# "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:** 151
**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 22, 2025, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3001 "2025-06-22T15:35:50Z")
Wordle 1,464 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > MOUTH > THRUM ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3002 "2025-06-22T15:36:15Z")
> **Wordle 1,464 5/6\* 6/22/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 > 🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > GLADE β†’ Whiff. O & I and WoFcons to get > _R_OIS_T_ β†’ Pretty much gotta be a U. If there’s one in the middle, I can try > **T** _RU_NK β†’ Nice T placement. But whither U? Try in second, and something with a Y to cover that just in case… I can try > **T** _U_ **R** FY β†’ U in 4th? And R in third… so there must be an H in between, so > **THRUM** > > Happy with my bogey, but Scoredle had an awesome third guess to finish with par. I tip my hat to the algorithm. ---
**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, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3003 "2025-06-22T15:44:21Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Wordle 1,464 4/6 > > 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > HEART > THROW > THRIP > THRUM what a stupid word that you only get by trying all the unused letters I’m with you Bob. Stupid word. ---
**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 22, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3004 "2025-06-22T16:43:29Z")
Wordle 1,464 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 POISE AUNTY TRUCK THRUM My first three guesses left only one solution. I still took several minutes looking, and even checked the dictionary to make sure THRUM was indeed a real word. A crazy obscure one today. ---
**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 22, 2025, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3005 "2025-06-22T23:04:16Z")
Wordle 1,464 3/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 roast their thrum ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3006 "2025-06-23T04:25:19Z")
Wordle 1,465 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHORE COLON ODDLY ---
**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 23, 2025, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3007 "2025-06-23T07:06:08Z")
Wordle 1,465 4/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DREAM CHILD IDYLL ODDLY ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3008 "2025-06-23T08:45:19Z")
Wordle 1,465 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO CODEX ODDLY Been playing for a while, but not posting here. But I so rarely get it in 3. ---
**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 23, 2025, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3009 "2025-06-23T08:56:01Z")
Wordle 1,465 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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned} ! ---
**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 23, 2025, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3010 "2025-06-23T09:41:37Z")
**Wordle 1,465 4/6 β€” 2025-06-23 Mon** πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** **BOUND** **ODDLY** ---
**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 23, 2025, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3011 "2025-06-23T11:04:18Z")
Wordle 1,465 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Crown Ought Offed Oddly ---
**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 23, 2025, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3012 "2025-06-23T11:12:27Z")
Wordle 1,465 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO STYLE ODDLY ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3013 "2025-06-23T11:16:01Z")
Wordle 1465 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DUMPY ODDLY My unGODLY choice at 4 turned out to be the right one. ---
**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 23, 2025, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3014 "2025-06-23T12:10:21Z")
Wordle 1,465 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟦🟦⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟧🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST BLOOM JELLO ODDLY ---
**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 23, 2025, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3015 "2025-06-23T14:16:45Z")
Wordle 1,4 **66** 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Ai assisted cuz codeine πŸ€ͺ 🦘 ---
**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 23, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3016 "2025-06-23T15:51:13Z")
Wordle 1,465 4/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > BLIND > MOLDY > ODDLY ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3017 "2025-06-23T16:41:32Z")
> **Wordle 1,465 4/6\* 6/23/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > THRUM β†’ Whiff. Last three WoFcons plus A & E gives us > S_L_ANE β†’ Almost nothing. Should I try U? or, I see one with both O & Y, which seems more promising, though I have to break the double-letter taboo > _LO_BB **Y** β†’ OK. Don’t see a way to fit a U in there, so… I think the O has to go first, and an -LY ending, which means O??LY which fits with another double letter > **ODDLY** > > Third guess left me with only the answer. Scoredle has a better third guess than mine, though both have only one possible word left for par. ---
**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 23, 2025, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3018 "2025-06-23T19:56:01Z")
Wordle 1,465 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟨🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RELAY DOILY ODDLY ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3019 "2025-06-24T04:40:45Z")
Wordle 1,466 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SPILT BLITZ ELITE I regret nothing. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3020 "2025-06-24T06:01:19Z")
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