "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:** 150
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2025, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2981 "2025-06-21T10:10:52Z")
Wordle 1463 3/6 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CRIME GLADE All the other choices at 3 had 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:** [June 21, 2025, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2982 "2025-06-21T11:58:38Z")
Wordle 1,463 4/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO STYLE BLADE GLADE Figured either blade or glade, picked the wrong one. ---
**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 21, 2025, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2983 "2025-06-21T13:02:58Z")
Wordle 1,463 3/6\* πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Algae Glare Glade ---
**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 21, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2984 "2025-06-21T13:43:26Z")
Wordle 1,463 3/6\* 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > GLARE > GLADE ---
**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 21, 2025, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2985 "2025-06-21T14:12:56Z")
Wordle 1,4 **64** 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ₯± Ai assisted ☺ ---
**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 21, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2986 "2025-06-21T14:15:59Z")
Wordle 1,463 4/6 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART PLANE BLADE GLADE ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2025, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2987 "2025-06-21T14:56:50Z")
> **Wordle 1,463 4/6\* 6/21/2025** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 > ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > T_A_UP **E** β†’ Load up on WoFcons, shift over the A, and what do you get? > SN **A** R **E** β†’ A trap! Better try the L. What could go in front of it? P is out. B doesn’t work well. G? So, as a Krispy Kreme fan, I’m obliged to try > **GLA** Z **E** β†’ Ah, so close. Theoretically could be C or D, but the latter would be preferred > **GLADE** > > Nice par, though with a shot at a birdie. Scoredle takes a bit more circuitous route and ends up at a bogey. ---
**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 21, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2988 "2025-06-21T15:10:51Z")
Wordle 1,463 6/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RELAY SLAVE PLANE ELATE GUMBO GLADE (Woof. I REGRET _ **NOTHING!** _) ---
**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 21, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2989 "2025-06-21T15:19:41Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > Nasty trap No shit. Goes along with my total fail at Connections today. Wordle 1,463 6/6 ⬜⬜🟧⬜🟧 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟧⬜🟧 ⬜🟧🟧⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST BLAME FLAKE GLAZE GLADE ---
**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 21, 2025, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2990 "2025-06-21T18:58:03Z")
Wordle 1,463 6/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 RENAL SLATE ZOMBI FLAKE PLACE GLADE Awful trap. No fewer than _nine_ different unused consonants could complete \_LA\_E, and no sleuth word which contains more than three of them. I managed to list all the possible words except one. Guess which one I missed? Yep. Sometimes I like having to think hard at Wordle, but today was just a slog. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2025, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2991 "2025-06-22T05:00:20Z")
Wordle 1,464 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TRUCE THRUM ---
**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 22, 2025, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2992 "2025-06-22T07:31:31Z")
**Wordle 1,464 4/6 β€” 2025-06-22 Sun** β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** **BOUND** **THRUM** ---
**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 22, 2025, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2993 "2025-06-22T08:48:12Z")
Wordle 1,464 4/6\* \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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \\ &\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 R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \\ \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 22, 2025, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2994 "2025-06-22T11:06:51Z")
Wordle 1464 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE THRUM Scoredle recommended THRID for my thrid guess. πŸ€ͺ ---
**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 22, 2025, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2995 "2025-06-22T12:18:16Z")
Wordle 1,464 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO STYLE BRUNT THRUM ---
**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 22, 2025, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2996 "2025-06-22T12:53:33Z")
Wordle 1,464 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART THROW THRIP THRUM what a stupid word that you only get by trying all the unused letters ---
**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 22, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2997 "2025-06-22T14:51:57Z")
Should have had it in three. Wordle 1,464 4/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜ 🟦⬜⬜⬜🟦 🟧🟦🟦⬜🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST TRUTH - not paying attention THRUM - a seldom-used word ---
**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 22, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2998 "2025-06-22T15:00:02Z")
Wordle 1,4 **65** 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 22, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2999 "2025-06-22T15:00:31Z")
Wordle 1,464 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RELAY (Didn’t think I’d get to use HOURI so soon.) HOURI (The H and U are welcome. Not many unused words. Try a nonstandard spelling.) BURGH (Things are looking kinda dire.) THRUM (The word seems obscure, but I’ll take the par.) ---
**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 22, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3000 "2025-06-22T15:32:16Z")
Wordle 1,464 5/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Ovary Refer Crumb Strum Thrum [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=149) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=151)