# "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:** 154
**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 26, 2025, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3061 "2025-06-26T15:13:20Z")
Wordle 1,468 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > GNOME > OFFER ---
**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 26, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3062 "2025-06-26T15:21:35Z")
Wordle 1,4 **69** 6/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 too 😴 ---
**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 26, 2025, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3063 "2025-06-26T16:33:00Z")
Wordle 1,468 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALIEN POWER OCHER ORDER OFFER I’ve been very busy this week. Still playing but I haven’t been posting here. Today is pretty much indicative of how my week’s been going. (Blame it on lack of sleep.) This is my third straight 5. Need to get my groove back. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3064 "2025-06-26T20:57:53Z")
Wordle 1468 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE MOWER OFFER Could’ve also been ODDER; ORDER had already been used. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3065 "2025-06-27T04:34:08Z")
Wordle 1,469 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SLAIN PLAIN ---
**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 27, 2025, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3066 "2025-06-27T05:12:52Z")
Wordle 1,469 5/6 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜AUDIO ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜CLAIM ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜FLAIR 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜PLAIT 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩PLAIN ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3067 "2025-06-27T08:22:08Z")
Wordle 1469 2/6 ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT - now the answer is PLAIN ---
**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 27, 2025, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3068 "2025-06-27T08:49:25Z")
Wordle 1,469 2/6 ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLIDE PLAIN ---
**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 27, 2025, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3069 "2025-06-27T09:34:16Z")
Wordle 1,469 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \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 I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 27, 2025, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3070 "2025-06-27T09:53:57Z")
Wordle 1,469 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Fauna Prawn Plain ---
**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 27, 2025, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3071 "2025-06-27T10:05:25Z")
**Wordle 1,469 4/6 β€” 2025-06-27 Fri** πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** **BOUND** **PLAIN** ---
**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 27, 2025, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3072 "2025-06-27T11:11:19Z")
Wordle 1,469 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART PLAID PLAIN ---
**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 27, 2025, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3073 "2025-06-27T11:48:14Z")
Wordle 1,469 5/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO STYLE CLAIM FLAIR PLAIN ---
**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 27, 2025, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3074 "2025-06-27T11:57:10Z")
Wordle 1,469 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 STAIR FUMED PLAIN Finally broke out of my funk with a little luck and a decent sleuth word. ---
**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 27, 2025, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3075 "2025-06-27T13:50:53Z")
Wordle 1,469 3/6\* 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > BLANK > PLAIN ---
**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 27, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3076 "2025-06-27T14:22:35Z")
Wordle 1,4 **70** 5/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 bit of a slog 🦘 ---
**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 27, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3077 "2025-06-27T15:32:30Z")
Wordle 1,469 3/6 ⬜⬜🟧🟦⬜ ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST PLAIN ---
**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 27, 2025, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3078 "2025-06-27T16:52:27Z")
Wordle 1,469 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RELAY DOULA CAVIL PLAIN ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3079 "2025-06-27T18:41:55Z")
> **Wordle 1,469 4/6\* 6/27/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ > 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > OFFER β†’ Whiff. Next, three WoFcons with A & I > T_AIL_S β†’ That’s not bad. N is still out there. I can exercise it with > _LI_M_A_ **N** β†’ Hmm. Looks like ?LAIN, not SLAIN, so > **PLAIN** > > Scoredle hits a 1-in-3 shot for par. My final was a one-possibility tap-in, but I can certainly argue that while hunting around for my third guess, I should have hit on the final answer - so a missed shot at a birdie. ---
**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 27, 2025, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3080 "2025-06-27T18:51:34Z")
Wordle 1,469 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ CURIO ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ GENIE ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 SATIN ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 BLAIN (PLAIN was right there, I don’t know what I was thinking πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ ) 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLAIN [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=153) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=155)