# "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:** 153

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**Post date:** [June 25, 2025, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3041 "2025-06-25T13:45:41Z")

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Wordle 1,467 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
SPOIL  
FOODY lucky guess, fishing for second O, Y, and D  
COMFY

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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 25, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3042 "2025-06-25T14:41:03Z")

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Wordle 1,4 **68** 4/6  
⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨  
🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩  
🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
No Ai needed 🥳 🦘

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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 25, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3043 "2025-06-25T14:42:55Z")

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Wordle 1,467 5/6\*

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

> **Summary**
>
> LEAST  
> DROWN  
> GUMBO  
> COMIC  
> COMFY
> 
> I call BS on this solution!

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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 25, 2025, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3044 "2025-06-25T14:44:04Z")

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> **Wordle 1,467 5/6\* 6/25/2025**
>
> ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
> ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜  
> 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜  
> 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> ELITE → Whiff. And a wasted E. O, A and the last three WoFcons, stat  
> R **O** ANS → Wow, not much help. At least the O is placed. I see one word with a U that I should try  
> **CO** UGH → The C. 2/5 gone with 3/6 of guesses, so it’s getting late early. One good word with a Y would be  
> **CO** CK **Y** → Now, do I try a second O? Double letter? COYLY is out or I’d be all over it. With just two guesses left, I’m not seeing anything… Oh, wait is that it?  
> **COMFY**
> 
> Imagine a long time jump between the fourth and fifth guesses. Scoredle makes birdie thanks to an outstanding second guess.

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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 25, 2025, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3045 "2025-06-25T14:50:01Z")

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Wordle 1,467 5/6\*

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ PRIDE  
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ GOALS  
🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 MOONY  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 TOMMY  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 COMFY

This one was hard!, I see others had trouble with it too.

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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 25, 2025, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3046 "2025-06-25T14:56:16Z")

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Wordle 1,467 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RELAY (Need vowels.)  
JUICY (I guess it’s gonna be an O.)  
COMFY (Kinda a bogus word. I would no sooner use that than KINDA. But I’ll take the birdie.)

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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 25, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3047 "2025-06-25T15:19:40Z")

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Wordle 1,467 3/6

🟧⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟧⬜⬜⬜  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
COMFY

I feel pretty good about this one, especially with all the fours and fives today.

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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 25, 2025, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3048 "2025-06-25T22:59:40Z")

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Wordle 1,467 3/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨  
🟨🟩⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

steam  
mound  
comfy

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**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3049 "2025-06-26T04:16:19Z")

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Wordle 1,468 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STAIN  
BORED  
OFFER

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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 26, 2025, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3050 "2025-06-26T04:28:16Z")

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Wordle 1,468 4/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨  
⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
SHORE  
LONER  
OFFER

Would have probably needed a sleuth word if I hadn’t got it on four.

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**Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3051 "2025-06-26T05:05:41Z")

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Wordle 1,468 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨AUDIO  
⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜COMET  
🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩ORDER  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩OFFER

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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 26, 2025, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3052 "2025-06-26T07:09:24Z")

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Wordle 1,468 3/6

⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛  
⬛🟨⬛🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STORM  
ROVER  
OFFER

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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 26, 2025, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3053 "2025-06-26T08:20:15Z")

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Wordle 1,468 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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \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 O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \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 O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ \end{aligned}

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**Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3054 "2025-06-26T08:34:04Z")

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**Wordle 1,468 4/6 — 2025-06-26 Thu**  
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **LEAST**  
 **CRIMP**  
 **BOUND** — _It might be offer whore_  
 **OFFER**

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**Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3055 "2025-06-26T11:42:31Z")

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Wordle 1,468 4/6

⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩  
⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
GIVER  
LONER  
OFFER

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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 26, 2025, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3056 "2025-06-26T13:16:15Z")

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Wordle 1,468 4/6\*

⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ TREAD  
🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ RELIC  
⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 WORSE  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 OFFER

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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 26, 2025, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3057 "2025-06-26T14:44:03Z")

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Wordle 1,468 5/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨  
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨  
⬛🟨⬛🟩🟩  
🟩⬛⬛🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
STYLE  
HOVER  
OWNER  
OFFER

5 two days in a row 🙁

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**Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3058 "2025-06-26T14:48:54Z")

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Wordle 1,468 3/6

🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜  
🟩⬜⬜🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RELAY  
OUTRE  
OFFER

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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 26, 2025, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3059 "2025-06-26T15:01:51Z")

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> **Wordle 1,468 4/6\* 6/26/2025**
>
> ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜  
> ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜  
> 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> C_O_M_F_Y → That F is nice. I’ll concentrate on vowels first, rather than the WoFcons.  
> A **F** _O_UL → Placing the F is nice; otherwise, this is practically a whiff. I can cover E, T and N though, with a word that would have been better as the second guess had I been thinking  
> **OF** T **E** N → R is still around, double up on the F for  
> **OFFER**
> 
> The first word leaves an even 100 possibiles, per Scoredle, so I do kinda feel like I could have done better. Scoredle itself doubles up on the known O with FLOOR which leaves the answer as the only nonbogus possible remaining. Great play by the algorithm!

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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 26, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3060 "2025-06-26T15:06:04Z")

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Wordle 1,468 4/6

⬜🟦⬜⬜🟦  
⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟦⬜🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
MOWER  
OFFER

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